US 12,443,093 B2
Apparatus for protecting body worn devices
Stephen G. Lamberti, Tucson, AZ (US)
Assigned to The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Washington, DC (US)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/884,460.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/599,878, filed on Nov. 16, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2025/0164860 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. G03B 17/56 (2021.01)
CPC G03B 17/56 (2013.01) 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cover device for a target device having an activation button, the cover device having a body which comprises:
a front member configured to cover the activation button at least partially;
a first side member disposed on a first side of the front member;
a second side member disposed on a second side of the front member;
a first rear member connected to the first side member and extending partially toward the second side member; and
a second rear member connected to the second side member and extending partially toward the first side member;
the first rear member and the second rear member being spaced by a rear distance smaller than a distance between the first side member and the second side member;
the first side member being approximately perpendicular to the front member and the second side member is approximately perpendicular to the front member;
the body further comprising a first angled member disposed on the first side of the front member and connected between the front member and the first side member at first interior angles greater than 90° and smaller than 180°;
the body further comprising a second angled member disposed on the second side of the front member and connected between the front member and the second side member at second interior angles greater than 90° and smaller than 180°;
the first angled member including a first minimum thickness location having a first minimum thickness which is thinner than a thickness of the first side member; and
the second angled member including a second minimum thickness location having a second minimum thickness which is thinner than a thickness of the second side member.