US 12,127,869 B2
Protective case for handheld x-ray emitter device and x-ray emitter device with protective case
Michael G. Rasch, Holladay, UT (US)
Assigned to Michael G. Rasch, Holladay, UT (US)
Filed by Michael G. Rasch, Holladay, UT (US)
Filed on May 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/737,467.
Prior Publication US 2023/0355193 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); H05G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/4405 (2013.01) [H05G 1/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective case for a handheld x-ray emitter device that has a tube barrel and a trigger handle connected to the tube barrel, the protective case comprising:
a left component structured to cover at least a part of a left portion of the handheld x-ray emitter device including at least a part of a left portion of the tube barrel of the handheld x-ray emitter device; and
a right component structured to cover at least a part of a right portion of the handheld x-ray emitter device including at least a part of a right portion of the tube barrel of the handheld x-ray emitter device, the right component and the left component being further structured to be couplable to each other, such that
1) a coupled combination of the left component and the right component collectively includes a handle portion that is structured to cover a majority of the trigger handle of the handheld x-ray emitter device, while a trigger of the trigger handle is still activatable; and
2) the coupled combination of the left component and the right component includes a tube portion that encircles at least some of the tube barrel and that is integrally connected to the handle portion of the coupled combination of the left component and the right component so as to structurally reinforce a connection between the tube barrel and the trigger handle of the handheld x-ray emitter device.