[bookport] Rubber Feet
- From: annmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2005 15:01:19 -0500
Dear List,
I think that rubber feet would not interfere with the belt clip if
they are the same thickness as the tallest part of the clip. Rubber feet
come in all sizes and shapes. Try Radio Shack.
Ann
At 08:47 AM 3/23/2005 -0600, you wrote:
>More on Walt's suggestion.
>I had a small dictation recorder once that was made of some kind of
>rubberized plastic. It didn't really feel like rubber, but it had
>enough of some non-skid substance that when you placed it on a smooth
>surface, it did not easily slide around. I'm not sure how possible it
>would be to find something like this, but that is one suggestion. Of
>course, APH could also simply affix permanent rubber feet on the block
>that connected to the belt clip. This is what one often finds on some
>portable CD players etc.
>
>Neal
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Walt Smith
>Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:29 AM
>To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [bookport] Re: Idea
>
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>Would it be possible to design a wood or plastic insert that would fit
>into the belt clip, but that would stabilize the BP when being used for
>braille input on a flat surface? This stabilizer could be slipped out of
>the belt clip when not in use. This would eliminate the need to redesign
>the BP's case and would also eliminate the need for stick-on rubber
>feet, which always seem to have a way of eventually working loose. I
>think this seems like the optimal resolution.=20
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Duck
>Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 5:45 PM
>To: Book Port Discuss
>Subject: [bookport] Idea
>
>Hi Everyone,
>Several people on the list have mentioned the need for something to
>stabilize the BP when taking notes or otherwise using the BP on a flat
>surface and many of these people have advocated placing rubber feet on
>the back of the unit in order to accomplish this. It seams to me that
>rubber feet could interfere with the use of the belt clip. I have
>another idea that I would like to share. Many scientific calculators
>have a cover that slides over the front of the calculator, when it is
>not being used. The cover is removed, reversed, and slid over the back
>of the calculator when the calculator is being used. There is usually a
>groove on each side of the calculator, which acts as a pare of tracks in
>which the cover slides. Perhaps such a cover could be designed for Book
>Port. When the BP is not being used, the cover would cover the front of
>the unit and prevent accidental key presses, even if the BP is not
>locked. When the BP has to be used on a flat surface, the cover could be
>rever sed, making the back of the BP flat. If the belt clip is needed,
>the cover could be removed entirely. If space permits, there could be a
>couple of slots inside the cover for extra Compact Flash cards. I am
>sure that this solution would be more expensive than the rubber feet
>because the plastic housing of the BP would have to be redesigned in
>order to accommodate the cover and the cover itself would be more
>expensive than the rubber feet. I would like to here what some of you
>think of this solution.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Scott
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