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Patent No.:

US 10016039 B1

Date of Patent:

Jul. 10, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2017

Protective case for articulating electronic device

Applicant:

Otter Products, Llc, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Inventors:

Jamie L. Johnson, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Stephen Willes, Salt Lake City, UT (US);

W. Travis Smith, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Jonathan Watt, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Assignee:

Otter Products, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);

Attorney:

Primary Examiner:

Binh Tran

Assistant Examiner:

Douglas Burtner

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A45C 13/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/34 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

A45C 13/002 (2013.01); A45C 11/00 (2013.01); A45C 13/005 (2013.01); A45F 5/00 (2013.01); B29C 45/0081 (2013.01); B29C 45/1676 (2013.01); H05K 5/0004 (2013.01); H05K 5/0226 (2013.01); H05K 5/03 (2013.01); A45C 2011/001 (2013.01); A45C 2011/002 (2013.01); A45C 2011/003 (2013.01); B29K 2995/007 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3481 (2013.01);

Abstract

A protective cover for an electronic device includes a first hardshell member, a second hardshell member, and a flexible hinge member. The first hardshell member removably attaches to a first portion of the electronic device to protect the first portion of the electronic device. The second hardshell member removably attaches to a second portion of the electronic device to protect the second portion of the electronic device. The flexible hinge member includes a flexible material and is attached to the first hardshell member and the second hardshell member such that the flexible hinge member aligns with a hinge of the electronic device. The flexible hinge member flexes to allow the second portion of the electronic device to remain articulable relative to the first portion of the electronic device when the protective cover is on the electronic device.

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