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Patent No.:

US 10258127 B1

Date of Patent:

Apr. 16, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 13, 2017

Protective case for portable 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 B Tran

Assistant Examiner:

Douglas R Burtner

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A45C 13/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 45/16 (2006.01); H05K 5/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/03 (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); G06F 1/181 (2013.01); H04M 1/0252 (2013.01); H04M 1/185 (2013.01); H05K 5/0004 (2013.01); H05K 5/0217 (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 case for protecting a portable electronic device includes a first member, a second member, and a flexible hinge member. The first member is removably attachable to a first portion of the portable electronic device for covering an outer surface of the first portion of the portable electronic device while not covering a display screen area of the portable electronic device. The second member of the case is removably attachable to a second portion of the portable electronic device for covering the outer surface of the second portion of the portable electronic device while not covering the display. The flexible hinge member is in proximity to a hinging portion of the portable electronic device when the case is attached. The flexible hinge member permits articulation of the portable electronic device when the case is attached to the portable electronic device due to flexing of a flexible material.

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