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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2018
Applicant:
Rakuten Kobo Inc., Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Rakuten Kobo, Inc., Toronto, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A45C 11/00 (2013.01); A45C 2011/002 (2013.01); A45C 2011/003 (2013.01); A45C 2200/15 (2013.01);
Abstract
A protective case, including: a back cover configured to secure an electronic reading device; and a front cover connected to the back cover by a hinge. The front cover is divided into a plurality of separate stiffener sections that are defined by a plurality of creases, and the plurality or creases are configured to allow movement of the plurality of stiffener sections so that the protective case can be folded into a stand.