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Patent No.:

US 10905213 B1

Date of Patent:

Feb. 02, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2018

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:

Jinhee J Lee

Assistant Examiner:

Douglas R Burtner

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

A45C 13/00 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); H04M 1/02 (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 cushion member formed from a single piece of elastomeric material and having a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion connecting the first portion to the second portion permitting articulation of the installed portable electronic device. The case also includes a first rigid shell member removably attachable to the portable electronic device over the first portion of the cushion member, wherein the cushion member extends substantially between the first rigid shell member and the installed portable electronic device. The case also includes a second rigid shell member removably attachable to the portable electronic device over the second portion of the cushion member, wherein the cushion member extends substantially between the second rigid shell member and the installed portable electronic device.

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