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Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2024
Applicant:

Popsockets Llc, Boulder, CO (US);

Inventors:

David Barnett, Boulder, CO (US);

Thomas Meiser, Boulder, CO (US);

Mike Beadle, Boulder, CO (US);

Assignee:

PopSockets LLC, Boulder, CO (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1628 (2013.01); A45C 11/002 (2025.01); A45C 11/003 (2025.01); G06F 1/1629 (2025.01);
Abstract

A case includes a case body configured to equip a mobile electronic device. The case includes an actuator, and the mobile electronic device includes a physical button. The case further includes an actuator switch coupled to the case body and movable between at least a first unengaged position and a second engaged position, where the switch is connected to an engagement member. The engagement member activates a corresponding physical button of the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is equipped with the case and the actuator switch is moved to the second position. The engagement member is configured to not activate the mobile electronic device button when the actuator is moved to the first position.


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