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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Jae Hwang Lee, Los Gatos, CA (US);
J. Gerson Goldberg, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Mitchell Suckle, Long Beach, CA (US);
Vijendra Nalwad, Newbury Park, CA (US);
John Wadsworth, Burbank, CA (US);
Roger Fan, Dongguan City, CN;
Yan Zhuang, Shenzhen, CN;
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A case for storing and carrying a personal electronic device may include a first shell and a second shell each including a rigid layer, a foam layer, batting, and an outer jacket. The rigid layer may have a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface, the foam layer may cover the outer surface of the rigid layer, the batting may cover the foam layer, and the outer jacket may cover the batting. The first shell and the second shell may be hingedly connected at edges thereof so as to be opened and closed. When closed together, the first shell and the second shell may form an interior cavity of the case.