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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2013
Nottingham Spirk Design Associates, Cleveland, OH (US);
Geoffrey Kennard, Chardon, OH (US);
Marc Vitantonio, South Russell, OH (US);
Patrick Brown, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Fellowes, Inc., Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A protective case for a mobile electronic device includes a shell defining a cavity for receiving a portion of the mobile electronic device within the cavity. The shell includes a membrane disposed adjacent a location corresponding to a screen of the mobile electronic device such that at least some of the screen of the mobile electronic device is viewable through the membrane. The shell also includes a gate disposed adjacent a location corresponding to a port of the mobile electronic device. The gate includes elastomeric flaps and is operable to at least two states including: a) a port covering state in which ends of the elastomeric flaps converge at at least one seam to close the gate protecting the port from environment outside of the protective case, and b) a port accessing state in which the elastomeric flaps separate and fold in to open the gate providing a passageway for a connector to be connected to the port of the mobile electronic device.