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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Judy J. Kogut-O'Connell, Hopewell Junction, NJ (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Impact protection comprises using an impact protection apparatus to protect an electronic device from damage due to an impact with a surface (for example, if the device is dropped or falls from a height), reducing the likelihood that the device will be damaged by the impact. The impact protection apparatus comprises a flexible band that is placed around a perimeter of the device, where this band has a plurality of objects integrated therein. The objects are generally disposed along a length of the band, preferably in pairs. The flexible band is capable of adapting to a shape of a perimeter of the device. Each of the objects has a height suitable for causing the device to remain at a distance above a surface on which the device is located, once the band is placed around the perimeter of the device. The band preferably has a groove into which the device is insertable, thereby enabling the band to grip the perimeter of the device.