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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2016
Otter Products, Llc, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Rebecca Lawson, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jonathan B. Rayeski, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Larry Holmes, Fort Collins, CO (US);
William T. Smith, Fort Collins, CO (US);
John P. Fitzgerald, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Lucas B. Weller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Kevin W. Witter, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Peter J. Gronewoller, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Otter Products, LLC, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Abstract
A protective case for use with an electronic device includes a cushion layer and a structural layer. The cushion layer is configured to cover at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case. The structural layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the cushion layer. The structural layer includes a back portion, at least two side walls, a slot in the back portion for removably retaining a card, and a rack and pinion system configured for selectively ejecting the card, at least partially, from the slot.