IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0791860
(2010-06-01)
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등록번호 |
US-8359078
(2013-01-22)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Belkin International, Inc.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
14 인용 특허 :
29 |
초록
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In some embodiments, a mobile media device enclosure can include: (a) an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the interior configured to form a cavity, the cavity is sized to retain a mobile media device therein; (b) a vertical boundary
In some embodiments, a mobile media device enclosure can include: (a) an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the interior configured to form a cavity, the cavity is sized to retain a mobile media device therein; (b) a vertical boundary, the vertical boundary having a substantially vertical orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the top side to the bottom side; and (c) a horizontal boundary, the horizontal boundary having a substantially horizontal orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the left side to the right side. The vertical boundary and the horizontal boundary are further configured to substantially divide the mobile media device enclosure into four sections. Each of the four sections is elastically coupled to two other sections of the four sections. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
대표청구항
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1. A mobile media device case, comprising: a first portion, the first portion of the mobile media device case having a first interior side and a first exterior side, the first portion has a rectangular configuration, the first portion comprising a first top edge, a first right edge, a first left edg
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A mobile media device case, comprising: a first portion, the first portion of the mobile media device case having a first interior side and a first exterior side, the first portion has a rectangular configuration, the first portion comprising a first top edge, a first right edge, a first left edge and a first bottom edge, the first interior side having a first interior plane portion and a first interior remainder portion, the first interior plane portion of the first interior side of the first portion is configured to form a first plane defined by the first right edge and the first bottom edge and further configured to receive a first portion of a back of a mobile media device, the first interior remainder portion of the first interior side of the first portion configured to rise away from the first interior plane portion of the first interior side of the first portion and defined by the first top edge and the first left edge, the first top edge configured to receive a first section of a top side of the mobile media device and the first left edge configured to receive a first section of a left side of the mobile media device;a second portion, the second portion of the mobile media device case having a second interior side and a second exterior side, the second portion has a rectangular configuration, the second portion including a second top edge, a second right edge, a second left edge and a second bottom edge, the second interior side having a second interior plane portion and a second interior remainder portion, the second interior plane portion of the second interior side of the second portion configured to form a second plane defined by the second left edge and the second bottom edge and further configured to receive a second portion of the back of the mobile media device, the second interior remainder portion of the second interior side of the second portion configured to rise away from the second interior plane portion of the second interior side of the second portion and defined by the second top edge and the second right edge, the second top edge configured to receive a second section of the top side of the mobile media device and the second right edge configured to receive a second section of a right side of the mobile media device;a third portion, the third portion of the mobile media device case having a third interior side and a third exterior side, the third portion has a rectangular configuration, the third portion including a third top edge, a third right edge, a third left edge and a third bottom edge, the third interior side having a third interior plane portion and a third interior remainder portion, the third interior plane portion of the third interior side of the third portion configured to form a third plane defined by the third right edge and the third top edge and further configured to receive a third portion of the back of the mobile media device, the third interior remainder portion of the third interior side of the third portion configured to rise away from the third interior plane portion of the third interior side of the third portion and defined by the third bottom edge and the third left edge, the third bottom edge configured to receive a third section of a bottom side of the mobile media device and the third left edge configured to receive a third section of the left side of the mobile media device; anda fourth portion, the fourth portion of the mobile media device case having a fourth interior side and a fourth exterior side, the fourth portion has a rectangular configuration, the fourth portion including a fourth top edge, a fourth right edge, a fourth left edge and a fourth bottom edge, the fourth interior side having a fourth interior plane portion and a fourth interior remainder portion, the fourth interior plane portion of the fourth interior side of the fourth portion configured to form a plane defined by the fourth left edge and the fourth top edge and further configured to receive a portion of the back of the mobile media device, the fourth interior remainder portion of the fourth interior side of the fourth portion configured to rise away from the fourth interior plane portion of the fourth interior side of the fourth portion and defined by the fourth bottom edge and the fourth right edge, the fourth bottom edge configured to receive a fourth section of the bottom side of the mobile media device and the fourth right edge configured to receive a fourth section of the right side of the mobile media device, wherein: the first right edge of the first portion of the mobile media device case is elastically coupled to the second left edge of the second portion of the mobile media device case, the first bottom edge of the first portion of the mobile media device case is elastically coupled to the third top edge of the third portion of the mobile media device case, the second bottom edge of the second portion of the mobile media device case is elastically coupled to the fourth top edge of the fourth portion of the mobile media device case, and the third right edge of the third portion of the mobile media device case is elastically coupled to the fourth left edge of the fourth portion of the mobile media device case. 2. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein: the first interior remainder portion is curvilinearly configured to rise away from the first interior plane portion;the second interior remainder portion is curvilinearly configured to rise away from the second interior plane portion;the third interior remainder portion is curvilinearly configured to rise away from the third interior plane portion; andthe fourth interior remainder portion is curvilinearly configured to rise away from the fourth interior plane portion. 3. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein the first top edge, the second top edge, the second right edge, the fourth right edge, the fourth bottom edge, the third bottom edge, the third left edge, and the first left edge are each configured to receive a portion of a front portion of the mobile media device. 4. The mobile media device case of claim 3, wherein: the first top edge comprises a first top case section molding configured to secure a first region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the second top edge comprises a second top case section molding configured to secure a second region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the second right edge comprises a second right case section molding configured to secure a third region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the fourth right edge comprises a fourth right case section molding configured to secure a fourth region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the fourth bottom edge comprises a fourth bottom case section molding configured to secure a fifth region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the third bottom edge comprises a third bottom case section molding configured to secure a sixth region of the front portion of the mobile media device;the third left edge comprises a third left case section molding configured to secure a seventh region of the front portion of the mobile media device; andthe first left edge comprises a first left case section molding configured to secure an eighth region of the front portion of the mobile media device. 5. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein: a first section coupler elastically couples the first right edge of the first portion of the mobile media device case to the second left edge of the second portion of the mobile media device case;a second section coupler elastically couples the first bottom edge of the first portion of the mobile media device case to the third top edge of the third portion of the mobile media device case;a second section coupler elastically couples the second bottom edge of the second portion of the mobile media device case to the fourth top edge of the fourth portion of the mobile media device case; anda fourth section coupler elastically couples the third right edge of the third portion of the mobile media device case to the fourth left edge of the fourth portion of the case. 6. The mobile media device case of claim 5, wherein the first section, the second section, the third section, and the fourth section comprises at least one of: elastic fabric, elastic webbing, or silicone. 7. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion comprises at least one of: polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane, thermoplastic elastomer, thermoplastic elastomer, or leather. 8. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein one of the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, or the fourth portion includes a camera well. 9. A mobile media device enclosure, comprising an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the interior configured to form a cavity, the cavity is sized to retain a mobile media device therein;a vertical boundary, the vertical boundary having a substantially vertical orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the top side to the bottom side; anda horizontal boundary, the horizontal boundary having a substantially horizontal orientation and configured to substantially bisect the mobile media device enclosure from the left side to the right side, wherein: the vertical boundary and the horizontal boundary are further configured to substantially divide the mobile media device enclosure into four sections; andeach of the four sections is elastically coupled to two other sections of the four sections. 10. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 9, wherein the four sections are configured to substantially divide the mobile media device enclosure into four substantially rectangular sections. 11. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 9, wherein the four sections are arranged in a grid configuration. 12. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 11, wherein the four sections are arranged as a top left section, a top right section, a bottom left section, and a bottom right section. 13. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 12, wherein at least one of the four sections has a camera well. 14. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 12, wherein: a first portion of the top left section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a second portion of the bottom left section of the mobile media enclosure;a third portion of the top left section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a fourth portion of the top right section of the mobile media device enclosure;a fifth portion of the bottom right section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a sixth portion of the top right section of the mobile media device enclosure; anda seventh portion of the bottom right section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to an eighth portion of the bottom left section of the mobile media device enclosure. 15. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 14: a first portion of the top left section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a second portion of the bottom left section of the mobile media device enclosure using a first section coupler;a third portion of the top left section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a fourth portion of the top right section of the mobile media device enclosure using a second section coupler;a fifth portion of the bottom right section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to a sixth portion of the top right section of the mobile media device enclosure using a third section coupler; anda seventh portion of the bottom right section of the mobile media device enclosure is elastically coupled to an eighth portion of the bottom left section of the mobile media device enclosure using a fourth section coupler. 16. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 15, wherein each section of the first, second, third, and fourth section couplers is comprises at least one of: elastic fabric, elastic webbing, or silicone. 17. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 9, wherein each of the four sections include an exterior edge, each exterior edge of each of the four sections is configured to enclose a portion of a side of the mobile media device. 18. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 17, wherein each exterior edge of each the four sections further comprises an associated case section molding, the case section molding is configured to secure a portion of a front portion of the mobile media device. 19. The mobile media device enclosure of claim 9, wherein one or more of the four sections comprise at least one of: polycarbonate, thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), thermoplastic elastomer (TPR), or leather. 20. A method of using a mobile media device enclosure with a mobile media device, the method comprising: providing the mobile media device enclosure to comprise: a first case section;a second case section moveably coupled to the first case section;a third case section moveably coupled to the first case section; anda fourth case section moveably coupled to the second case section and the third case section;coupling the mobile media device to the mobile media device enclosure;uncoupling the second case section and the fourth case section from the mobile media device; andplacing the second case section, the fourth case section, and a first side of the mobile media device on a surface such that the mobile media device is in a first landscape viewing mode. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising: re-coupling the second case section and the fourth case section to the mobile media device. 22. The method of claim 20, further comprising: uncoupling the first case section and the second case section from the mobile media device; andplacing the first case section, the second case section, and a second side of the mobile media device on the surface such that the mobile media device is in a first portrait viewing mode. 23. The method of claim 22, further comprising: re-coupling the first case section and the second case section to the mobile media device. 24. The method of claim 20, further comprising: uncoupling the first case section and the third case section from the mobile media device; andplacing the first case section, the third case section, and a third side of the mobile media device on the surface such that the mobile media device is in a second landscape viewing mode. 25. The method of claim 22, further comprising: re-coupling the first case section and the third case section to the mobile media device. 26. The method of claim 20, further comprising: uncoupling the third case section and the fourth case section from the mobile media device; andplacing the third case section, the fourth case section, and a third side of the mobile media device on the surface such that the mobile media device is in a second portrait viewing mode. 27. The method of claim 26, further comprising: re-coupling the third case section and the fourth case section to the mobile media device. 28. A method of providing a mobile media device enclosure configured to hold a mobile media device, the method comprising: providing four or more case sections;elastically coupling a first case section of the four or more case sections to a second case section of the four or more case sections;elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to a third case section of the four or more case sections;elastically coupling the second case section of the four or more case sections to a fourth case section of the four or more case sections; andelastically coupling the third case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections, wherein: the four or more case sections are configured such that a first two of the four or more case section can be moved relative a second two of the four or more case sections to form a stand for the mobile media device. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the second case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the second case section of the four or more case sections to form a first side of the mobile media device enclosure;elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the third case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the third case section of the four or more case sections to form a second side of the mobile media device enclosure;elastically coupling the second case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the second case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections to form a third side of the mobile media device enclosure; andelastically coupling the third case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the third case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections to form a fourth side of the mobile media device enclosure. 30. The method of claim 28, further comprising: providing four or more section couplers, wherein: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the second case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the second case section of the four or more case sections using a first section coupler of the four or more section couplers;elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the third case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the first case section of the four or more case sections to the third case section of the four or more case sections using a second section coupler of the four or more section couplers;elastically coupling the second case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the second case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections using a third section coupler of the four or more section couplers; andelastically coupling the third case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections comprises: elastically coupling the third case section of the four or more case sections to the fourth case section of the four or more case sections using a fourth section coupler of the four or more section couplers. 31. The method of claim 28, wherein: providing the four or more case sections comprises: providing one of the four or more case sections with a camera lens well.
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