IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0726341
(2010-03-17)
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등록번호 |
US-8452004
(2013-05-28)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Belkin International, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
25 인용 특허 :
2 |
초록
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A mobile media device case can include: (a) a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and one or more first sidewalls, the first back wall and the one or more first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first portion and a first exterior of the first porti
A mobile media device case can include: (a) a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and one or more first sidewalls, the first back wall and the one or more first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first portion and a first exterior of the first portion, the first interior is configured to receive and partially cover at least a first part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile media device; and (b) a second portion, the second portion comprising a second back wall and one or more second sidewalls, the second back wall and the one or more second sidewalls at least partially define a second interior of the second portion and a second exterior of the second portion. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.
대표청구항
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1. A mobile communications device case configured to receive a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising a back section and one or more side sections, the mobile communications device case comprising: a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and
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A mobile communications device case configured to receive a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising a back section and one or more side sections, the mobile communications device case comprising: a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and a plurality of first sidewalls, the first back wall and the plurality of first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first portion and a first exterior of the first portion, the first interior is configured to receive and partially cover at least a first part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile communications device; anda second portion, the second portion comprising a second back wall and a plurality of second sidewalls, the second back wall and the plurality of second sidewalls at least partially define a second interior of the second portion and a second exterior of the second portion, the second interior is configured to receive the first exterior of the first portion and partially cover at least a second part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile communications device, wherein: the first portion and the second portion are configured such that the first interior of the first portion and the second interior of the second portion form a case interior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion;the first portion and the second portion are further configured such that the first exterior of the first portion and the second exterior of the second portion form a case exterior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion;at least a first sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion form a first part of a top of a front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion further form a first part of a bottom of the front of the case;at least a first sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion form a second part of the top of the front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion further form a second part of the bottom of the front of the case; andthe top of the case is opposite the bottom of the case. 2. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, further comprises: one or more third portions similar in shape to the first portion; andone or more fourth portions similar the second portion, wherein: the first portion and the one or more third portions are interchangeable and the second portion and the one or more fourth portions are interchangeable such that any one of the second portion or the fourth portion can be coupled to any one of the first portion or the third portion. 3. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, further comprising the mobile communications device. 4. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, wherein: the plurality of first sidewalls comprise a top sidewall, a bottom sidewall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall;the at least the first sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls comprise at least the top sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls;the at least the second sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls comprise at least the bottom sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls; andthe first back wall of the first portion includes: a first main back portion, the first main back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the first main back portion is configured to at least partially cover a central area of the back section of the mobile communications device, the top of the first main back portion is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the bottom of the first main back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the right side of the first main back portion is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the left side of the first main back portion is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first main back portion having a first thickness;a first right back portion, the first right back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the left side of the first right back portion is mechanically coupled to the top of the first main back portion, the bottom of the first right back portion is mechanically coupled to the right side of the first main back portion, the top of the first right back portion is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the right side of the first right back portion is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first right back portion having a second thickness; anda first left back portion, the first left back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the right side of the first left back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom of the first main back portion, the top of the first left back portion is mechanically coupled to the left side of the first main back portion, the bottom of the first left back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the left side of the first left back portion is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first left back portion having a third thickness. 5. The mobile communications device case of claim 4, wherein: the plurality of second sidewalls comprise a top sidewall, a bottom sidewall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall;the at least the first sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls comprise at least the top sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls;the at least the second sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls comprise at least the bottom sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls; andthe second back wall of the second portion includes: a second main back portion, the second main back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the second main back portion configured to at least partially cover the first main back portion of the first back wall of the first portion, the top of the second main back portion is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the bottom of the second main back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the right side of the second main back portion is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the left side of the second main back portion is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second main back portion having a fourth thickness;a second right back portion, the second right back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the left side of the second right back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom of the second main back portion, the top of the second right back portion is mechanically coupled to the right side of the second main back portion, the bottom of the second right back portion is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the right side of the second right back portion is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second right back portion having a fifth thickness; anda second left back portion, the second left back portion having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the right side of the second left back portion is mechanically coupled to the top of the second main back portion, the bottom of the second left back portion is mechanically coupled to the left side of the second main back portion, the top of the second left back portion is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the left side of the second left back portion is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second left back portion having a sixth thickness. 6. The mobile communications device case of claim 5, wherein: a thickness of the mobile communications device case is substantially equal to the first thickness of the first main back portion plus the fourth thickness of the second main back portion when the second portion overlies the first portion; andeach of the second thickness of the first right back portion, the third thickness of the first left back portion, the fifth thickness of the second right back portion, and the sixth thickness of the second left back portion is substantially equal to the thickness of the mobile communications device case. 7. The mobile communications device case of claim 5, wherein: the first right back portion comprises an interior portion that is a first part of the first interior of the first portion and an exterior portion that is a first part of the first exterior of the first portion, the second thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior portion of the first right back portion to the exterior portion of the first right back portion;the first left back portion comprises an interior portion that is a second part of the first interior of the first portion and an exterior portion that is a second part of the first exterior of the first portion, the third thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior portion of the first left back portion to the exterior portion of the first left back portion;the second right back portion comprises an interior portion that is a first part of the second interior of the second portion and an exterior portion that is a first part of the second exterior of the second portion, the fifth thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior portion of the second right back portion to the exterior portion of the second right back portion; andthe second left back portion comprises an interior portion that is a second part of the second interior of the second portion and an exterior portion that is a second part of the second exterior of the second portion, the sixth thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior portion of the second left back portion to the exterior portion of the second left back portion. 8. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include one or more user access areas, the one or more user access areas having one or more holes, the one or more user access areas are configured to provide user access to one or more portions of the mobile communications device. 9. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include a hardware interface access area, the hardware interface access area has a hole, the hardware interface access area configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical coupling of a hardware interface cable connector with a hardware interface dock connector of the mobile communications device. 10. The mobile communications device case of claim 1, wherein: the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion form a right part of the top of the front of the case;the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion further form a left part of the bottom of the front of the case;the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion form a left part of the top of the front of the case;the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion further form a right part of the bottom of the front of the case;the left part of the top of the front of the case is opposite the right part of the top of the front of the case; andthe left part of the bottom of the front of the case is opposite the right part of the bottom of the front of the case. 11. A mobile communications case system configured to enclose a mobile communications device, the mobile communications device comprising a back section and two or more side sections, a mobile communications case system comprising: a case, the case comprising: a first section, the first section of the case including a first back wall and plurality of first sidewalls, the first back wall and the plurality of first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first section and a first exterior of the first section, the first interior of the first section is configured to enclose and partially cover the back section and at least a first one of the two or more side sections of the mobile communications device; anda second section, the second section of the case including a second back wall and plurality of second sidewalls, the second back wall and the plurality of second sidewalls at least partially define a second interior of the second section and a second exterior of the second section, the second interior of the second section is configured to receive the first exterior of the first section and partially cover the back section and at least a second one of the two or more side sections of the mobile communications device, wherein: at least a first sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first section at least partially defines a top right portion of a front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first section further at least partially defines a bottom left portion of the front of the case;at least a first sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second section at least partially defines a top left portion of the front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second section further at least partially defines a bottom right portion of the front of the case;the top right portion of the front of the case is opposite the bottom left portion of the front of the case;the top left portion of the front of the case is opposite the bottom right portion of the front of the case;the first section and the second section are configured such that the first interior of the first section and the second interior of the second section form a case interior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first section is received within the second interior of the second section;the first section and the second section are further configured such that the first exterior of the first section and the second exterior of the second section form a case exterior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first section is received within the second interior of the second section;the first exterior of the first section is a first color;the second exterior of the second section is a second color; andthe case is configured such that at least a second part of the second exterior of the second section overlays at least a first part of the first exterior of the first section such that a first part of the surface of the case exterior has a third color when the first exterior of the first section is received within the second interior of the second section; andthe third color is different from the first color and the second color. 12. The mobile communications case system of claim 11, further comprising: one or more third sections similar in shape to the first section; andone or more fourth sections similar in shape to the second section, wherein: the first section and the one or more third sections are interchangeable and the second section and the one or more fourth sections are interchangeable such that any one of the second section or the fourth section can be coupled to any one of the first section or the third section. 13. The mobile communications device case of claim 11, further comprising the mobile communications device. 14. The mobile communications case system of claim 11, wherein: the plurality of first sidewalls comprise a top sidewall, a bottom sidewall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall;the first back wall of the first section includes: a first main back section, the first main back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the first main back section is configured to at least partially cover a central area of the back section of the mobile communications device, the top of the first main back section is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the bottom of the first main back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the right side of the first main back section is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the left side of the first main back section is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first main back section having a first thickness;a first right back section, the first right back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the left side of the first right back section is mechanically coupled to the top of the first main back section, the bottom of the first right back section is mechanically coupled to the right side of the first main back section, the top of the first right back section is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the right side of the first right back section is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first right back section having a second thickness; anda first left back section, the first left back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the right side of the first left back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom of the first main back section, the top of the first left back section is mechanically coupled to the left side of the first main back section, the bottom of the first left back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the left side of the first left back section is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls, the first left back section having a third thickness. 15. The mobile communications case system of claim 14, wherein: the plurality of second sidewalls comprise a top sidewall, a bottom sidewall, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall;the second back wall of the second section includes: a second main back section, the second main back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the second main back section configured to at least partially cover the first main back section of the first back wall of the first section, the top of the second main back section is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the bottom of the second main back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the right side of the second main back section is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the left side of the second main back section is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second main back section having a fourth thickness;a second right back section, the second right back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the left side of the second right back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom of the second main back section, the top of the second right back section is mechanically coupled to the right side of the second main back section, the bottom of the second right back section is mechanically coupled to the bottom sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the right side of the second right back section is mechanically coupled to the right sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second right back section having a fifth thickness; anda second left back section, the second right back section having a top, a bottom, a right side and a left side, the right side of the second left back section is mechanically coupled to the top of the second main back section, the bottom of the second left back section is mechanically coupled to the left side of the second main back section, the top of the second left back section is mechanically coupled to the top sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the left side of the second left back section is mechanically coupled to the left sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls, the second left back section having a sixth thickness. 16. The mobile communications case system of claim 15, wherein: a thickness of the mobile communications device case is substantially equal to the first thickness of the first main back section plus the fourth thickness of the second main back section when the second section overlies the first section; andeach of the second thickness of the first right back section, the third thickness of the first left back section, the fifth thickness of the second right back section, and the sixth thickness of the second left back section is substantially equal to the thickness of the mobile communications device case. 17. The mobile communications case system of claim 15, wherein: the first right back section comprises an interior section that is a first part of the first interior of the first section and an exterior section that is a first part of the first exterior of the first section, the second thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior section of the first right back section to the exterior section of the first right back section;the first left back section comprises an interior section that is a second part of the first interior of the first section and an exterior section that is a second part of the first exterior of the first section, the third thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior section of the first left back section to the exterior section of the first left back section;the second right back section comprises an interior section that is a first part of the second interior of the second section and an exterior section that is a first part of the second exterior of the second section, the fifth thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior section of the second right back section to the exterior section of the second right back section; andthe second left back section comprises an interior section that is a second part of the second interior of the second section and an exterior section that is a second part of the second exterior of the second section, the sixth thickness is substantially equal to a distance from the interior section of the second left back section to the exterior section of the second left back section. 18. The mobile communications device case system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include one or more user access areas, the one or more user access areas having one or more holes, the one or more user access areas are configured to provide user access to one or more portions of the mobile communications device. 19. The mobile communications device case system of claim 11, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include a hardware interface access area, the hardware interface access area has a hole, the hardware interface access area configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical coupling of a hardware interface cable connector with a hardware interface dock connector of the mobile communications device. 20. A method of manufacturing a mobile communications device case for a mobile communications device, the method comprising: providing at least one machine tool for producing the mobile communications device case;manufacturing the mobile communications device case using the at least one machine tool such that the mobile communications device case comprises: a first portion, the first portion comprising a first back wall and plurality of first sidewalls, the first back wall and the plurality of first sidewalls at least partially define a first interior of the first portion and a first exterior of the first portion, the first interior is configured to receive and partially cover at least a first part of a back section and one or more side sections of the mobile communications device; anda second portion, the second portion comprising a second back wall and plurality of second sidewalls, the second back wall and the plurality of second sidewalls at least partially define a second interior of the second portion and a second exterior of the second portion, the second interior is configured to receive the first exterior of the first portion and partially cover at least a second part of the back section and the one or more side sections of the mobile communications device, and wherein: the first portion and the second portion are configured such that the first interior of the first portion and the second interior of the second portion form a case interior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion; and the first portion and the second portion are further configured such that the first exterior of the first portion and the second exterior of the second portion form a case exterior having a substantially uniform surface when the first exterior of the first portion is received within the second interior of the second portion; anddistributing the mobile communications device case, wherein:at least a first sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion form a first part of a top of a front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion further form a first part of a bottom of the front of the case;at least a first sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion form a second part of the top of the front of the case;at least a second sidewall of the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion further form a second part of the bottom of the front of the case; andthe top of the case is opposite the bottom of the case. 21. The method of claim 20, wherein manufacturing the mobile communications device case using the at least one machine tool includes using an injection molding process. 22. The method of claim 20, wherein distributing the mobile communications device case includes: packaging the mobile communications device case; andshipping the mobile communications device case through a distribution channel. 23. The method of claim 20 wherein distributing the manufactured mobile communications device case includes: selling the mobile communications device case; and shipping the mobile communications device case through a distribution channel. 24. The method of claim 20, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include one or more user access areas, the one or more user access areas having one or more holes, the one or more user access areas are configured to provide user access to one or more portions of the mobile communications device. 25. The method of claim 20, wherein the plurality of first sidewalls include a hardware interface access area, the hardware interface access area has a hole, the hardware interface access area configured to facilitate mechanical and electrical coupling of a hardware interface cable connector with a hardware interface dock connector of the mobile communications device. 26. The method of claim 20, wherein: the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion form a right part of the top of the front of the case;the plurality of first sidewalls of the first portion further form a left part of the bottom of the front of the case;the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion form a left part of the top of the front of the case;the plurality of second sidewalls of the second portion further form a right part of the bottom of the front of the case;the left part of the top of the front of the case is opposite the right part of the top of the front of the case; andthe left part of the bottom of the front of the case is opposite the right part of the bottom of the front of the case.
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