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A case for a mobile device including a base wall and a plurality of side walls extending from the base wall to cover side surfaces of the mobile device. A plurality of cushion devices may pass through the side walls to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case.

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1. A case for a mobile device comprising: a base wall having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a surface of the mobile device;a plurality of side walls each having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a side surface of the mobile devic

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A case for a mobile device comprising: a base wall having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a surface of the mobile device;a plurality of side walls each having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a side surface of the mobile device, the plurality of side walls extending from the base wall such that the inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the inner surface of the base wall form a recess configured to receive the mobile device, the plurality of side walls having a plurality of apertures;a plurality of cushion devices each extending through a respective one of the plurality of apertures and being configured to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case, and being removable from the respective one of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of cushion devices having an outer flange and an inner flange, the outer flange covering the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls, the inner flange covering the inner surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls and extending from the inner surface of the base wall to a distance such that the mobile device contacts the inner flange and a gap exists between the mobile device and the inner surface of the base wall when the mobile device is received in the recess. 2. The case of claim 1, wherein the plurality of side walls form at least two corners of the case, and each of the plurality of apertures is positioned at a respective one of the at least two corners. 3. The case of claim 1, wherein the inner flange contacts the inner surface of the base wall. 4. The case of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of cushion devices is configured such that the inner flange or the outer flange of the respective cushion device must deform to allow the respective cushion device to be removed from the respective aperture. 5. The case of claim 4, wherein each of the plurality of cushion devices is made of an elastomeric material. 6. A case for a mobile device comprising: a base wall having an inner surface and an outer surface;a plurality of side walls each having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending from the base wall, the plurality of side walls and the base wall forming a recess configured to receive the mobile device, the inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the inner surface of the base wall configured to face towards the mobile device when the mobile device is received in the recess, and the outer surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the outer surface of the base wall configured to face away from the mobile device when the mobile device is received in the recess;a cushion device extending through at least one of the plurality of side walls and being removable from the at least one of the plurality of side walls, the cushion device including a flange covering the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of side walls and extending from the inner surface of the base wall to a distance such that the mobile device contacts the flange and a gap exists between the mobile device and the inner surface of the base wall when the mobile device is received in the recess. 7. The case of claim 6, wherein the cushion device extends through an aperture in the at least one of the plurality of side walls. 8. The case of claim 6, wherein the cushion device is made of an elastomeric material configured to deform to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case. 9. The case of claim 6, wherein the flange extends from the inner surface of the base wall to a distance such that the mobile device contacts the flange and a gap exists between the mobile device and the inner surface of the base wall such that no portion of the mobile device contacts the base wall when the mobile device is received in the recess. 10. The case of claim 6, wherein the distance that the flange extends from the inner surface of the base wall is substantially equal to the size of the gap. 11. A case for a mobile device comprising: a base wall having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a surface of the mobile device;a plurality of side walls each having an inner surface and an outer surface and being configured to cover a side surface of the mobile device, the plurality of side walls extending from the base wall such that the inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the inner surface of the base wall form a recess configured to receive the mobile device, the plurality of side walls having a plurality of apertures;a plurality of cushion devices each extending through a respective one of the plurality of apertures and being configured to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case, and being removable from the respective one of the plurality of apertures, each of the plurality of cushion devices having an outer flange and an inner flange, the outer flange contacting the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls, the inner flange contacting the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of side walls and extending from the inner surface of the at least one of plurality of side walls to a distance such that the mobile device contacts the inner flange and a gap exists between the mobile device and the inner surface of the at least one of the plurality of side walls when the mobile device is received in the recess. 12. The case of claim 11, wherein the plurality of side walls form at least two corners of the case, and each of the plurality of apertures is positioned at a respective one of the at least two corners. 13. The case of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of cushion devices is made of an elastomeric material. 14. The case of claim 11, wherein the outer flange and the inner flange secure the respective cushion device within the respective aperture. 15. The case of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of cushion devices is configured such that the inner flange or the outer flange of the respective cushion device must deform to allow the respective cushion device to be removed from the respective aperture. 16. A case for a mobile device comprising: a base wall having an inner surface and an outer surface;a plurality of side walls each having an inner surface and an outer surface and extending from the base wall, the plurality of side walls and the base wall forming a recess configured to receive the mobile device, the inner surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the inner surface of the base wall configured to face towards the mobile device when the mobile device is received in the recess, and the outer surfaces of the plurality of side walls and the outer surface of the base wall configured to face away from the mobile device when the mobile device is received in the recess;each one of the plurality of side walls joining to an adjacent one of the plurality of side walls to form at least four corners of the case, with an aperture at each one of the at least four corners extending from the inner surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls to the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls;at least four cushion devices, each configured to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case and extending through a respective one of the apertures and having an inner flange and an outer flange positioned on opposite sides of the respective aperture, the inner flange configured to contact the mobile device when the mobile device is received in the recess; anda cushion device fixed to the inner surface of the base wall and being configured to cushion the mobile device from a force exerted upon the case, and extending from the inner surface of the base wall to a distance such that the mobile device contacts the cushion device fixed to the inner surface of the base wall and a gap exists between the mobile device and the inner surface of the base wall when the mobile device is received in the recess. 17. The case of claim 16, wherein the inner flange and outer flange secure the respective one of the at least four cushion devices within the respective aperture. 18. The case of claim 16, wherein the inner flange contacts the inner surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls, and the outer flange contacts the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls. 19. The case of claim 16, wherein the inner flange covers the inner surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls, and the outer flange covers the outer surface of at least one of the plurality of side walls. 20. The case of claim 16, wherein the cushion device fixed to the inner surface of the base wall is fixed to the inner surface of the base wall with an adhesive.