A cover for a hand-held device, which has a device body and a speaker, includes a cover body configured for covering a portion the device body and for covering the speaker and a channel for positioning adjacent the device body. The channel is configured to form a sound duct when mounted adjacent the
A cover for a hand-held device, which has a device body and a speaker, includes a cover body configured for covering a portion the device body and for covering the speaker and a channel for positioning adjacent the device body. The channel is configured to form a sound duct when mounted adjacent the back side of the device body and to be in communication with the speaker when the cover is mounted to the hand-held device for redirecting at least a portion of the sound waves emitted from the speaker to a location remote from the speaker.
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1. A hand-held protective cover for a hand-held device, the hand-held device having a housing and a speaker located in the housing, the housing having a back side and an outer perimeter defining four corners, said hand-held protective cover comprising: a hand-held cover body, when said cover is moun
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A hand-held protective cover for a hand-held device, the hand-held device having a housing and a speaker located in the housing, the housing having a back side and an outer perimeter defining four corners, said hand-held protective cover comprising: a hand-held cover body, when said cover is mounted to the hand-held device said cover body having a back wall adjacent the housing and for covering and for enclosing the speaker, and said cover body including a perimeter wall, said perimeter wall configured to extend around the perimeter of the housing and to cover each of the corners of the housing when said cover body is mounted to the hand-held device to protect the hand-held device from impact, and said cover body including at least one opening formed therein to form a sound outlet; anda channel, when said cover is mounted to the housing said channel positioned adjacent the back side of the housing between said back wall and the housing, and said channel having an open side for facing the back side of the housing and for forming at least one sound duct with the back side of the housing, said sound duct in communication with said outlet and forming an inlet in communication with the speaker when said cover is mounted to the housing wherein the sound waves emitted by the speaker are directed into said inlet and then into said sound duct, said sound duct increasing in its cross-section along its length for concentrating the sound waves from the speaker and for directing the concentrated sound waves to said outlet, and said outlet being at a location remote from the speaker but within or at the outer perimeter of the housing so that said outlet does not protrude from the hand-held device when said cover is mounted to the hand-held device. 2. The cover according to claim 1, wherein said cover body includes said channel. 3. The cover according to claim 1, said perimeter wall of said cover body includes one or more recesses or openings to accommodate one or more ports on the hand-held device when said cover is mounted to the hand-held device. 4. The cover according to claim 3, wherein said back wall includes said channel. 5. The cover according to claim 1, in combination with a handheld device, said device having a housing, a display screen, and a speaker, said housing having a back side and a front side, said display screen at said front side, and said cover being mounted at said back side of said housing wherein said channel is adjacent said back side of said housing. 6. The cover according to claim 5, wherein said channel has a sealing lip, said sealing lip sealing against said back side of said housing when said cover is mounted to said device. 7. The cover according to claim 1, wherein said cover is configured to seal around the speaker when the cover is mounted to the hand-held device for directing all of the sound waves emitted from the speaker into the channel. 8. The hand-held protective cover according to claim 1, wherein said back wall includes another surface, said outer surface of said back wall being flat. 9. The hand-held protective cover according to claim 1, wherein said cover body includes two or more of said openings forming a plurality of sound outlets, and said sound duct being in communication with said plurality of sound outlets. 10. A hand-held protective cover for a hand-held device, the hand-held device having a housing and a speaker, the housing having a back side and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall forming perimeter corners of the hand-held device, said hand-held protective cover comprising: a hand-held cover body, said cover body configured for covering a portion of the housing and for covering all perimeter corners of the hand-held device to protect the hand-held device and for enclosing the speaker when said cover is mounted to the hand-held device; andsaid cover body having a back wall forming a channel for positioning adjacent the back side of the housing, said channel adapted to be in communication with the speaker when said cover is mounted to the housing wherein the sound waves emitted by the speaker and from the housing are directed into said channel, said channel forming a non-linear, convoluted sound duct having a length greater than a length of the back wall for concentrating the sound waves from the speaker and for directing the concentrated sound waves to a sound outlet formed by said cover body at a location remote from the speaker but inward of a side or at an edge of the housing wherein said sound outlet does not protrude from the hand-held device when said cover is mounted to the hand-held device. 11. The hand-held protective cover according to claim 10, wherein the back wall includes an outer surface, the outer surface of the back wall being free of any mounting structures. 12. The hand-held protective cover according to claim 10, wherein the back wall includes an outer surface, said outer surface of said back wall being flat. 13. A hand-held electronic device assembly comprising: a hand-held electronic device including a housing and a speaker located in the housing, the housing having a back side and an outer perimeter defining two longitudinal sides and two transverse sides and four corners; and a hand-held protective cover mounted to said housing, said cover comprising:a cover body having a back wall covering at least a portion of said back side of said housing and a perimeter wall being immediately adjacent said perimeter of said housing and covering said four corners of said housing, said cover body covering and enclosing said speaker; andsaid cover body having a sound outlet and a channel positioned adjacent said back side of said housing, said sound outlet at a location remote from said speaker but within the outer perimeter or at the outer perimeter of said housing wherein the sound outlet does not protrude from the housing, said channel in communication with said speaker and further being in communication with said outlet, said channel having a length extending from said inlet to said sound outlet, said channel further having an open side extending along said length and facing the back side of the device body wherein said channel and said back side of device body form a sound duct there between and said channel increasing in cross-section along its length wherein the sound waves emitted by said speaker are directed into said channel and concentrated at said sound outlet. 14. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 13, wherein said cover body includes two of said sound outlets. 15. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 13, wherein said perimeter wall of said cover body includes at least one access opening or recess aligned with a port provided in said housing of said hand-held electronic device. 16. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 15, wherein said channel is convoluted. 17. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 13, wherein the channel extends from near one end of said housing to said outlet, said outlet being located at or near another end of said housing. 18. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 17, wherein said channel has a sealing lip or edge, said sealing lip or edge sealing against said back wall of said housing. 19. The hand-held electronic device assembly according to claim 13, wherein said cover is configured to seal around said speaker when said cover is mounted to said housing for directing substantially all of the sound waves emitted from said speaker into said channel.
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