Protective enclosure for an electronic device
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-001/3888
H05K-005/03
B65D-081/02
A45C-011/00
G06F-001/16
A45C-005/02
출원번호
US-0040713
(2016-02-10)
등록번호
US-9503147
(2016-11-22)
발명자
/ 주소
Witter, Kevin W.
Krajec, Matthew S.
Nelson, Patrick J.
Walker, Paul N.
Boileau, Thomas D.
출원인 / 주소
Otter Products, LLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
9인용 특허 :
48
초록▼
A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a cushioning layer and a structural layer. The cushioning layer covers the back surface and side surfaces of the installed electronic device. The structural layer is disposed over the cushioning layer and includes a back portion, a right side
A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a cushioning layer and a structural layer. The cushioning layer covers the back surface and side surfaces of the installed electronic device. The structural layer is disposed over the cushioning layer and includes a back portion, a right side portion, and a left side portion. The structural layer includes a thinner region on the back portion. The thinner region has a thickness that is less than the thickness of the remainder of the back portion of the structural layer. The thinner region of the structural layer allows a section of the protective enclosure to bend away from the back surface of the electronic device during installation and removal of the electronic device from the protective enclosure.
대표청구항▼
1. A protective enclosure for an electronic device, the electronic device having a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces, the front surface of the electronic device having a touchscreen, the protective enclosure comprising: a cushioning layer for receiving and at least partially enclosing
1. A protective enclosure for an electronic device, the electronic device having a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces, the front surface of the electronic device having a touchscreen, the protective enclosure comprising: a cushioning layer for receiving and at least partially enclosing the back surface and the side surfaces of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective enclosure; anda structural layer affixed to the cushioning layer, the structural layer having a back portion, a top portion, a left wall portion, and a right wall portion, the back portion of the structural layer having a thinner portion that extends across the back portion of the structural layer, the thinner portion having a thickness that is less than a thickness of a remaining portion of the back portion, the thinner portion allowing a section of the protective enclosure to flex relative to another section of the protective enclosure and allowing the section of the protective enclosure to flex away from the back surface of the electronic device during installation and removal of the electronic device from the protective enclosure. 2. The protective enclosure of claim 1, wherein the thinner portion of the back portion of the structural layer extends from the left wall portion to the right wall portion. 3. The protective enclosure of claim 1, wherein the thinner portion is located near the top portion of the structural layer. 4. The protective enclosure of claim 1, wherein the thinner portion is less than 0.01 in. thinner than the remaining portion of the back portion of the structural layer. 5. The protective enclosure of claim 1, wherein the thinner portion is at least 0.01 in. thinner than the remaining portion of the back portion of the structural layer. 6. The protective enclosure of claim 1, wherein the structural layer includes at least one opening on the back portion that corresponds to an opening in the cushioning layer. 7. The protective enclosure of claim 6, the opening of the structural layer and the corresponding opening of the cushioning layer configured to expose a camera on the back surface of the installed electronic device. 8. A protective enclosure for an electronic device, the electronic device having a front surface, a back surface, and side surfaces, the front surface of the electronic device having a touchscreen, the protective enclosure comprising: a cushioning layer configured to cover the back surface and side surfaces of the installed electronic device; anda structural layer disposed over the cushioning layer, the structural layer comprising: a back portion,a right side portion,a left side portion,a first cutout along the right side portion,a second cutout along the left side portion, anda thinner region on the back portion of the structural layer, the thinner region extending from the first cutout to the second cutout of the structural layer, the thinner region having a thickness that is less than a thickness of a remaining portion of the back portion, the thinner region configured to allow a section of the protective enclosure to flex relative to another section of the protective enclosure and relative to the back surface of the electronic device during installation and removal of the electronic device from the protective enclosure. 9. The protective enclosure of claim 8, the cushioning layer having an opening that allows access to a feature on the back surface of the installed electronic device. 10. The protective enclosure of claim 9, the structural layer having an opening corresponding to the opening in the cushioning layer. 11. The protective enclosure of claim 10, the feature of the electronic device being a camera. 12. The protective enclosure of claim 11, wherein the thinner region on the back portion of the structural layer is located farther away from a top surface of the electronic device than a location of the opening of the structural layer and the corresponding opening of the cushioning layer. 13. The protective enclosure of claim 8, wherein the thinner region on the back portion of the structural layer is no more than 0.01 in. thinner than the remaining portion of the back portion of the structural layer. 14. A protective case for an electronic device, the protective case comprising: a cushioning member configured to cover a back surface and side surfaces of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case, the cushioning member coupled with a shell member; andthe shell member comprising one or more side portions and a back portion configured to at least partially cover the cushioning member of the protective case, the back portion of the shell member having a thinner region along an interior of the shell member, the thinner region having a thickness that is less than a thickness of a remaining portion of the shell, the thinner region configured to allow a section of the back portion of the shell member and coupled cushioning member to bend away from the back surface of the electronic device during installation and removal of the electronic device from the protective case. 15. The protective case of claim 14, the shell member having a second thinner region on the back portion. 16. The protective case of claim 14, wherein the one or more side portions of the shell member comprise a right side portion and a left side portion. 17. The protective case of claim 16, the shell member further comprising a first cutout region on the right side portion and a second cutout region on the left side portion. 18. The protective case of claim 17, the thinner region of the shell member extending across the back portion of the shell member between the first cutout region and the second cutout region of the shell member. 19. The protective case of claim 16, wherein a portion of the cushioning member protrudes into at least one of the first cutout region and the second cutout region of the shell. 20. The protective case of claim 19, wherein the portion of the cushioning member that protrudes into the at least one of the first cutout region and the second cutout region includes a control feature that aligns with a button of the installed electronic device.
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