Cell phone case having an interchangeable bracelet
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1. A cell phone case comprising:
- a phone case element having front surface and a back surface;
a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is designed to couple to, or engage with, at least a portion of the back surface of the phone case element, the coupling portion having formed therein at least one centrally located hinge, the centrally located hinge being formed from at least one notch, channel or thinned portion located on at least one surface of the coupling portion; and
a bracelet element, the bracelet element being sized for an adult wrist,wherein the phone case element and the coupling portion can be coupled to, or engaged with, one another in order to removably capture only a partial portion of the bracelet element when the cell phone case is in use.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to various cell phone cases that are designed to include one or more interchangeable bracelet elements. In one embodiment, the cell phone case of the present invention is comprised of a phone case element designed to hold a cell phone and/or provide protection to a cell phone and a coupling portion that is operatively located on the backside of the phone case element, where the coupling portion of the present invention is designed to engage at least one or more interchangeable bracelet elements (the bracelet elements being designed to be worn around a user'"'"'s wrist and/or forearm).
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1. A cell phone case comprising:
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a phone case element having front surface and a back surface; a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is designed to couple to, or engage with, at least a portion of the back surface of the phone case element, the coupling portion having formed therein at least one centrally located hinge, the centrally located hinge being formed from at least one notch, channel or thinned portion located on at least one surface of the coupling portion; and a bracelet element, the bracelet element being sized for an adult wrist, wherein the phone case element and the coupling portion can be coupled to, or engaged with, one another in order to removably capture only a partial portion of the bracelet element when the cell phone case is in use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A cell phone case comprising:
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a phone case element having front surface and a back surface; a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion is designed to couple to, or engage with, at least a portion of the back surface of the phone case element, the coupling portion having formed therein at least one centrally located hinge, the centrally located hinge being formed from at least one notch, channel or thinned portion located on at least one surface of the coupling portion; and a bracelet element, the bracelet element being sized for an adult wrist, wherein the phone case element and the coupling portion can be coupled to, or engaged with, one another in order to removably capture only a partial portion of the bracelet element when the cell phone case is in use, wherein the at least one hinge permits the coupling portion to bend or flex, and wherein the phone case element and the coupling portion are integrally formed so as to be permanently affixed to one another. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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