Electronic device case

• US 20070023559A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alfred Rotiroti, Barry Yip, Christopher Carani, James Scapillato, Thomas Kouvelis
• Original Assignee: Alfred Rotiroti, Barry Yip, Christopher Carani, James Scapillato, Thomas Kouvelis
• Inventors: Rotiroti, Alfred, Scapillato, James, Yip, Barry, Kouvelis, Thomas, Carani, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US11/273,233
• Publication Number:
  US 20070023559A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 242/400.100
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/28 Arrangements for positively securing ends of material
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 75/36 without essentially involving the use of a core or former internal to a stored package of material, e.g. with stored material housed within casing or container, or intermittently engaging a plurality of supports as in sinuous or serpentine fashion
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 11/02 using take-up reel or drum

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus for a portable electronic device case including: a sheath portion capable of sheathing a portable electronic device, wherein the sheath portion includes at least one window that allows a user to interact with the portable electronic device; and a cord-winding portion capable of being integrated with the sheath portion, the cord-winding portion capable of receiving a cord portion of an accessory for the portable electronic device, wherein the cord-winding portion is capable of maintaining the cord portion in a substantially stable and a substantially tangle-free disposition, and wherein the user may continue interaction with the portable electronic device while the cord portion is stored in the cord-winding portion. Thus, cord storage encasement of the electronic device, and interaction with electronic devices are achieved in a convenient manner, which simplifies rather than complicates portable electronic device operation.

Claims

1. An apparatus for a portable electronic device case comprising:

a sheath portion capable of sheathing a portable electronic device, wherein said sheath portion comprises at least one window that allows a user to interact with said portable electronic device; and

a cord-winding portion capable of being integrated with said sheath portion, said cord-winding portion capable of receiving a cord portion of an accessory for said portable electronic device,

wherein said cord-winding portion is capable of maintaining said cord portion in a substantially stable and a substantially tangle-free disposition, and wherein said user may continue interaction with said portable electronic device while said cord portion is stored in said cord-winding portion.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said user may readily retrieve said cord portion stored in said cord-winding portion.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further including at least one fastening portion capable of facilitating substantially stable and substantially tangle-free disposition of said cord portion by receiving a portion of said accessory.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said fastening portion is integrated into said cord-winding portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises an axial portion.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said cord-winding portion further comprises a guide portion.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said window comprises an aperture.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising an opening portion for accommodating insertion and removal of said portable electronic device into said electronic device case.

9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said portable electronic device comprises at least one of:

a digital audio player;

a digital video player;

a cellular phone; and

a personal digital assistant.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said accessory comprises headphones.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one of said at least one window allows a user to interact with controls of said portable electronic device.

12. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein one of said at least one window allows a user to access at least one of:

a data port of said portable electronic device;

an input port of said portable electronic device; and

an output port of said portable electronic device.

13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises a winding mechanism.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said winding mechanism is lockable.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said winding mechanism comprises an automatic retraction mechanism.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said automatic retraction mechanism is lockable.

17. An apparatus for a portable electronic device comprising:

a cord-winding portion capable of being integrated with a shell portion of said portable electronic device, said cord-winding portion capable of receiving a cord portion of an accessory for said portable electronic device,

wherein said cord-winding portion is capable of maintaining said cord portion in a substantially stable and a substantially tangle-free disposition, and wherein said user may continue interaction with said portable electronic device while said cord portion is stored in said cord-winding portion.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said user may readily retrieve said cord portion stored in said cord-winding portion.

19. The apparatus of claim 17 further including at least one fastening portion capable of facilitating substantially stable and substantially tangle-free disposition of said cord portion by restricting a portion of said accessory.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said fastening portion is integrated into said cord-winding portion.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises an axial portion.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises a guide portion.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said portable electronic device comprises at least one of:

a digital audio player;

a digital video player;

a cellular phone; and

a personal digital assistant.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said accessory comprises headphones.

25. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises a winding mechanism.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said winding mechanism is lockable.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein said winding mechanism comprises an automatic retraction mechanism.

28. The apparatus of claim 27, wherein said automatic retraction mechanism is lockable.

29. An apparatus for a portable electronic device case comprising:

a sheath portion capable of sheathing a portable electronic device, an opening portion for accommodating insertion and removal of said portable electronic device into said electronic device case,

a cord-winding portion capable of being integrated with said sheath portion, said cord-winding portion capable of receiving a cord portion of an accessory for said portable electronic device,

wherein said cord-winding portion is capable of maintaining said cord portion in a substantially stable and a substantially tangle-free disposition, and

at least one fastening portion capable of facilitating substantially stable and substantially tangle-free disposition of said cord portion by receiving a portion of said accessory.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said user may readily retrieve said cord portion stored in said cord-winding portion.

31. The apparatus of claim 29 where said at least one fastening portion is comprised of at least one notched portion.

32. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said cord-winding portion further comprises a guide portion.

33. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein said fastening portion is integrated into said guide portion.

34. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises an axial portion.

35. The apparatus of claim 34, wherein said cord-winding portion further comprises a guide portion.

36. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said sheath portion further comprises at least one window.

37. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said portable electronic device comprises at least one of:

a digital audio player;

a digital video player;

a cellular phone; and

a personal digital assistant.

38. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said accessory comprises headphones.

39. The apparatus of claim 36, wherein one of said at least one window allows a user to access at least one of:

a data port of said portable electronic device;

an input port of said portable electronic device; and

an output port of said portable electronic device.

40. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein said cord-winding portion comprises a winding mechanism.

41. The apparatus of claim 40, wherein said winding mechanism is lockable.

42. The apparatus of claim 40 wherein said winding mechanism comprises an automatic retraction mechanism.

43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein said automatic retraction mechanism is lockable.