ADHESIVE CASE FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20120302297A1
• Filed: 05/24/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Superior Communications (Sinclair Broadcast Group Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Superior Communications (Sinclair Broadcast Group Incorporated)
• Inventors: Patel, Shraddha, LaColla, Charlie, Chou, Vivian
• Granted Patent: US 8,326,383 B1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/575.4
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate

Abstract

Devices, methods and systems are directed to a top protection portion and a bottom protection portion to protect a front exterior and a back exterior, respectively, of a mobile communication. The top protection portion and the bottom protection portion may each include one or more adhesive members. The adhesive members may be designed to allow a user to remove and apply the top protection portion and the bottom protection portion as desired (e.g., to access a concealed battery of the mobile communication device) without losing their adhesive property.

Claims

1. A system for the protection of a slider phone configured to slide from an open position to a closed position, the system comprising:

a top protection member removably attached to a top screen side of the slider phone, the top protection member surrounding the entirety of a perimeter of the top screen side, the top protection member including;

a first receiving portion having a first side wall and a first bottom wall defining a first cavity, and

a first attachment member having a first layer of polyurethane elastomer, the first attachment member being disposed within the first cavity of the first receiving portion, a first side of the first attachment member adhesively attached to the first bottom wall of the first receiving portion, and a second side of the first attachment member adhesively and removably attachable to a top screen side of the slider phone via the first layer of polyurethane elastomer; and

a bottom protection member removably attachable to a rear side of the slider phone, the bottom protection member surrounding the entirety of a perimeter of the rear side and physically separated from the top protection member, the bottom protection member further including;

a second receiving portion having a second side wall and a second bottom wall defining a second cavity, and

a second attachment member having a second layer of polyurethane elastomer, the second attachment member being disposed within the second cavity of the second receiving portion, a first side of the second attachment member adhesively attached to the second bottom wall of the second receiving portion, and a second side of the second attachment member adhesively and removably attachable to the rear side of the slider via the layer of polyurethane elastomer.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first attachment member is attached to the first bottom wall of the first receiving portion via a layer of acrylic rubber.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the layer of polyurethane elastomer is attached to the layer of acrylic rubber via a PET film.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the top protection member further comprising:

a third receiving portion having a third side wall and a third bottom wall defining a third cavity, and

a third attachment member having a third layer of polyurethane elastomer, the third attachment member being disposed within the third cavity of the third receiving portion, a first side of the third attachment member adhesively attached to the third bottom wall of the third receiving portion, and a second side of the third attachment member adhesively and removably attachable to a top screen side of the slider phone via the third layer of polyurethane elastomer.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the top protection member further comprising:

a fourth receiving portion having a fourth side wall and a fourth bottom wall defining a fourth cavity, and

a fourth attachment member having a fourth layer of polyurethane elastomer, the fourth attachment member being disposed within the fourth cavity of the fourth receiving portion, a first side of the fourth attachment member adhesively attached to the fourth bottom wall of the fourth receiving portion, and a second side of the fourth attachment member adhesively and removably attachable to a top screen side of the slider phone via the fourth layer of polyurethane elastomer.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the top protection member further comprising:

a fifth receiving portion having a fifth side wall and a fifth bottom wall defining a fifth cavity, and

a fifth attachment member having a fifth layer of polyurethane elastomer, the fifth attachment member being disposed within the fifth cavity of the fifth receiving portion, a first side of the fifth attachment member adhesively attached to the fifth bottom wall of the fifth receiving portion, and a second side of the fifth attachment member adhesively and removably attachable to a top screen side of the slider phone via the fifth layer of polyurethane elastomer.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the first attachment member is the sole component for attaching the top protection member to the slider phone.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first attachment member is the sole component for attaching the bottom protection member to the slider phone.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the top protection member is latchless.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the bottom protection member is latchless.

11. A removably attachable protective apparatus for a mobile communication device comprising:

a shell for protecting a portion of a surface of the mobile communication device, the shell spanning a perimeter of the surface of the mobile communication device, the shell including;

a first interior side wall, and

a first interior bottom wall, the perimeter of the first interior bottom wall bounded by the first interior side wall and defining a first interior cavity, the first interior side wall and the first interior bottom wall located wholly within the shell; and

a first attachment member being disposed in the first interior cavity, the attachment member having a thickness greater than a depth of the first interior cavity such that a portion of the first attachment member protrudes out of the first interior cavity, the first attachment member having a first layer for contacting and adhering to the first interior bottom wall and a second layer positioned at the portion of the first attachment member that protrudes out of the first interior cavity, the second layer configured to contact and removably adhere to the surface of the mobile communication device.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first attachment member comprises at least three layers of different materials.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the three layers of three different material comprise:

a polyurethane elastomer layer for contacting and removably adhering to the top screen side of the mobile communication device;

an acrylic rubber layer for contacting and adhering to the bottom wall of the cavity; and

a PET layer positioned between the polyurethane layer and the acrylic rubber layer, the PET layer for attaching the polyurethane layer to the acrylic rubber layer.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the polyurethane elastomer layer comprises the second layer.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the acrylic rubber layer comprises the first layer.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the shell further comprises:

a second interior side wall, and

a second interior bottom wall, the perimeter of the second interior bottom wall bounded by the second interior side wall and defining a second interior cavity, the second interior side wall and the second interior bottom wall located wholly within the shell.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the apparatus further comprises a second attachment member being disposed in the second interior cavity, the second attachment member having a thickness greater than a depth of the second interior cavity such that a portion of the second attachment member protrudes out of the second interior cavity, the second attachment member including:

a polyurethane elastomer layer for contacting and removably adhering to the top screen side of the mobile communication device;

an acrylic rubber layer for contacting and adhering to the bottom wall of the cavity; and

a PET layer positioned between the polyurethane layer and the acrylic rubber layer, the PET layer for attaching the polyurethane layer to the acrylic rubber layer.

18. A removably attachable protective apparatus for a mobile communication device comprising:

a top shell for protecting a portion of a top surface of the mobile communication device, the top shell having two parallel longitudinal bars and two parallel latitudinal bars, the longitudinal and latitudinal bars forming an outer perimeter of a quadrilateral, the top shell including;

a first set of walls forming a first cavity in the first longitudinal bar,

a second set of walls forming a second cavity in the second longitudinal bar,

a third set of walls forming a third cavity in the first latitudinal bar, and

a fourth set of walls forming a fourth cavity in the second latitudinal bar,

a first adhesive attachment member disposed within the first cavity for removably adhering the first longitudinal bar to a portion of the mobile communication device;

a second adhesive attachment member disposed within the second cavity for removably adhering the second longitudinal bar to a portion of the mobile communication device;

a third adhesive attachment member disposed within the third cavity for removably adhering the first latitudinal bar to a portion of the mobile communication device; and

a fourth adhesive attachment member disposed within the fourth cavity for removably adhering the second latitudinal bar to a portion of the mobile communication device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 further comprising:

a bottom shell for protecting a portion of a bottom surface of the mobile communication device, the bottom shell including a fifth set of walls forming a fifth cavity; and

a fifth adhesive attachment member disposed within the fifth cavity for removably adhering the bottom shell to the portion of the bottom surface the mobile communication device.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first adhesive attachment member, the second adhesive attachment member, the third adhesive attachment member, the fourth adhesive attachment member, and the fifth adhesive attachment member each comprise a polyurethane elastomer layer.