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One piece co-formed exterior hard shell case with an elastomeric liner for mobile electronic devices

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  • US 8,204,561 B2
  • Filed: 10/26/2011
  • Issued: 06/19/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A one-piece case for enclosing a personal electronic device comprising:

  • a flexible inner layer co-molded with an exterior hard layer and permanently affixed together to form a co-molded one-piece assembly;

    wherein the co-molded one-piece assembly is sufficiently flexible to accept insertion of the personal electronic device and sufficiently rigid to securely retain the inserted personal electronic device, wherein;

    the flexible inner layer includes a bottom surface, side surfaces joined to the bottom surface and extending upward therefrom, and a fitted cavity configured to accept and retain the inserted personal electronic device such that the bottom surface covers at least a portion of a bottom surface of the inserted personal electronic device and the side surfaces cover at least a portion of a side surface of the inserted personal electronic device;

    the exterior hard layer includes a bottom surface and side surfaces sized and shaped to substantially cover an exterior of the bottom and side surfaces of the flexible inner layer and a cut away portion that is permanently filled with a portion of the co-molded flexible inner layer.

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