Portable device case with corner protection element

• US 8,584,847 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2012
• Issued: 11/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: A.G. Findings and Mfg.
• Original Assignee: A.G. Findings and Mfg.
• Inventors: Tages, Fernando, Goradesky, Harold Scot, Acero, Daniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Ackun, Jacob K
• Application Number:
  US13/528,374
• Publication Number:
  US 20120325720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 517 Days
• Field of Search: 206/320, 206/576, 206/521, 206/586, 206/591, 206/594, 150/165
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/36 Reinforcements for edges, corners, or other parts
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

A case for a mobile device includes a housing sized to receive the mobile device. The housing defines a plurality of corner portions, each corner portion includes an interior wall. The mobile device is spaced a distance from the interior wall of the corner portions when disposed within the housing. The housing includes a plurality of protrusions disposed along at least a portion of the interior wall, the protrusions are operable to space the mobile device a distance away from the interior wall.

Claims

1. A case sized to receive a mobile device, the case comprising:

a first portion; and

a second portion separable from the first portion, the second portion including a perimeter portion, the perimeter portion defining at least one groove;

the first portion including;

an interior portion;

a side wall defining a perimeter around the interior portion, the side wall further defining a plurality of corner portions, each corner portion having an interior wall and including at least one tab, each tab is sized to engage a corresponding groove on the second portion to removeably mate the first portion to the second portion;

a plurality of protrusions affixed to the side wall and spaced a distance away from each other and disposed along at least a portion of the side wall of the first portion, the plurality of protrusions and being configured to space the mobile device a distance away from the interior wall of the plurality of corner portions when the mobile device is received within the first portion.

2. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein the second portion defines at least one lip, and wherein the tab is disposed on at least one of the at least one lips.

3. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein the interior wall of each corner portion defines a gap between the mobile device and the interior wall when the mobile device is disposed within the first portion.

4. The mobile device case of claim 3, wherein each corner portion further defines a recess having a depth larger than the depth of the gap.

5. The mobile device case of claim 4, wherein the gap is defined subjacent to the recess.

6. The mobile device case of claim 1, further including a first layer of material having a durometer of substantially 80 A contoured about each of the plurality of corner portions.

7. The mobile device case of claim 6, further including a second layer of material having a durometer of substantially 60 A molded to the first layer of material.

8. The mobile device of claim 1, further including a flexible bladder disposed within the gap.

10. The mobile device case of claim 1, wherein the interior wall of each corner portion defines a gap between the mobile device and the interior wall when the mobile device is disposed within the first portion.

14. The mobile device case of claim 10, wherein the gap is defined subjacent to the deformation region.

15. The mobile device case of claim 10, wherein the first portion defines a lip sized to be received with the gap.

9. A mobile device case sized to receive a mobile device, the mobile device case comprising:

a first portion; and

a second portion, the second portion being matable to and separable from the first portion;

the first portion including;

a side wall defining an interior;

a plurality of corner portions, each corner portion defining a deformation region within a portion of the interior of the side wall;

a plurality of protrusions disposed along at least a portion of the interior of the side wall, the protrusions being affixed to the side wall and configured to space the mobile device a distance away from the side wall when the mobile device is retained within the first portion;

the mobile device being retainable outside the deformation region when disposed within the first portion; and

the first portion defines the deformation region within each of the corner portions.

11. The mobile device case of claim 9, wherein the protrusions are molded into a portion of the side wall.

12. The mobile device case of claim 9, further including a flexible bladder disposed within each deformation region.

13. The mobile device case of claim 9, wherein each corner includes a resilient layer of material disposed about the exterior of the side wall and the corner portion.

16. A mobile device case sized to receive a mobile device, the case comprising:

a first portion having a side wall;

a second portion separable from the first portion;

the first portion including;

a plurality of corner portions, each corner portion defining a deformation region within the interior of the side wall;

each corner portion having an interior wall and including at least one tab, each tab is sized to engage a corresponding groove on the second portion to removeably mate the first portion to the second portion; and

a plurality of substantially rigid protrusions affixed to the side wall and spacing the mobile device a distance from the deformation region when the mobile device is disposed within the first portion.