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Docking sleeve with electrical adapter

  • US 9,529,387 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2015
  • Issued: 12/27/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A protective arrangement for an electronic device, the arrangement comprising:

  • a flexible cover comprising a panel and a skirt surrounding the panel, wherein the panel and skirt form an interior cavity therebetween, and the skirt forming a mouth opening that communicates with the interior cavity, wherein the interior cavity is configured and arranged to receive an electronic device, wherein the flexible cover is configured and arranged to at least partially cover one of a back face or a front face of the electronic device, at least partially cover a plurality of side faces of the electronic device, and extend around a peripheral edge of another one of the front face or the back face of the electronic device to secure the electronic device within the flexible cover;

    an adapter fixedly positioned in the flexible cover, the adapter comprising a male plug comprising a plurality of connectors extending into the interior cavity of the flexible cover in an arrangement for mating with a female socket of the electronic device, and a contactor comprising a plurality of contacts adjacent outwardly from the flexible cover and electrically coupled to one or more of the connectors of the plug; and

    a hard shell configured and arranged to be disposed around at least a portion of the flexible cover and comprising an opening through which the contactor of the adapter is extendable.

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