Cell phone case

• US 9,847,806 B1
• Filed: 07/22/2016
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert G. Dickie
• Original Assignee: Robert G. Dickie
• Inventors: Dickie, Robert G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jain, Ankur
• Assistant Examiner(s): Matthew, Max
• Application Number:
  US15/217,059
• Time in Patent Office: 515 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0202 Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks

Abstract

A cellular phone protection case that has four impact absorbing corners and a planar body extending therebetween. Portions of the planar body are asymmetrical relative to imaginary central axes associated with the planar body. Additionally, the four corners define free spaces therebetween to define a cell phone cover that is substantially free of planar sidewalls extending between respective corners. The corners may deflect to repeatably engage a cell phone at complementarily shaped cellphone corners.

Claims

1. A cell phone case comprising:

a central longitudinal first axis and a central transverse second axis;

a first corner spaced from a second corner defining a transversely aligned first free space therebetween;

a third corner spaced from a fourth corner defining a transversely aligned second free space therebetween;

wherein a longitudinally aligned third free space is defined between the first corner and the third corner and a longitudinally aligned fourth free space is defined between the second corner and the third corner; and

a distinct first cover entirely surrounding a first side of the first corner adapted to engage a cell phone and at least partially surrounding an opposite second side of the first corner;

a distinct second cover entirely surrounding a first side of the second corner adapted to engage the cell phone and at least partially surrounding an opposite second side of the second corner;

a distinct third cover entirely surrounding a first side of the third corner adapted to engage the cell phone and at least partially surrounding an opposite second side of the third corner; and

a distinct fourth cover entirely surrounding a first side of the fourth corner adapted to engage the cell phone and at least partially surrounding an opposite second side of the fourth corner.

2. The cell phone of claim 1, further comprising:

a first hole formed in the first corner, wherein a portion of the first cover extends through the first hole;

a second hole formed in the second corner, wherein a portion of the second cover extends through the second hole;

a third hole formed in the third corner, wherein a portion of the third cover extends through the third hole; and

a fourth hole formed in the fourth corner, wherein a portion of the fourth cover extends through the fourth hole.

3. The cell phone of claim 2, further comprising:

a first lip on the first cover repeatably deflectable at the portion of the first cover that extends through the first hole adapted to snugly engage a complementary cell phone first corner;

a second lip on the second cover repeatably deflectable at the portion of the second cover that extends through the second hole adapted to snugly engage a complementary cell phone second corner;

a third lip on the third cover repeatably deflectable at the portion of the third cover that extends through the third hole adapted to snugly engage a complementary cell phone third corner; and

a fourth lip on the fourth cover repeatably deflectable at the portion of the fourth cover that extends through the fourth hole adapted to snugly engage a complementary cell phone fourth corner.