Two-Piece Protective Carrying Case

• US 20110049005A1
• Filed: 08/12/2010
• Published: 03/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Uncommon LLC (Regency Centers Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Uncommon LLC (Regency Centers Corp.)
• Inventors: Godston, Jon, Brown, Dustin, Wilson, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 8,286,789 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/701
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 13/08 Decorative devices for handbags or purses
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: B28B 11/001 Applying decorations on shaped articles, e.g. by painting
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 5/035 by sublimation or volatilisation of pre-printed design , e.g. sublistatic B41M5/0256 takes precedence; printing on textiles D06P5/00
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 5/382 Contact thermal transfer or sublimation processes sublistatic printing using a pre-formed image B41M5/035; ink-, dye- or pigment-receptive coatings B41M5/52
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 5/41 Base layers supports or substrates
• CPC Class Codes: B41M 5/52 Macromolecular coatings
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/16 for applying transfer pictures or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/165 for decalcomanias; sheet material therefor apparatus or machines for applying decalcomanias B65C
• CPC Class Codes: B44C 1/1712 Decalcomanias applied under heat and pressure, e.g. provided with a heat activable adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 81/02 specially adapted to protect contents from mechanical damage containers of polygonal cross-section provided with internal protecting elements for contents B65D5/50; devices to locate articles in containers B65D25/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49895 Associating parts by use of aligning means [e.g., use of a drift pin or a "fixture"]

Abstract

A carrying case for a portable device is disclosed. Generally speaking, the protective case for a portable device comprises a first body section and a second body section, each having a back surface and upturned sides, and a rim affixed to an edge of the upturned sides of the body sections, the rim defining an open area. Preferably, the first and second body sections are of contrasting colors and connect to one another to form a cavity defined by the respective back surfaces and upturned sides. Further, the first and second body sections and the first and second rim are preferably all formed of the same material.

Claims

1. A protective case for a portable device, the case comprising:

a first body section having a back surface and upturned sides;

a first rim affixed to an edge of the upturned sides of the first body section, the first rim defining an open area;

a second body section having a back surface and upturned sides;

a second rim affixed to an edge of the upturned sides of the second body section, the second rim defining an open area;

wherein the first and second body sections connect to one another to form a cavity defined by the respective back surfaces and upturned sides.

2. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the first and second body sections and the first and second rim are all formed of the same material.

3. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising at least one integral toggle button cover positioned on an upturned side of the first body section.

4. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising at least one integral toggle button cover positioned in at least one of either the first body section, the second body section, or both body sections.

5. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising an inner surface within the cavity, the inner surface having at least one stop for frictionally engaging another surface.

6. The protective case of claim 5, wherein the inner surface has at least one stop for frictionally engaging another surface on each of the first body section and the second body section.

7. The protective case of claim 1, wherein the second body section and the first body section have contrasting colors.

8. The protective case of claim 2, wherein the second body section and the first body section have contrasting colors.

9. The protective case of claim 1, further comprising a passage having an opening on each of a back surface and an inner surface, the openings being connected by a sidewall and the passage being positioned on one of either the first body section or the second body section.

10. The protective case of claim 9, wherein the passage opening on the back surface has a diameter greater than a diameter of the passage opening on the inner surface.

11. The protective case of claim 9, wherein the passage sidewall is sloped inward from the opening on the back surface to the opening on the inner surface.

12. The protective case of claim 5, further comprising a passage having an opening on each of the back surface and the inner surface of one of either the first body section or the second body section, and a sidewall connecting the openings.

13. The protective case of claim 12, wherein the passage sidewall is sloped inward from the opening on the back surface to the opening on the inner surface.

14. The protective case of claim 12, wherein the passage opening on the back surface has a diameter greater than a diameter of the passage opening on the inner surface.

15. A protective case for a portable device, the case comprising:

a first body section having a back surface and upturned sides;

a first rim affixed to an edge of the upturned sides of the first body section, the first rim defining an open area;

a second body section having a back surface and upturned sides;

a second rim affixed to an edge of the upturned sides of the second body section, the second rim defining an open area, wherein the first and second body sections are of contrasting colors and connect to one another to form a cavity defined by the respective back surfaces and upturned sides, and the first and second body sections and the first and second rim are all formed of the same material;

at least one integral toggle button cover positioned on an upturned side of one of either the first body section or the second body section;

an inner surface within the cavity, the inner surface having at least one stop for frictionally engaging another surface; and

a passage having an opening on each of a back surface and an inner surface of one of either the first body section or the second body section, the openings being connected by a sidewall.

16. The protective case of claim 15, wherein the passage sidewall is sloped inward from the opening on the back surface to the opening on the inner surface.

17. The protective case of claim 15, wherein the passage opening on the back surface has a diameter greater than a diameter of the passage opening on the inner surface

18. The protective case of claim 15, wherein the first rim and the second rim are a single piece.