Case for electrical device and method of providing same

• US 8,380,264 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2010
• Issued: 02/19/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/06/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Belkin International Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hung, Juliana S., Fu, Xin, Idehara, Takuya, Law, Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tu X
• Application Number:
  US12/852,448
• Publication Number:
  US 20110034221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 928 Days
• Field of Search: 455/575.8, 455/128
• US Class Current: 455/575.8
• 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 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/15 Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes

Abstract

In some examples, a mobile media device case can include: (a) an enclosure with a cavity, the cavity sized to contain a mobile media device therein, the enclosure further having: (1) a top side; (2) a bottom side, the bottom side configured to receive the mobile media device; (3) a front side, the front side is configured to allow visual and tactile access to the mobile media device when the mobile media device is in the cavity; and (4) a back side. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A mobile media device case, the mobile media device case comprising:

an enclosure with a cavity, the cavity sized to contain a mobile media device therein, the enclosure further having;

a top side;

a bottom side, the bottom side configured to receive the mobile media device;

a front side, the front side is configured to allow visual and tactile access to the mobile media device when the mobile media device is in the cavity; and

a back side, the back side having;

a first case back layer configured to be in mechanical communication with the top side and the bottom side of the enclosure; and

a second case back layer including a positioning strap opening; and

a positioning strap having;

a first positioning strap edge, the first positioning strap edge elastically coupled between the first case back layer and the second case back layer;

a second positioning strap edge, the second positioning strap edge fixedly coupled between the first case back layer and the second case back layer;

a top surface located between the first positioning strap edge and the second positioning strap edge; and

a bottom surface opposite the top surface and located between the first positioning strap edge and the second positioning strap edge,

wherein;

two or more positioning strap openings are located between an edge of the first case back layer of the back side and an edge of the second case back layer of the back side; and

the enclosure is configured such that when force is applied to the positioning strap, the positioning strap is configured to deform in a substantially perpendicular direction away from the first case back layer, the first positioning strap edge of the positioning strap is configured to abut an edge of a first one of the two or more positioning strap opening, and the second positioning strap edge of the positioning strap is configured to abut an edge of a second one of the two or more positioning strap opening.

2. The mobile media device case of claim 1, further comprising:

a securing strap coupled to the top side and including a distal end, wherein;

the back side of the enclosure includes a securing strap receiving layer, and

the distal end of the securing strap is configured to removably couple to the securing strap receiving layer to secure the mobile media device in the cavity.

3. The mobile media device case of claim 2, wherein:

the securing strap receiving layer is coupled to the second case back layer of the back side of the enclosure.

4. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein:

the back side of the enclosure further has a camera well opening.

5. The mobile media device case of claim 1, further comprising:

a first elastic securing portion coupled to the first positioning strap edge of the positioning strap,

wherein;

the positioning strap is secured between the first case back layer and the second case back layer using the first elastic securing portion.

6. The mobile media device case of claim 5, further comprising:

a second elastic securing portion coupled to the second positioning strap edge of the positioning strap,

wherein;

the positioning strap is secured between the first case back layer and the second case back layer using the second elastic securing portion.

7. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein

the enclosure is configured such that when a second force is applied to the positioning strap, the positioning strip is configured to deform back in a position abutting and at least partially parallel to the back side of the enclosure.

8. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein:

the front side of the enclosure comprises a transparent film;

the transparent film is configured to allow the visual and the tactile access to the mobile media device when the mobile media device is in the cavity.

9. The mobile media device case of claim 1, wherein the positioning strap is configured to deform in a curvealinearly manner when the force is applied.

10. A mobile media device case to hold a mobile media device, the mobile media device case comprising:

three or more sides defining a media device cavity, the media device cavity configured to hold the mobile media device;

a positioning strap coupled to a first side of the three or more sides, the positioning strap comprising at least four surfaces;

a first elastic securing portion coupled to a first surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides; and

a second elastic securing portion coupled to a second surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides;

wherein;

the positioning strap is configured to move between a non-deployed state and a deployed state;

the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides are configured such that when the positioning strap is in the non-deployed state, at least part of a third surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap is abutting the first side of the three of more sides; and

the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides are configured such that when the positioning strap is in the deployed state, the positioning strap is in a curvilinear position such that at least part of the first surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap and at least part of the second surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap are abutting the first side of the three or more sides and at least part of a third surface and at least part of a fourth surface of the at least four surfaces of the positioning strap are spaced apart from the first side of the three or more sides.

11. The mobile media device case of claim 10, wherein:

the positioning strap is configured to move between the non-deployed state and the deployed state when a force at least partially perpendicular to the first side of the three or more side is applied to the positioning strap.

12. The mobile media device case of claim 10, wherein:

the first elastic securing portion is configured to be in a non-flexed position when the positioning strap is in the non-deployed state; and

the first elastic securing portion is configured to be in a flexed position when the positioning strap is in the deployed position.

13. The mobile media device case of claim 12, wherein:

the second elastic securing portion is configured to be in a non-flexed position when the positioning strap is in the non-deployed state; and

the second elastic securing portion is configured to be in a flexed position when the positioning strap is in the deployed position.

14. The mobile media device case of claim 12, wherein:

the first elastic securing portion has a substantially hourglass shape when in the flexed position; and

the second elastic securing portion has a substantially hourglass shape when in the flexed position.

15. The mobile media device case of claim 12, wherein:

the first side of the three or more sides comprises;

a first case back layer; and

a second case back layer coupled to the first case back layer.

16. The mobile media device case of claim 15, wherein:

the first elastic securing potion is coupled to the first side of the three or more sides between the first case back layer and the second case back layer; and

the second elastic securing potion is coupled to the first side of the three or more sides between the first case back layer and the second case back layer.

17. The mobile media device case of claim 15, wherein:

the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides are configured such that when the positioning strap is in the non-deployed state, at least part of the positioning strap, the first elastic securing portion and the second elastic securing portion are located between the first case back layer and the second case back layer.

18. The mobile media device case of claim 17, wherein:

the positioning strap and the first side of the three or more sides are configured such that when the positioning strap is in the deployed state, at least part of the first elastic securing portion and at least part of the second elastic securing portion are located between the first case back layer and the second case back layer and the at least part of the positioning strap is located exterior to the three or more sides.

19. A method of using a media case, the method comprising:

providing the media case to include;

three or more sides defining a media cavity, the media cavity configured to contain a mobile media device;

a positioning strap, the positioning strap coupled to a first side of the three or more sides, the positioning strap having at least four edges, the first edge of the at least four edges and the second edge of the at least four edges of the positioning strap are elastically coupled to the first side of the three or more sides;

gripping at least one of a third edge of the at least four edges of the positioning strap or a fourth edge of the at least four edges of the positioning strap;

applying a force to the positioning strap such that at least a portion of the positioning strap extends away from the first side of the three or more sides; and

resting the at least a portion of the positioning strap and a second side of the three or more sides on a surface.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein:

the first side of the three of more side comprises;

a first case back layer; and

a second case back layer coupled to the first case back layer,

two or more positioning strap openings are located between an edge of the first case back layer and an edge of the second case back layer;

the first edge of the at least four edges of the positioning strap and the second edge of the at least four edges of the positioning strap are elastically coupled between the first case back layer and the second case back layer; and

applying the force to the positioning strap comprises;

applying the force to the positioning strap such that the positioning strap exits the two or more positioning strap opening when the force is applied.