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Granted Patent B2
US 12676922 · App. 18/567,351 · Granted Jul 7, 2026

Protective case for mobile device

Inventors: Piers Christian Storey (Monaco, MC); Brendan Hingston Lake (Venice, CA)
Assignee: GEORGE TFE SCP
H04M1/0203
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12676922
App. No.
18/567,351
Granted
Jul 7, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protective case ( 1 ) configured to reversibly receive and retain a mobile device ( 10 ) comprising a rigid chassis ( 2 ) configured to receive the mobile device ( 10 ); a plurality of shock-absorbing bumpers ( 3 ) shaped to interlock with respective portions of said chassis ( 2 ).

Claims (21)

1 . A protective case configured to reversibly receive and retain a mobile device comprising:

a rigid chassis configured to receive the mobile device;

a plurality of shock-absorbing bumpers shaped to interlock with respective portions of said chassis;

an outer layer configured to cover an outer face of the rigid chassis;

wherein the bumpers are sandwiched between the outer layer and the chassis, or

wherein the chassis is sandwiched between the outer layer and the bumpers.

2 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis is made of a material at least partially incompatible with the material/s of the shock-absorbing bumpers and/or of the outer layer.

3 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein at least one shock-absorbing bumper comprises one or more hooks configured to snap-fasten with said portions of the chassis.

4 . Protective case according to claim 3 , wherein at least one shock-absorbing bumper is shaped to form a cavity.

5 . Protective case according to claim 4 , wherein the outer layer is shaped so as to fill one or more of said cavities of the shock-absorbing bumpers for preventing a disconnection between the shock-absorbing bumper and the chassis.

6 . Protective case according to claim 3 , wherein said portions being grooves.

7 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer is overmolded over the chassis so to be in direct contact also with the shock-absorbing bumpers.

8 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer comprises a plurality of indents configured to mechanically engage with respective undercuts of the shock-absorbing bumpers.

9 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the chassis or outer layer is configured to retain the mobile device.

10 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of the shock-absorbing bumpers comprise an array of energy-absorbing open-cells encapsulated in an elastic carrier material.

11 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of the shock-absorbing bumpers comprise polymer-based dilatant.

12 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of shock-absorbing bumpers are made at least in part of silicone or an elastomer.

13 . Protective case according to claim 12 , wherein the elastomer of one or more of shock-absorbing bumpers is a thermoplastic elastomer.

14 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the outer layer and the shock-absorbing bumpers are made of compatible materials.

15 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the shock-absorbing bumpers are interlocked to the chassis so to face inward.

16 . Protective case according to claim 1 , wherein one or more of shock-absorbing bumpers are at least in part clamped between the chassis and the outer layer.