TABLET COMPUTER CASE FOR MULTIPLE VIEWING ORIENTATIONS
A case or cover for an electronic device such as a tablet computer is disclosed. This case allows the user to protect and personalize their tablet computer. The case allows the user to position the device for viewing in either portrait or landscape mode and does not require the user to hold the device in the desired orientation. The case may have a distinct hinge, with a stop that limits its rotational travel allowing the user to prop the electronic device up, at a desired viewing angle
1 . A case for a tablet-computing device, said case comprising:
a friction hinge;
a cover residing substantially adjacent and co-planar with a back of the tablet-computing device;
wherein the cover comprises one or more railings, slots, indentations, notches, pivoting pieces, or tracks;
and one or more pins, protrusions, screws, knobs, sticks, bars, or extensions; and
wherein the one or more pins, protrusions, screws, knobs, sticks, bars, or extensions are engaged and mechanically held within the one or more railings, slots, indentations, notches, pivoting pieces, or tracks.
2 . The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises a four-bar mechanism or device.
3 . The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises a pin.
4 . The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises a plurality of pins.
5 . The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises a spring.
6 . The case of claim 1 , wherein the case comprises an elastic band.