Means of protecting a mobile electronic device utilizing only the corners of the device
The present invention relates to the protective devices for a mobile electronic device that comprises of multiple detachable corner bodies which attach solely to the corners of the device. The detachable corner bodies extend beyond the physical dimensions of the mobile electronic device so as to prevent the device from the striking hard surfaces directly on physical edges of the mobile electronic device. By doing so, the present invention can be used to protect the mobile electronic device from unavoidable strikes with hard surfaces without sacrificing the designed beauty characteristics of the mobile electronic device.
1. A protection device comprising:
a set of four detachable corner bodies, each detachable corner body having a cutout or aperture configured to securely fit and protect a mobile electronic device,
wherein three corner bodies of the set of four detachable corner bodies are similar in shape,
wherein one detachable corner body of the set of four detachable corner bodies has a lunette shape configured to accommodate features or protrusions of the mobile electronic device,
wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are configured to attach to each corner of the mobile electronic device via a compression force; and
wherein each detachable corner body attaches solely to a corner of the mobile electronic device and extends beyond physical dimensions of the mobile electronic device.
2. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is a cellular phone.
3. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is a smart phone.
4. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is a tablet computer.
5. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is a handheld computer.
6. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is a notebook computer.
7. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is an ultra-mobile computer.
8. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile electronic device is an e-reader.
9. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are symmetrical in size and shape.
10. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are constructed to allow unobstructed access to all of the features of the mobile electronic device.
11. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are constructed to allow unobstructed access to input/output interfaces or elements of the mobile electronic device.
12. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are constructed to allow unobstructed usage of input/output interfaces or elements of the mobile electronic device.
13. The protection device of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies are configured to attach to each corner of the mobile device by applying a bonding agent without any hardware or tools.
14. The protection device of claim 13 , wherein the bonding agent includes a double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape between each of the four detachable corner bodies and each corner of the mobile electronic device, wherein a flexible support provides a first side coated with a pressure sensitive adhesive, and wherein a second side is coated with an identical pressure sensitive adhesive.
15. The protection device of claim 13 , wherein the bonding agent includes a double-sided pressure sensitive adhesive tape between each of the four detachable corner bodies and each corner of the mobile electronic device,
wherein a flexible support provides a first side coated with a first pressure sensitive adhesive, and
wherein a second side is coated with a second pressure sensitive adhesive, the second pressure sensitive adhesive has a surface energy higher that the first pressure sensitive adhesive.
16. The protection device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a releasable adhesive joint arranged between each of the detachable corner bodies and each corner of the mobile electronic device, wherein the releasable adhesive joint includes a heatable adhesive compound that loses its adhesion to each of the detachable corner bodies or each corner of the mobile electronic device.
17. The compression method of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies form a front and a back housing member, and wherein one or more snap tab fasteners are built into each of the four detachable corner bodies for connecting the front and back housing members together.
18. The compression method of claim 1 , wherein the set of four detachable corner bodies form a front and a back housing member and provide one or more screw holes originating in the back housing member and terminating within the front housing member, and wherein one or more screws are arranged to connect the front and back housing members together.