Battery case for mobile device
View Patent ↗An improved battery case adapted to removably receive, protect and provide power to a mobile device is provided. The case includes a base configured to house a rechargeable battery, a user detachable back face cover capable of providing aesthetic modularity to the consumer and manufacturing advantages, and a bumper that is constructed to include a rigid inner frame or skeleton that includes an outwardly extending rib that is molded on either side with an outer softer and more elastic layer that extends over the face of the mobile device. The bumper can be molded as an integral part of the case or be removably attached to a component of the case.
1. A rechargeable battery case adapted to removably receive, protect and provide power to a mobile device, said case comprising:
a base portion having a top surface and an opposing back surface and a rechargeable battery housed therein, wherein said top surface defines an outer perimeter of said base portion and wherein said back surface having a first region and an adjacent second region that is depressed in elevation relative to said first region;
a unitary bumper portion extending from the top surface of base portion and extending around the entire perimeter defined by said top surface wherein the bumper portion is detachable connected to the top surface of the base portion; and
a user removable panel having an inner and outer surface and being detachably connected at its inner surface to said back surface of said base to cover said second region and seamlessly mated to said first region.
2. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the user removable panel is pre-printed with a selected design.
3. The case according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of tabs provided on the inner surface of the user panel and a corresponding plurality of slots provided on the back surface of the base portion, wherein each of the plurality of tabs interfaces with a corresponding one of the plurality of slots when the panel is detachably connected to the back surface of the base.
4. The case according to claim 3 , wherein said plurality of slots provided on the back surface are located on the depressed second region of the back surface of the base.
5. The case according to claim 1 , wherein the panel comprises a coating configured to be printed separately and affixed to the outer surface of the panel.
6. The case according to claim 1 , wherein said back surface of said base further having a third region that is adjacent to said second region, wherein said panel when detachably connected at its inner surface to said back surface of said base to cover said second region is further seamlessly mated to said third region.
7. The case according to claim 1 , further comprising a printable label configured to be affixed to the cover.
8. A rechargeable battery case adapted to removably receive, protect and provide power to a mobile device, the case comprising:
a base portion having a top surface and an opposing back surface and a rechargeable battery housed therein, wherein the top surface defines an outer perimeter of the base portion and wherein the back surface having a first region and an adjacent second region that is depressed in elevation relative to the first region and further the back surface of the base portion further having a third region that is adjacent to the second region; and
a first user removable panel having an inner surface and an outer surface and configured to selectively attach to the back surface of the base portion so that the first panel is aligned on the base portion in a predetermined orientation and further the first panel when detachable connected at its inner surface to the back surface of the base to cover the second region is further seamlessly mated to the third region.
9. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the first panel is pre-printed with a selected design.
10. The case according to claim 8 further comprising a plurality of tabs provided on the inner surface of the first panel and a corresponding plurality of slots provided on the back surface of the base portion, wherein each of the plurality of tabs interfaces with a corresponding one of the plurality of slots when the first panel is detachably connected to the back surface of the base.
11. The case according to claim 10 , wherein the plurality of slots provided on the back surface are located on the depressed second region of the back surface of the base.
12. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the first panel comprises a coating configured to be printed separately and affixed to the outer surface of the first panel.
13. The case according to claim 8 further comprising a printable label configured to be affixed to the cover.
14. The case according to claim 8 , wherein the first panel is attached to the back surface of the base portion by mechanical snaps.
15. The case according to claim 8 further comprising a second user removable panel selectively attached to the back surface of the base portion when the first panel is detached from the back surface of the base portion, wherein the second panel has a different printed design than that of the first panel.