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Granted Patent B1
US 9,300,768 · App. 14/632,927 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Protective case for portable electronic device

Inventors: Elizabeth Dining (Boulder, CO); Erin Joy Watt (Boulder, CO); Zachary Conrad (Denver, CO); Cameron James Brown (Vail, CO); Jeremy Kerbs (Westminster, CO)
Assignee: Elizabeth Incorporated
H04M1/0202A45C11/00A45F5/00H04B1/3888H05K5/0013H05K5/0086H05K5/03A45C2011/002A45C2011/003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,300,768
App. No.
14/632,927
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

A case for an electronic device includes a rigid layer and a resilient layer. The rigid layer includes a plurality of turned edges. The resilient layer is disposed primarily on a first side of the rigid layer, wherein the resilient layer includes a plurality of enveloping edges that substantially envelop the turned edges.

Claims (15)

1. A case for an electronic device, the case comprising:

a rigid layer comprising a plurality of turned edges;

a resilient layer disposed primarily on a first side of the rigid layer, wherein the resilient layer comprises a plurality of enveloping edges that substantially envelop the turned edges;

wherein the rigid layer defines a central opening and further comprises a plurality of rigid bridges at least partially spanning the central opening, wherein each of the plurality of rigid bridges comprise a rigid bridge width; and

wherein the resilient layer defines a central window and further comprises a plurality of resilient bridges at least partially spanning the central window and substantially aligned with each of the plurality of rigid bridges, wherein each of the plurality of resilient bridges comprise a resilient bridge width less than the rigid bridge width.

2. The case of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of rigid bridges and each of the plurality of resilient bridges define a shape comprising at least one of a straight bar, a curved bar, a curvilinear bar, a substantially circular bar, a wave bar, and an ellipsoidal bar.

3. The case of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rigid bridges extends between opposing edges of the central opening.

4. The case of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rigid bridges extends between adjacent edges of the central opening.

5. The case of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of rigid bridges extends between a single edge of the central opening.

6. The case of claim 1 , wherein a first rigid bridge of the plurality of rigid bridges extends from a first edge of the central opening to a second rigid bridge of the plurality of rigid bridges.

7. The case of claim 1 , wherein the resilient layer comprises:

two short outer edges, each having a first height; and

two long outer edges having lengths greater than the two short outer edges, wherein each of the two long outer edges has a second height less than the first height.

8. The case of claim 7 , wherein the resilient layer defines a taper from the first height to the second height.

9. The case of claim 7 , wherein the resilient layer defines a step from the first height to the second height.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2020
From: JEFFERSON STREET HOLDINGS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC
To: JEFFERSON STREET HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 053027/0254 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 26, 2019
From: JEFFERSON STREET HOLDINGS, LLC.
To: CERINET USA INC.
Reel/Frame 048447/0888 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 26, 2018
From: ELIZABETH INCORPORATED
To: CRADL. LTD.
Reel/Frame 047325/0595 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Oct 26, 2018
From: CRADL. LTD.
To: JEFFERSON STREET HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 047326/0870 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 30, 2018
From: CERINET USA, INC.
To: JEFFERSON STREET HOLDINGS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC.
Reel/Frame 045929/0808 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2016
From: ELIZABETH, INC.
To: CRADL, LTD.
Reel/Frame 039618/0565 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2015
From: BROWN, CAMERON JAMES; CONRAD, ZACHARY; DINING, ELIZABETH JOY; KERBS, JEREMY; WATT, ERIN JOY; TRANSIT THEORY LLC
To: ELIZABETH INCORPORATED
Reel/Frame 037081/0937 →