Protective case for mobile electronic device with integrated camera ring stand
A protective case for an electronic device having an integrated camera ring stand is disclosed. The protective case includes a device compartment defined by multiple walls including a back side wall that is configured to overlie the back face of the device when the device is in the case. The back face wall includes a first aperture that is configured to encompass the camera feature on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case and a hinged stand that is coupled to the back face wall and movable from a fixed closed position to fixed open positions. The stand includes a second aperture that is configured to overlie the first aperture to facilitate camera operation in both the closed and open positions. The stand may be retained within a stand housing that is housed within a camera ring housing that may be a separate component from the stand housing.
1. A protective case for a mobile electronic device having a touchscreen on its front face and a camera lens on an opposing back face, said protective case comprising:
a mobile device compartment configured to retain and be reversibly attachable to said mobile electronic device;
said mobile device compartment being defined by multiple walls including a back face wall that is configured to overlie the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case;
said back face wall including a first aperture that is configured to encompass the camera lens on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case; and
a stand that is coupled by a hinge to said back face wall and adapted to be movable from a closed position to an open position, said stand further comprising a first end section and a second end section, wherein said first end section is closer to the hinge than said second end section, and wherein said second end section further including a second aperture that is dimensioned to at least partially encompass the camera lens when the stand is in the closed position.
2. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first end section of the stand is coupled by the hinge to the back face wall.
3. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first and second apertures are each configured to encompass both the camera lens as well as a flash module on the back face of the mobile electronic device.
4. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the second aperture is coextensive with said first aperture.
5. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the second aperture is defined by a perimeter beveled surface.
6. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first and second apertures are oval in shape.
7. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first and second apertures are polygonal in shape.
8. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first aperture includes a first width and a first length, wherein the first width is greater than the first length, wherein the second aperture includes a second width and a second length, and wherein the second width is greater than the second length.
9. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the first aperture is defined by a first perimeter surface and the second aperture is defined by a second perimeter surface, and wherein said first and second perimeter surfaces are black in color.
10. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein in the closed position, the stand is fixed in position relative to the back face wall.
11. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein in the closed position, the stand is magnetically fixed in position relative to the back face wall.
12. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein a first magnetic element is coupled to the back of the protective case and wherein the stand includes a second magnetic element adapted to be attracted to the first magnetic element, wherein said first and second magnetic elements are positioned adjacent to one another when the stand is in the closed position, and wherein the attraction between the first and second magnetic elements retains the stand in the closed position.
13. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein when the stand is in the open position, the stand is fixed in position relative to the back face wall.
14. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein when the stand is in the open position, the stand is mechanically fixed in position relative to the back face wall by a detent that resists rotation of the stand.
15. A protective case for a mobile electronic device having a touchscreen on its front face and a camera lens on an opposing back face, said protective case comprising:
a mobile device compartment configured to retain and be reversibly attachable to said mobile electronic device;
said mobile device compartment being defined by multiple walls including a back face wall that is configured to overlie the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case;
said back face wall including a first aperture that is configured to encompass the camera lens on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case; and
a stand that is coupled by a hinge to said back face wall and adapted to be movable from a closed position to an open position, said stand further comprising a first end section and a second end section, said second end section further including a second aperture that is dimensioned to at least partially encompass the camera lens when the stand is in the closed position, wherein said back face wall includes a camera ring housing that is configured to surround the camera lens of the mobile device when the device is in the case, said camera ring housing further defining a second compartment that is dimensioned to receive a camera ring stand housing and the stand when the stand is in the closed position.
16. The protective case of claim 15 , wherein said stand is hinged to said back face by the stand housing that is coupled within said camera ring housing, said stand housing further defining a third compartment that is dimensioned to receive the stand when the stand is in the closed position and a third aperture that is configured to encompass the camera lens on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case.
17. The protective case of claim 16 , wherein said first, second and third apertures are each defined by perimeter surfaces that are black in color.
18. The protective case of claim 16 , wherein said camera ring housing is molded into the back face wall.
19. The protective case of claim 16 , wherein said stand and stand housing is formed of metal.
20. A protective case for a mobile electronic device having a touchscreen on its front face and a camera lens and flash module on an opposing back face, said protective case comprising:
a mobile device compartment configured to retain and be reversibly attachable to said mobile electronic device, said mobile device compartment being defined by multiple walls including a back face wall that is configured to overlie the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case, said back face wall including a first aperture that is configured to encompass the camera lens and flash module on the back face of the mobile device when the device is in the case; and
a stand comprising a first end section and a second end section that the first end section is coupled by a hinge to said back face wall, said second end section including a second aperture which has a beveled outer perimeter surface, said stand being configured to surround said first aperture and being movable from a fixed closed position to a fixed open position.