Case and shell for a smart phone
View Patent ↗A protective case with removable shell for holding and camouflaging a smart phone or similar device, such as, but not limited to, an iPhone. The case comprises a front cover and a back cover, which may be rigid or hardback. The front and back covers are hingedly connected along one edge by a spine. A plurality of tabs extending from the inside of the back cover differentially engage corresponding slots in the back of the removable shell, allowing the case and shell to be configured in various positions. The inside of the front cover contains various slots or pockets, and functions as a wallet. The exterior of the case has the appearance of a book, which helps disguise the fact that the case holds a smart phone or similar device.
1. A holder for a smart phone, comprising:
a case with a front cover and a back cover hingedly attached along a spine, the front cover comprising an interior side and an exterior side, and the back cover comprising an interior side and an exterior side;
a plurality of tabs extending from the interior side of the back cover configured in at least two columns;
a removable shell with a back and sides, said shell configured to securely hold a smart phone; and
a plurality of slots in the back of the removable shell configured in at least two columns, each slot further configured with wide areas and narrow areas to receive and slidingly engage a corresponding tab;
wherein there are at least a first column of said slots and a second column of said slots, further wherein the slots of the first column are narrow at the end nearest the spine, wide in the center, and wide at the end furthest from the spine, and the slots of the second column are narrow at the end nearest the spine, wide in the center, and narrow at the end further from the spine.
2. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the case and shell are configured to move between an unengaged position, a partially engaged position where only the slots of the second column are engaged with corresponding tabs, and a fully engaged position where all slots are engaged with corresponding tabs.
3. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the inside of the front cover further comprises a plurality of pockets.
4. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the exterior of the case has the appearance of a book.
5. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the tabs are T-shaped in cross-section.
6. The holder of claim 1 , wherein the shell comprises one or more openings or cut-outs in the back or sides.