IP Library Granted Patent US 11,083,264
Granted Patent B2
US 11,083,264 · App. 15/998,420 · Granted Aug 10, 2021

Case for portable electronics device

Inventor: Jedd Komlos (Baltimore, MD)
Assignee: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
A45C11/182A45C11/00A45C11/18A45C11/321A45C13/023A45C2011/002A45C2011/003
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Patent No.
US 11,083,264
App. No.
15/998,420
Granted
Aug 10, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A protective case for a portable electronic device includes a housing with an open tray and a resilient cord. The tray is recessed into the rear of the housing. The cord spans the opening of the tray, creating a cord pattern of overlapping segments capable of securing items placed into the tray. In an embodiment, the tray may be separated from the housing and the cord separated from the tray. A user may customize the cord layout by threading the cord across the tray opening in a desired pattern based on the goods within the tray.

Claims (53)

1. A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:

a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device, the base structure comprising:

a front side;

a rear side; and

an opening disposed in the rear side;

a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure proximate to the opening, the tray structure having at least one slot; and

a resilient member removably coupled to the tray structure when disposed within the at least one slot.

2. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the tray structure is rectangular with a top side, a bottom side, a first side, and a second side.

3. The protective case of claim 2 , wherein the tray structure further comprises:

a top sidewall extending from the top side;

a bottom sidewall extending from the bottom side;

a first sidewall extending from the first side; and

a second sidewall extending from the second side, wherein the sidewalls collectively define a cavity on the tray structure.

4. The protective case of claim 3 , wherein the first sidewall includes a first plurality of slots and tabs, and the second sidewall includes a second plurality of slots and tabs.

5. The protective case of claim 4 , wherein the resilient member is removably coupled to the tray structure.

6. The protective case of claim 5 , wherein the resilient member is configured to secure an item within the cavity of the tray structure.

7. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the tray structure covers the opening of the base structure when the tray structure is coupled to the base structure.

8. The protective case of claim 1 , wherein the opening is a first opening disposed proximate to a bottom side, a first side, and a second side of the base structure, the protective case further comprising:

a second opening disposed in the rear side of the base structure proximate to a top side and the first side of the base structure, wherein the first opening is larger in size than the second opening.

9. A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:

a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device, the base structure comprising:

a front side; and

a rear side opposite the front side;

a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure, wherein the tray structure is configured to be secured between an interior surface of the rear side of the base structure and the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is received by the base structure; and

a resilient member removably and reconfigurably coupled to the tray structure such that the resilient member may be coupled to the tray structure when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure.

10. The protective case of claim 9 , wherein the base structure includes an opening that extends through the rear side of the base structure.

11. The protective case of claim 10 , wherein the tray structure, when coupled to the base structure, is aligned with the opening of the base structure.

12. The protective case of claim 9 , wherein the resilient member is removable and reconfigurable when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure.

13. The protective case of claim 12 , wherein the tray structure further comprises:

a top sidewall extending from a top side;

a bottom sidewall extending from a bottom side;

a first sidewall extending from a first side; and

a second sidewall extending from a second side, wherein the sidewalls collectively define a cavity on the tray structure.

14. The protective case of claim 13 , wherein the first sidewall includes a first series of equally spaced first slots and first tabs, and the second sidewall includes a second series of equally spaced second slots and second tabs.

15. The protective case of claim 14 , wherein:

the resilient member is removably coupled to the tray structure when disposed within at least one of the first slots or second slots, and

the resilient member is reconfigurable as to which of the first slots and the second slots the resilient member is disposed within.

16. A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:

a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device, the base structure comprising:

a front side; and

a rear side opposite the front side;

a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure, the tray structure comprising:

a top sidewall extending from a top side;

a bottom sidewall extending from a bottom side;

a first sidewall extending from a first side; and

a second sidewall extending from a second side, wherein the sidewalls collectively define a cavity on the tray structure; and

a resilient member removably and reconfigurably coupled to the tray structure such that the resilient member may be coupled to the tray structure when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure, wherein the resilient member is removable and reconfigurable when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure.

17. The protective case of claim 16 , wherein the first sidewall includes a first series of equally spaced first slots and first tabs, and the second sidewall includes a second series of equally spaced second slots and second tabs.

18. The protective case of claim 17 , wherein:

the resilient member is removably coupled to the tray structure when disposed within at least one of the first slots or second slots, and

the resilient member is reconfigurable as to which of the first slots and the second slots the resilient member is disposed within.

19. The protective case of claim 16 , wherein the tray structure is configured to be secured between an interior surface of the rear side of the base structure and the portable electronic device.

20. The protective case of claim 19 , wherein the base structure includes an opening that extends through the rear side of the base structure, and wherein the tray structure, when coupled to the base structure, is aligned with the opening of the base structure.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 13, 2020
From: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052654/0756 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2018
From: KOMLOS, JEDD
To: UNDER ARMOUR, INC.
Reel/Frame 046846/0745 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62545694 · Aug 15, 2017
Related Publication 20190125049A1 · May 2, 2019
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