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Granted Patent B2
US 10,918,181 · App. 16/537,187 · Granted Feb 16, 2021

Cell phone case

Inventor: John B. Adrain (FrisSpokane, WA)
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,918,181
App. No.
16/537,187
Granted
Feb 16, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A case for a communication device such as a cell phone, said case including a tool such as a weapon.

Claims (37)

1. A case for a communication device, comprising:

a weapon;

deployment structure configured to activate the weapon;

a front portion comprising an opening to access a screen of the communication device, said front portion having a peripheral frame around said opening and at least one opening to accommodate a speaker in the communication device;

a back portion including a portion configured to receive said weapon and said deployment structure, wherein

said case is configured to securely hold said communication device within said case.

2. The case of claim 1 , wherein said weapon includes a sharpened blade that is retractable within a containment structure such that said blade is deployed by activation of said deployment structure.

3. The case of claim 2 , wherein said deployment structure includes a switch that is configured to retract said blade from said case upon activation of said switch.

4. The case of claim 1 , wherein said weapon comprises a firearm having at least one barrel and a chamber for receiving at least one round of ammunition, such that activation of said deployment structure fires said ammunition.

5. The case of claim 4 , wherein said firearm has at least two barrels each of which can be chambered with at least one round of ammunition.

6. The case of claim 1 , wherein said communication device is a cell phone and wherein said opening in said front portion exposes a screen of said cell phone.

7. The case of claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of buttons on a side of said case each configured to actuate a different corresponding input device on said cell phone.

8. The case of claim 1 , wherein said front portion and said back portion are configured to be disassembled for removal of said communication device without using any tool.

9. The case of claim 1 , wherein said back portion includes an opening to accommodate a camera on a back of said communication device.

10. A method of assembling a communication device within a case, comprising the case of claim 1 and including the steps of:

placing the communication device within an interior space of said case; and

securing the communication device within the case.

11. The case of claim 1 , wherein said case includes a component that is configured to secure said communication device within said case.

12. The case of claim 11 , wherein said case includes a component that is configured to secure said communication device within said case.

13. The case of claim 11 , wherein said firearm has at least two barrels.

14. The case of claim 11 , wherein said firearm includes a chamber for holding at least two rounds of ammunition.

15. The case of claim 11 , wherein said firearm can be disassembled from said case.

16. The case of claim 11 , wherein said firearm is configured having at least one barrel and a chamber for receiving said bullet as part of a round of ammunition, such that activation of said trigger fires said bullet from said firearm.

17. The case of claim 11 , wherein said firearm is configured having at least one barrel and a chamber for receiving said bullet.

18. The case of claim 17 , wherein said bullet is expelled from said firearm by use of compressed air or a separate gunpowder cartridge.

19. A case for a communication device, comprising:

a firearm including a deployment structure having a trigger configured to fire a bullet from the firearm;

a front portion comprising an opening to access a screen of the communication device, said front portion having a peripheral frame around said opening and at least one opening to accommodate a speaker in the communication device; and

a back portion including a portion configured to receive said firearm, wherein

said case is configured to securely hold said communication device within said case.

20. A method of assembling a communication device within a case, comprising the steps of:

providing a case including:

a firearm including at least one barrel, a chamber for receiving at least one round of ammunition, and a deployment structure having a trigger configured to fire a bullet from the firearm,

a front portion comprising an opening to access a screen of the communication device, said front portion having a peripheral frame around said opening and at least one opening to accommodate a speaker in the communication device, and

a back portion including a portion configured to receive said firearm, wherein said case is configured to securely hold said communication device within said case;

placing the communication device within an interior space of said case; and

securing the communication device within the case.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2021
From: ADRAIN, JOHN B; HERACLES RESEARCH CORPORATION
To: DISRUPTIVE DEFENSES, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16020685 · Jun 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62527476 · Jun 30, 2017
Related Publication 20190357651A1 · Nov 28, 2019
Cited By (1)
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