IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,845,844

Granted Patent B1

US 10,845,844 · App. 16/701,132 · Granted Nov 24, 2020

Case for portable electronic computing device

Inventors: Jaimie Emerald Chan (Renton, WA); Michael Cooper Ferren (Camas, WA); Megan Elizabeth Zumel Manzano (Seattle, WA); Brian Lewis Piper (Seattle, WA)

Assignee: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.

G06F1/1628 G06F1/1616 G06F1/1637 G06F1/1662

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Patent No.: US 10,845,844
App. No.: 16/701,132
Granted: Nov 24, 2020
Kind: B1

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Abstract

Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a keyboard case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a keyboard assembly; a display case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a display assembly; and a hinge case structure including one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard case structure, and one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display case structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Claims (68)

1. A case for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assembly and a keyboard assembly, the case comprising:

a keyboard case structure including

(I) a baseplate portion including a baseplate portion interior surface, a first side portion, a second side portion, a third side portion, and a fourth side portion, the baseplate portion being rectangularly shaped according to the first side portion being perpendicular to the second side portion and the fourth side portion, and the first side portion being parallel with the third side portion,

(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(III) a first ledge portion extending entirely along the first wall portion, the first ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the first wall portion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface,

(IV) a second wall portion extending at least partially along the second side portion, the second wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(V) a second ledge portion extending entirely along the second wall portion, the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wall portion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface,

(VI) a third wall extending at least partially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and

(VII) a third ledge portion extending entirely along the third wall portion, the third ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface;

a display case structure including

(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(IV) a second wall portion extending at least partially along the second side portion, the second wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(VI) a third wall extending at least partially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and

and

a hinge case structure including

one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of the keyboard case structure, and

one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of the display case structure.

2. The case of claim 1 wherein the third side portion of the keyboard case structure includes one or more first grooves and the third side portion of the display case structure includes one or more second grooves and the one or more first engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more first grooves and second engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more second grooves.

3. The case of claim 2 wherein the third side portion of the keyboard case structure includes one or more first channels, the third side portion of the display case structure includes one or more second channels, the hinge case structure includes one or more first engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidably engage with the first one or more channels and the hinge case structure includes one or more second engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidably engage with the second one or more channels.

4. The case of claim 1 wherein the third side portion of the keyboard case structure include one or more indents and the one or more first engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents and wherein the third side portion of the display case structure include one or more indents and the one or more second engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents.

5. The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more walls of the keyboard case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the keyboard case structure and the one or more walls of the display case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the display case structure.

6. The case of claim 1 wherein the keyboard case structure is of a first one-piece molded construction, the display case structure is of a second one-piece molded construction and the hinge case structure is of a third one-piece molded construction.

7. A case for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assembly and a keyboard assembly, the case comprising:

a keyboard case structure including

(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(IV) a second wall portion extending at least partially along the second side portion, the second wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(VI) a third wall extending at least partially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and

a display case structure including

(II) a first wall portion extending at least partially along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(III) a first ledge portion extending at least partially along the first wall portion, the first ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the first wall portion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface,

(IV) a second wall portion extending at least partially along the second side portion, the second wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(V) a second ledge portion extending at least partially along the second wall portion, the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wall portion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface,

(VI) a third wall extending at least partially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and

(VII) a third ledge portion extending at least partially along the third wall portion, the third ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledge portion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface;

and

a hinge case structure including

one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard case structure, and

one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with display case structure.

8. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure includes one or more first grooves and the display case structure includes one or more second grooves and the one or more first engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more first grooves and second engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more second grooves.

9. The case of claim 8 wherein the keyboard case structure includes one or more first channels, the display case structure includes one or more second channels, the hinge case structure includes one or more first engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidably engage with the first one or more channels and the hinge case structure includes one or more second engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidably engage with the second one or more channels.

10. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure include one or more indents and the one or more first engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents and wherein the display case structure include one or more indents and the one or more second engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents.

11. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure includes one or more walls sized to extend less than entirely along one or more side portions of the keyboard case structure and the display case structure includes one or more walls sized to extend less than entirely along one or more side portions of the display case structure.

12. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure is of a first one-piece molded construction, the display case structure is of a second one-piece molded construction and the hinge case structure is of a third one-piece molded construction.

13. A case for an electronic laptop computing device, the case comprising:

a case structure including

(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(IV) a second wall portion extending at least partially along the second side portion, the second wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface,

(VI) a third wall extending at least partially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and

and

a hinge structure including

one or more engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of the case structure.

14. The case of claim 13 wherein the third side portion of the case structure includes one or more grooves and the one or more engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more grooves.

15. The case of claim 14 wherein the third side portion of the case structure includes one or more channels, and the case structure includes one or more engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more channels.

16. The case of claim 13 wherein the third side portion of the case structure include one or more indents and the one or more engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents.

17. The case of claim 13 wherein the one or more walls of the case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the case structure.

Assignments (4)

MERGER Recorded Mar 17, 2022

From: TECHSHELL, INC.

To: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.

Reel/Frame 059289/0811 →

SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021

From: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.

To: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

Reel/Frame 058601/0168 →

ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 27, 2020

From: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.

To: TECHSHELL, INC.