Cases and covers for handheld electronic devices
Holders for supporting portable handheld electronic devices, such as but not limited to iPhones®, IPODS®, IPADS™, cellular phones, and the like. An embodiment has an upper compartment on a backplate with sleeve edges that allow both a retractable cord and headpiece (earphones, headset) to be both stored inside when not being used. A spring loaded type rewinder on the backplate with sleeve edges automatically retracts both the cord and headpiece into the compartment where a hinge attached lid hides and protects both the cord and headpiece when not being used. The backplate with sleeve edges can include an internal inwardly protruding male prong that is attached to cord so that sliding the portable handheld electronic device into the sleeve edges plugs the prong into a female socket on the portable handheld electronics device, and sliding the device out removes the socket from about the male prong. Another embodiment has a portable handheld electronics device holder with a built on bottle opener, where the bottle opener in the outer face of a slightly raise box shape on the upper back of the case.
1. A portable phone case, comprising:
a cover portion having a separate top section and separate bottom section which attach and detach from one another, the cover portion having a front face and a rear face, the front face having a top wall and a bottom wall and a left side wall and a right side wall,
the cover portion being sized and shaped for engaging and at least partially encasing a portable phone, the portable phone having a rear exterior face and a front exterior face and four sides with perimeter edges about the four sides, the cover portion for protecting the rear exterior face and the four sides and the perimeter edges of the portable phone, the front face of the portable phone being left open to be operable with the cover portion; and
a bottle opener positioned within and permanently attached to the rear face of the separate top section of the cover portion, such that the bottle opener is accessible from the rear face of the cover portion, wherein the portable phone case is a separate component from the rear exterior wall of the portable phone.
2. The portable phone case of claim 1 , wherein the cover portion is made from a material selected from one of: plastic, metal, composite, rubber.
3. The portable phone case of claim 1 , wherein the cover portion is made from a material selected from one of: leather, cloth, linen and natural material.
4. The portable phone case of claim 1 , wherein the bottle opener partially protrudes beyond a planar surface of the rear face of the shell portion.
5. The portable phone case of claim 1 , further comprising:
a tab extending above the bottle opener, the tab adapted for opening a can tab on a beverage can.
6. The portable phone case of claim 1 , further comprising:
a raised box extending from the rear face for housing the bottle opener.
7. The portable phone case of claim 6 , the raised box includes:
sloping sidewalls.
8. The portable phone case of claim 7 , wherein the sloping sidewalls include:
ribs for reinforcing the bottle opener to the case.
9. The portable phone case of claim 1 , further comprising:
a closed wall separating the bottle opener from the rear exterior wall of the portable phone.
10. The portable phone case of claim 1 , wherein the bottle opener is in a fixed position on the rear face of the phone case, and is operable as a bottle opener to remove caps from bottles in the fixed position on the rear face of the phone case.
11. A portable phone case, comprising:
a cover portion having an upper half and bottom half, the cover portion having a front face and a rear face, the front face having a top wall and a bottom wall and a left side wall and a right side wall,
the cover portion being sized and shaped for engaging and at least partially encasing a portable phone, the portable phone having a rear exterior face and a front exterior face and four sides with perimeter edges about the four sides, the cover portion for protecting the rear exterior face and the four sides and the perimeter edges of the portable phone, the front face of the portable phone being left open to be operable with the cover portion; and
a bottle opener positioned within and permanently attached to the rear face of the upper half of the cover portion, such that the bottle opener is accessible from the rear face of the cover portion, wherein the portable phone case is a separate component from the rear exterior wall of the portable phone.
12. The portable phone case of claim 11 , further comprising:
a closed wall separating the bottle opener from the rear exterior wall of the portable phone.
13. The portable phone case of claim 11 , wherein the bottle opener is in a fixed position on the rear face of the phone case, and is operable as a bottle opener to remove caps from bottles in the fixed position on the rear face of the phone case.