Protective cover for a tablet computer

摘要

Aspects of the invention relate to an apparatus including a housing and a slot disposed in the housing, the slot configured to hold an input device in a plurality of upright configurations including at least a forward-facing upright configuration such that the input device faces the front portion of the housing, and at least a backward-facing upright configuration such that the input device faces the back portion of the housing. The slot can be overmolded with a rubber compound (e.g. silicon-based) and configured to provide an improved coefficient of friction to reduce slippage of the input device when held in the slot. In some aspects, the housing includes a surface, and the overmolded portion of the slot can protrude above the surface of the housing.

主权项

1. A protective cover for an input device having a display, the protective cover comprising:
a housing including a top side and a bottom side, the bottom side to rest on a work surface, the housing further including a front portion, a middle portion, and a back portion; a plurality of keys disposed in the front portion of the top side of the housing; a latch mechanism hingeably coupled to the back portion of the housing, the latch mechanism to couple to and secure the input device in a configuration such that the display of the input device is flush with the top side of the housing; and a slot having a single entirely planar base, the slot fixedly disposed in the middle portion of the top side of the housing such that the slot does not move relative to the housing, and the slot to solely support the input device in a plurality of upright configurations including: a forward-facing upright configuration such that the input device leans toward the back portion of the housing and the display faces the front portion of the housing; and a backward-facing upright configuration such that the input device leans toward the front portion of the housing and the display faces the back portion of the housing.