PROTECTIVE CASE HAVING MODULAR COMPONENTS

摘要

A protective case for a mobile device such as a tablet computer is disclosed that includes modular components that can be mixed and matched by the user at the point of purchase to facilitate creation of a user customizable look. The case includes a shell that is configured to retain the tablet device and a front cover that is configured to protect and conceal the screen of the tablet when the case is in the closed position. When the assembled case is in the open position and the tablet is retained within the shell, the cover is configured to stand the shell up on edge. The shell and front cover can be reversibly attached to one another by the user, so that the user can select a shell of one color, material, design, or style and a front cover of another color, material, design or style. Retention tab and slot are employed to reversibly lock the front cover to the shell to form a seamless integrated multi use mode case.

主权项

1. A protective case configured to reversibly receive and retain an electronic device, said electronic device having a back face and a front face and a touchscreen on its front face, said case comprising:
a shell defining a compartment configured to reversibly receive and retain the electronic device while providing user access to the touchscreen, said shell including a back wall that is dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the back face of the electronic device; a cover configured to be reversibly attached to the shell to form an assembled case, said cover including a first region that is configured to overlie the front face of the electronic device and a contiguously connected second region; a longitudinally extending opening extending through the back side of the shell to the front side of the shell, the opening being defined on a first side by a first portion of the back wall and on an opposing second side by a second portion of the back wall; and a retention tab comprising a first tab region and a second tab region, said retention tab residing at an end section of said second region, wherein said retention tab is adapted to being reversibly inserted into said opening and reversibly locked into position and supported on the front side of the shell at the first tab region by the first portion of the back wall and at the second tab region by the second portion of the back wall.