Cellphone with contoured surfaces

摘要

Disclosed is a housing for a portable handheld electronic device such as a cellphone. The device has a housing, having a left side and right side. At least one of the left side and right side is provided with integral surface features or surface structures to enhance gripping the cellphone, preferably along the entire length of the phone or within about the top half or one third of the phone.

主权项

1. A cellphone with enhanced grip surface structures, comprising:
a body having a longitudinal length and a midline extending transverse to the longitudinal length and through a midpoint of the longitudinal length, a left side, a right side, both of which extend along the longitudinal length, a front surface with a touch screen display, and a rear surface, wherein both of the right side and left side are provided with enhanced grip surface structures comprising at least first, second, third, fourth and fifth projections defining first, second, third, and fourth concavities therebetween; wherein each of the first, second, third, and fourth concavities has a width at least about 0.5 inches and a substantially continuous curvature and wherein the first and second concavities are disposed on a top half of the body above the midline and the third and fourth concavities are disposed on a bottom half of the body below the midline.