Cases for mobile electronic devices configured to receive auxiliary optical devices

摘要

Examples of cases and other accessories for mobile electronic devices are provided. Some cases are provided to protect mobile electronic devices from unintended forceful contact that could otherwise cause damage to the mobile electronic devices and/or to protect the mobile electronic devices against unwanted and potentially damaging ingress of harmful materials, such as water, dust, dirt, and/other potentially damaging materials. Some cases can include an attachment region that is configured to receive an auxiliary component to be used and/or attached with the mobile electronic device, such as an auxiliary lens or other optical device that can be used and/or attached with an onboard camera of the mobile electronic device.

主权项

1. A protective case for a mobile electronic device with multiple onboard cameras for use with an auxiliary component, the case comprising:
a case body configured to removably attach to the mobile electronic device, the case body comprising multiple openings or access regions for accessing the multiple onboard cameras of the mobile electronic device, each opening or access region being positioned in a different area of the case to correspond with a different location of a lens of each of the multiple onboard cameras, one of the openings or access regions being positioned within an attachment region, the opening or access region in the attachment region being surrounded by an arch, the attachment region being configured to receive an auxiliary component that is capable of directly forming a friction fit with the mobile electronic device by itself and that is functionally usable with the mobile electronic device when the mobile electronic device is attached to the case body such that one or more of interior side edges of the opening or access region in the attachment region are configured to abut against an edge of the auxiliary component when the auxiliary component is advanced onto the attachment region of the case body, and the case body is configured to permit the auxiliary component to contact both a front surface and a rear surface of the mobile electronic device at the same time; a front-to-back thickness along the arch being less than a front-to-back thickness of the case along one or more interior side edges of the opening adjacent to the arch, and the front-to-back thickness of the arch being sufficiently close to a front-to-back thickness of the mobile electronic device to which the case is configured to attach that the case is configured to permit the auxiliary component to also form a friction fit on a combination of the case and mobile electronic device; wherein the case is configured to provide protection for the mobile electronic device by resisting damage to the mobile electronic device during attachment and use of the auxiliary component.