Protective enclosure for electronic device

摘要

A protective enclosure for a mobile computing device that has an interactive touchscreen includes a first case member and a second case member. The second case member is attachable to the first case member via a latching mechanism, and the combined case members provide a protective interior of the enclosure. Pliable areas of the first and/or second case member align with a control button of the mobile computing device and transfer external force to the control button. An electrical connector of the protective enclosure is structured to engage a corresponding connector of the mobile computing device. The protective cover includes audio headphones and a headphone cable that connects between the audio headphones and an exterior surface of the second case member, electrically connecting the audio headphones to the electrical connector of the protective enclosure.

主权项

1. A protective enclosure for a mobile computing device having an interactive touchscreen, the protective enclosure comprising:
a first case member having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a perimeter portion; a second case member having an exterior surface, an interior surface, and a perimeter portion, the second case member removably attachable to the first case member with one or more latching mechanisms, wherein attachment of the second case member to the first case member forms a protective interior of the protective enclosure for receiving the mobile computing device, the protective interior of the protective enclosure including at least a portion of the interior surface of the first case member and at least a portion of the interior surface of the second case member; a plurality of pliable areas disposed in one or more of the first case member and the second case member, the pliable areas each aligning with a corresponding control button of the mobile computing device such that at least a portion of a force applied at an external surface of one of the pliable areas is transferred to the corresponding control button of the mobile computing device to actuate the corresponding control button of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is in the protective interior of the protective enclosure; an electrical connector attached to the interior surface of the second case member, the electrical connector of the protective enclosure structured to mate with an electrical connector of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is inside the protective enclosure; audio headphones; and a headphone cable connected to the audio headphones and connected to the exterior surface of one of the first and the second case member, the headphone cable electrically interconnecting the audio headphones to the electrical connector of the protective enclosure such that audio signals generated by the mobile computing device inside the protective interior are transmitted through the electrical connector of the mobile computing device through the electrical connector of the protective enclosure and through the headphone cable to the headphones outside the protective enclosure.