Floatable cell phone case
OwnerNicole Elizabeth Burnsinventor
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Abstract
A floatable cell phone case floats, with a cell phone or other electronic device housed therein, on a liquid through use of enclosed polygonal units that define a polygonal air volume. The polygonal units form a seal with the cell phone to create buoyancy. The cell phone case comprises case body having a rear wall and enclosed sidewalls having a flange. The rear wall and sidewalls define a device placement zone. The device placement zone is sized to house the cell phone. The flange retains the cell phone within the device placement zone. The phone case further comprises enclosed polygonal units spanning upwardly from an inner surface of the rear wall into the device placement zone. Each of the polygonal units define a polygonal air volume.
Claims20
A floatable cell phone case comprising:
- a flexible case body with:
- a rear wall and a plurality of enclosed sidewalls having a flange coupled to a distal end thereto, the rear wall and plurality of enclosed sidewalls defining a device placement zone sized to house a standard-sized portable electronic device and the flange operably configured to retain the standard-sized portable electronic device within the device placement zone;
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- a plurality of enclosed polygonal units spanning upwardly from an inner surface of the rear wall into the device placement zone and disposed the substantial entirety of the rear wall, each of the plurality of enclosed polygonal units respectively defining a polygonal air volume spatially coupled to the device placement zone.
A floatable cell phone case comprising:
- a flexible case body with:
- a rear wall and a plurality of enclosed sidewalls having a flange coupled to a distal end thereto, the enclosed sidewalls being defined by at least one aperture, the rear wall and plurality of enclosed sidewalls defining a device placement zone sized to house a standard-sized portable electronic device and the flange operably configured to retain the standard-sized portable electronic device within the device placement zone;
- a plurality of enclosed polygonal units fabricated from a deformably resilient material, the enclosed polygonal units spanning upwardly from an inner surface of the rear wall into the device placement zone and disposed the substantial entirety of the rear wall, each of the plurality of enclosed polygonal units respectively defining a polygonal air volume spatially coupled to the device placement zone;
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- a light assembly having a light source, the light source activating when the case senses contact with a liquid.
A floatable cell phone case consisting of:
- a flexible case body with:
- a rear wall and a plurality of enclosed sidewalls having a flange coupled to a distal end thereto, the sidewalls being defined by at least one aperture, the rear wall and plurality of enclosed sidewalls defining a device placement zone sized to house a standard-sized portable electronic device and the flange operably configured to retain the standard-sized portable electronic device within the device placement zone, the case body being deformable, the case body being fabricated from polypropylene or polyethylene;
- a plurality of enclosed polygonal units fabricated from enclosed polygonal units, the enclosed polygonal units spanning upwardly from an inner surface of the rear wall into the device placement zone and disposed along about 95 percent of the rear wall, each of the plurality of enclosed polygonal units respectively defining a polygonal air volume spatially coupled to the device placement zone, the plurality of enclosed polygonal units being fabricated from silicone;
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- a light assembly having a light source, the light source activating when the case senses contact with a liquid, the light source activating and deactivating to form a strobe lighting pattern.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.