Protective enclosure for encasing an electronic device
AssigneeOtter Products, LLC
InventorsRyan J. Cavenagh, Jeremy L. Dennis, Cameron D. Magness, Lucas B. Weller, Hsiao Lu Sun
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Abstract
A protective enclosure for an electronic device includes a first case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a top device portion and a second case portion that may be adapted to surround at least a portion of a bottom device portion. The protective enclosure may also include a first hinge member coupled to a portion of the first case portion and a portion of the second case portion, and the first hinge member may pivot about a first hinge axis that is coaxially aligned with or parallel to a device hinge axis.
Claims18
A protective enclosure for at least partially enclosing an electronic device that includes a top device portion having an inner device display and a bottom device portion displaceable relative to the top device portion about a device hinge axis, the protective enclosure comprising:
- a first case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the top device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure, wherein the first case portion includes a first outer case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the top device portion, the first outer case portion including a first aperture adapted to align with at least a portion of an outer device display of the electronic device when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
- a second case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the bottom device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
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- a hinge member connecting the first case portion and the second case portion, the hinge member including:
- a first hinge arm coupled to the first case portion;
- a second hinge arm coupled to the second case portion;
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- an intermediary member coupled to the first hinge arm and the second hinge arm and adapted to allow rotation of the first hinge arm relative to the second hinge arm about a first hinge axis adapted to be parallel to the device hinge axis when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure.
A protective enclosure for at least partially enclosing an electronic device that includes a top device portion having an inner device display and a bottom device portion displaceable relative to the top device portion about a device hinge axis, the protective enclosure comprising:
- a first case portion including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the top device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure, wherein the first case portion includes a first outer case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of an outer surface of the top device portion, the first outer case portion including a first aperture adapted to align with at least a portion of an outer device display of the electronic device when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
- a second case portion including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the bottom device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
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- a hinge member connecting the first case portion and the second case portion, the hinge member including two or more hinged segments, the hinge member coupling the second end of the first case portion with the third end of the second case portion, the hinge member adapted to allow rotation of the first case portion relative to the second case portion about a first hinge axis adapted to be parallel to the device hinge axis when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure.
A protective enclosure for at least partially enclosing an electronic device that includes a top device portion and a bottom device portion displaceable relative to the top device portion about a device hinge axis, the protective enclosure comprising:
- a first case portion including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the top device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
- a second case portion including a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second case portion adapted to surround at least a portion of the bottom device portion when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure;
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- a hinge member connecting the first case portion and the second case portion and adapted to allow rotation of the first case portion relative to the second case portion about a first hinge axis adapted to be parallel to the device hinge axis when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed in the protective enclosure, the hinge member including a first elongated hinge element extending from a first end to a second end, the first end of the first elongated hinge element coupled to the second end of the first case portion, and the second end of the first elongated hinge element coupled to the third end of the second case portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.