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US 10,396,843 B2Granted
Protective encasement for a mobile computing device
AssigneeTreeFrog Developments, Inc.
InventorGary A. Rayner
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Abstract
A protective encasement for an electronic device is described. The encasement includes a top member having a frame, a raised ridge extending down from an inner surface of the frame, and a seal member attached to the inside edge of the frame. The encasement further includes a bottom member having an inner surface and an outer surface, an outer perimeter extending from the inner surface and defining an outer wall, and a second seal member in contact with the outer wall to mate with the protrusion of the top member when the top member is mated with the bottom member.
Claims20
A protective encasement for a mobile computing device having a back side, a perimeter, and a front side that includes a touch screen display, the protective encasement comprising:
- a top member configured to at least partially cover the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement, the top member including:
- a frame having an inside edge spaced apart from an outside edge, the outside edge defining an outer perimeter of the frame, the inside edge defining an aperture configured to expose a surface of the front side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
- a raised ridge member protruding away from an inner surface of the frame between the inside edge of the frame and the outer edge of the frame;
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- an upper seal member proximate to and attached to the inside edge of the frame, the upper seal member configured to form an upper seal with the front side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
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- a bottom member configured to mate with the top member to at least partially encase the electronic device, the bottom member comprising:
- an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface configured to cover at least part of the back side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
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- an exterior bounding wall configured to cover at least part of the perimeter of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received with in the protective encasement;
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- a lower seal member in contact with the exterior bounding wall configured to mate with the raised ridge member of the top member when the top member is mated with the bottom member to form a lower seal between the top member and the bottom member.
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A protective encasement for a mobile computing device having a back side, a perimeter, and a front side that includes a touch screen display, the protective encasement comprising:
- a top member configured to at least partially cover of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement, the top member including:
- a frame having an inside edge spaced apart from an outside edge, the outside edge defining an outer perimeter of the frame, the inside edge defining an aperture configured to expose the front side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
- an upper perimeter sealing member positioned between the inside edge of the frame and the outside edge of the frame;
- a first clasping mechanism;
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- an upper seal proximate to and attached to the inside edge of the frame, the upper seal configured to form a seal with the front side of the mobile computing device when the top member at least partially covers of the mobile computing device;
- a bottom member configured to mate with the top member to at least partially encase the mobile computing device, the bottom member comprising:
- an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface configured to cover at least part of the back side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
- a second clasping mechanism to interface with the first clasping mechanism of the top member to selectively maintain the top member and the bottom member coupled together;
- an exterior bounding wall configured to cover at least part of the perimeter of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received with in the protective encasement;
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- a lower perimeter sealing member, at least one of the upper perimeter sealing member and the lower perimeter sealing member configured to be compressed by the other of the upper perimeter sealing member and the lower perimeter sealing member when the first clasping mechanism is interfaced with the second clasping member to provide a liquid resistant seal protecting the received mobile computing device.
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A protective encasement for a mobile computing device having a back side, a perimeter, and a front side that includes a touch screen display, the protective encasement comprising:
- a top member configured to at least partially cover the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement, the top member including:
- a frame having an inside edge spaced apart from an outside edge, the outside edge defining an outer perimeter of the frame, the inside edge defining an aperture configured to expose at least a portion of the touch screen display of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
- a protrusion extending down from an inner surface of the frame between the inside edge of the frame and the outer edge of the frame;
- a first clasping mechanism;
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- a first seal proximate to and attached to the inside edge of the frame, the first seal configured to form a seal with the front side of the mobile computing device when the top member at least partially covers the mobile computing device;
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- a bottom member configured to mate with the top member to at least partially encase the electronic device, the bottom member comprising:
- an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface configured to cover at least part of the back side of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received within the protective encasement;
- a second clasping mechanism to interface with the first clasping mechanism of the top member to maintain the top member and the bottom member coupled together;
- an outer wall positioned adjacent to the protrusion of the coupled top member and configured to cover at least part of the perimeter of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is received with in the protective encasement;
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- a flexible molded bumper positioned on the inner surface of the bottom member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.