Case, having soft protective cover and hard protective frame, for electronic devices

A case (10) for an electronic device (100), comprising:

• a soft protective cover (20) having a back panel (21) to cover a back portion (110) of the electronic device (100) and side walls (22, 23, 24, 25) extending from the back panel (21) to cover side portions (120, 130, 140, 150) of the electronic device (100);
• and
• a hard protective frame (30), constructed to removably mount on the soft protective cover (20) and wrapping around the side walls (22, 23, 24, 25) of the soft protective cover (20), wherein the hard protective frame (30) comprises a disconnected side (35) and two facing sides (33, 34), wherein the disconnected side (35) is disconnected and has a first end portion (36) and a second end portion (37),
• wherein the hard protective frame (30) further comprises a rib (80) connecting the two facing sides (33, 34) of the hard protective frame (30),
• wherein the soft protective cover (20) further comprises a groove (29) formed on the back panel (21) of the soft protective cover (20) for receiving the rib (80),
• wherein the rib (80) is formed right next to the disconnected side (35),
• wherein the rib (80) is wider toward the two facing sides (33, 34) such that the rib includes a first rib end that extends from the first end portion (36) of the disconnected side (35) and a second rib end that extends from the second end portion (37) of the disconnected side (35).