US 10,667,587 B1 · Rear camera hood

Abstract

An electronic device protection apparatus conformal with an electronic device including a retaining sheath having a base section disposed so as to substantially cover the rear of the electronic device, and a rim section, including an inner channel, forming a perimeter around and receiving an exterior edge of the electronic device, at least one aperture defined by and extending through one or more of the base section and the rim section, the aperture configured such that an edge of the aperture at least partially surrounds a camera and flash unit of the electronic device, and at least one hood defined by and projecting from the one or more of the base section and the rim section such that the hood and the one or more of the base section and the rim section are a unitary member, wherein the hood substantially surrounds at least a portion of the edge of the aperture and is configured so as to define a non-reflective pass through, non-reflective of flash illumination of the flash unit with respect to the camera.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device protection apparatus conformal with an electronic device, the electric device protection apparatus comprising:

a retaining sheath having a base section having a substantially flat outermost surface and an innermost surface, the base section being disposed so as to substantially cover the rear of the electronic device, and a rim section, including an inner channel, forming a perimeter around and receiving an exterior edge of the electronic device into the inner channel;
at least one aperture defined by and extending through one or more of the base section and the rim section, the aperture configured such that an edge of the aperture at least partially surrounds a camera and flash unit of the electronic device;
and
at least one hood defined by and projecting outward from the one or more of the substantially flat outermost surface of the base section and the rim section such that the at least one hood and the one or more of the base section and the rim section are a unitary member, wherein the at least one hood substantially surrounds at least a portion of the edge of the at least one aperture and is configured so as to define a non-reflective pass through, non-reflective of flash illumination of the flash unit with respect to the camera.

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An electronic device protection apparatus conformal with an electronic device, the electronic device protection apparatus comprising:

a retaining sheath having
a base section having a substantially flat outermost surface and an innermost surface, the base section being configured so as to substantially cover a rear surface of the electronic device, and
a rim section configured to securely grip and form a perimeter around an exterior edge of the electronic device;
and
at least one camera aperture disposed on at least one of the base section or the rim section in a predetermined location based on a respective model of the electronic device, the at least one camera aperture being disposed so as to extend through the at least one of the base section or the rim section with at least a portion of the at least one camera aperture projecting outward from the substantially flat outermost surface of the base section or the rim section and defining a non-reflective pass through, non-reflective of flash illumination of the flash unit with respect to the camera so as to effect an anti-reflective angle of view disposed relative to an angle of view of a lens of a camera and a flash unit of the electronic device so that reflective flash illumination is directed away from the camera lens,
wherein a combination of the base section and the rim section is configured to securely orient the at least one camera aperture with at least one respective predetermined area of the electronic device relative to the camera and the flash unit of the electronic device.

3 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Rear camera hood

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Abstract

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