Composite protective case for phones, other portable electronic devices and other apparatus

A case for an electronic device, the electronic device having a screen surface, a back surface opposed to the screen surface, and a plurality of edges extending between the screen surface and the back surface, the plurality of edges including opposed top and bottom edges and opposed side edges extending between the top and bottom edge, the case comprising:

• a first component that is configured to engage with the electronic device;
• and
• a second component that is configured to engage with said first component, wherein said first component comprises a back wall and a plurality of walls extending therefrom, said plurality of walls comprising opposed top and bottom walls and opposed side walls extending between said top and bottom walls, said top, bottom, and side walls being configured to wrap around respective top, bottom, and side edges of the electronic device,
• wherein said first component comprises a first mating feature,
• wherein said second component comprises a second mating feature, said second mating feature being configured to mate with said first mating feature when said second component is engaged with said first component, and
• wherein said first mating feature is a single, continuous mating aperture defined by said back wall of said first component, said mating aperture being dimensioned such that less than half of the back surface of the electronic device is covered by said first component when said first component is engaged with the electronic device.

A case for an electronic device, the case comprising:

• a first portion;
• and
• a second portion mated with said first portion,
• wherein the first and second portions define the case having a back portion and side portions,
• wherein said first portion is dimensioned to cover less than the entirety of a back portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is positioned within the case,
• wherein said second portion is dimensioned to mate with the first portion by way of a mating geometry, comprising a first mating feature and a second mating feature, provided in the back portion of the case,
• wherein said second portion defines the entirety of an exterior facing surface of the back portion of the case,
• wherein said second mating feature comprises a mating region of the second portion that is raised toward the electronic device, and
• wherein said first mating feature comprises a mating aperture defined by said back portion of said first portion, said mating aperture comprising a main portion and a plurality of auxiliary portions extending therefrom, each portion of said first mating feature being configured to receive a respective section of said second mating feature when the case is in the assembled configuration.