# US 11,029,727 B1 · Case for portable electronic computing device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,029,727 B1 - Document ID: US11029727B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 17/075,728 - Filed: 2020-10-21 - Published: 2021-06-03 - Granted: 2021-06-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-12-02 - Assignees: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. - Applicants: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc. - Inventors: Jaimie Emerald Chan; Michael Cooper Ferren; Megan Elizabeth Zumel Manzano; Brian Lewis Piper - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029727B1 ## CPC - G06F 1/1628: {Enclosures for carrying portable computers with peripheral devices, e.g. cases for a laptop and a printer} - G06F 1/1616: {with folding flat displays, e.g. laptop computers or notebooks having a clamshell configuration, with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position} - G06F 1/1637: {Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing} - G06F 1/1662: {Details related to the integrated keyboard} - G06F 2200/1633: Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a keyboard case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a keyboard assembly; a display case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a display assembly; and a hinge case structure including one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard case structure, and one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display case structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A case for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assembly and a keyboard assembly, the case comprising: (I) a keyboard case structure including but not limited to: (A) a baseplate portion including a recessed area and one or more apertures, (B) a first side portion, (C) a first wall extending from the first side portion, (D) a second side portion, (E) a second wall extending from the second side portion, (F) a fourth side portion, (G) a fourth wall extending from the fourth side portion, and (H) a third side portion, wherein the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard assembly; (II) a display case structure including (A) a baseplate portion including a recessed area and one or more apertures, (B) a first side portion, (C) a first wall extending from the first side portion, (D) a second side portion, (E) a second wall extending from the second side portion, (F) a fourth side portion, (G) a fourth wall extending from the fourth side portion, and (H) a third side portion, wherein the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display assembly; (III) a hinge case structure including (A) a panel-like portion, (B) a first engagement flap extending from the panel-like portion, the first engagement flap being sized and shaped to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure, and (C) a second engagement flap including one or more apertures, the second engagement flap extending from the panel-like portion, the second engagement flap being sized and shaped to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the display case structure, wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow the first engagement flap to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure and to allow the second engagement flap to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the display case structure, wherein (A) the first engagement flap includes one or more apertures, (B) the second engagement flap includes one or more apertures, (C) the baseplate portion of the keyboard case includes one or more apertures, and (D) the baseplate portion of the display case includes one or more apertures, wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow for positioning of the hinge case structure with respect to the keyboard case structure and with respect to the display case structure to allow for alignment of the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case with the one or more apertures of first engagement flap and to allow for alignment of the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the display case with the one or more apertures of the second engagement flap; (IV) one or more first fasteners being sized and shaped to be received by the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure and the one or more apertures of the first engagement flap; and (V) one or more second fasteners being sized and shaped to be received by the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the display case structure and the one or more apertures of the second engagement flap. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more first and second fasteners are one or more screws. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more first and second fasteners are one or more pegs. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more first and second fasteners are one or more bolts. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more first and second fasteners are one or more clips. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 further including one or more ledges extending from the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall of the keyboard case structure and one or more ledges extending from the first wall, the second wall, and the fourth wall of the display case structure. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the first and fourth walls of the keyboard case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the keyboard case structure and the first and fourth walls of the display case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the display case structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the keyboard case structure is of a first one-piece molded construction, the display case structure is of a second one-piece molded construction and the hinge case structure is of a third one-piece molded construction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the second fasteners are selected from a list including a plurality of screws, a plurality of pegs, a plurality of bolts, and a plurality of clips. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 further including one or more ledges extending from the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall of the keyboard case structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the first and fourth walls of the keyboard case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the keyboard case structure. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 further including one or more ledges extending from the one or more walls of the keyboard case structure. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more walls of the keyboard case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the keyboard case structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the keyboard case structure is of a one-piece molded construction and the hinge case structure is of a one-piece molded construction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the second fasteners are selected from a list including a plurality of screws, a plurality of pegs, a plurality of bolts, and a plurality of clips. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 further including one or more ledges extending from the one or more walls of the display case structure. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the one or more walls of the display case structure extend less than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of the display case structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1 wherein the display case structure is of a one-piece molded construction and the hinge case structure is of a one-piece molded construction. ### Claim 19 A case for an electronic laptop computing device having a keyboard assembly, the case comprising: (I) a keyboard case structure including but not limited to: (A) a baseplate portion including a recessed area and one or more apertures, (B) a first side portion, (C) a first wall extending from the first side portion, (D) a second side portion, (E) a second wall extending from the second side portion, (F) a fourth side portion, (G) a fourth wall extending from the fourth side portion, and (H) a third side portion, wherein the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard assembly; (II) a hinge case structure including (A) a panel-like portion, (B) a first engagement flap extending from the panel-like portion, the first engagement flap being sized and shaped to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure, and wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow the first engagement flap to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure, wherein (A) the first engagement flap includes one or more apertures, (B) the baseplate portion of the keyboard case includes one or more apertures, and wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow for positioning of the hinge case structure with respect to the keyboard case structure to allow for alignment of the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case with the one or more apertures of first engagement flap; and (III) one or more first fasteners being sized and shaped to be received by the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the keyboard case structure and the one or more apertures of the first engagement flap. ### Claim 20 A case for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assembly, the case comprising: (I) a display case structure including (A) a baseplate portion including a recessed area and one or more apertures, (B) a first side portion, (C) a first wall extending from the first side portion, (D) a second side portion, (E) a second wall extending from the second side portion, (F) a fourth side portion, (G) a fourth wall extending from the fourth side portion, and (H) a third side portion, wherein the first wall, the second wall and the fourth wall being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display assembly; (II) a hinge case structure including (A) a panel-like portion, and (B) a second engagement flap including one or more apertures, the second engagement flap extending from the panel-like portion, the second engagement flap being sized and shaped to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the display case structure, wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow the second engagement flap to engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the display case structure, wherein (A) the second engagement flap includes one or more apertures, and (B) the baseplate portion of the display case includes one or more apertures, wherein the panel-like portion being sized and shaped to allow for positioning of the hinge case structure with respect to the display case structure to allow for alignment of the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the display case with the one or more apertures of the second engagement flap; and (III) one or more second fasteners being sized and shaped to be received by the one or more apertures of the baseplate portion of the display case structure and the one or more apertures of the second engagement flap.