Outer case for a foldable mobile device

A foldable case for removably receiving a separate and distinct foldable mobile electronic device having a front device surface, a rear device surface opposite the front device surface, and a periphery extending between the front device surface and the rear device surface of the device, the case comprising:

• first and second cover members including respective first and second rear walls, respective first and second peripheral rims and respective first and second sidewalls extending between the respective rear walls and the respective peripheral rims and thereby defining respective first and second recesses configured for receiving respective first and second portions of the device;
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• opposing hinge members each extending between adjacent locations at the respective peripheral rims of the first and the second cover members to hingedly connect the first and the second cover members,
• wherein the first and the second cover members are rotatable relative to each other to a closed position of the case in which the first and the second peripheral rims confront each other and to an open position of the case in which the first and the second peripheral rims face in the same direction,
• wherein the first rear wall and the first sidewall together form a first end surface of the first cover member and the second rear wall and the second sidewall together form a second end surface of the second cover member, and
• wherein the first and the second end surfaces of the cover members and the opposing hinge members together define opposing side openings when the case is in the open position, each of the side openings including a first aperture spaced from a respective one of the opposing hinge members and a second aperture bounded by the respective one of the opposing hinge members and extending from the respective one of the first apertures, the second aperture being wider along a portion thereof than the respective one of the first apertures.

A foldable case for removably receiving a separate and distinct mobile electronic device having a front device surface, a rear device surface opposite the front device surface, and a periphery extending between the front device surface and the rear device surface of the device, the case comprising:

• first and second shells including respective first and second shell rear walls and respective first and second shell sidewalls extending from the respective shell rear walls;
• flexible first and second cover portions including respective first and second cover rear walls and respective first and second cover sidewalls extending from the respective cover rear walls, the first and the second shells being combined with the first and the second cover portions, respectively, to form respective first and second cover members defining respective first and second recesses configured for receiving respective first and second portions of the device;
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• opposing first and second hinge members, the first hinge member extending between first and second adjacent locations of the first and the second cover members and the second hinge member extending between third and fourth adjacent locations of the first and the second cover members to hingedly connect the first and the second cover members such that a combination of the first and the second cover members and the first and the second hinge members collectively form an outer rim of the case, each of the first, the second, the third, and the fourth locations being on the outer rim of the case.

A foldable case for removably receiving a separate and distinct mobile electronic device having a front device surface, a rear device surface opposite the front device surface, and a periphery extending between the front device surface and the rear device surface of the device, the case comprising:

• rigid first and second outer shells including respective first and second outer rear walls, respective first and second outer peripheral rims, and respective first and second outer sidewalls extending between the respective outer rear walls and the respective outer peripheral rims;
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• an inner shell including a pair of struts and flexible first and second inner shell portions each integrally connected to each of the pair of struts to form a one-piece structure, the first and the second inner shell portions including respective first and second inner rear walls, respective first and second inner peripheral rims, and respective first and second inner sidewalls extending between the respective inner rear walls and the respective inner peripheral rims to form respective first and second recesses each configured for receiving respective first and second portions of the device,
• wherein the first and the second inner peripheral rims extend beyond and overlie the first and the second outer peripheral rims, respectively,
• wherein the first and the second inner shell portions are integral with and cover the first and the second outer shells, respectively, to form first and second cover members, and
• wherein each of the struts is flexible such that the first and the second cover members are hingedly connected.