Protective case for mobile electronic device
OwnerDaniel Pooninventor
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Abstract
A protective case for a mobile electronic device having a touchscreen constructed from at least two separate frame components is disclosed herein. The frame components include a back frame and a front frame or cover. In some embodiments, when a mobile electronic device is held within the back frame, a stretchable cover is stretched over the back frame and device to securely hold the device within the back frame. The front frame or cover includes a touchscreen cover. The front frame or cover is removably coupled to the back frame with grasping protrusions or engagement members that engage with corresponding components of the back frame.
Claims16
A protective case for a mobile electronic device, the protective case comprising:
- a back frame having one or more mounting portions;
- a stretchable cover having a button pad and configured to stretch over at least a portion of the back frame;
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- a front frame having an opening and one or more grasping protrusions;
- wherein the front frame is configured to clamp over a portion of the stretchable cover and the back frame,
- wherein the stretchable cover has raised portions along one or more side exterior portions of the stretchable cover that extend beyond the back frame,
- wherein when the stretchable cover is stretched over the back frame and the front frame is clamped over the stretchable cover, the button pad of the stretchable cover fits in the opening of the front frame,
- wherein at least one grasping protrusion mates with the corresponding mounting portion, and
- wherein the one or more grasping protrusions do not extend beyond the dimensions of the back frame when the front frame is clamped over a portion of the stretchable cover and the back frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.