Case for portable electronic device
AssigneeUnder Armour, Inc.
InventorJedd Komlos
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Abstract
A protective case for a portable electronic device includes a housing with an open tray and a resilient cord. The tray is recessed into the rear of the housing. The cord spans the opening of the tray, creating a cord pattern of overlapping segments capable of securing items placed into the tray. In an embodiment, the tray may be separated from the housing and the cord separated from the tray. A user may customize the cord layout by threading the cord across the tray opening in a desired pattern based on the goods within the tray.
Claims20
A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:
- a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device;
- a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure, the tray structure including a plurality of slots disposed along opposing edges of the tray structure;
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- a resilient member removably coupled to the tray structure by engaging portions of the resilient member with selected slots of the plurality of slots, the resilient member comprising a closed loop of resilient material;
- wherein the resilient member is configured to be removed from the tray structure while remaining as a closed loop of resilient material and re-coupled with the tray structure in a plurality of different configurations while remaining as a closed loop of resilient material in which portions of the resilient member are oriented with different sets of slots.
A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:
- a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device;
- a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure, wherein the tray structure is configured to be secured between an interior surface of the base structure and the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is received by the base structure;
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- a resilient member comprising a closed loop of resilient material that is removably and reconfigurably coupled to the tray structure such that the resilient member may be coupled to the tray structure when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure;
- wherein the resilient member is configured to be removed from the tray structure and re-coupled with the tray structure in a plurality of different configurations and while remaining as a closed loop of resilient material.
A protective case for a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising:
- a base structure configured to receive the portable electronic device;
- a tray structure removably coupled to the base structure, the tray structure having a series of sidewalls that collectively define a cavity;
- a resilient member comprising a closed loop of resilient material that is removably and reconfigurably coupled to the tray structure such that the resilient member may be coupled to the tray structure when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure, wherein the resilient member is removable and reconfigurable when the tray structure is uncoupled from the base structure;
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- a sleeve coupled with the resilient member to provide a grasping element that aids in manipulation of the resilient member;
- wherein the resilient member is configured, while remaining as a closed loop of resilient material, to be removed from the tray structure and re-coupled with the tray structure in a plurality of different configurations and in which portions of the resilient member are oriented with different sets of slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.