Hood device and methods of reducing screen glare for a handheld electronic device

A hood device for reducing screen glare of a handheld electronic device, the hood device comprising:

• a lower device holder including a first holder sidewall portion, a second holder sidewall portion opposite the first holder sidewall portion, a rear holder wall portion that extends between the first and second holder sidewall portions, and a top holder wall portion that extends inward from the first and second holder sidewall portions and inward from the rear holder wall portion defining a storage volume sized and configured to hold the handheld electronic device therein;
• wherein the top holder wall portion includes a viewing area where the storage volume can be viewed through the top holder sidewall portion;
• and
• an upper hood that extends outward from the lower device holder beyond the top holder wall portion, the upper hood comprising:
• a rear hood wall portion that extends outward from the rear holder wall portion, a first lower edge of the rear hood wall portion at least partially spanning the rear holder wall portion and the top holder wall portion;
• a first hood sidewall portion that extends outward from the first holder wall portion, a second lower edge of the first hood sidewall portion at least partially spanning the first holder sidewall portion and the top holder wall portion;
• and
• a second hood sidewall portion that extends outward from the second holder sidewall portion, a third lower edge of the second hood sidewall portion at least partially spanning the second holder sidewall portion and the top holder wall portion;
• wherein the upper hood has a collapsed configuration where the rear hood wall portion folds over the viewing area thereby covering the viewing area and a viewing configuration where the rear hood wall portion extends outward from the top holder wall portion thereby exposing the viewing area;
• wherein the rear hood wall portion, first hood sidewall portion and second hood sidewall portion are formed as a single monolithic structure from a single sheet of material that spans the rear holder wall portion, the first holder sidewall portion and the second holder sidewall portion respectively.