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US 2010/0147710 A1Published application
Portable protective container for electronic devices in conjunction with a multifunction pocket tool
OwnerIan F. Lebauerinventor
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Abstract
A protective container for a portable electronic device includes a plurality of storage compartments formed in a rear wall, or a tool carrier with tool compartments mounted to the rear wall. Generally flat tools are stored within the compartments and are extractable to allow the protective container and portable electronic device to function as a multifunction pocket tool.
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A protective container for a portable electronic device, the protective container comprising:
- a shell shaped to receive and hold a portable electronic device, the shell including a rear wall for engaging a rear portion of the device, and left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall, an end wall connected to the rear wall and the left and right side walls, and a front opening through which a user can access a front portion of the portable electronic device;
- a plurality of storage compartments formed in the rear wall and having openings near edges of the shell;
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- a plurality of generally flat tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and movable through the openings to deployed positions.
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A protective container for a portable electronic device, the protective container comprising:
- a shell shaped to receive and hold a portable electronic device, the shell including a rear wall for engaging a rear portion of the device, and left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall, an end wall connected to the rear wall and the left and right side walls, and a front opening through which a user can access a front portion of the portable electronic device;
- a storage compartment formed in the rear wall;
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- a tool carrier for a plurality of generally flat tools, the tool carrier positioned within the storage compartment.
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A protective container for a portable electronic device, the protective container comprising:
- a shell shaped to receive and hold a portable electronic device, the shell including a rear wall for engaging a rear portion of the device, and left and right side walls that extend from the rear wall, an end wall connected to the rear wall and the left and right side walls, and a front opening through which a user can access a front portion of the portable electronic device;
- a plurality of storage compartments formed in the rear wall, each compartment having an opening with an opening size selected from a set of standardized opening sizes;
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- a plurality of generally flat tools having stored positions within the storage compartments and movable through the openings to deployed positions, each tool being selected from a set of different tools having standardized tool size corresponding to one of the standardized opening sizes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.