Combination cover and stand for an electronic device
OwnerLeslie H. Besnerinventor
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Abstract
A cover for an electronic device than can be folded into an easel stand to support the device. The cover includes four rigid panels that are connected by flexible portions that allow folding front or back. The electronic device is secured to a first of the rigid panels by a securing device. A durable elastic band is provided on an interior side of one of the rigid panels and is used to secure at least two of the rigid panels together when the cover is in either the closed or folded easel configurations. Magnets are embedded in two of the rigid panels to securely and detachably couple these two panels when the cover is folded in the easel configuration.
Claims20
A cover for an electronic device comprising:
- a first rigid panel capable of receiving the electronic device;
- a second rigid panel, the second rigid panel being substantially the same size as the first rigid panel;
- a first flexible portion, the first flexible portion connecting the first and second rigid panels;
- a third rigid portion, the third rigid portion having a width that is less than a width of the first and second rigid portions;
- a second flexible portion, the second flexible portion connecting the second and third rigid portions;
- a fourth rigid portion, the fourth rigid panel being substantially the same size as the third rigid panel;
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- a third flexible portion connecting the third and fourth rigid panels.
A cover for an electronic device comprising:
- a plurality of rigid panels, a first one of the plurality of rigid panels capable of receiving the electronic device;
- a plurality of flexible portions, each of the plurality of flexible portions respectively connecting two of the plurality of rigid panels;
- an elastic band coupled to a second one of the plurality of rigid panels, the elastic band capable of securing at least two of the plurality of rigid panels together.
A cover for an electronic device comprising:
- a plurality of rigid panels, a first one of the plurality of rigid panels capable of receiving the electronic device;
- a plurality of flexible portions, each of the plurality of flexible portions respectively connecting two of the plurality of rigid panels;
- at least one first magnet disposed in a first one of the plurality of rigid panels;
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- at least one second magnet disposed in a second one of the plurality of rigid panels,
- wherein the at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet cooperate to detachably couple two of the plurality of rigid panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.