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US 2013/0092562 A1Published application
Flexible impact protective cases, methods of making and methods of using
AssigneeG-Form, LLC
InventorsDaniel M. Wyner, Richard B. Fox, Richard L. Garrard, Thomas Cafaro, Ami Newsham, David Foster
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are protective cases for sensitive devices, including devices with screen interfaces, which cases provide protection from front, back and edge impacts, including torsional impacts.
Claims24
A protective case for a device, comprising:
- a flexible structural panel comprising a panel interior surface and a panel exterior surface, one of the structural panel interior and exterior surfaces comprising an extensible material, and one of the structural panel interior and exterior surfaces comprising a non-extensible material;
- at least one flexible retaining device disposed on the panel interior surface, the at least one flexible retaining device comprising a layer of a rate dependent material disposed between an extensible inner material layer and an non-extensible outer material layer;
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- a cover defining an inner cover surface, an outer cover surface, and opposing first and second cover edges, the cover being interconnected to the structural panel at the first edge.
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