Sound channel formed in a case to redirect sound with respect to a speaker of an electronic device positioned in the case

A case for an electronic device including a front surface, a back surface, sides between the front surface and the back surface, and a speaker on a portion of the back surface, comprising:

• a sleeve in which the electronic device is positioned;
• a sleeve opening in the sleeve facing the speaker when the electronic device is positioned in the sleeve, wherein the sleeve opening is defined by side walls in the sleeve that extend around the speaker;
• a cover in which the sleeve including the electronic device is positioned, wherein the cover includes an inner surface facing the sleeve opening and the speaker when the electronic device and the sleeve are positioned in the cover;
• a sound channel formed in the sleeve opening, and defined by the speaker, the inner surface of the cover, and the sidewalls of the sleeve when the electronic device and the sleeve are positioned in the cover;
• and
• an opening to the sound channel to communicate sound wherein sound travels through the sound channel between the speaker and the opening.

A case for a tablet computer including a front surface having a display screen, a back surface, sides between the front surface and the back surface, a speaker on a portion of the back surface adjacent to one of the sides, wherein the speaker projects sound outward from the back surface of the tablet computer, and a display screen on the front surface, comprising:

• a sleeve in which the tablet computer is positioned, wherein the sleeve extends across the back surface of the tablet computer;
• a sleeve opening in the sleeve facing the speaker, wherein the sleeve opening is defined by side walls in the sleeve that extend around the speaker;
• a cover in which the sleeve including the tablet computer is positioned, wherein the cover includes an inner surface facing the sleeve opening and the speaker when the tablet computer in the sleeve is positioned in the cover;
• a sound channel formed by the speaker, the inner surface of the cover, and the side walls when the sleeve including the tablet computer is positioned in the cover;
• and
• an opening to the sound channel to direct sound outward from the opening, wherein at least some of the sound projected outward from the speaker deflects off the inner surface towards the opening to the sound channel.