Magnetic case and folio for portable personal computing device
OwnerMatthew King, Matthew Maloneinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for attaching and positioning a personal computing device case to a folio. The folio includes magnetic connections, and the personal computing device case includes magnetic connections for attaching the case to the folio in any one of a plurality of positions. The magnetic connections of the folio include an upper magnet array and a lower magnet array for attachment of the magnetic case. The folio includes a hinge mechanism at a top edge of each of two sides of the folio. The case is attached to the folio using guided magnetic seating, and the case is repositionable by slidingly or rotationally changing the position of the case relative to the folio.
Claims23
An apparatus for securing a personal computing device, comprising:
- a folio including two or more folio magnetic connections positioned at least at a top portion and a middle portion of the folio;
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- a personal computing device case including one or more case magnetic connections configured to magnetically attach the case to the folio in any of a plurality of viewing positions the plurality of viewing positions comprising a portrait mode and a landscape mode.
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A method for attaching and positioning a magnetic portable computing device case on a magnetic folio, comprising:
- attaching the case to the folio using guided magnetic seating;
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- adjusting a position of the case on a magnetic folio, the adjusting comprising:
- slidingly changing a position of the case relative to the folio by sliding the case up or down a front side of the folio into a different position than an original position;
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- rotationally changing the position of the case relative to the folio by rotating the case around a central axis of the folio into a differently rotated position than the original position.
An apparatus for securing a personal computing device, comprising:
- a folio including two or more folio magnetic array connections, the folio magnetic array connections comprising two or more magnets configured to magnetically connect the folio and the case, the folio magnet arrays including an upper folio magnet array disposed at a top portion of the folio and a lower folio magnet array disposed at a middle portion of the folio;
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- a personal computing device case including one or more case magnetic connections configured to magnetically attach the case to the folio in any of a plurality of viewing positions, the plurality of viewing positions comprising a portrait mode and a landscape mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.