Case and mount system for handheld electronic device

A phone case, comprising:

• a body portion configured to retain a phone within an interior space of the body portion, the body portion comprising:
• a rear wall;
• a perimeter wall;
• wherein the rear wall is configured to be aligned with at least a portion of a rear surface of the phone, wherein the perimeter wall extends from a perimeter of the rear wall and is positioned proximate to at least portions of side surfaces of the phone, and wherein the rear wall comprises an interior surface configured to face towards the rear surface of the phone;
• an attachment component having an exterior-facing surface, at least a portion of the attachment component removably received in a receiving space defined by the rear wall of the body portion, the attachment component having a cavity;
• wherein the attachment component is secured within the receiving space by a mechanical connection;
• wherein the receiving space is defined at least in part by a recessed surface of the rear wall that faces away from the interior space of the body portion, the recessed surface extending between an outer edge and an inner edge;
• wherein the receiving space comprises a receiving cavity that defines a recessed surface facing away from the interior space of the body portion;
• wherein the attachment component is seated within the receiving space such that at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the attachment component is in contiguous abutment with at least a portion of a perimeter sidewall of the receiving space to restrict lateral movement relative to the body portion;
• at least one magnet retained within the cavity of the attachment component, the at least one magnet having a first face and a second face, wherein, with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the first face of the at least one magnet faces the interior space of the body portion, wherein the second face of the at least one magnet faces the attachment component, wherein the at least one magnet defines an outer periphery that extends in a thickness direction of the at least one magnet between the first face and the second face;
• wherein the cavity of the attachment component is formed at least in part by a curved outer wall, and wherein the outer periphery of the at least one magnet is adjacent to at least a portion of the curved outer wall;
• wherein with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the cavity faces the interior space of the body portion, wherein the attachment component extends along the second face of the at least one magnet;
• wherein the at least one magnet is configured to provide a magnetic attachment force exclusively between the phone case and an external magnetic structure located outside of the phone case to attach the phone case to the external magnetic structure;
• wherein the mechanical connection that secures the attachment component within the receiving space is independent of the magnetic attachment force.

A phone case, comprising:

• a body portion configured to retain a phone within an interior space of the body portion, the body portion comprising:
• a rear wall;
• a perimeter wall;
• wherein the rear wall is configured to be aligned with at least a portion of a rear surface of the phone, and wherein the perimeter wall extends from a perimeter of the rear wall and is positioned proximate to at least portions of side surfaces of the phone, and wherein the rear wall comprises an interior surface configured to face towards the rear surface of the phone;
• an attachment component having an exterior-facing surface, at least a portion of the attachment component removably received in a receiving space defined by the rear wall of the body portion, the attachment component having means for seating at least one magnet;
• wherein the attachment component is secured within the receiving space by a mechanical connection;
• wherein the receiving space is defined at least in part by a recessed surface that faces away from the interior space of the body portion, the recessed surface extending between an outer edge and an inner edge;
• wherein the attachment component is seated within the receiving space such that at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the attachment component is in contiguous abutment with at least a portion of a perimeter sidewall of the receiving space to restrict lateral movement relative to the body portion;
• wherein the at least one magnet has a first face and a second face, wherein, with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the first face of the at least one magnet faces the interior space of the body portion and the second face of the at least one magnet faces the attachment component, wherein the at least one magnet defines an outer periphery that extends in a thickness direction of the at least one magnet between the first face and the second face;
• wherein, with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the means faces the interior space of the body portion, wherein the attachment component extends along the second face of the at least one magnet.

A phone case, comprising:

• a body portion configured to retain a phone within an interior space of the body portion, the body portion comprising:
• a rear wall defining an interior surface, an exterior surface, an interior plane at an interior-most surface portion of the interior surface of the rear wall, and an exterior plane at an exterior-most surface portion of the exterior surface of the rear wall;
• a perimeter wall;
• wherein the rear wall is configured to be aligned with at least a portion of a rear surface of the phone, wherein the perimeter wall extends from a perimeter of the rear wall and is positioned proximate to at least portions of side surfaces of the phone, and wherein the rear wall comprises an interior surface configured to face towards the rear surface of the phone;
• at least one magnet having a first face and a second face, wherein the at least one magnet defines an outer periphery that extends in a thickness direction of the at least one magnet between the first face and the second face;
• an attachment component having an exterior-facing surface, at least a portion of the attachment component removably received in a receiving space defined by the rear wall of the body portion;
• wherein the attachment component is secured within the receiving space by a mechanical connection that is independent of a magnetic attachment force of the at least one magnet;
• wherein the attachment component is seated within the receiving space such that at least a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the attachment component is in contiguous abutment with at least a portion of a perimeter sidewall of the receiving space to restrict lateral movement relative to the body portion;
• wherein, with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the at least one magnet is positioned between the interior plane and the exterior plane, the first face of the at least one magnet faces the interior space of the body portion, and the second face of the at least one magnet faces the attachment component;
• wherein with the attachment component received in the receiving space, the attachment component extends along the second face of the at least one magnet.