Case for electrical device and method of using same
AssigneeBelkin International, Inc.
InventorsSaharut Sirichai, Xin Fu
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Abstract
A case (100) for an electrical device includes: (a) a first portion (110) with a bottom surface (111); (b) a second portion (121) adjacent to the first portion; (c) a third portion (122) adjacent to the second portion; (d) a fourth portion (123) adjacent to the third portion; and (e) a fifth portion (132) with an interior surface (235) and adjacent to the fourth portion. In this embodiment, at least one of the first portion or the third portion is configured to be removably coupled to the electrical device. Additionally, when the case placed in an open configuration, the first portion is capable of being located over the fifth portion with the bottom surface of the first portion adjacent to the interior surface of the fifth portion.
Claims16
A case for an electrical device, the case comprising:
- a first portion with a first surface and an end adjacent to the first surface;
- a second portion hingedly coupled to the first portion;
- a third portion hingedly coupled to the second portion;
- a fourth portion hingedly coupled to the third portion;
- and
- a fifth portion with an interior surface and hingedly coupled to the fourth portion;
- a pocket for removably enclosing the electrical device and coupled to one of the first portion or the third portion,
- wherein:
- the third portion comprises:
- a first segment hingedly coupled to the second portion;
- and
- a second segment hingedly coupled to the first segment and the fourth portion;
- the pocket comprises a first attachment mechanism;
- the first segment comprises a second attachment mechanism;
- the pocket further comprises a third attachment mechanism;
- the second segment comprises a fourth attachment mechanism;
- when the case is placed in an open configuration, the first portion is located over the fifth portion with the end of the first portion on the interior surface of the fifth portion;
- the first attachment mechanism is configured to be coupled to the second attachment mechanism when the case is in the open configuration and the first portion is located over the fifth portion with the end of the first portion on the interior surface of the fifth portion;
- and
- the third attachment mechanism is configured to be coupled to the fourth attachment mechanism when the case is in a closed configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.