US 7,921,997 B2 · Attachable device accessory case cover with interchangeable components

Abstract

A case apparatus attachable to a portable device enabling the storage and transport of a variety of articles. The apparatus is optimally configured with releasable components enabling interchange of various features including those which facilitate attachment to the device allowing a single case implementation to securely fit various device implementations. The apparatus includes a large utility panel which receives attachment of all other case components, smaller utility panels which receive attachment of various articles, compartment enclosures which cover the smaller utility panels while allowing easy access to their contents, a large presentation panel to cover and conceal the entire case assembly and contained contents but having openings to allow access to the compartment enclosures and either a strap and clasp retention assembly to bind the case around the device or a clip fastening assembly which attaches to corresponding fittings on an adapted device to fasten the case to the device.

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Dependent claims

A modular system for attaching case components to a portable electronic device, said system comprising:

at least one rigid utility panel with at least one means for attaching case components, and
at least one interchangeable means for joining said utility panel with said electronic device comprised of at least one of
a retaining strap and retaining strap clasp means comprising
at least one retaining strap for connecting the utility panel to the electronic device, said retaining strap being interchangeable to allow for connecting to electronic devices of varying dimensions, said retaining strap having at least one means for attaching to other components, and
at least one retaining strap clasp comprising a stationary first member, a means for fastening first member to the utility panel, an articulating second member to grasp and draw the retaining strap to the utility panel, a means for fastening second member to retaining strap, a means for articulately fastening the first member to the second member, and a means for locking the second member into a stationary position, and
a fitting member and fitting clip means comprising
at least one fitting member for receipt of fitting clips, said fitting member being accessibly integrated with said electronic device allowing for receipt of fitting clips, and
at least one fitting clip for inserting into said fitting member comprising a first member having a first end and a second end, said member configured at said first end for insertion into said fitting member and configured towards said second end to extend onto said utility panel, and a means for fastening said first member to said utility panel
whereby said modular system provides secure and removable attachment to both portable electronic devices of varying dimensions which have been adapted for attachment and portable electronic devices of varying dimensions which have not been adapted for attachment.

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Description7,906 words

Summary636 words

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#1. Field of Invention

Brief description of the drawings16 figures

#FIG. 1 shows an attachable device case cover attached to a laptop notebook computer along with some examples of the peripheral devices and personal articles that the case could accommodate

#FIG. 3A is an exploded view of components in an advanced embodiment of a case cover as installed on a standard device

#FIG. 3B is an exploded view of components in an advanced embodiment of a case cover as installed on a device adapted for use with a case cover

Detailed description6,879 words

#General Embodiment—FIG. 1

#FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an attachable portable device case cover with interchangeable components 10 attached to a notebook computer. The embodiment implements attachable containment features which can house various peripheral devices and/or personal articles.

#Preferred Embodiment Implementing Interchangeable Means of Joining and Attachable Components—FIG. 3

Facts

Application

12/077,346Filed 18 Mar 2008 · us provisional application

Priority

19 Mar 2007

Published

US 2008/0310094 A118 Dec 2008

Granted

12 Apr 2011

Term ends

18 Mar 2028

Estimated · how

20 years from earliest known nonprovisional domestic filing plus recorded patent term adjustment. Maintenance-fee lapses, terminal disclaimers and statutory extensions have not been checked. The continuity chain may be incomplete; this is not an enforceability determination.

Classification10 codes

A45C 13/00
Details
G06F 1/1601
Constructional details or arrangements: constructional details related to the housing of computer displays, e.g. of CRT monitors, of flat displays
G06F 1/1616
With several enclosures having relative motions, each enclosure supporting at least one I/O or computing function: with folding flat displays,…
G06F 1/1626
For portable computers: with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]

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Description7,906 words