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US 8,428,664 B1Granted
Case assembly for handheld electronic devices and method of use therefor
OwnerPhilip W. Wyersinventor
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Abstract
A protective case assembly including a shell defining an open front and having sides as well as a base which adjoins the shell's sides is disclosed. The shell attaches to the handheld device by being sized and configured to fit over the backside and sides of the device. In addition, the case assembly includes an elongated elastic strap of predetermined length and width which is attached at its ends to the back of the shell. The strap is positioned against the base and is sufficiently taut to enable the handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
Claims23
A method for manipulating a handheld electronic device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a thin protective case assembly for a generally thin handheld device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said protective case assembly comprising:
- a shell defining an open front and having sides and a base which adjoins said shell's sides, said shell attaching to a said handheld device by being sized and configured to fit over the backside and sides of a said handheld device;
- and,
- an elongated elastic strap which is attached at its ends to the back of the shell and positioned so that it is located against the shell's base, said strap also being sufficiently taut to enable the handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap;
- inserting a handheld device having real or virtual keys located on the front of the device into the shell;
- placing up to two of the three middle fingers of one hand under the taut strap positioned against the base of the shell;
- and
- operating the device in one hand by pressing the real or virtual keys located on the front of the device with a thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
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A thin protective case assembly for a generally thin handheld device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said protective case assembly comprising:
- a shell defining an open front and having sides and a base which adjoins said shell's sides, said shell attaching to a said handheld device by being sized and configured to fit over the backside and sides of a said handheld device;
- an elongated elastic strap which is attached at its ends to the back of the shell and positioned so that it is located against the shell's base, said strap also being sufficiently taut to enable the handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
A method for manipulating a handheld electronic device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said method comprising the steps of:
- providing a thin protective case assembly for a generally thin handheld device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said protective case assembly comprising:
- a shell defining an open front and having sides and a base which adjoins said shell's sides, said shell attaching to a said handheld device by being sized and configured to fit over the backside and sides of a said handheld device;
- a removable elongated elastic strap of predetermined length and width which terminates at first and second ends;
- a first connector located at said first end of said strap;
- a second connector located at a first end of said shell base for cooperating with said first connector to removably attach said first end of said strap to said first end of said shell's base;
- a third connector located at said second end of said strap;
- and
- a fourth connector located at a second end of said shell's base for cooperating with said third connector to removably attach said second end of said strap to said second end of said shell's base so that when said first and second ends of the strap are attached to said first and second ends of said shell's base said strap will be positioned against said base and sufficiently taut to enable said handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap;
- inserting a handheld device having real or virtual keys located on the front of the device into the shell;
- placing up to two of the three middle fingers of one hand under the taut strap positioned against the base of the shell;
- operating the device in one hand by pressing the real or virtual keys located on the front of the device with a thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
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A thin protective case assembly for a generally thin handheld device such as a cell phone, mobile smart phone and the like, said protective case assembly comprising:
- a shell defining an open front and having sides and a base which adjoins said shell's sides, said shell attaching to a said handheld device by being sized and configured to fit over the backside and sides of a said handheld device;
- a removable elongated elastic strap of predetermined length and width which terminates at first and second ends;
- a first connector located at said first end of said strap;
- a second connector located at a first end of said shell base for cooperating with said first connector to removably attach said first end of said strap to said first end of said shell's base;
- a third connector located at said second end of said strap;
- a fourth connector located at a second end of said shell's base for cooperating with said third connector to removably attach said second end of said strap to said second end of said shell's base so that when said first and second ends of the strap are attached to said first and second ends of said shell's base said strap will be positioned against said base and sufficiently taut to enable said handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
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A handheld electronic device manipulator comprising:
- a pair of upper and lower end caps, said upper end cap being sized and configured to fit over the upper end of a handheld electronic device, said lower end cap being sized and configured to fit over the lower end of a handheld electronic device;
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- an elongated elastic strap of predetermined length and width which terminates at first and second ends wherein said first end is attached to said upper end cap and said second end is attached to said lower end cap so that when said upper and lower end caps are fitted over their respective ends of the handheld device said strap will be positioned against the backside of the handheld device and sufficiently taut to enable said handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
A handheld electronic device manipulator comprising:
- a pair of upper and lower rigid adhesive strips, said upper strip being sized and configured to be adhesively secured to the upper end of the backside of a handheld electronic device, said lower strip being sized and configured to be adhesively secured to the lower end of the backside of a handheld electronic device;
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- an elongated elastic strap of predetermined width and length which terminates at first and second ends wherein said first end is attached to said upper strip and said second end is attached to said lower strip so that when said upper and lower strips are adhesively secured to their respective ends of the handheld device said strap will be positioned against the backside of the handheld device and sufficiently taut to enable said handheld device to be held in one hand and operated with the thumb of the same hand when up to two of the three middle fingers also of the same hand are placed under the taut strap.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.