Earbud charging case for mobile device
OwnerJonathan Everett Shafferinventor
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Abstract
A case for a mobile device includes a rear panel, a plurality of walls extending around the rear panel, a base portion having a jack configured to receive a power cord input, a first aperture configured to receive a first earbud, a first electrical contact of the first aperture configured to engage a first corresponding charging contact of the first earbud, a second aperture configured to receive a second earbud, a second electrical contact of the second aperture configured to engage a second corresponding charging contact of the second earbud, a first electrical connection configured to engage the jack with a power input port of the mobile device, and a second electrical connection configured to engage the jack with the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
Claims21
A case for protecting a mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a housing;
- protectors extending around a plurality of sides of the housing;
- a base portion having a jack configured to receive a power cord input;
- a plurality of earbud receiving apertures, wherein each earbud receiving aperture is configured to receive an earbud and comprises one or more electrical contacts configured to engage a rechargeable battery of the earbud when the earbud is positioned within the aperture;
- a first electrical connector configured to engage the jack with a power input port of a mobile electronic device when placed in the housing;
- a second electrical connector configured to engage the jack with the one or more electrical contacts;
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- a conductive element that, when the power cord input is connected to a power source, enables a simultaneous charge of the batteries when placed in the apertures and the mobile electronic device when placed in the housing.
A case for protecting a mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a panel;
- a plurality of sidewalls walls extending around the panel;
- a base portion having a jack configured to receive a power cord input;
- a first aperture configured to receive a first earbud, the first aperture comprising a first electrical contact configured to engage a first corresponding charging contact of the first earbud;
- a second aperture configured to receive a second earbud, the second aperture comprising a second electrical contact configured to engage a second corresponding charging contact of the second earbud;
- a first electrical connection configured to engage the jack with a power input port of a mobile electronic device;
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- a second electrical connection configured to engage the jack with the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
A kit for protecting a mobile electronic device and charging wireless earbuds, the kit comprising:
- a first earbud;
- a second earbud;
- a case for a mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a plurality of sidewalls;
- a base portion having a jack configured to receive a power cord input;
- a panel having a first aperture configured to receive the first earbud;
- a first electrical contact of the first aperture configured to engage a first corresponding charging contact of the first earbud;
- a first magnet positioned to magnetically retain the first earbud in the first aperture;
- a second aperture in the panel, wherein the second aperture is configured to receive the second earbud;
- a second electrical contact of the second aperture configured to engage the second corresponding charging contact of the second earbud;
- a second magnet positioned to magnetically retain the second earbud in the second aperture;
- a first electrical connection configured to engage the jack with a power input port of the mobile device when placed in the case;
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- a second electrical connection configured to engage the jack with the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.