Removable screen protector
AssigneeOtter Products, LLC
InventorsJeffrey C. Wicks, Carlton R. Lay, William L. DeMarco, James M. Hendrix, Jamie L. Johnson
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Abstract
A protective case can include a removable screen protector that is reusable and easily interchangeable by hand. In one example, the protective case can be part of a kit that includes a plurality of removable screen protectors, and the removable screen protectors can each have special attributes that allow a user to quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case by simply exchanging a first removable screen protector with a second removable screen protector. In this way, the user can quickly and easily modify the attributes of the protective case to better align with practical considerations of the user's environment.
Claims19
A protective case for an electronic device, the case comprising:
- a rigid shell configured to cover at least a portion of the electronic device, the rigid shell comprising a first hard shell component and a second hard shell component, the first hard shell component having a plurality of perimeter tabs to engage respective tab engagement features on the second hard shell component to removably attach the first hard shell component to the second hard shell component, the rigid shell including a first engagement portion and one or more detents;
- a cushion layer configured to fit over at least a portion of an outer surface of the rigid shell, the cushion layer including one or more retention features for keeping the cushion layer affixed to the rigid shell;
- a rigid frame defining an opening that is configured to align with a display screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case, the rigid frame having a second engagement portion integrally formed with the frame to slidably engage the first engagement portion of the rigid shell for attachment of the rigid frame to the rigid shell, the rigid frame including one or more retaining features for engaging the one or more detents of the rigid shell, respectively, for removably retaining the rigid frame in the rigid shell;
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- a membrane substantially permanently attached at least at a perimeter of the membrane to the rigid frame and covering the opening in the frame, wherein
- the rigid frame together with the attached membrane is slidably attachable at the second engagement portion to the first engagement portion of the rigid shell at a front side of the protective case, the rigid frame with attached membrane further being slidably detachable from the front side of the protective case, and the membrane is configured to be substantially parallel to the display screen of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case and while the rigid frame is slidably attached.
A removable screen protector for a protective case configured to receive an electronic device, the removable screen protector comprising:
- a rigid frame configured to slidably attach to the protective case by way of a rail system in part formed in the rigid frame, the rigid frame having one or more retaining features, each retaining feature for engaging and snapping into a respective detent of the protective case to removably retain the rigid frame to the protective case;
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- a membrane substantially permanently attached at least at a perimeter of the membrane to the rigid frame and covering an opening in the rigid frame,
- wherein the membrane is configured to be substantially parallel to a display screen of the electronic device while the removable screen protector is slidably attached to the protective case by way of the rail system and when the electronic device is installed in the protective case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.