Protective case with switch cover
AssigneeMophie, Inc.
InventorsNguyen To, Hien Nguyen, William Benjamin Hasbrook, Sean Michael Stuck
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Abstract
A protective case can house a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device can have a switch (e.g., for switching an operational mode of the portable electronic device). The protective case can have a switch cover that engages the switch of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is in the protective case. The switch cover can be moved between positions corresponding to positions of the switch of the portable electronic device. As the switch cover is moved, the switch cover correspondingly moves the switch.
Claims30
A case for a mobile device, the case comprising:
- a cover for a switch, the cover comprising:
- a switch base having a first surface directly facing toward the switch and a second surface facing away from the switch;
- an internal switch capture guide, on the first surface, with a first guide rail that corresponds to a first side of the switch and a second guide rail corresponding to a second side of the switch when the switch is disposed in the cover;
- and
- an external feature on the second surface approximately corresponding to the position of the switch;
- an opening engaging the cover while allowing the switch base to move relative to the case,
- wherein the switch is attached to the mobile device;
- and
- a battery separate from the mobile device, wherein the battery is configured to charge the mobile device via an electrical connector capable of electrically coupling with the mobile device when the mobile device is in the case.
A protective case for use with a mobile electronic device having a switch that is configured to move between a first switch position and a second switch position, the protective case comprising:
- a housing configured to at least partially enclose the mobile electronic device;
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- a switch cover comprising a switch cover visual indicator that, when the mobile electronic device is in the housing, corresponds to a switch visual indicator that indicates an operational mode of the mobile electronic device,
- wherein the switch cover is movable between a first position and a second position, and
- wherein the switch cover is configured to move the switch to the first switch position when the switch cover is moved to the first position, and wherein the switch cover is configured to move the switch to the second switch position when the switch cover is moved to the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.