US 12,251,010 B2
Case with rotatable handle and magnets for portable electronic devices
Jeffrey D. Carnevali, Seattle, WA (US); and Stefan Michael Gottschalk, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by National Products, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/978,597.
Prior Publication US 2024/0138552 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. A45F 5/10 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/04 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/10 (2013.01) [A45C 11/00 (2013.01); A45C 11/002 (2025.01); A45C 11/003 (2025.01); A45F 2005/1006 (2013.01); A45F 5/1516 (2025.01); A45F 5/1525 (2025.01); F16M 13/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A case for a portable electronic device, the case comprising:
a case shell comprising a back panel and at least one side wall extending from the back panel to form a cavity, in combination with the back panel, for receiving the portable electronic device;
a handle coupled to a back panel of the case shell, wherein the handle comprises a handle base and a mounting disc attached, or attachable, to the handle base with a portion of the back panel between the handle base and the mounting disc to couple the handle to the back panel; and
at least one magnet positioned within the handle and configured for mounting the case and portable electronic device, when present, on an external surface made of a material attracted to the at least one magnet, wherein the handle base comprises at least one magnet holder structure configured to receive and hold the at least one magnet in the handle.