US 11,950,668 B2
Convertible case for portable electronic device
Alex Lau, London (GB)
Assigned to COLEBROOK BOSSON & SAUNDERS (PRODUCTS) LIMITED, London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/607,755
Filed by COLEBROOK BOSSON & SAUNDERS (PRODUCTS) LIMITED, London (GB)
PCT Filed May 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/GB2020/051089
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 29, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/225546, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 12, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/842,808, filed on May 3, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0218084 A1, Jul. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. A45C 11/00 (2006.01); A45C 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45C 11/00 (2013.01) [A45C 5/00 (2013.01); A45C 2011/003 (2013.01); A45C 2200/15 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A convertible case for a portable electronic device comprising:
a bottom surface having a first panel;
a top surface moveably coupled to the bottom surface, the top surface having a second panel;
a right surface positioned between the bottom surface and the top surface;
a left surface positioned between the bottom surface and the top surface; and
a rear surface positioned between the bottom surface and the top surface and between the right surface and the left surface,
wherein the bottom surface, the top surface, the right surface, the left surface, and the rear surface at least partially define a cavity having an opening,
wherein the right surface and the left surface are inwardly foldable,
wherein the bottom surface and the top surface are moveable with respect to one another between a storage configuration and a working configuration,
wherein in the storage configuration the cavity is enclosed by the bottom surface, the top surface, the right surface, the left surface, and the rear surface,
wherein in the storage configuration the opening has a first size and the cavity and the opening are sized to receive a portable electronic device, and
wherein in the working configuration the opening has a second size larger than the first size, and the bottom and top surface are positioned to support the portable electronic device,
wherein the top surface includes a first side panel moveably coupled to the second panel with a first hinge, a second side panel moveably coupled to the second panel with a second hinge, and an end panel moveably coupled to the second panel with a third hinge.