US 12,081,687 B2
Folding case for mobile electronic device
Saumil Chetan Mody, Atlanta, GA (US); and Cole David Dobson, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to Case-Mate, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by CASE-MATE, INC., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/694,762.
Prior Publication US 2023/0300228 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. H04M 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC H04M 1/022 (2013.01) [H04M 1/0266 (2013.01); H04M 2250/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device case, comprising:
a first shell comprising a first outer frame portion defining a first outer edge, a first inner frame portion defining a first inner edge opposite the first outer edge, and at least one first hinge slot oriented radially inward toward the first inner edge;
a second shell comprising a second outer frame portion defining a second outer edge, a second inner frame portion defining a second inner edge opposite the second outer edge, and at least one second hinge slot oriented radially inward toward the second inner edge; and
a hinge cover connecting the first and second shells to one another, the hinge cover comprising at least one first hinge protrusion configured for cooperative engagement with the at least one first hinge slot, the hinge cover further comprising at least one second hinge protrusion configured for cooperative engagement with the at least one second hinge slot,
wherein the electronic device case is reconfigurable between a closed configuration and an open configuration.