Cover for a portable device having grip portions
US8025236B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 27, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M1/0279
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An assembly comprising an enclosure having a distal end wall and a proximal end wall connected to a pair of sidewalls such that the enclosure walls connect the bottom surface to a top surface having a user interface to define an enclosure interior. The compartment is positioned in the enclosure interior. A cover is included for coupling to the compartment situated in an opening in the bottom surface at a proximal end of the enclosure, such that the cover is configured for grasping by a user with at least one finger. The cover housing includes a cover surface, a pair of cover sidewalls, a proximal cover end wall and a distal cover end wall such that the cover walls extend from the cover surface to define a cover interior. The cover housing also has a mating surface at a base of the cover housing and defined by said walls, such that the mating surface is configured to mate with the bottom surface of the enclosure. When assembled the pair of cover side walls extend outwardly from the back surface and each of the pair of cover sidewalls is inset as spaced apart from the corresponding side wall of the pair of sidewalls of the enclosure. Further, the distal cover end wall extends outward…
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