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Protective case with card storage

US9756916B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by

98References

18Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Otter Products, LLC · US

Inventors

Rebecca Lawson · Florence, US
Jonathan B. Rayeski · Fort Collins, US
Larry Holmes · Fort Collins, US
William Travis Smith · Fort Collins, US
John P. Fitzgerald · Fort Collins, US
Lucas B. Weller · Fort Collins, US
Kevin W. Witter · Fort Collins, US
Peter J. Gronewoller · Fort Collins, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 21, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2200/1633
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A protective case for use with an electronic device includes a cushion layer and a structural layer. The cushion layer is configured to cover at least a portion of the electronic device when the electronic device is installed in the protective case. The structural layer is configured to surround at least a portion of the cushion layer. The structural layer includes a back portion, at least two side walls, a slot in the back portion for removably retaining a card, and a rack and pinion system configured for selectively ejecting the card, at least partially, from the slot.

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