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Portable digital media player case

a digital media player and portable technology, applied in the field of portable digital media player cases, can solve problems such as unobtrusive user projection

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-07-19
MARWARE
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Benefits of technology

"The invention is a portable digital media player case that provides a storage location for the earbud headphone cord in a unobtrusive way for the user. The case has a front surface with a viewing window, a rear surface, side surfaces, and top and bottom surfaces. A projection protrudes from one of the surfaces to define a region for receiving the cord. The projection is soft and flexible enough to close the region and collapse onto the surface when pressure is applied to it. The surfaces and the projection are made of silicone rubber, which makes them flexible enough to close the region. The projection can be located on the rear surface or the side surface, and it has a flat outer surface and tapered outer edges to make it almost invisible. The case also has openings for accessing the ports of the media player. The invention is not limited to the specific details shown and can be modified without changing the main idea."

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This makes the projection unobtrusive to a user.

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[0027] Referring now to the figures of the drawing in detail and first, particularly, to FIG. 1 thereof, there is seen a case 1 for a portable digital media player, such as an Apple iPod. The case 1 is formed of silicone rubber, which be any color and has a front panel 2 in which a window 3 for a display screen and a window 4 for a selector such as a click wheel are provided. Although the window 3 is a cutout in the case for viewing the display screen, the window 4 is made translucent which is accomplished by making the silicone rubber thinner in the region of the window 4 to allow operation of the click wheel.

[0028] As is seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the case 1 has an upper surface 5 and a lower surface 6. A side surface 7 of the case is shown in FIG. 4 and a rear surface 8 of the case is shown in FIG. 5. A projection 9 protrudes outwardly from the rear surface 8. The projection 9 has tapered edges and a flat outer surface 10 which is parallel to, but has a smaller area than, the rear s...

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Abstract

A case for a portable digital media player includes a front surface having at least one viewing window, a rear surface opposite the front surface, side surfaces and top and bottom surfaces. A projection protrudes from one of the surfaces, such as the rear surface, to define a region between the projection and the one surface for receiving a cord. The projection is shaped and sufficiently soft and flexible to at least partially close the region and collapse onto the one surface under application of pressure applied to the projection. Pressure applied to the projection when being held by a user, being placed into a confined space or being placed on a surface with the projection facing down, is sufficient to at least partially close the region and collapse the projection onto the one surface.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention relates to a case for a portable digital media player, such as an Apple iPod. [0003] 2. Description of the Related Art [0004] Ever since the introduction of the first generation iPod portable digital media player into the marketplace, accessories of many types have been developed. Among those accessories are cases which protect the iPod from shock and make it easier to grip. [0005] One such case produced by Marware is formed of neoprene and has a large opening for the display screen and click wheel and a flip-top. Another neoprene case produced by Incase has separate openings for the display screen and click wheel and a zipper closure. Neoprene fits loosely around the iPod and does not follow the contour thereof. [0006] A case which is manufactured by Speck is formed of KRATON® and has a dimpled exterior and an opening for various ports on the iPod. Silicone rubber cases made by iSkin, Xtreme Mac and E...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D6/00
CPCA45C2011/001A45C11/00
Inventor BRANDENBURG, KYLE
Owner MARWARE