Portable digital media player case

a digital media player and case technology, applied in the field of portable digital media player cases, can solve the problems of not protecting all the controls and displays from damage, damage may come from liquids or solids, etc., and achieve the effects of preventing unwanted substances from entering, facilitating access to the portable digital media player, and great flexibility in opening and closing the cas

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-07
MARWARE
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[0012]In accordance with an additional feature of the invention, the base and the slider are mutually sealed and separated at a parting line in the front surface. Materials such as polycarbonate effectively seal at the parting line, preventing entry of unwanted substances.
[0013]In accordance with yet another feature of the invention, the base has tracks and the slider has pins engaging and sliding in the tracks. The tracks each have an end with a stop preventing the slider from falling off the base in the open position. Tracks each have an L-shaped end permitting the slider to be lifted off the base. The slider is movable about the pins in the tracks into a pivoted position, permitting the portable digital media player to be inserted into and removed from the case. Therefore, great flexibility in opening and closing the case are provided, so that easy access to the portable digital media player is accomplished.

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A common disadvantage of all of the prior art cases is that they do not protect all of the controls and displays against damage.
Such damage may come from liquids or solids which may accidentally enter through openings or from shocks due to normal handling or unintended or accidental misuse that can affect the portable digital media player.

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[0029]Referring now to the figures of the drawings in detail and first, particularly, to FIGS. 1-5 thereof, there is seen a portable digital media player case 1 according to the invention in a closed position. The case 1 includes a slider 2 and a base 3 which abut and seal against each other at a parting line 13 in the closed position. The base 3 extends over the back, part of the sides and part of the front of the case, while the slider 2 extends over the remainder of the front and the remainder of the sides of the case. A finger grip 4 is provided for pushing the slider 2 open.

[0030]As is seen in FIG. 1, the slider 2 and the base 3 together form a front surface 14 which is continuous, solid and unbroken when closed at the parting line 13. More specifically, the front surface 14 is substantially uninterrupted in the closed position. The term “substantially uninterrupted” means not only that there are no openings for controls or displays in the front surface 14, but that that no liq...

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Abstract

A case for a portable digital media player includes a front surface being substantially uninterrupted and formed of a transparent, flexible material. Therefore, the front surface completely covers but allows use of a display and a control of the portable digital media player, during use.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The invention relates to a portable digital media player case providing protection against damage.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]Portable digital media players, such as the Apple iPod, have become increasingly popular and therefore a number of cases have been proposed to protect such devices.[0005]A case sold by Speck Products under the designation Flip Stand is clear, permitting the user of the portable digital media player to see through the case. However, cutouts are provided in the case for controls and display, such as the click wheel and display screen of an iPod. The Micro Shield case of the company XtremeMac is similarly clear and also has openings formed therein for controls. The Claro case by iskin again has openings in a clear case for operation of the controls. Finally, the company Agent 18 markets a case for the iPod Nano which also has an open control area.[0006]A common disadvantage of all o...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B65D85/00
CPCG11B33/027G11B31/02
Inventor BRANDENBURG, KYLE
Owner MARWARE
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