Reconfigurable Mobile Device Case With Slide-Latching Arms
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing protective covers for mobile electronic devices are often tailored to specific devices, limiting adaptability and increasing costs, and there is a need for improved protective solutions that can accommodate various device types and sizes without requiring additional tools or components.
Innovation Solution
A reconfigurable mobile device case with a rear and front cover, featuring slide-latching arms and optional locks, that can be adjusted to fit different devices by sliding engagement and optional locks, along with removable pads and actuators to support and actuate buttons, allowing secure enclosure and protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If protective covers are tailored to a particular mobile electronic device, then protection effectiveness is improved, but adaptability and cost are adversely impacted
Solution Approach 1:
The protective case is designed with universal features including adjustable retention arms with multiple engagement positions, removable pads in various configurations, and reconfigurable structural elements that allow a single case design to accommodate multiple device types, sizes, and orientations, thereby achieving both protection effectiveness and adaptability
2Reliability
If protective covers are tailored to a particular mobile electronic device, then protection effectiveness is improved, but manufacturing cost is adversely impacted
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a universal protective case that can serve multiple device types through reconfigurable elements like adjustable retention arms and removable pads, the manufacturer produces a single case design that replaces multiple device-specific cases, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and cost while maintaining protection effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The protective case is divided into modular components including removable pads, adjustable retention arms, and separable cover sections that can be configured for different devices, allowing standardized manufacturing of individual components that are then assembled into device-specific configurations, reducing overall manufacturing cost
3Ease of manufacture
If protective covers use fixed configuration, then manufacturing simplicity is improved, but adaptability to different devices is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The protective case incorporates dynamic, adjustable elements such as retention arms with multiple engagement positions, removable pads that can be repositioned, and reconfigurable structural components that allow the case to be adapted to different device types and sizes while maintaining a relatively simple base manufacturing process
Data Source
AI summary
Mobile device cases, mobile device stands, and methods and uses therefor are disclosed. One mobile device case includes a rear cover and a front cover. The rear cover is configured to cover at least a portion of a rear surface of the mobile device. The rear cover includes a plurality of first arms. The front cover is configured to cover at least a portion of a front surface of the mobile device. The front cover includes a plurality of second arms configured to engage with the plurality of first arms to attach the front cover to the rear cover. The rear cover and front cover are configured to accommodate the mobile device therebetween and to prevent removal of the mobile device when the plurality of second arms engage with the plurality of first arms. The plurality of second arms engage with the plurality of first arms via a sliding engagement.