Patent ID: 11889906
Assignee: KUIU, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A cover apparatus for carrying and protecting hand-held portable devices, comprising:
a lower portion comprising:
an opening having a periphery sized and shaped to position and remove, in an upright fashion, a device insertable through the opening;
at least one wall defining at least a portion of the periphery of the opening, the at least one wall extending around the device in an upright position;
a base coupled to the at least one wall, the at least one wall and the base defining a volume within the lower portion; and
a reconfigurable member coupled to a portion of the at least one wall, the reconfigurable member positioned at the portion of the periphery, the reconfigurable member being formable and configurable from a first shape to a second shape different from the first shape, the second shape conforming to at least a portion of an outer profile of the device being held by the cover apparatus such that the device is maintained in the upright position within the volume of the lower portion; and
an upper portion operably coupled to the lower portion, the upper portion being configured to render the opening of the lower portion accessible in a first state and to position the cover over the opening in a second state;
wherein the reconfigurable member is independent of the upper portion and positionable to provide the first state or the second state;
wherein a portion of the device positionable within the lower portion comprises eve pieces that are extendable through the opening of the lower portion; and
wherein the reconfigurable member is conformable to a portion of the outer profile of the device spanning between the eve pieces.