Patent ID: 9451814
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A45C,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A case for an electronic device comprising: a base comprising a back panel and at least one attachment flange which extends from the back panel in a first direction generally perpendicular to the back panel, the attachment flange comprising at least one first snap coupling element and at least one first interengagement feature, the first interengagement feature comprising a channel or slot defining a laterally offset flange-like portion; and a frame comprising a top, a bottom, and first and second sidewalls, with an open front and an open back, and a lip projecting inwardly around at least a portion of the open front, the frame further comprising at least one second snap coupling element and at least one second interengagement feature, the second interengagement feature comprising a fin defining a channel-like slot formed between a portion of the sidewalls and the fin, wherein the frame couples to the base by sliding the attachment flange of the base into the frame through the open back of the frame in the first direction, and wherein the at least one first snap coupling element is configured for releasable engagement with the at least one second snap coupling element to attach the base to the frame and retain an electronic device therein, whereby engagement of the at least one first and second snap coupling elements resists detachment of the frame from the base, and wherein the at least one first interengagement feature is configured for releasable interengagement in the first direction with the at least one second interengagement feature whereby the fin of the second interengagement feature is received within the slot of the first interengagement feature and the flange-like portion of the first interengagement feature is received in the channel-like slot of the second interengagement feature to resist outward bowing of the first and second sidewalls of the frame in a second direction generally transverse to the first direction and thereby maintain engagement of the first and second snap coupling elements.