Patent ID: 9411213
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: A45C,A45F,G02B,G03B,G06F,H04B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A case for a portable electronic device, the case comprising: a shell defining an interior volume dimensioned so as to snugly accommodate a particular portable electronic device, wherein at least a portion of the shell is translucent or transparent; and a diffuser, visible through said translucent or transparent portion of the shell and configured to diffuse light incident on a first surface of the diffuser for emission from a second surface of the diffuser facing the translucent or transparent portion, wherein the portable electronic device includes a camera flash; wherein the diffuser comprises a panel of light-transmissive material received in a cavity in the shell; and wherein the diffuser is slidable within the cavity between a position in which light emitted by the flash is incident on the first surface of the diffuser and a position in which the diffuser does not interfere with light from the flash.