Patent ID: 9326587
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A45F,H04B

Claim Text:
1. A holster for retaining an electronic device, the electronic device having a proximal side and a distal side separated from one another by first and second opposed sides, the first and second opposed sides being longer than the proximal and distal sides, together the proximal, distal, and opposed sides defining a front surface and a back surface of the electronic device, the front surface including a touch screen interface, the holster comprising: a rigid holster body including an upper part and a lower part, the upper part having a peripheral portion; a plurality of upper lips extending forward from the peripheral portion of the upper part of the rigid holster body, each upper lip configured for receiving a corner of the electronic device, each upper lip having a retaining lip configured to extend over at least a portion of the front surface or the back surface of the electronic device, each retaining lip configured to prevent the electronic device from falling away from the upper part of the rigid holster body after being inserted into the holster; a lower trough extending forward from the lower part of the rigid holster body opposite the plurality of upper lips, the lower trough defined by a front wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall, the trough and the lower part of the rigid holster body forming a container for containing the entire first or second opposed side of the electronic device; and a plurality of flexible cushions in the lower trough, each flexible cushion defined by a plurality of side members and an open side area, the side members and the open side area defining a hollow portion of the flexible cushion that is sized and adapted to allow each flexible cushion to collapse when receiving one of the first and second opposed sides of the electronic device, each of the flexible cushions oriented in the lower trough such that the open side area of each flexible cushion faces one or more of the walls of the lower trough and such that the installed electronic device does not contact or seal the open side areas of the flexible cushions, wherein each flexible cushion is adapted to apply spring pressure to urge the other of the first and second opposed sides of the electronic device against the upper lips when the one of the first and second opposed sides of the electronic device is contained in the lower trough.