Patent ID: 9419670
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A45C,G06F,H04B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A protective case configured to reversibly receive and retain a tablet device, said tablet device having a back face, a front face, a touchscreen on its front face, and one or more control buttons and ports on its perimeter walls, said protective case comprising: a shell having front and back sides, wherein the front side is configured to receive and retain the tablet device while providing user access to the touchscreen and user access to one or more of the control buttons, said shell including a back wall that is configured to cover at least a portion of the back face of the tablet, said back wall including a latch that is formed to include a hook on a lower end region thereof; and a front cover that includes a front region that is contiguously connected to a back region, the front region being configured to cover the front face of the tablet device and the back region being configured to cover the back side of the shell when the case is in a fully closed position, wherein the front cover further includes an aperture contained within the boundaries of the back region that is configured and dimensioned to receive and support the latch when the case is in the fully closed position, wherein the back region further includes multiple fold lines that define multiple regions of the front cover including a back end region, and wherein said back end region is adapted to being received and retained by the hook when the case is in an open position with the tablet retained therein.