Patent ID: 9645609
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A protective case configured to removably receive and retain a tablet device, said tablet device having a back face and a front face, a touchscreen on its front face, and one or more control buttons and ports on its perimeter walls, the 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 the one or more of control buttons; and a front cover having a front region and a back region, the front region being configured to cover the front face of the tablet device when the case is in a fully closed position and the back region being configured to cover the back side of the shell when the case is in a fully open position, wherein the front region of the cover further including a tray, a wireless keyboard and a keyboard housing, wherein the tray includes opposing side rails and the keyboard housing includes an upper housing have an upper outer surface and opposing grooves located on opposing side walls of the keyboard housing underneath the upper surface, wherein the grooves being configured to engage with the rails and allow the keyboard housing to slide in and out from the tray in a defined manner, wherein the upper housing of the keyboard housing extends over the side walls of the tray to conceal the rails there-below.