Patent ID: 9622556
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A45C,A45F,H04B,H04M,H05K

Claim:
1. A protective case for a mobile device, the mobile device having front and back surfaces and side surfaces extending between the front and back surfaces, including a top side, a bottom side, a right side, and a left side, the mobile device having a screen on the front surface and at least one of a headphone jack, a power connector, a data connector, a speaker, and a microphone, the protective case comprising: a shell configured to engage and substantially surround at least three of the surfaces of the mobile device, the shell comprising a first material co-molded with a second material, the first material being flexible and the second material being harder than the first material; a first cap configured to engage and disengage with the shell to thereby prevent or allow access to a portion of the mobile device; a first hinge extending from the shell and connecting the first cap and the shell, the first hinge comprising the first material and configured to permit the first cap to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position with the shell; a second cap configured to engage and disengage with the shell to thereby prevent or allow access to a portion of the mobile device; a second hinge extending from the shell and connecting the second cap and the shell, the second hinge comprising the first material and configured to permit the second cap to move between an engaged position and a disengaged position with the shell; and wherein the first cap is configured to engage the shell and the second cap when the second cap and the first cap are in their respective engaged positions.