Patent ID: 9705551
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04M

Claim:
1. A protective cover comprising: a body including a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the horizontal portion including a protrusion, the vertical portion integrally formed with the protrusion, the protrusion defining an enclosure on the side of the horizontal portion adjacent to a portable electronic device, the protrusion located on the horizontal portion and corresponding to at least one externally located and externally manipulated switch of the portable electronic device, the protrusion sized and shaped to locate a substantial portion of the switch within the enclosure; the vertical portion configured to extend substantially perpendicularly away from the horizontal portion, wherein the vertical portion and the horizontal portion in conjunction engage at least two perpendicular walls of the portable electronic device, wherein the horizontal portion defines an antennae aperture, wherein the antennae aperture is located and positioned on the horizontal portion to correspond to an antennae of the portable electronic device, wherein the protrusion has structural rigidity to provide protection from switch manipulations to the at least one externally located and externally manipulated switch and wherein the body provides protection from environmental elements interacting with the at least one externally located and externally manipulated switch on the portable electronic device.