Patent ID: 9735827
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A45C,B65D,G06F,H01F,H04B,H04M,H04R,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. A protective case for use with a portable electronic device, the protective case comprising: a protective shell configured for covering at least a portion of the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is installed in the protective shell; a pliable molded surface disposed in an opening of the protective shell, the pliable molded surface aligning with a corresponding control button of the installed portable electronic device and configured to transmit a mechanical pressure applied at an exterior surface of the pliable molded surface to the control button of the installed portable electronic device to actuate the control button of the installed portable electronic device; an electrical connector attached to an interior surface of the protective shell, the electrical connector configured to mate with an electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device; and audio headphones having a headphone cable, the headphone cable attached to the protective shell and electrically interconnected through a wall of the protective shell to the electrical connector such that electrical audio signals generated by the installed portable electronic device are transmitted from the electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device through the electrical connector and through the headphone cable to the audio headphones.