Patent ID: 9703330
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A45C,A45F,B29C,B29K,B29L,G06F,H04M,H05K

Claim:
1. A protective cover for a portable computing device, the portable computing device having a plastic shell that includes at least a first portion and a second portion, the second portion of the plastic shell connected to the first portion of the plastic shell through a hinge such that the second portion of the plastic shell of the portable computing device articulates relative to the first portion, the protective cover comprising: a first hardshell component configured to removably attach to the first portion of the plastic shell of the portable computing device by snapping onto the first portion of the portable computing device to cover and protect at least one surface of the first portion of the portable computing device; a second hardshell component configured to removably attach to the second portion of the plastic shell of the portable computing device by snapping onto the second portion of the portable computing device to cover and protect at least one surface of the second portion of the portable computing device; and a silicone hinge attached to the first hardshell component and the second hardshell component such that the silicone hinge of the protective cover is configured to align with the hinge of the portable computing device when the first and the second hardshell components are snapped onto the first and the second plastic shell portions of the portable computing device, respectively, wherein the silicone hinge of the protective cover flexes to allow second hardshell component to articulate relative to the first hardshell component and enables the second portion of the portable computing device to remain articulable relative to the first portion of the portable computing device when the protective cover is installed on the first and second plastic shell portions of the portable computing device.