Patent ID: 9642428
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A45C,B65D,G06F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A case for a portable electronic device comprising: a frame structure comprising a frame border having an exterior edge and interior edge, the exterior and interior edges being separated by a frame border width, wherein the frame structure comprises a first material, and the interior edge surrounds a perimeter of a compartment for the portable electronic device; a first side panel, coupled to a first side of the frame border, wherein the first side panel comprises a second material, different from the first material; a second side panel, coupled to a second side of the frame border, wherein the second panel comprises the second material, the first material is more shock absorbing than the second material, and the first material comprises ethylene vinyl acetate and the second material comprises neoprene, whereby sides of the portable electronic device are cushioned against side impacts by the first material having a thickness of the frame border width.