Patent ID: 8467178
Filing Date: 2013-06-18
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tablet computer case comprising: a first panel configured to releasably engage and hold a tablet computer of a predetermined size and shape; at least one side edge which engages an edge of the tablet computer, and a fascia that extends along a portion of a visual output side of the tablet computer and that is integral with the at least one side edge; a second panel having a keyboard side on which a keyboard is located and further comprising at least one spacer attached to the keyboard side of the second panel; wherein the second panel weighs less than a weight of the first panel with the tablet computer engaged therein: a hinge rotatably attaching the first panel and the second panel, said hinge being configured to allow the first panel to swing over a range of about 360° relative to the second panel; and a communication connector that allows the keyboard to communicate with the tablet computer; wherein the hinge comprises a first rotational axis adjacent to a bottom edge of the first panel and a second rotational axis adjacent to a back edge of the second panel, and wherein a tension of the first rotational axis is greater than a tension of the second rotational axis; and the bottom edge of the first panel can rest in substantially a same plane as an underside of the second panel and a portion of the hinge when the first panel is at an angle of at least about 90° with respect to the second panel.