Patent ID: 6563927
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H04M

Abstract:
A cover, for attachment to a mobile phone, comprising:an elongate body having an outer surface exposed on attachment to said phone and inner surfaces comprising guiding surfaces; and a lockable restraint arranged to co-operate with a corresponding restraint of the phone on said movement of the cover with respect to the phone along said guiding surfaces, said lockable restraint preventing substantial movement of the body with respect to the phone, during said cooperation, in a lengthwise direction along a lengthwise axis, wherein said lockable restraint comprises a resilient, outwardly flexible member defining a part of said body's outer surface, the member being arranged to resiliently flex and form a user releasable locking engagement with the corresponding restraint of the phone on said movement of the cover with respect to the phone along said guiding surfaces and arranged to be pulled outwards by the user to release said locking engagement, wherein the resilient flexibility of the member arises, at least in part, from flexibility of said cover, the cover deforming to form the releasable locking engagement with the corresponding restraint of the phone, said cover bowing about said lengthwise axis when said resilient, outwardly flexible member is pulled outwards by the user.