Patent ID: 9130652
Filing Date: 2015-09-08
Classification: A45C,A45F,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
1. A protective case for a smartphone, comprising: a planar portion of about the length and width of the smartphone; an upper portion shaped to capture the smartphone around a periphery, leaving a touchcreen of the smartphone unobstructed, the upper portion enabled to fasten securely to the planar portion, securely capturing the smartphone; an opening into the planar portion, the opening having an axis at right angles to the plane of the planar portion on a side opposite the upper portion; pairing circuitry enclosed in the protective case for wirelessly pairing with the smartphone; a power source enclosed in the planar portion for powering circuitry and mechanisms in the protective case; a locking mechanism implemented in the planar portion proximate the opening, enabled to engage to an anchor pin inserted into the opening, the locking mechanism comprising at least one locking pin urged toward the opening by a spring element in a direction parallel to the plane of the planar portion, such that the anchor pin entering the opening causes the locking pin to retract against the spring element until a groove in the anchor pin is encountered, at which point the spring element urges the locking pin into the groove, locking the anchor pin to the planar portion of the protective case; and circuitry enabled to accept an unlock command via wireless communication from a smartphone executing a security application, the command causing the locking mechanism to release from an anchor pin.