Patent ID: 8186514
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: A45C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A protective case for a portable electronic device, comprising: a first side panel including first, second, third, and fourth layers, respectively a knitted polyester fabric, a neoprene layer for cushioning, a non-woven fabric, and an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam material layer, said fourth layer disposed next to said third non-woven fabric layer and bonded to a fifth layer of a knitted polyester fabric; and a second, flexible and optically clear transparent side panel, connected to said first side panel around corresponding perimeters thereof to form said case; wherein said second side panel is formed of a first substantially flat transparent layer and a second transparent layer bonded thereto along respective outlines defining a plurality of rows and columns of a plurality of small, closely-spaced, trapped-gas cells disposed between said first and second transparent layers, each said cell having a rectangular cross section and extending inward of said case in raised opposition from said first substantially flat transparent layer toward said first side panel having a gas trapped therein, and being fully sealed from each other.