Patent ID: 6772879
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: A45C,G06F

Abstract:
A case for a personal digital assistant having a display screen and a user interface comprising:a base; a side edge comprising a rigid material that extends around at least three sides of the base so as to define an interior for receiving the personal digital assistant thereinto, the base and the side edge adapted to hold the personal digital assistant while revealing the display screen and the user interface and allowing the user to operate the personal digital assistant; a hinged cover adapted to selectively overlay and enclose the interior so as to cover the display screen and the user interface of the personal digital assistant; and a securing strap attached to the cover and having a first means for interengaging adapted to removably engage a second means for interengaging, the second means for interengaging being located along an outer-facing side of the base, wherein the strap, the first means for interengaging and the second means for interengaging are each constructed and arranged so that the strap secures the cover against the side edge in a closed position when the strap extends around the side edge and along the outer-facing side of the base with the first means for interengaging engaging the second means for interengaging, and wherein the strap, with the first means for interengaging engaging the second means for interengaging secures the cover at a predetermined acute angle when the cover is opened away from the side edge so that the base and the cover define a stand that elevates the electronic device at an angle with respect to a supporting surface.