Patent ID: 8879245

Claim:
A protective case for protecting a portable electronic device having a display panel on a front surface thereof, two short side surfaces and two long side surfaces, the protective case comprising: first and second bodies covering the side surfaces and portions of perimeters of front and rear surfaces of the portable electronic device in such a way that the first and second bodies are coupled to each other, each of the first and second bodies comprising: a lateral extension part coming into close contact with one of the short side surfaces of the portable electronic device; and longitudinal extension parts having a longitudinal short side part extending from a first end of the lateral extension part in a longitudinal direction, the longitudinal short side part coming into contact with a portion of one of the two long side surfaces of the portable electronic device, and a longitudinal long side part extending from a second end of the lateral extension part in the longitudinal direction and being longer than the longitudinal short side part, the longitudinal long side part coming into contact with a portion of a remaining one of the two long side surfaces of the portable electronic device; and locking parts formed on respective junctions between the longitudinal long side part of the first body and the longitudinal short side part of the second body and between the longitudinal long side part of the second body and the longitudinal short side part of the first body, the locking parts removably coupling the first and second bodies to each other, wherein the respective junctions are unaligned in a horizontal direction, and a coupled state of a first respective junction with an uncoupled state of a second respective junction creates a hinge at the first respective junction.