Patent ID: 8607975

Claim:
A case for storing a portable electronic device by utilizing stretchability of the case, the electronic device including a display screen on a front surface thereof, an operating stick arranged on the front surface and positioned on either one side of right and left sides of the display screen, a first part forming a part on the one side of the electronic device and having the operating stick, and a second part forming a remaining part of the electronic device and having the display screen, the case comprising: a back cover for covering a rear surface of the electronic device; and a front cover for covering the front surface of the electronic device, wherein: the front cover includes a side cover for covering the first part, and a main cover for covering the second part, the main cover, together with the back cover, forms a pocket capable of storing the second part so that the second part can be inserted into, and removed from, the pocket through between the main cover and the side cover, and includes a pocket rim defined as a rim of the pocket, the pocket rim of the main cover includes an extending part extending in an insertion/removal direction for the pocket along an outer peripheral rim of the back cover, such that a second gap is defined between the extending part and the outer peripheral rim of the back cover, the side cover, together with the back cover, forms a flap capable of storing the first part, and includes a flap rim defined as a rim overlapping the main cover, one end of the flap rim is positioned further away from a center line defining a center of the case in the insertion/removal direction for the pocket, compared with another end of the flap rim, one end of the pocket rim, which is defined as an end toward the one end of the flap rim, is positioned further away from the center line compared with another end of the pocket rim in the insertion/removal direction, a first gap is defined between the another end of the pocket rim and the another end of the flap rim, such that an opening is formed between the first and second gaps whereby access to a portion of the portable electronic device may be obtained, and the pocket rim gets closer to the center line as it goes from the one end to the other end.