Patent ID: 8531393

Claim:
A case for a handheld electronic device, the case comprising: a housing having a housing surface; and a first opening in the housing surface; and a lens for mating with an insert when covering a display, the lens having a cover surface being disposed adjacent at least a portion of the housing surface; an indentation in the cover surface forming a cavity in the case between a portion of the housing adjacent the housing surface and a portion of the cover surface, the cavity being elongated along a first axis; and a second opening formed in the cover surface providing fluid communication between the cavity and the cover surface, wherein when an audio transducer is disposed in the housing at a location underneath the first opening, the audio transducer is placed in fluid communication with the cavity; when the lens is disposed on the housing surface a periphery of the lens about the indentation is sealed against an opposing portion of the housing surface; when the lens is disposed on the housing surface adjacent to the insert the periphery about the indentation is sealed; and at least a portion of the lens overlies a tongue protruding from a body of the insert.