Patent ID: 8770402

Claim:
A protective case for a mobile device comprising: a backing with at least two backing grooves on a face of the backing, each backing groove receiving one of at least two protrusions of a waterproof seal, the at least two protrusions being parallel to each other; a contiguous, one-piece sidewall section comprising four external sides, the contiguous, one-piece sidewall attached to the backing via a hinge; a cavity defined by the contiguous, one-piece sidewall section and the backing; a four-sided, rectangular waterproof seal, the waterproof seal encircling a perimeter of the cavity, the waterproof seal comprising the at least two protrusions; and the waterproof seal sealing the cavity, the sealing comprising preventing a liquid from entering the cavity when compression is applied to the waterproof seal, the compression being caused by insertion of the mobile device into the cavity.