Patent ID: 8789802

Claim:
A protective case system configured to store a tablet computing device, comprising: a protective case including: a first housing including a first L-retainer and a first retainer protruding in a direction generally perpendicular to a front surface of the first housing; a second housing including a second retainer protruding in a direction generally perpendicular to a front surface of the second housing; a locking mechanism comprising a carriage coupled to a back surface of the second housing, the locking mechanism configured to lock the second housing in a closed position by positioning the carriage to cover a portion of a back surface of the first housing upon the first and second housings being substantially coplanar in side-by-side arrangement and the front surface of the second housing is generally flush with the front surface of the first housing; and a hinge coupling a first side edge of the first housing to a second side edge of the second housing; wherein the hinge is configured to enable rotation of the second housing about a first axis when the locking mechanism is articulated into an open position, the first axis defined by an intersection of a plane parallel to a midsagittal plane and a frontal plane.