Patent ID: 8878637

Claim:
A protective cover suitable for releasably attaching to a tablet device having a display with an outer protective layer and configured to present visual content, comprising: a flap comprising: a foldable body having a size and shape in accordance with the outer protective layer and comprising: first edge attach magnets disposed within the foldable body and all of which are arranged in a first row that is parallel to and extends along a first side of the foldable body, and second edge attach magnets disposed within the foldable body and all of which are arranged in a second row that is parallel to the first row and that extends along a second side of the foldable body opposite the first side, and wherein a magnetic circuit that maintains a shape of the foldable body in a first folded configuration that supports the tablet device in an operating orientation is formed in accordance the foldable body being folded in a manner that the first side is positioned with respect to the second side such that the first edge attach magnets and the second edge attach magnets are angularly displaced from each other and that none of the first and second edge attach magnets overlap.