Patent ID: 8151982

Claim:
A protective covering for protecting and housing an electronic device, said protective covering comprising: a housing component comprising: a lower housing layer comprising a rear housing surface and an inner housing surface opposite said rear housing surface, at least one housing side wall extending upward from said lower housing layer and comprising an outer housing side wall surface and an inner housing side wall surface opposite said outer housing side wall surface, and at least one housing connection member along said inner housing side wall surface; a lid component comprising: an upper lid layer comprising an upper lid surface, an inner lid surface opposite said upper lid surface, a connected lid end, and a moveable lid end opposite said connected lid end, and at least one lid side wall extending from said upper lid layer and comprising an outer lid side wall surface, an inner lid side wall surface opposite said outer lid side wall surface, and a lid side wall portion that extends over and is spaced from said inner lid surface; said lid component being connected to said housing component along said connected lid end so that said moveable lid end is operatively adapted to move from a first closed position, wherein said inner lid surface extends over said inner housing surface, to a second open position, wherein substantially all of said inner lid surface does not extend over said inner housing surface, and a fold-out prop member comprising a connected fold-out prop member end, and a moveable fold-out prop member end opposite said connected fold-out prop member end, said connected fold-out prop member end being connected to said housing component so that said moveable fold-out prop member end is operatively adapted to move from a first parallel position, wherein said moveable fold-out prop member end extends along and is proximate to said rear housing surface, to a second angled position, wherein said moveable fold-out prop member end is positioned away from said rear housing surface.