Patent ID: 7203467

Claim:
A case for a mobile device, comprising: a back surface that is arranged to receive a printed circuit board and a display; a plurality of sidewalls that are arranged to enclose a plurality of peripheral edges of a display; a platform and an opening that are arranged on the front side of the case, wherein the platform is arranged to separate a keyboard and a printed circuit board and the opening is arranged to provide access to the display from the front side of the case; and a channel within the case that is configured to slidably receive a boot, wherein the channel includes a first detent that is configured to secure the boot in a closed position in the case and a second detent that is configured to secure the boot in an open position in the case, wherein the first detent is further configured to require a first force to slide the boot from the closed position to the open position, the second detent is further configured to require a second force to slide the boot from the open position to the closed position, and the channel is further configured to require a third force that is greater than the first and second forces to slidably remove the boot from the case.