Patent ID: 8792232

Claim:
A protection system for an electronic device having an interactive control panel, the protection system comprising: a protective cover comprising: a protective shell that is crush resistant and has an inner surface and an outer surface, the protective shell formed to at least partially cover the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell, the electronic device being a separate unit from the protective shell, an aperture defined by the protective shell, the aperture being aligned to expose at least the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially covered by the protective shell, and a additive provided to at least part of the protective shell; and a protective membrane for placement on the electronic device, comprising: a sheet of engineered thermoplastic, the sheet configured to be disposed over and adjacent to at least the interactive control panel of the electronic device, the protective membrane having sufficient thinness to allow inputs on a front side of the protective membrane to be received by the interactive control panel.