Protective case
Andre , et al. August 29, 2
U.S. patent number D527,176 [Application Number D/219,941] was granted by the patent office on 2006-08-29 for protective case. This patent grant is currently assigned to Apple Computer, Inc.. Invention is credited to Bartley K. Andre, Daniel J. Coster, Daniele De Iuliis, Richard P. Howarth, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Shin Nishibori, Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Douglas B. Satzger, Calvin Q. Seid, Christopher J. Stringer, Eugene Antony Whang, Rico Zorkendorfer.
| United States Patent | D527,176 |
| Andre , et al. | August 29, 2006 |
Protective case
Claims
CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a protective case, substantially as shown and described.
| Inventors: | Andre; Bartley K. (Menlo Park, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (San Francisco, CA), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Satzger; Douglas B. (Menlo Park, CA), Seid; Calvin Q. (Palo Alto, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Portola Valley, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA) |
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| Assignee: | Apple Computer, Inc.
(Cupertino, CA) |
| Appl. No.: | D/219,941 |
| Filed: | December 23, 2004 |
| Current U.S. Class: | D3/218 |
| Current International Class: | 0301 |
| Field of Search: | ;D3/218,215,201,205,294,272-276 ;206/349,372-373,307.1,308.1,308.2,308.3,309,311,312,387.11,387.12,387.15 ;379/355 ;369/37,75.2,291 ;D11/3-11,80 |
References Cited [Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
| 2255999 | September 1941 | Kuehner |
| D464196 | October 2002 | Parker |
| D487192 | March 2004 | Farnham et al. |
| D495185 | August 2004 | Palmer |
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP
Description
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a protective case showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a front view for the protective case.
FIG. 3 is a rear view for the protective case.
FIG. 4 is a right side view for the protective case.
FIG. 5 is a left side view for the protective case.
FIG. 6 is a top view for the protective case.
FIG. 7 is a bottom view for the protective case.
FIG. 8 is front view of an electronic device being inserted into an opened protective case.
FIG. 9 is front view of an electronic device positioned within the opened protective case.
FIG. 10 is front view of an electronic device enclosed by the protective case.
FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the electronic device being placed inside of the protective case;
FIG. 12 is a side view showing the electronic device seated inside the protective case; and,
FIG. 13 is a second embodiment of the protective case shown attached to a necklace.
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