Case for a tablet electronic device
Granted 19 Mar 2013 · no office action yet
Assignee: 3M Company
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Inventors: Beth E. Gramza, Edward L. Weaver, II, Thomas M. Snyder, Patrick E. Bisek +2 · Examiner: Cynthia Underwood · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary embodiment showing the new design for a case for a tablet electronic device;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a front surface of the case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a back surface of the case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a top edge and bottom edge of the case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ; and,
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a left-side edge and right-edge of the case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 .
Also claimed is a kit comprising the case for a tablet computer, as depicted in FIGS. 1-5 , and a light-transmissive film for use with the case.
The front and/or back surface may comprise one or more openings at various locations and having various shapes, such as depicted by the broken lines in FIG. 3 . The structures depicted by means of broken lines in the drawing views are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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