Foldable case for a tablet electronic device
Granted 3 Sep 2013 · no office action yet
Assignee: 3M Company
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Inventors: Thomas M. Snyder · 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 foldable case for a tablet electronic device;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of a front surface of the foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 3 is a plan view of a back surface of the foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 4 is a plan view of a left-side edge of the foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of a right-edge of the foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 ;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 , the bottom being identical;
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use, having a frame depicted by broken lines;
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use, having corner pockets depicted by broken lines;
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use, having an opening from the front surface to the inside surface depicted by broken lines;
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use, having a frame depicted by broken lines; and,
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a foldable case for a tablet electronic device of FIG. 1 shown in an open position of use, having an opening in the back depicted by broken lines.
The broken lines are included for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claim.
The front and opposing inside surface of the case is stippled to represent a dark colored light-transmissive material such as a film.
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