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Protective case for a foldable smartphone

Granted 12 Nov 2024 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Google · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Claude Zellweger, Stuart Kyle, YoungWoo Choi, Sara Hsu +1 · Examiner: L. A. Grabenstetter · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/855,726
filed 6 Oct 2022
Publication
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US D1051114
granted 12 Nov 2024

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Description

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The file of this patent contains at least one drawing/photograph executed in color. Copies of this patent with color drawing(s)/photograph(s) will be provided by the Office upon request and payment of the necessary fee.

FIG. 1 is a top, left, front perspective view of a protective case for a foldable smartphone showing a first embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 2 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 6 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 9 is a top, left, front perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 1 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully folded condition in broken lines;

FIG. 10 is a front perspective view of the invention of FIG. 1 showing the new design in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 11 is a rear perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 12 is a front view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 13 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 14 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 15 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 16 is a top view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 17 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 ;

FIG. 18 is a front perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 10 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully unfolded condition in broken lines;

FIG. 19 is a top, left, front perspective view of a protective case for a foldable smartphone showing a second embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 20 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 21 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 22 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 23 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 24 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 25 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 26 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 ;

FIG. 27 is a top, left, front perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 19 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully folded condition in broken lines;

FIG. 28 is a front perspective view of the invention of FIG. 19 showing the new design in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 29 is a rear perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 30 is a front view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 31 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 32 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 33 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 34 is a top view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 35 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 ;

FIG. 36 is a front perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 28 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully unfolded condition in broken lines.

FIG. 37 is a top, left, front perspective view of a protective case for a foldable smartphone showing a third embodiment of the new design in a fully folded condition;

FIG. 38 is a right, rear, bottom perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 39 is a front view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 40 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 41 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 42 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 43 is a top view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 44 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 ;

FIG. 45 is a top, left, front perspective view of the invention illustrated in FIG. 37 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully folded condition in broken lines;

FIG. 46 is a front perspective view of the invention of FIG. 37 showing the new design in a fully unfolded condition;

FIG. 47 is a rear perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 48 is a front view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 49 is a rear view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 50 is a left side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 51 is a right side view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 52 is a top view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ;

FIG. 53 is a bottom view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 ; and,

FIG. 54 is a front perspective view of the invention illustrated in the condition illustrated in FIG. 46 , showing an environmental foldable smartphone in a fully unfolded condition in broken lines.

The broken lines in the drawings depict environment, or portions, of the protective case for a foldable smartphone that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
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