Downey Brand LLP
Case for electronic device having magnetic elements for connection with external magnetic elements
A case for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having a housing that carries a first magnetic element capable of forming a first magnetic circuit through the housing with a magnetic element external to the portable electronic device capable of securing together the housing and the external magnetic element. The case can include a body having a bottom wall and side walls that combine to define a recessed region suitable for retaining the portable electronic device and a second magnetic element located at a position corresponding to the external magnetic element such that when the portable electronic device is carried in the recessed region, the second magnetic element forms a second magnetic circuit through the body with the external magnetic element that is capable of securing together the case and the external magnetic element.
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inventional additional inventional
David F. William M. James A. Yoonhoo Zhiqiang Colin M. Timothy W. Edward W.
Mallard Peters Stryker Jo Jin Wang Scales Wong