Packaging system for portable electronic devices with removable faceplates

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9027753
APP PUB NO 20080137269A1
SERIAL NO

11951423

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A removable faceplate for a portable electronic device is provided. The faceplate permits a user to change the physical appearance of a surface of the device while retaining access to the mechanisms for controlling the function of the device. Preferably, the removable faceplate and electronic device are configured with a means for association and dissociation that can be activated without the use of a tool and the means is not visible when the faceplate is attached. Additionally, an improved packaging system is provided to enable a vendor or manufacturer to package faceplates with the devices that they will cover and to allow substitution of faceplates in the packaging without disturbing the packaging of the electronic device itself. Further, there is a method for distribution of the packaging system.

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GORDON BROTHERS COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL LLC800 BOYLSTON STREET 27TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02199

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bak, James Plainview, US 7 230
Hassler, Craig Scarsdale, US 1 2

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