Case for a portable electronic device with hard tactile buttons

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9498032
APP PUB NO 20140110275A1
SERIAL NO

14061705

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A case for enclosing a personal electronic device is disclosed that has at least one button molded into the case, wherein the button is manufactured from rigid material that may or may not deform when depressed. The case, whether hard or soft, may incorporate the buttons manufactured from a hard material and afford the user the same tactile response as if the user were depressing the underlying buttons on the device. The case may be co-molded with two similar or dissimilar materials. One of the co-molded materials may provide a membrane that allows the button to flex and also secures the buttons to prevent them from being dislodged from or out of the case.

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SPECULATIVE PRODUCT DESIGN LLC177 BOVET RD SUITE 200 SAN MATEO CA 94402

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ringrose, Alex Oakland, US 1 41
Wu, Arthur San Francisco, US 110 1137

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