Case for a portable electronic device

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Description

FIG. 1 is a rear-bottom-right perspective view of a case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 2 is a front-bottom-left perspective view of the case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 4 is a right view of the case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 5 is a left view of the case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the case for a portable electronic device.

FIG. 7 is a top view of the case for a portable electronic device; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the case for a portable electronic device.

In the drawings, all broken lines on the interior portion of the case in FIG. 2 and the broken lines on the surfaces of the round protruding features throughout the drawings, depict unclaimed environment.

Claims

The ornamental design for a case for a portable electronic device, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D694226
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 29, 2011
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 2013
Assignee: Rubicon Communications, LP (Austin, TX)
Inventors: Hunter S. Thompson (Austin, TX), Jamie L. Thompson (Austin, TX), James W. Thompson (Austin, TX), Frazier Newlin (Austin, TX)
Primary Examiner: Carla Jobe Wright
Application Number: 29/390,892
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Cover For Base Or Handset (D14/250)