Video Device Case with Extensible Glare Shields

Abstract

Provided is a case/pouch for holding a portable, electronic, video-capable device and for protecting it from minor bumps. The case encapsulates the device and includes a window/opening for viewing the device's screen/display. A top shield and a left and a right shields are positioned about the window opening, and are extensible outwardly from the front wall of the case, to shade the screen/display from light and glare. Each of the glare shields can be folded back against the front wall of the case when the owner Is not viewing the device. With the glare shields folded in, the case/pouch provides a compact carrying structure. A mounting structure, such as a belt, an elastic band, or a VELCRO® attachment, is used to hold the device enclosed case/pouch to a seat back or other mounting position for hands-free viewing.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A pouch/case for holding an electronic video display device for viewing movies played on the device, comprising:
 a body for holding the video display device while a movie is played, said body having a front wall and a rear wall;   a viewing opening in the front wall of the body; and   a top glare shield and a right and a left side glare shields, said shields each being extensible from the front wall of the body to surround the viewing opening and keep light from impinging thereon.   
     
     
         2 . The pouch/case of  claim 1 , wherein said top glare shield and the right and the left side glare shields are selectably foldable against the front wall of the body when the video display device is not being operated. 
     
     
         3 . The pouch/case of  claim 2 , wherein said right and left glare shields are planar in shape and pivot on the front wall of the body outwardly to extend therefrom, and inwardly to lay against the viewing opening. 
     
     
         4 . The pouch/case of  claim 3 , wherein the top glare shield is attached to the top edge of the rear wall and is extendable over the front wall and downward over the folded right and left glare shields laying against the viewing opening. 
     
     
         5 . The pouch/case of  claim 4 , wherein the front and rear walls are juxtaposed to each other and spaced apart from one another. 
     
     
         6 . The pouch/case of  claim 5 , wherein the video display device is positionable between the front and rear walls to be held therein. 
     
     
         7 . The pouch/case of  claim 8 , wherein the front and rear walls are connected by a series of elastic sheets spaced about the top, bottom and one side of the pouch/case, whereby the front and rear wails press slightly against a video display device positioned there between to hold the video display device securely within the pouch/case. 
     
     
         8 . The pouch/case of  claim 7 , wherein the viewing opening includes a clear viewing screen extending there across. 
     
     
         9 . The pouch/case of  claim 8 , also including a plurality of closure members extending between the front and rear wall on the side where there are no elastic sheets. 
     
     
         10 . The pouch/case of  claim 9 , wherein the closure members include a strap permanently attached to either the front or the back wall, having a releasable attachment member operating to attach the free end of each strap to the non-permanently attached wall. 
     
     
         11 . The pouch/case of  claim 10 , wherein the top glare shield includes a releasable attachment member for releasably mating the free end of the top glare shield to the bottom of the front wall. 
     
     
         12 . The pouch/case of  claim 11 , wherein the top glare shield is planar and flexible. 
     
     
         13 . The pouch/case of  claim 12 , wherein the right and left side glare shield are each flexible and attached to the front wall proximate an edge of the clear viewing screen. 
     
     
         14 . The pouch/case of  claim 13  wherein the front and rear walls, the top glare shield and the right and left side glare shield are opaque. 
     
     
         15 . The pouch/case of  claim 14 , also including a mounting structure for mounting the pouch/case to a seat back. 
     
     
         16 . The pouch/case of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting structure is an elastic band attached to the rear wall. 
     
     
         17 . The pouch/case of  claim 15 , wherein the mounting structure is a belt attached to the rear wall. 
     
     
         18 . The pouch/case of  claim 2 , wherein the right and left side glare shields include a plurality of interlocking segmented leaves, wherein each shield is capable of being extended outwardly and collapsed inwardly against the front wall. 
     
     
         19 . The pouch/case of  claim 14 , wherein the front and rear walls, the top glare shield and the right and left side glare shields are made of leather. 
     
     
         20 . The pouch/case of  claim 14 , wherein the front and rear walls, the fop glare shield and the right and left side glare shields are made of plastic.