Kindle Cover

         


















PROBLEM:


This case incorporates the very creative idea of using the Kindle's battery to power a small reading light attached to the case.  The picture on the left shows the connections used to connect the light to the power source.  It's difficult to tell from the picture, but the bottom prong slides into a small opening in the Kindle, and then the top prong clips the Kindle securely to the case.  The problem comes in the right picture.  As you can clearly see, the other side of the Kindle is completely free of any attachment from the case.  The other day I was opening the case and accidentally pulled the edge of the Kindle with the cover, putting pressure on the free end of the Kindle put a relatively strong torque on the connections on the other side of the Kindle and bent the prongs.  I was barely able to disconnect the Kindle, and now the Kindle won't fit back into the case's connections, so the case is more or less useless.

SOLUTION:


Unlike some of the other design flaws mentioned, this solution is incredibly simple.  All it would take is for the case to have something to strap the loose end of the Kindle into the case, so there is never an instance where damaging torques are placed on the "prongs."  These could be small elastic straps over the corners or plastic clips.  There are many possibilities, and this slight alteration would greatly increase the functionality of the case.