Apple Just Patented a Better AirPods Max Case

It ’s secure to assume that Apple is going to release a 2d version of itsexcellent AirPods Max wireless headphonesat some pointedness , but we ’re hoping that the company will let in a good carrying case the 2nd time around . Our prayer might be answer , as a new letters patent awarded to Apple may render a sneak peek at an improved design .

Some things in life are a establish . If you order a piano boozing , you ’re going to get a stalk , if you buy a raw car , it ’s going to be give up with four tires , and if you buy an expensive pair of wireless headphones , the company ’s going to admit a carrying showcase that protects your investment when it ’s not perched atop your head . But when Apple discover its $ 550 AirPods Max over - auricle wireless earphone back in 2020 , many were disappointed and/or flurry by its included Smart Case .

The typeface puts the AirPods Max into a low - business leader sleep manner when inserted ( the earpiece ca n’t actually be release off ) but supply minimal shelter . Yep , the intact headband and parts of each spike cup are exposed while inside . The Smart Case has been described as a bra and a purse , and feels like Apple re - scheming and over - engineering something that really did n’t need it . Thecases that companies like Sony includewith their wireless headphones are slow but functional , and that ’s all they need to be .

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In late years , in a post - Jony I ve Apple , the company has started to pace back from some of its more controversial , problematic , and dubiously utilitarian design decisions . Itsinfamous butterfly stroke laptop keyboardsare long give-up the ghost , hypothecate innovations like the Touch Bar are slowly disappear , and beloved features likeMagSafe power plugsare returning . Could the AirPods Max typesetter’s case be next ?

As discern byPatently Apple , theUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeawarded Apple a new patent yesterday for “ Enclosures with flexible magnetic closures and clasps . ” The letters patent describes a fully - hold in typesetter’s case with a seam that ’s hold shut through the use of “ flexible magnetic extremity , ” which more or less stand for that the case will remain securely shut when closed without the motivation for a zipper .

Apple has long been a big lover of magnets , using them to secure the natural covering on iPhone and iPad cases and for MagSafe : a safe and convenient way to plug in Apple ’s smartphones and laptops to charging cable . The original AirPods Max Smart Case also leverage attractor to put the headphones into its sleep mode , but hopefully when the next version is let go of , the next Smart Case will do much more than that .

Illustration: United States Patent and Trademark Office