U.S. patent application number 10/838190 was filed with the patent office on 2005-11-10 for protection shell for portable video-audio device.
This patent application is currently assigned to DSI International Taiwan, Inc.. Invention is credited to Lu, Kent.
Application Number | 20050247584 10/838190 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35238463 |
Filed Date | 2005-11-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20050247584 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lu, Kent |
November 10, 2005 |
Protection shell for portable video-audio device
Abstract
A protection shell for portable audio device comprises a carry
and a cover. The topside of the carry is open, and the bottom has a
slot for passing wires of the visual/audio device. The carry is
pivotally moveably connected with the bottom of the cover. When the
cover and the carry closing, they can be locked by their locking
elements, and the cover and the carry can form a protecting shell
for a portable audio device. The protection shell is no need to
open while using the visual/audio devices or transferring data with
others. Thereby, the protection shell is suitable for protecting
portable visual/audio device.
Inventors: |
Lu, Kent; (Taipei,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
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Assignee: |
DSI International Taiwan,
Inc.
|
Family ID: |
35238463 |
Appl. No.: |
10/838190 |
Filed: |
May 5, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/320 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 5/021 20130101;
A45F 5/00 20130101; A45F 5/02 20130101; A45F 2200/0508
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/320 |
International
Class: |
B65D 085/00 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A protection shell for portable video-audio device comprises a
carry and a cover; the carry having a bottom, a back and two sides
which form a space for holding the portable video-audio device,
there being a soft cushion on the inner surface of the carry, a
slot at the bottom, a pivotal connection part at the side edge of
the bottom, there being first locking elements respectively
provided at the ends of the two sides, far from the bottom; and the
cover being a transparent plate, at its upper part there being a
display area, at its bottom there being a pivotal connection
element for pivotal connecting with the said pivotal connection
part, and there being second locking elements respectively provided
at the ends of the two sides, far from the bottom, thereby, the
cover being able to pivotally and movably cover on the carry by
means of the pivotal connection part and the pivotal connection
element, and being able to movably be opened and closed by way of
the lock of the first and the second locking elements.
2. The protection shell for portable video-audio device as claimed
in claim 1, wherein the back and the bottom of the carry are plate
shape, and the two sides are convex outwards, at the upper parts of
the two sides of the carry there are openings provided as the first
locking elements, and at the upper parts of the two sides of the
cover there are locking blocks provided as the second locking
elements.
3. The protection shell for portable video-audio device as claimed
in claim 2, wherein after assembled, the topside of the protection
shell is open fully, and under the bottom of the carry there are
equal height protuberances used for the standing of the protection
shell.
4. The protection shell for portable video-audio device as claimed
in claim 2, wherein on the outer surfaces of the carry there are
protruding frames for installing a metal shell which has similar
shape as the protection shell but bigger, at the other side, at the
upper part of the metal shell there is an opening for the display
area of the portable video-audio device being able to be seen.
5. The protection shell for portable video-audio device as claimed
in claim 1, wherein outside the protection shell a hang shell with
a hook is at its back, thereby the protection shell can be held at
supporters such as a user's belt or a back bag's shoulder belt
etc.
6. The protection shell for portable video-audio device as claimed
in claim 2, wherein outside the protection shell a hang shell with
a hook is at its back, thereby the protection shell can be held at
supporters such as a user's belt or a back bag's shoulder belt etc.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a protection shell for
portable video-audio devices, which consists of a carry and a
cover. At the bottom of the carry there is a slot for wire
communication of the video-audio devices. The connection between
the carry and the cover is pivotally movable in order to make the
shell be able to be covered by the cover. When the cover covers on
the carry, they form a protection shell for portable video-audio
device by means of the mutual lock between the locking elements of
the carry and the cover. The present invention is used to protect
various portable video-audio devices.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] With the progress of technology and various needs of
personal life, there are more and more kinds of video-audio devices
provided nowadays. The video-audio products with high assessment in
consumer goods market are the portable video-audio devices, which
are convenient for users carrying and enjoyment. Especially in
order to express the taste and style of the users and to be easily
hanged and carried, design about the exterior fashion model and the
whole quality sense become emphasis points for such kind of
video-audio devices usually, and need some protection.
[0003] The conventional protection means for current products
include: some using outer shell, made from materials with higher
hardness and corrosion resistance, and some others using additional
leather covers or other protection covers, for better protection
from damages and more beauty by colors and shapes.
[0004] Because competition is keen in the video-audio device
market, new products are brought forth continuously. For the coming
video-audio devices, function is no longer the only point for
consumers purchasing, accessories with cool looking, and special
design to be selected are. Only such kind products can successfully
reach the consumers' demands and become the winner of the
market.
[0005] Moreover, most of current portable video-audio devices
possess the function of loading data from computers, but the
conventional protection shells mostly do not provide accompanied
functional structure for, and fail to satisfy the demands of
communication connection.
[0006] In view of the above defects to be solved for providing
protection shell for portable video-audio devices, the inventor
provides the present invention based on his professional experience
of years in repeated experiments and improvements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0007] The main object of the present invention is to provide a
protection shell for portable video-audio devices. It provides good
protection for portable video-audio devices, and also has good
designed openings for wire passing and communication. A user can
easily insert an earphone into the devices' earphone hole and
transfer/download data without taking the protection shell off.
[0008] In order to achieve the object stated above, the protection
shell for portable video-audio device according to the present
invention includes a carry and a cover. The carry has an opening at
its top and a slot at its bottom for wire communication. The carry
is pivotally and movably connected with the bottom of the cover in
such a way that the carry can be covered by the cover by way of the
mutual lock between the locking elements of them. Thereby, the
carry and the cover can form a protection shell for portable
video-audio device. The protection shell does not need to be taken
off when users using for listening to and transferring data. The
protection shell is suitable to protect various video-audio
devices.
[0009] There are embodiments described in details below to allow
the present invention be able to be understood clearly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first preferred
embodiment according to the present invention.
[0011] FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the present invention with a
video-audio device inside.
[0012] FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the present invention in which
there being a video-audio device connected with the other device
outside.
[0013] FIG. 4 is a schematic view of the protection shell in
standing state.
[0014] FIG. 5 is a schematic view of the second preferred
embodiment according to the present invention.
[0015] FIG. 6 is a view showing an application embodiment with a
hang shell on the outside.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0016] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the protection shell 1 for
portable video-audio device according to the present invention
consists of a carry 10 and a cover 20, which surround the portable
video-audio device.
[0017] The carry 10 has a bottom 11, a back 12 and two sides 13
which form a space for holding a portable video-audio device. The
bottom 11 has a slot 111 and there is a pivotal connection part 14
at one end of the bottom 11 for connecting with the cover 20. The
ends of the two sides 13, far apart from the bottom 11, are
respectively provided with the first locking elements 15.
[0018] The cover 20 is a transparent plate and has a display area
21 on its upper part, and a connection element 22 at its bottom for
connection with the said pivotal connection part 14. The ends of
the two sides of the cover 20, far apart from the bottom 11, are
respectively provided with the second locking elements 23 which
correspond to the said first locking elements 15.
[0019] Thereby, the cover 20 can be pivotally connected to and
cover on the shell 10 by means of the connection element 22, and
can be movably opened and closed by way of the lock between the
first and the second locking elements 15, 23. For the design of the
structure, the back 12 and the bottom 11 of the carry 10 can be
plate form and the two sides 13 can be convex outwards. The first
locking elements 15 consist of openings provided on the top part of
the two sides 13. The inner surface of the carry 10 can also be
provided with soft cushion 30 for protecting the portable
video-audio device.
[0020] The soft cushion 30 can also supply friction to slow down
and avoid the wear of the surface of the portable video-audio
device when the later is taken in from the top, and to fasten up
and avoid the fall of the portable video-audio device when the
later is held.
[0021] The two sides of the cover 20 are slightly concave inwards
and the tops of the two sides are respectively provided with
locking blocks used as the said second locking elements 23, which
can engage with the openings of the said first locking elements
15.
[0022] As shown in FIG. 2, the top of the carry 10 is open, so the
portable video-audio device ipod (the product of Apple computer
Co.) can be easily taken in. When the portable video-audio device
ipod is taken in it can move along the soft cushion 30, and it can
closely attach to and be protected by the protection shell 1 by way
of the soft cushion 30 after taking in. In the meanwhile, the
transfer terminal part at the ipod bottom can face to the slot 111
of the carry 10.
[0023] After ipod is taken in, the cover 20 can be turned and cover
on the carry 10 due to the pivotal connection between the
connection part 14 and the connection element 22, and the cover 20
and the carry 10 can be fixed together by way of the lock between
the first locking elements 15 and the second locking elements 23.
Because the display screen of ipod faces to the display area 21 of
the cover 20 and the cover 20 is transparent, the user can see the
display message of ipod through the cover 20.
[0024] Referring to FIG. 3, after ipod is taken in the protection
shell 1, the transfer wire for loading the data stored in computer
can be connected from the transfer terminal part at ipod bottom to
computer through the slot 111 of the carry 10, The switch and the
hole for earphone of ipod emerge at the open end of the protection
shell, this brings users convenience to control and use.
[0025] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, at the opposite end of the
connection part 14 of the carry 10 there are more than two
protuberances 16 used for the lying or standing of the protection
shell 1. Because the topside of the protection shell 1 is open
fully, ipod can also be taken in or out through the top opening
after the carry 10 was covered. This is rather convenient for
use.
[0026] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the protection shell 1 for
portable video-audio device according to the present invention can
also be provided with metal shells 40 and 50. The metal shells 40
and 50 are installed on the frames protruded from the carry 10 and
the cover 20, respectively. The former has similar shape as the
later. They can promote the quality sense of the product.
Additionally, the metal shell 50 has an empty window outside the
display area 21 for letting the later be able to be seen.
[0027] Referring to FIG. 6, after assembling of the two embodiments
stated above, their outside can be provided with a hang shell 50
with a hook 51 at its back. After the user puts ipod into the
protection shell 1 of the second embodiment of the present
invention, the protection shell 1 with ipod can be taken in the
hang shell 50 with hook 51 so that it can hang easily on the
leather belt for carrying portably.
[0028] Therefore, the protection shell for portable video-audio
device according to the present invention has the advantages stated
below:
[0029] 1. Due to the space structure design, the protection shell
for portable video-audio device according to the present invention
has better protection for special kind of portable video-audio
devices, and owing to the openings provided on the shell, the
protection shell need not be opened in wire communication, so it
has good practicality and convenience.
[0030] 2. The present invention can provide selection and match for
consumers to promote the appearance beauty sense for special kind
of portable video-audio device. This can satisfy the demand of
users in portable video-audio device market with the trend of
stressing personal style and taste.
[0031] 3. The present invention provides not only the protection
shell for well protecting portable video-audio device but also the
holding part for users easy carrying. The present invention can
satisfy the different needs in use.
[0032] In conclusion, according to the description disclosed above,
the present invention surely can get the expected object thereof to
provide a protection shell for portable video-audio device. The
present invention is novel and inventive, having thus described my
invention, what I claim as new and desire to be secured by Letters
Patent of the United States are:
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