U.S. patent application number 12/862724 was filed with the patent office on 2011-06-30 for protective cover for electronic device.
This patent application is currently assigned to HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Jun-Jie Qin.
Application Number | 20110155630 12/862724 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 43017437 |
Filed Date | 2011-06-30 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110155630 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Qin; Jun-Jie |
June 30, 2011 |
PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Abstract
A protective cover for an electronic device includes an upper
shell, a lower shell, at least one elastic member, and a clasping
member. The lower shell defines a cavity for receiving the upper
shell, one open end of the cavity is a passage for the upper shell
to be pulled out of or be pulled into the cavity, and the other
connecting end is accommodated in the cavity. The at least one
elastic member is connected between the closed end and one end of
the upper shell applying a tensile force to the upper shell to pull
the upper shell into the cavity of the lower shell. The clasping
member is connected between the lower shell and the upper shell
when the upper shell is pulled out of the cavity of the lower
shell.
Inventors: |
Qin; Jun-Jie; (Shenzhen
City, CN) |
Assignee: |
HONG FU JIN PRECISION
INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
Shenzhen City
CN
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Tu-Cheng
TW
|
Family ID: |
43017437 |
Appl. No.: |
12/862724 |
Filed: |
August 24, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/701 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 11/00 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/701 |
International
Class: |
B65D 85/00 20060101
B65D085/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 28, 2009 |
CN |
200910312400.5 |
Claims
1. A protective cover for an electronic device, comprising: an
upper shell comprising a connecting end; a lower shell defining a
cavity for receiving the upper shell, the cavity comprising an open
end and a closed end, wherein the open end is a passage for the
upper shell to be pulled out of or be pulled into the cavity, and
the connecting end is accommodated in the cavity; at least one
elastic member connected between the closed end of the cavity and
the connecting end of the upper shell applying a tensile force to
the upper shell to pull the upper shell into the cavity of the
lower shell; a clasping member comprising a fixing end attached to
either a free end of either the upper shell or the lower shell, and
a movable end capable of attaching to the other one free end of
either the lower shell or the upper shell when the upper shell is
pulled out of the cavity of the lower shell and forms a space with
the lower shell to hold the electronic device therein.
2. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the shape of
the cavity is corresponding to the shape of the upper shell.
3. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one
protruding pin is formed at the closed end of the cavity for
holding an end of each of the at least one elastic element.
4. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clasping
member is a buckle.
5. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the clasping
member is a magnet.
6. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least
one elastic element is coil springs.
7. The protective cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least
one elastic element is elastic ropes.
Description
1. TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure relates to protective covers and,
particularly, to a protective cover used for protecting an
electronic device.
2. DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART
[0002] An electronic reading device such as an electronic book
typically has a protective cover generally including a upper shell,
a lower shell, and a clasping portion for connecting the upper
shell with the lower shell. When attempting to use the electronic
book, the protective cover can be opened to expose the electronic
book. However, the upper shell may cause inconvenience for a user
when operating the electronic book.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0003] The components of the drawings are not necessarily drawn to
scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating
the principles of an protective cover. Moreover, in the drawings,
like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout
several views.
[0004] FIG. 1 is an isometric, assembled view of a protective cover
in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
[0005] FIG. 2 is an isometric, assembled view of the protective
cover in FIG. 1 in an open state.
[0006] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the protective cover in
FIG. 1, taken along line III-III of FIG. 1.
[0007] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the protective
cover in FIG. 1 in another open state.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0008] FIG. 1 is an isometric, assembled view of a protective cover
100 for protecting an electronic device 200. The protective cover
100 includes an upper shell 10, a lower shell 20 connected to the
upper shell 10, and a clasping member 30 configured to lock the
upper shell 10 to the lower shell 20.
[0009] At least one portion of the upper shell 10 is made of
flexible material and can be distorted. Referring to FIGS. 2-3, the
lower shell 20 forms a rectangular cavity 22 therein corresponding
to the shape of the upper shell 10 to receive the upper shell 10.
The upper shell 10 includes a connecting end 11 accommodated in the
cavity 22. The cavity 22 includes an open end 21 and a closed end
221.
[0010] At least one elastic member 23 is connected between the
closed end 221 of the cavity 22 and the connecting end 11 of the
upper shell 10 accommodated in the cavity 22. In this embodiment,
the number of the at least one elastic member 23 is two. Two
protruding pins 24 (one not shown) are formed at the closed end 221
of the cavity 22 corresponding to the two elastic members 23, each
of the protruding pins 24 holds an end of the corresponding one of
the two elastic members 23. The elastic elements 23 can be coil
springs or elastic ropes.
[0011] Referring again to FIG. 3, the clasping member 30 includes a
fixing end 31 attached to either a free end of either the upper
shell 10 or the lower shell 20, and a movable end 32 capable of
attaching to the other one free end of either the lower shell 20 or
the upper shell 10 when the upper shell 10 is pulled out of the
cavity 22 of the lower shell 20 and forms a space with the lower
shell 20 to hold the electronic device therein. In this embodiment,
the fixing end 31 is fixed to the upper shell 10, and the other end
can be removably connected to the bottom of the lower shell 20. The
free end 32 is formed with a magnet or a buckle to engage a
coupling magnet or buckle fixed on the bottom of the lower shell
20.
[0012] When the electronic device 200 is not in use, the upper
shell 10 can be pulled out of the cavity 22 by overcoming the
tensile force of the elastic members 23 and locked to the lower
shell 20 using the clasping member 30. The electronic device 200 is
thus covered and protected by the protective cover 100.
[0013] Referring to FIG. 4, to open the protective cover 100, the
clasping member 30 is detached from the lower shell 20. Thus,
allowing the upper shell 20 to be pulled into the cavity 22 of the
lower shell 20 by the tensile force of the elastic member 23, which
leaves only the clasping member 30 out of the cavity 22.
[0014] It is believed that the present embodiments and their
advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and
it will be apparent that various changes may be made thereto
without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure or
sacrificing all of its material advantages, the examples
hereinbefore described merely being preferred or exemplary
embodiments of the disclosure.
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