U.S. patent application number 14/037394 was filed with the patent office on 2014-09-04 for protective cover for electronic device.
This patent application is currently assigned to HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.. The applicant listed for this patent is HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD. Invention is credited to PENG-JUN JIANG, CHUNG-CHI TSENG, HONG-YE ZHANG.
Application Number | 20140246340 14/037394 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 51420407 |
Filed Date | 2014-09-04 |
United States Patent
Application |
20140246340 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
JIANG; PENG-JUN ; et
al. |
September 4, 2014 |
PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE
Abstract
A protective cover for protecting and supporting a portable
electronic device includes a bottom cover and a top cover including
three segments. One of the segments at a first side of the top
cover is pivotably attached to the bottom cover. Another one of the
segments at a second side of the top cover is magnetically
attracted to a back of the bottom cover. The segment at the second
side of the top cover is slidable along the back of the bottom
cover to adjust an angle of the bottom cover relative to a
platform.
Inventors: |
JIANG; PENG-JUN; (Shenzhen,
CN) ; ZHANG; HONG-YE; (Shenzhen, CN) ; TSENG;
CHUNG-CHI; (New Taipei, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD |
New Taipei
Shenzhen |
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TW
CN |
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Assignee: |
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO.,
LTD.
New Taipei
TW
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
Shenzhen
CN
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Family ID: |
51420407 |
Appl. No.: |
14/037394 |
Filed: |
September 26, 2013 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/45.23 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45C 2200/15 20130101;
G06F 1/1626 20130101; G06F 1/166 20130101; A45C 11/00 20130101;
A45C 2011/003 20130101; G06F 2200/1633 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/45.23 |
International
Class: |
B65D 25/24 20060101
B65D025/24; A45C 11/00 20060101 A45C011/00 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Mar 1, 2013 |
CN |
2013100646851 |
Claims
1. A protective cover comprising: a bottom cover comprising a
bottom plate with a first attraction member, and a pivoting
sidewall formed at one side of the bottom plate; and a top cover
comprising a first segment, a second segment foldably connected to
a side of the first segment, and a third segment foldably connected
to a side of the second segment opposite to the first segment,
wherein the first segment comprises a second attraction member;
wherein one side of the third segment opposite to the second
segment is pivotably attached to the pivoting sidewall of the
bottom cover, the first segment is attractable to parallel contact
with a back of the bottom cover through the second attraction
member attracted to the first attraction member, the first segment
is slidable along the back of the bottom cover to adjust an angle
of the bottom cover relative to a surface whereupon the protective
cover rests.
2. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the bottom plate is
substantially rectangular, the bottom cover further comprises three
sidewalls extending from the other three sides of the bottom cover,
the bottom plate, the pivoting sidewall, and the sidewalls
cooperatively bound a receiving space.
3. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein a recess is defined in
a middle of an inner surface of the bottom plate, the first
attraction member is fixed in the recess.
4. The protective cover of claim 3, further comprising an adhesive
member, wherein the adhesive member is adhered to the inner surface
of the bottom plate to sandwich the first attraction member
together with the bottom plate.
5. The protective cover of claim 1, further comprising two
connecting members pivotably connected between the pivoting
sidewall and the side of the third segment.
6. The protective cover of claim 5, wherein each connecting member
comprises a main body, a first pivoting side and a second pivoting
side formed at opposite sides of the main body, the first pivoting
side is pivotably connected to the side of the third segment, the
second pivoting side is pivotably connected to the pivoting
sidewall of the bottom cover.
7. The protective cover of claim 6, wherein two pins extend out
from opposite ends of the second pivoting side, the pivoting
sidewall defines two spaced cutouts, and forms two ribbed plates
bounding each of the cutouts and connected between the pivoting
sidewall and the bottom plate, each ribbed plate defines a pivot
slot, the pins are pivotably engaged in the corresponding pivot
slots.
8. The protective cover of claim 7, wherein each of the pivot slots
comprises an opening, the pins extend through the corresponding
openings to engage in the corresponding pivot slots.
9. The protective cover of claim 6, wherein a pivot hole is defined
in the first pivoting side of each connecting member, the third
segment forms a sleeve at a side opposite to the second segment, a
shaft is pivotably received in the sleeve, with opposite ends of
the shaft extending out of opposite ends of the sleeve, the
opposite ends of the shaft are pivotably inserted in the pivot
holes of the connecting members.
10. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the first and second
attraction members are attracted to each other by magnetic
force.
11. The protective cover of claim 10, wherein the first attraction
member is a sheet made of magnet, the second attraction member is a
sheet made of material that is attracted by magnet.
12. The protective cover of claim 10, wherein the first attraction
member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnetic,
and the second attraction member is a sheet made of magnet.
13. The protective cover of claim 10, wherein the first attraction
member and the second attraction member are both made of magnets
for attracting each other.
14. A protective cover comprising: a bottom cover to be used for
receiving a portable electronic device; and a top cover being a
foldable segmented flap having a plurality of segments foldably
connected one by one; wherein a first one of the segments at a
first side of the top cover is pivotably attached to one side of
the bottom cover, a second one of the segments at a second side of
the top cover opposite to the first side is attractable to contact
with a back of the bottom cover by magnetic force, the second one
of the segments is slidable along the back of the bottom cover to
adjust an angle of the bottom cover relative to a surface whereupon
the protective cover rests.
15. The protective cover of claim 14, wherein the bottom cover
comprises a substantially rectangular bottom plate, a pivoting
sidewall formed at one side of the bottom plate, and three
sidewalls extending from the other three sides of the bottom cover,
the bottom plate, the pivoting sidewall, and the sidewalls
cooperatively bound a receiving space for receiving the portable
electronic device.
16. The protective cover of claim 15, further comprising two
connecting members pivotably connected between the bottom cover and
the first one of the segments.
17. The protective cover of claim 16, wherein each connecting
member comprises a main body, a first pivoting side and a second
pivoting side formed at opposite sides of the main body, two posts
extend out from opposite ends of the second pivoting side, the
pivoting sidewall defines two spaced cutouts and forms two ribbed
plates bounding each of the cutouts between the pivoting sidewall
and the bottom plate, each ribbed plate defines a pivot slot, the
posts are pivotably engaged in the corresponding pivot slots, a
pivot hole is defined in the first pivoting side of each connecting
member, the first one of the segments forms a sleeve, a shaft is
pivotably received in the sleeve, with opposite ends of the shaft
extending out of opposite ends of the sleeve, the opposite ends of
the shaft are pivotably inserted in the pivot holes of the
connecting members.
18. The protective cover of claim 14, wherein the bottom cover
mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments
mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction
members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first
attraction member is a sheet made of magnet, the second attraction
member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnet.
19. The protective cover of claim 14, wherein the bottom cover
mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments
mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction
members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first
attraction member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by
magnet, and the second attraction member is a sheet made of
magnet.
20. The protective cover of claim 14, wherein the bottom cover
mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments
mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction
members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first
attraction member and the second attraction member are both made of
magnets for attracting each other.
Description
BACKGROUND
[0001] 1. Technical Field
[0002] The present disclosure relates to portable electronic
devices, and more particularly to a protective cover for a tablet
computer.
[0003] 2. Description of Related Art
[0004] Tablet computers can be protected by protective covers. Some
protective covers can also function as a stand to support the
tablet computer at an angle relative to a surface. However, it is
difficult to adjust an angle of the tablet computer relative to the
surface with such protective covers. Therefore, there is room for
improvement in the art.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] Many aspects of the present embodiments can be better
understood with reference to the drawings. The components in the
drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead
being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the
present embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, all the views are
schematic, and like reference numerals designate corresponding
parts throughout the several views.
[0006] FIG. 1 is an exploded, isometric view of an exemplary
embodiment of a protective cover.
[0007] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of circled portion II of FIG.
1.
[0008] FIG. 3 is an assembled, isometric view of the protective
cover of FIG. 1.
[0009] FIG. 4 is similar to FIG. 3, but shows the protective cover
in a state of use.
[0010] FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 are side plan views showing different
states of use of the protective cover of FIG. 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0011] The disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is
illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation. It
should be noted that references to "an" or "one" embodiment in this
disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such
references mean "at least one".
[0012] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, an exemplary embodiment of a
protective cover 100 is used for protecting and supporting a
portable electronic device 200, such as a tablet computer. The
protective cover 100 includes a bottom cover 10, a top cover 20,
and two connecting members 30.
[0013] The bottom cover 10 includes a substantially rectangular
bottom plate 11, a pivoting sidewall 12 extending up from one side
of the bottom plate 11, and three sidewalls 13 extending up from
the other three sides of the bottom plate 11. The bottom plate 11,
the pivoting sidewall 12, and the sidewalls 13 cooperatively bound
a receiving space 18 for receiving the portable electronic device
200. A recess 111 is defined in a middle of an inner surface of the
bottom plate 11. A first attraction member 15 is received in the
recess 111. An adhesive member 17 is adhered to the inner surface
of the bottom plate 11 to sandwich and fix the first attraction
member 15 to the bottom plate 11. In other embodiments, the first
attraction member 15 can be fixed to the inner surface of the
bottom plate 11 by any other fixing method, such as screwing, for
example.
[0014] The pivoting sidewall 12 defines two spaced cutouts 121. Two
ribbed plates 123 are connected between the pivoting sidewall 12
and the bottom plate 11 and bound each of the cutouts 121. Each
ribbed plate 123 forms a sloped surface 124. The sloped surface 124
defines a pivot slot 125 and an opening 126 communicating with the
pivot slot 125.
[0015] The top cover 20 is a foldable segmented flap having a first
segment 21, a second segment 22 foldably connected to a side of the
first segment 21, and a third segment 23 foldably connected to a
side of the second segment 22 opposite to the first segment 21. The
first segment 21, the second segment 22, and the third segment 23
are made of various materials, such as plastic, leather, or cloth.
The first segment 21, the second segment 22, and the third segment
23 each include a core piece for reinforcing the corresponding
segment, and a packaging member packaging the core piece. In this
embodiment, the core piece of the first segment 21 is a second
attraction member 211. The core piece of the second segment 22 is a
reinforcing plate 221, and the core piece of the third segment 23
is a reinforcing plate 231. The reinforcing plates 221 and 231 are
both made of rigid materials, such as glass fiber, carbon fiber,
hard plastic, or aluminum. The first to third segments 21-23 are
connected by the packaging members. A junction between every two
adjacent packaging members of the first to third segments 21-23 is
flexibly connected.
[0016] The third segment 23 forms a sleeve 25 at a side opposite to
the second segment 22. A shaft 27 is pivotably received in the
sleeve 25, such that opposite ends of the shaft 27 extend out of
opposite ends of the sleeve 25, respectively.
[0017] Each connecting member 30 includes an arc-shaped main body
31. A substantially columnar first pivoting side 33 and a second
pivoting side 35 are formed at opposite sides of the main body 31,
respectively. Two pins 351 extend out from opposite ends of the
second pivoting side 35, respectively. A pivot hole 331 is axially
defined in the first pivoting side 33.
[0018] In assembly, opposite ends of the shaft 27 are pivotably
received in the pivot holes 331 of the connecting members 30. The
connecting members 30 are received in the cutouts 121, such that
the pins 351 of each connecting member 30 are received in the
corresponding pivot slot 125 through the opening 126. Thus, the
first pivoting side 33 of each connecting member 30 is pivotably
connected to the top cover 20, and the second pivoting side 35 of
each connecting member 30 is pivotably connected to the pivoting
sidewall 12 of the bottom cover 10.
[0019] Referring to FIG. 4, the portable electronic device 200 is
received in the receiving space 18 of the bottom cover 10, such
that a display of the portable electronic device 200 faces away
from the bottom plate 11. The top cover 20 is pivoted to cover the
display of the tablet computer.
[0020] In this embodiment, the first attraction member 15 is a
magnetic sheet, and the second attraction member 211 is a sheet
made of material, such as steel, that can be attracted by the
magnet. In other embodiments, the first attraction member 15 is a
sheet made of material that can be attracted by a magnet, and the
second attraction member 211 is a magnetic sheet. The first
attraction member 15 and the second attraction member 211 can be
both made of magnets to attract each other.
[0021] FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 show different states of use of the
protective cover 100. The first segment 21 parallel adheres to a
back of the bottom cover 10 because of the second attraction member
211 being magnetically attracted to the first attraction member 15.
In FIG. 5, the first to third segments 21-23 cooperatively form a
triangular prism-shaped structure to support the bottom cover 10.
The bottom cover 10 and the tablet computer are adjusted to form a
needed acute angle relative to the platform by sliding the first
segment 21 along the back of the bottom cover 10 away from the
pivoting side 12 (as shown in FIG. 6). An angle of the tablet
computer is also adjusted relative to the platform by supporting
the tablet computer on a junction of the first and second segments
22 and 23 and one of the sidewalls 13 opposite to the pivoting
sidewall 12 (as shown in FIG. 7).
[0022] In this embodiment, each pivot slot 125 communicates with an
opening 126, which is used for detachably assembling the top cover
20 to the bottom cover 10. When a tablet computer is received in
the bottom cover 10, the back of the tablet computer blocks the
openings 126 for preventing the pins 351 of the connecting members
30 from releasing from the openings 126. In other embodiments, the
pivot slots 125 can be pivot holes for pivotably receiving the pins
351.
[0023] In this embodiment, the top cover 20 is pivotably attached
to the bottom cover 10 by the two connecting members 30. In other
embodiments, the top cover 20 can be pivotably attached to the
bottom cover 10 by other methods, such as by using a flexible belt,
for example.
[0024] In this disclosure, the first segment 21 is attracted to a
back of the bottom cover 10 and is slidable along the back of the
bottom cover 10 to adjust the angle between the tablet computer and
the platform.
[0025] It is believed that the present embodiments and their
advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and
various changes may be made thereto without departing from the
spirit and scope of the description or sacrificing all of their
material advantages, the examples hereinbefore described merely
being exemplary embodiments.
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