Protective jacket with a kickstand

• US 10,061,347 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Widiaman, Rudy, Chen, Eric, Shyu, Vincent Kenya
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, Jerry
• Application Number:
  US15/309,824
• Publication Number:
  US 20170269633A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,460 Days
• Field of Search: 36167901
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/15 Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/166 related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0013 by galvanic contacts, e.g. card connectors for ISO-7816 compliant smart cards or memory cards, e.g. SD card readers connectors in general H01R13/00; connectors for SIM cards used in mobile phones or the like H04B1/3816

Abstract

A protective jacket for enclosing a portable computer device in accordance with one example included an electronic reader to receive an electronic device, and a cover movably attached to the jacket. The cover is to the electronic reader when the cover is in a closed position and to function as a kickstand to support the device in a plurality of viewing angles when the cover is in an open position.

Claims

1. A protective jacket for device, the jacket comprising:

a smart card reader to receive a smart card a recess formed at a back surface of the jacket; and

a cover patterned to fit an opening of the formed recess, wherein the cover includes a line of rubber disposed along a cover'"'"'s inner periphery to seal the formed recess and the smart card when the cover is in a retracted position, wherein the cover is to function as a kickstand to support the device in a plurality of viewing angles when the cover is rotated to form the angles from the back surface.

2. The jacket of claim 1 further comprising a hinge that connects the cover to the back surface of the jacket, wherein the cover rotates about the hinge.

3. The jacket of claim 2, wherein the hinge is disposed on opposite sides of the formed recess.

4. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the cover includes an outer portion and wherein the outer portion includes at least one of an aluminum and die cast metal.

5. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the jacket includes the formed recess to access an electronic reader that is disposed and integrated inside the jacket.

6. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the jacket is removably attached to the device.

7. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the jacket is integrated with the device.

8. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the jacket includes an antibacterial coating.

9. The jacket of claim 1, wherein the jacket meets an Ingress Protection (IP) rating of at least IP54.

10. A jacket for a portable computing device, the jacket comprising:

a recess formed at a back surface of the jacket to receive a smart card reader and a smart card; and

a cover patterned to fit an opening of the formed recess, wherein the cover includes a line of rubber disposed along a cover'"'"'s inner periphery to seal the formed recess and the smartcard when the cover is rotated in a coplanar position with the back surface, wherein the cover functions as a kickstand when the cover is extended to form an angle from the back surface; and

a hinge that connects the cover to the back surface of the jacket.

11. The jacket of claim 10, wherein the hinge is disposed on opposite sides of the formed recess.

12. The jacket of claim 10, wherein the jacket is integrated to the portable computing device.

13. A system comprising:

a device; and

a jacket attached to the device, the jacket further comprises;

a recess formed at a back surface of the attached jacket to receive a smart card reader and a smart card; and

a cover patterned to fit an opening of the formed recess, wherein the cover includes a line of rubber disposed along a cover'"'"'s inner periphery to seal the formed recess and the smartcard when the cover is rotated in a coplanar position with the back surface, wherein the cover is to function as a kickstand when the cover is extended to form an angle from the back surface.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising a hinge that connects the cover to the back surface of the jacket, wherein the cover rotates about the hinge.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the kickstand rotates about the hinge between retracted and extended positions relative to the back surface of the jacket.