PDA carrying device

• US 20060104021A1
• Filed: 06/06/2005
• Published: 05/18/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chen, Yun-Lung, Gao, Xian-Huang, Zhang, We-Yu
• Granted Patent: US 7,594,576 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.560
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1628 Carrying enclosures containing additional elements, e.g. case for a laptop and a printer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

A PDA carrying device includes a base body (20), a front panel (10) and rear cover (30). The base body is used to hold a PDA. The front panel is pivotably attached to the base body. The rear cover is mounted on the base body. The base body has a plurality of hermetic flanges engaging with the front panel and the rear cover respectively.

Claims

1. A PDA carrying device comprising:

a base body for holding a PDA;

a rear cover mounted on the base body;

wherein

the base body has a plurality of hermetic flanges engaging with the rear cover.

2. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 1, further comprising a front panel pivotably attached to the base body, and a plurality of hermetic flanges formed in said base body for engaging with the front panel.

3. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 1, further comprising an expansion cover mounted on the base body, and a plurality of hermetic flanges formed in the base body for engaging with the expansion cover.

4. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 1, further comprising a shock absorbing case for improving a shockproof capability of the PDA.

5. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 4, wherein a plurality of positioning portion protrudes from the shock absorbing case, and the base body has a plurality of locking grooves for securing the positioning portion of the shock absorbing case.

6. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 5, wherein a plurality of positioning tabs protrudes from the base body, and the locking grooves are thus defined therebetween.

7. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 2, further comprising an expansion cover for holding expansion cards.

8. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 7, wherein an opening is defined in a top wall of the base body, and the expansion cover is locked by the edges of the opening.

9. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 1, wherein the hermetic flange is made of soft plastic.

10. A PDA carrying device comprising:

a base body for holding a PDA;

a front panel pivotably attached to the base body; and

an expansion cover mounted on the base body;

wherein

the base body has a plurality of compressible flanges engaging with the front panel and the expansion cover respectively.

11. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 10, further comprising a shock absorbing case for improving a shockproof capability of the PDA.

12. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 11, wherein a plurality of positioning portion protrudes from the shock absorbing case, and the base body has a plurality of locking grooves for securing the positioning portion.

13. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 12, wherein a plurality of positioning tabs protrude from the base body, and the locking grooves are thus formed between each pair of the positioning tabs.

14. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 10, wherein an opening is defined in a top wall of the base body, and the expansion cover is locked by the edges of the opening.

15. The PDA carrying device as described in claim 10, wherein the compressible flange is made of soft plastic.

16. A method to manufacturing a carrying device of a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:

forming a base body, having at least one opening, for mainly providing space therein to receive said portable electronic device;

attaching at least one separable attachment to said base body by means of covering said at least one opening; and

disposing compressible flanges to said base body along edges of said at least one opening so as to allow said at least one attachment to hermetically engage with said base body via said flanges.

17. The method as described in claim 16, wherein said at least one attachment comprises a selected one from the group consisting of a front panel, a rear cover and an extension cover.

18. The method as described in claim 16, further comprising the step of placing a shock absorbing case within said base body to separate said received portable electronic device from direct contact with said base body.

19. The method as described in claim 16, wherein said flanges are made of soft plastic.