Cases and Covers for Handheld Electronic Devices

• US 20110233078A1
• Filed: 03/29/2010
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eat DIRT LLC
• Original Assignee: My Innoventure, LLC
• Inventors: Monaco, Dean, Santo, John III
• Granted Patent: US 8,485,404 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/223
• 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 13/001 Accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/02 Casings; Cabinets ; Supports therefor; Mountings therein H04R1/28 takes precedence ; attachments for microphones H04R1/08; mounting of transducers in earpieces H04R1/1075
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 1/1033 Cables or cables storage, e.g. cable reels cord reels per se H02G11/02; arrangements for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of conductors or cables B65H75/34; extensible conductors or cables, e.g. self-coiling cords H01B7/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2499/11 Transducers incorporated or for use in hand-held devices, e.g. mobile phones, PDA's, camera's
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

Holders for supporting portable handheld electronic devices, such as but not limited to iPhones®, IPODS®, IPADS™, cellular phones, and the like. An embodiment has an upper compartment on a backplate with sleeve edges that allow both a retractable cord and headpiece (earphones, headset) to be both stored inside when not being used. A spring loaded type rewinder on the backplate with sleeve edges automatically retracts both the cord and headpiece into the compartment where a hinge attached lid hides and protects both the cord and headpiece when not being used. The backplate with sleeve edges can include an internal inwardly protruding male prong that is attached to cord so that sliding the portable handheld electronic device into the sleeve edges plugs the prong into a female socket on the portable handheld electronics device, and sliding the device out removes the socket from about the male prong. Another embodiment has a portable handheld electronics device holder with a built on bottle opener, where the bottle opener in the outer face of a slightly raise box shape on the upper back of the case.

Claims

1. A portable holder for handheld electronics, comprising:

a backplate having a support frame sleeve sized to fit substantially about perimeter edges of a portable handheld electronic device;

a storage compartment having a lid that is attached to an upper surface portion of the backplate; and

a cord and headpiece for being used with the portable handheld electronic device, the cord and headpiece being both capable of being stored inside of the compartment beneath under the lid of the compartment when not being used, and the headpiece and the cord being capable of being removed from the compartment when used with the portable handheld electronic device.

2. The holder of claim 1, wherein the lid includes a hinge edge for allowing the lid to open or close the compartment.

3. The holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a cord winder attached to the backplate, the cord winder allowing both the cord and the headpiece to be fully retracted into the compartment under the lid.

4. The holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a plug attached to the cord, the plug located inside of the support frame sleeve so that sliding the portable electronic device into the backplate connects a socket in the portable electronic device to the cord and headset, and sliding the portable electronic device out of the support frame sleeve separates the cord from the socket of the portable electronics device.

5. The holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a bill clip extending downward from the compartment for allowing the holder to be clipped onto a belt or pocket of a user.

6. The holder of claim 1, wherein the clip includes:

a depressible switch for allowing the clip to be detached from the compartment.

7. The holder of claim 1, wherein the portable electronics device is an iPhone®

.

8. The holder of claim 1, wherein the portable electronics device is an IPOD®

.

9. The holder of claim 1, wherein the portable electronics device is a portable phone.

10. The holder of claim 1, wherein the headpiece is at least one earphone.

11. The holder of claim 1, wherein the headpiece is a headphone.

18. The accessory holder of claim 10, wherein the portable handheld electronic device is an IPOD®

.

19. The accessory holder of claim 10, wherein the portable handheld electronic device is a portable phone.

12. A portable holder for handheld electronics, comprising:

a backplate having a support frame sleeve sized to fit substantially about perimeter edges of a portable handheld electronic device;

a storage compartment having a hinged lid that is attached to an upper surface portion of the backplate, the lid having an open position allowing access inside of the compartment and a closed position where the lid closes off the compartment;

a headpiece for being used with the portable handheld electronic device, wherein the headpiece can be completely stored inside the compartment when the lid is in a closed position, wherein the holder protects the portable handheld electronic device.

13. The holder of claim 12, wherein the headpiece is at least one earphone.

14. The holder of claim 12, wherein the headpiece is a headphone.

15. A portable accessory holder for handheld electronics, comprising:

a backplate having a support frame sleeve sized to fit substantially about perimeter edges of a portable handheld electronic device;

a slightly raised box attached to an upper surface portion of the backplate the box having a substantially planar outer face that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the backplate; and

a bottle opener fixed in the planar outer face.

16. The accessory holder of claim 15, wherein the raised box has side edges which slope out from the backplate.

17. The accessory holder of claim 15, wherein the portable handheld electronic device is an iPhone®

.