PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH CLEANING ACCESSORY

• US 20110297566A1
• Filed: 06/07/2011
• Published: 12/08/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Targus International LLC
• Original Assignee: Targus Group International Incorporated (Targus International LLC)
• Inventors: Gallagher, Kevin, Ballou, Daniel, DeCamp, Ron, Shortt, Robert, Thoni, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 9,170,611 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/320
• 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 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• 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: F16M 11/105 the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2021 around a horizontal axis F16M11/2035 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/2078 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/005 integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/04 for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains , e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1633 Constructional details or arrangements of portable computers not specific to the type of enclosures covered by groups G06F1/1615 - G06F1/1626
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 33/1446 Reducing contamination, e.g. by dust, debris
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0226 Hinges

Abstract

Case accessories for portable electronic devices are disclosed. In some embodiments, a case accessory may include a base configured to sit on a working surface, a support coupled to the base and configured to support a portable electronic device in an elevated position, a rotational mechanism coupled to the support configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support, and a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device.

Claims

1. A case for a portable electronic device comprising:

a base configured to sit on a working surface;

a support coupled to the base and configured to support the portable electronic device in an elevated position;

a rotational mechanism coupled to the support; and

a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device,

wherein the rotational mechanism is configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support.

2. The case of claim 1, wherein the rotational mechanism comprises a rotational grommet.

3. The case of claim 2, wherein the rotational grommet comprises a first portion coupled to the support and a second portion coupled to the holder.

4. The case of claim 3, wherein the first portion is configured to selectively detach from the second portion.

5. The case of claim 1, wherein the rotational mechanism comprises a ball and socket mechanism.

6. The case of claim 1, wherein the rotational mechanism is configured to lock into one or more predetermined relative rotational orientations of the holder and the support.

7. The case of claim 6, wherein at least one of the one or more predetermined relative rotational orientations is a portrait orientation.

8. The case of claim 6, wherein at least one of the one or more predetermined relative rotational orientations is a landscape orientation.

9. The case of claim 1, wherein the support is configured to rotate in one or more directions relative to the base.

10. The case of claim 9, wherein the support is configured to rotate in one or more directions relative to the base about a hinge coupling the support to the base.

11. The case of claim 1, wherein the support is configured to rotate in one or more directions relative to the rotational mechanism.

12. The case of claim 1, wherein the case is configured to be oriented in a stowage mode wherein the base is oriented to cover a display of the portable electronic device secured in the holder.

13. The case of claim 1, wherein the base comprises one or more channels.

14. The case of claim 1, wherein the base comprises one or more ridges.

15. The case of claim 1, wherein a top surface of the base comprises a high-friction material.

16. The case of claim 1, wherein the high-friction material is a rubberized material.

17. The case of claim 1, wherein the holder includes one or more ports for accessing interfaces included on the portable electronic device.

18. The case of claim 1, wherein the holder is configured to secure the portable electronic device using a mechanical compression fit.

19. A case for a portable electronic device comprising:

a base configured to sit at least in part on a working surface;

a support coupled to the base;

a rotational mechanism coupled to the support; and

a holder coupled to the rotational mechanism and configured to secure the portable electronic device,

wherein the rotational mechanism is configured to allow the holder to rotate in one or more directions relative to the support.

20. The case of claim 19, wherein the base comprises a keyboard configured to interface with the portable electronic device.