SUPPORT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20120153114A1
• Filed: 05/19/2011
• Published: 06/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2010
• 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: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YANG, ZHI-GANG, YUAN, HUI, YU, PING
• Granted Patent: US 8,376,303 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/346.04
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/22 with approximately constant height, e.g. with constant length of column or of legs F16M11/42 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

A support includes a base, an upper cover connected to the base, a support plate, and a base. The upper cover includes a recess for receiving a bottom of an electronic device, and two openings defined in a bottom of the recess at two opposite ends of the recess for movably receiving pressing members. A pair of pressing members are respectively moveably received in the two openings. Each of the pair of pressing members includes a protruding post rotatably connected to the base. Two elastic members arrange in the base to respectively apply a recoiling, spring force to the pressing members when compressing and releasing. When urged by an electronic device, the pressing members deflect downward to form a first receiving space; and when the electronic device is removed, the pressing members are recoiled by the elastic members and forms a second receiving space.

Claims

1. A support comprising:

a base;

an upper cover connected to the base and comprising;

a recess, configured for receiving a bottom of an electronic device; and

two openings defined in a bottom of the recess at two opposite ends of the recess;

a pair of pressing members respectively and moveably received in the two openings, each of the pair of pressing members comprising a protruding post rotatably connected to the base;

a support plate protruding obliquely from the upper cover, allowing an electronic device to lean against; and

two elastic members arranged in the base to respectively apply a recoiling, spring force to the pressing members;

wherein when urged by an electronic device, the pressing members deflect downward to form a first receiving space; and

when the electronic device is removed, the pressing members are rebounded by the elastic members and forms a second receiving space.

2. The support as recited in claim 1, wherein the protruding posts are protruded from the inner side of the pressing members, and configured for fixing the elastic members to the pressing members.

3. The support as recited in claim 1, wherein each of the two elastic members comprising:

a body; and

at least one elastic arm protruding from the body.

4. The support as recited in claim 3, wherein a positioning hole is defined in the body of each elastic member and configured for receiving a free end of a corresponding one of the protruding posts to fix the elastic member to the pressing member.

5. The support as recited in claim 3, wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on the base, corresponding to the elastic arms of the two elastic members, respectively, and a free end of each elastic arm resists against one of the protrusions.

6. The support as recited in claim 5, wherein the number of the at least one elastic arm of each elastic member is three.

7. The support as recited in claim 6, wherein the number of the protrusions corresponding to the three elastic arms of each elastic member is three.