PROTECTIVE COVER

• US 20170033824A1
• Filed: 09/22/2015
• Published: 02/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: TIEN, LI-WEN
• Granted Patent: US 9,660,683 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

A protective cover includes a housing and a support. The housing includes a receiving space for receiving a portable electronic device, an opening and a sliding rail. The support is received in the opening. The support includes a folding portion and a supporting portion. The folding portion includes a connecting element, a first main body, a second main body, and a free end. One end of the first main body is rotatably connected to one end of the opening by the connecting element, another end of the first main body, the second main body, and the free end are rotatably connected in turn. The free end is received in the sliding rail to slide along the sliding rail. One end of the supporting portion is fixed to the second main body, and another end of the supporting portion is free related to the first main body.

Claims

1. A protective cover to protect and support a portable electronic device, the protective cover comprising:

a housing defining a receiving space, an opening, and a sliding rail, the receiving space configured to receive the portable electronic device; and

a support received in the opening,

wherein the housing comprises at least one cushion structure, the at least one cushion structure defines at least one through hole to form at least one air cavity;

the support comprises a folding portion and a supporting portion, the folding portion comprises a connecting element, a first main body, a second main body, and a free end;

one end of the first main body is rotatably connected to one end of the opening by the connecting element, another end of the first main body, the second main body, and the free end are rotatably connected in turn;

the free end is received in the sliding rail to slide along the sliding rail;

one end of the supporting portion is fixed to the second main body; and

another end of the supporting portion is free related to the first main body.

2. The protective cover according to claim 1, further comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein the inner layer is wrapped by the outer layer.

3. The protective cover according to claim 2, wherein the inner layer is made of flexible material, the outer layer is made of hard material.

4. The protective cover according to claim 3, wherein the flexible material comprises Polypropylene, Thermoplastic Elastomer, and Thermoplastic Polyurethanes.

5. The protective cover according to claim 3, wherein the materials of the folding portion and the inner layer are the same, and the supporting portion is made of hard material.

6. The protective cover according to claim 3, wherein the at least one cushion structure is projected from the inner layer and extends out of the outer layer.

7. The protective cover according to one of claims 3, wherein the folding portion of the support and the inner layer are integrally formed, a thickness of the connecting element is less than a thickness of the inner layer and a thickness of the first main body;

a thickness of a connection portion between the first main body and the second main body is less than the thickness of the first main body, and a thickness of a connection portion between the second main body and the free end is less than the thickness of the second main body.

8. The protective cover according to one of claims 2, wherein the sliding rail is a through hole throughout the inner layer and the outer layer, a plurality of latching slots are defined in two opposite sides of the sliding rail, the latching slots are configured to latch the free end.

9. The protective cover according to claim 8, wherein the latching slots are made of flexible material.

10. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the at least one cushion structure is mounted on an outer surface of the housing, the at least one cushion structure is selected from a group consisting of an elastic cushion and a sealed air sac which is made of flexible material.

11. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the folding portion is made of hard material, the connecting element, the first main body, the second main body, and the free end can be rotatably connected by rotating shafts.

12. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the supporting portion is fixed to the second main body by using one of an adhesive and mechanical connection means.

13. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the supporting portion and the second main body are integrally formed by using hard material.

14. The protective cover according to claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises a bottom surface, the sliding rail is a recessed area defined in an inner side of the bottom surface, a width of the sliding rail is greater than a width of the opening;

a width of the free end received in the sliding rail is greater than a width of the second main body.