Holder

• US 6,392,882 B1
• Filed: 11/20/2000
• Issued: 05/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Peng, Hsin-Chien, Chen, Ching-Shih, Liu, Sheng-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Picard, Leo P.
• Assistant Examiner(s): DUONG, HUNG V
• Application Number:
  US09/714,953
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 361/686, 361/687, 361/680-683, 361/725-727, 361/741, 361/754, 361/756, D 6/396, D 6/397, D14/100, D14/114
• US Class Current: 361/679.56
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer

Abstract

A holder for protecting a palmtop comprising of an activation button. When the activation button is depressed, it shuts down the palmtop which is removed from the holder by pushing it forward along the holder. The activation button comprises of an embossment, a boss, contact point, and trigger. The embossment connects with the palmtop tightly before the activation button is depressed while the boss is convenient for users to press the activation button. Moreover, the contact point will touch the trigger to shut down the palmtop after the active button is depressed.

Claims

1. A holder for protecting an electronic device, comprising:

opposing guard borders, and a bottom holder, which collectively form a space for receiving the electronic device therein; and

an activation button disposed in said bottom holder, said activation button being adapted to connect the electronic device to said holder when the electronic device is received within the space, said activation button being depressible to shut down the electronic device and to simultaneously release the electronic device to allow the electronic device to be removed from said holder by pushing the electronic device forward along said guard borders and in a direction away from said bottom holder.

2. A holder according to claim 1, wherein the activation button comprises an embossment that connects to the electronic device tightly when the electronic device is received within the space and before said activation button is depressed.

3. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said activation button further comprises a boss, said boss being pressible by a user to depress said activation button.

4. A holder according to claim 1, wherein said activation button further comprises a contact point and a trigger, said contact point touching said trigger when said activation button is depressed to shut down the electronic device.

5. A holder according to claim 1, wherein,the electronic device is a palmtop.

6. A holder according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a personal digital assistant (PDA).

7. A holder for protecting a palmtop, comprising:

opposing guard borders, and a bottom holder, which collectively form a space for receiving the palmtop therein; and

an activation button disposed in said bottom holder, said activation button being adapted to connect the palmtop to said holder when the palmtop is received within the space, said activation button being depressible to shut down the palmtop and to simultaneously release the palmtop to allow the palmtop to be removed from said holder by pushing the palmtop forward along said guard borders and in a direction away from said bottom holder, said activation button comprising;

an embossment that becomes tightly embedded in the palmtop before said activation button is depressed and that moves away from the palmtop when said activation button is depressed; and

a boss located at a front of said activation button, said boss being pressible by a user to depress said activation button.

8. A holder according to claim 7, wherein the palmtop is a PDA.

9. A holder according to claim 7, wherein said activation button further comprises:

a contact point and a trigger, said contact point touching said trigger to shut down the palmtop.