Multi-functional cover

• US 7,618,065 B2
• Filed: 02/01/2005
• Issued: 11/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hung ZUN Industrial Company Limited, Shenzhen Wang Ling Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hung ZUN Industrial Company Limited, Shenzhen Wang Ling Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yau, Yimwai
• Primary Examiner(s): Ross; Dana
• Assistant Examiner(s): GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US10/590,547
• Publication Number:
  US 20070187942A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,750 Days
• Field of Search: 281/15.1, 281/29, 407/26, 407/31, 407/37, 407/59, 407/62, 362 98- 99, 446147-148, 206/472, 206/320, 206/777, 206/728, 206/475, 361/747, 361/679.3, 361/679.56, 434/317
• US Class Current: 281/29
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 3/04 loose
• CPC Class Codes: B42D 3/123 incorporating sound producing or light emitting means or carrying sound records

Abstract

A multi-functional cover for a writing pad to incorporate a utility accessory thereto includes a main body, a plurality of window connectors, and a supporting frame. The main body has a display window formed thereon. The window connectors are spacedly provided on a peripheral boundary of the display window. The supporting frame is detachably attached on the display window of the main body, wherein the supporting frame is adapted for detachably mounting with the utility accessory so as to detachably mount the utility accessory with the writing pad.

Claims

1. A multi-functional cover for a writing pad to incorporate a utility accessory thereto, comprising:

a main body having a display window formed thereon, a plurality of window connectors spacedly provided on a peripheral boundary of said display window; and

a supporting frame detachably attached on said display window of said main body, wherein said supporting frame is adapted for detachably mounting with said utility accessory so as to detachably mount said utility accessory with said writing pad, and comprises;

a frame holder which is quadrilateral in shape, and has a plurality of accessory blockers formed at four corner portions of said supporting frame for retaining said utility accessory within said display window, wherein said supporting frame further has a plurality of through slots spacedly formed on a top and a bottom side of said supporting frame for said window connectors penetrating said through slots respectively so as to connect said window connectors with said supporting frame, wherein said supporting frame further comprises a transparent panel, a biasing panel, and a rear panel mounted in said frame holder for displaying said utility accessory by said supporting frame; and

a plurality of resilient members spacedly mounted at an inner side of said rear panel for normally applying an inward urging force towards said biasing panel so as to normally push said utility accessory towards a front side of said supporting frame to be biased by said accessory blockers for displaying the utility accessory through said display window in a secure manner, wherein said rear panel further has two pushing holes spacedly formed thereon for allowing a user to push said biasing panel and said transparent panel for conveniently detaching said utility accessory from said supporting frame.

2. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 1, wherein said supporting frame is shaped and sized to fittedly receive said utility accessory within said frame holder.

3. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 1, further comprising an affixing arrangement which contains a plurality of affixing slots spacedly formed on said utility accessory at an upper and a bottom side edge of said utility accessory to align with said through affixing slots, wherein said window connectors are adapted to connect with said affixing slots of said utility accessory for detachably mounting said utility accessory with said supporting frame.

4. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 2, further comprising an affixing arrangement which contains a plurality of affixing slots spacedly formed on said utility accessory at an upper and a bottom side edge of said utility accessory to align with said through affixing slots, wherein said window connectors are adapted to connect with said affixing slots of said utility accessory for detachably mounting said utility accessory with said supporting frame.

5. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 3, wherein each of said window connectors comprises a first and a second connector member, and a supporting member transversely extended between said first and said second connector members, wherein each of said first connector members is movably mounted onto said corresponding position of said window boundary, each of said window connectors further comprising an tubular metallic connecting member, having a connecting slot formed therein, and a resilient element mounted within said connecting slot of said metallic connecting member for normally exerting an inward biasing force with respect to said window boundary.

6. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said window connectors comprises a first and a second connector member, and a supporting member transversely extended between said first and said second connector members, wherein each of said first connector members is movably mounted onto said corresponding position of said window boundary, each of said window connectors further comprising an tubular metallic connecting member, having a connecting slot formed therein, and a resilient element mounted within said connecting slot of said metallic connecting member for normally exerting an inward biasing force with respect to said window boundary.

7. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 5, wherein said peripheral boundary of said display window has a mounting slot formed thereon, and said second connector member is arranged to mount with said resilient element and to be received in said connecting slot of said metallic connecting member, such that each of said window connectors is capable of longitudinally moving with respective to said connecting slot and said mounting slot.

8. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 6, wherein said peripheral boundary of said display window has a mounting slot formed thereon, and said second connector member is arranged to mount with said resilient element and to be received in said connecting slot of said metallic connecting member, such that each of said window connectors is capable of longitudinally moving with respective to said connecting slot and said mounting slot.

9. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 1, wherein said main body further comprises an audio device provided thereon for electrically connecting with said utility accessory, a signal inlet provided on said main body for electrically connecting with an external electrical appliance, a lighting device spacedly mounted on said main body for illuminating said display window, a power system electrically connected with said lighting device for powering up said lighting device to provide illumination, and a control switch mounted on said main body and electrically connecting with said lighting device for selectively controlling an operation thereof.

10. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 6, wherein said main body further comprises an audio device provided thereon for electrically connecting with said utility accessory, a signal inlet provided on said main body for electrically connecting with an external electrical appliance, a lighting device spacedly mounted on said main body for illuminating said display window, a power system electrically connected with said lighting device for powering up said lighting device to provide illumination, and a control switch mounted on said main body and electrically connecting with said lighting device for selectively controlling an operation thereof.

11. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 7, wherein said main body further comprises an audio device provided thereon for electrically connecting with said utility accessory, a signal inlet provided on said main body for electrically connecting with an external electrical appliance, a lighting device spacedly mounted on said main body for illuminating said display window, a power system electrically connected with said lighting device for powering up said lighting device to provide illumination, and a control switch mounted on said main body and electrically connecting with said lighting device for selectively controlling an operation thereof.

12. The multi-functional cover, as recited in claim 8, wherein said main body further comprises an audio device provided thereon for electrically connecting with said utility accessory, a signal inlet provided on said main body for electrically connecting with an external electrical appliance, a lighting device spacedly mounted on said main body for illuminating said display window, a power system electrically connected with said lighting device for powering up said lighting device to provide illumination, and a control switch mounted on said main body and electrically connecting with said lighting device for selectively controlling an operation thereof.