Protective housing assembly for electronic devices

• US 8,517,172 B1
• Filed: 10/01/2012
• Issued: 08/27/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Match U International Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Match U International Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Chang, Hsuan
• Primary Examiner(s): BUI, LUAN KIM
• Application Number:
  US13/632,441
• Time in Patent Office: 330 Days
• Field of Search: 206/45.2, 206/45.24, 206/45.28, 206/305, 206/320, 206/737, 206/751, 206/752, 206/762, 206/764, 206/765, 361/679.01, 455/90.3, 455/575.1, 455/575.8
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/15 Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes
• 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 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0254 comprising one or a plurality of mechanically detachable modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/185 Improving the rigidity of the casing or resistance to shocks

Abstract

The present invention provides a protective housing assembly of electronic devices, of which said protective housing assembly is attached onto the back of existing electronic device; it mainly comprising: a main body and a secondary body; of which the secondary body is arranged removably into the holding space formed by the main body; With the design of the removable structure formed by the main and secondary bodies, this enables easier replacement and assembly of the main and secondary bodies; and when the user intends to remove the protective housing assembly, only the main body or the secondary body is required to be pulled so that the first or second limiting flange is disengaged from the electronic device, thus avoiding surface damage and scratching of the electronic device; furthermore, the main and secondary bodies could be configured with different colors or patterns, permitting the users to assemble or replace them where necessary; and the disassembled main body or secondary body could be repetitively used or combined, thereby improving substantially the convenience and applicability of the electronic device while avoiding its damage or scratching.

Claims

1. A protective housing assembly suitable for attachment onto a back of an existing electronic device, the protective housing assembly comprising:

a main body comprising;

a front frame body;

a rear frame body positioned at a side of said front frame body, said front frame body and said rear frame body suitable for covering sides and corners of the back of the electronic device;

a recess plate portion extending transversely between said front frame body and said rear frame body, said front frame body and said rear frame body being recessed to form a holding space, a pair of limited sides formed at a juncture of said front frame body and said rear frame body and said recess plate portion, said recess plate portion having pair of open sides formed at left and right sides thereof; and

a first limiting flange formed interiorly and at a bottom of said front frame body and said rear frame body, said first limiting flange suitable for receiving corners and sides of the electronic device;

a secondary body removably positioned into said holding space of said main body, said secondary body comprising;

a top surface having longitudinal sides and lateral sides, said top surface being matable with said recess plate portion of said main body;

a pair of lateral faces extending downwardly from said lateral sides of said top surface, said pair of lateral faces being aligned with said pair of open sides of said recess plate portion when said secondary body is mounted into said holding space of said main body, said longitudinal sides of said top surface being aligned with said limited sides of said recess of plate portion;

a second limiting flange formed interiorly at a bottom of said pair of lateral faces of said secondary body, said second limiting flange suitable for fixing two sides of the electronic device when said secondary body is mounted into said holding space of said main body; and

a snap lock positioned on said recess plate portion of said main body, at least one of said pair of lateral faces of said secondary body having a slot therein, said slot alignable with said snap lock, said slot fixed onto said snap lock by pulling upwardly or pressing downwardly such that the lateral face is securely fixed onto said secondary body, said secondary body having a perforated hole corresponding to said snap lock such that said snap lock penetrates said perforated hole when said secondary body is assembled onto said main body.

2. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a stop flange formed at a joint of said top surface and the lateral face, said stop flange abutting securely onto said open side or said recess plate portion when said secondary body is mounted into said holding space.

3. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, the electronic device being a mobile phone.

4. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, the electronic device being a portable multi-media player.

5. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, the electronic device being a tablet computer.

6. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, said main body and said secondary body being formed of a metallic material.

7. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, said main body and said secondary body being formed of a polymeric material.

8. The protective housing assembly of claim 1, one of said main body and said secondary body being of a metallic material, the other of said main body and said secondary body being of a polymeric material.