Tablet terminal attachment

• US 9,400,520 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2013
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Power Support (USA) Incorporated (Power Support International Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Power Support (USA) Incorporated (Power Support International Incorporated)
• Inventors: Igarashi, Katsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Talukder, M D
• Application Number:
  US14/427,240
• Publication Number:
  US 20150241918A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 455/575.1, 455/575.8
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A44B 13/0094 welded or moulded
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/38 by folding , e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
• 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: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0004 comprising several parts forming a closed casing
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0226 Hinges
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/45021 including eyelet [e.g., shoes]

Abstract

Provided is an attachment for use with tablet terminals which prevents a tablet terminal from unexpectedly popping up and allows a user to soon find the tablet terminal in a bag. An attachment for use with tablet terminals includes a terminal holding part configured to detachably hold a tablet terminal without hindering the user from operating the touchscreen surface of the tablet terminal and a ring insertion part which allows the terminal holding part to be held on a personal organizer including a ring.

Claims

1. An attachment for use with tablet terminals, comprising:

a terminal holding part configured to detachably hold a tablet terminal having a touchscreen surface; and

a ring insertion part which allows the terminal holding part to be held on a personal organizer having a ring, the ring insertion part is disposed in a protruding piece disposed on a side of the terminal holding part;

wherein the terminal holding part has an engaging recess for attaching the protruding piece,

wherein the protruding piece has an engaging protrusion which can be engaged with the engaging recess, and

wherein when the engaging protrusion is engaged with the engaging recess, the protruding piece is attached to the terminal holding part,

wherein in a state in which the tablet terminal is detached from the terminal holding part, the engaging protrusion is detachable from the engaging recess,

wherein when the tablet terminal is attached to the terminal holding part with the engaging protrusion engaged with the engaging recess, the engaging protrusion is fixed to the engaging recess; and

wherein in a state in which the protruding piece is separated from the terminal holding part, the engaging recess serves as a separation preventing part for preventing separation between a detachable touchscreen cover and the tablet terminal, by covering an attaching part of the touchscreen cover, the touchscreen cover covering the touchscreen surface, the attaching part being intended to attach the touchscreen cover to the tablet terminal.

2. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the terminal holding part holds the tablet terminal, as well as protects the back of the tablet terminal.

3. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the terminal holding part is elastically engaged with a corner of the tablet terminal to hold the tablet terminal, as well as protects the back of the tablet terminal, wherein the ring insertion part is disposed in a protruding piece disposed on a side of the terminal holding part.

4. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the terminal holding part comprises a hinge and can be used as a stand for the tablet terminal in a state in which the terminal holding part is bent at the hinge.

5. The attachment of claim 1, wherein the hinge is disposed approximately in parallel with a side of the terminal holding part and approximately in the center of the terminal holding part.