Protective cover for portable electronic device

• US 9,904,328 B1
• Filed: 12/15/2016
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Nanning Fugui Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lan, Chun-Ting
• Primary Examiner(s): Wu, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dang, Hung
• Application Number:
  US15/379,713
• Time in Patent Office: 439 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 37/02 with tumbler discs or rings arranged on a single axis, each disc being adjustable independently of the others
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 73/0082 for office machines, e.g. PC's, portable computers, typewriters, calculators
• 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 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• 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

Abstract

A protective cover in two parts for a portable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover, and a locking mechanism. The first cover and the second cover form a receiving cavity, to receive a portable electronic device. The locking mechanism includes a movable member, a latch member, and at least one unlocking member. The latch member is engaged with the movable member, each unlocking member is configured for loosening restrictions on movement of the movable member. The movable member can be driven to rotate the latch member relative to the first cover to latch and lock the latch member to the second cover, or to unlatch and unlock the latch member from the second cover.

Claims

1. A protective cover configured for receiving a portable electronic device, the protective cover comprising:

a first cover defining at least one assembly hole;

a second cover engaged with the first cover, wherein the first cover and the second cover form a receiving cavity to receive a portable electronic device; and

a locking mechanism comprising a movable member movably mounted to an internal surface of the first cover, a latch member rotatably mounted to the internal surface of the first cover, and at least one unlocking member;

wherein the latch member is engaged with the movable member, each unlocking member is assembled to the corresponding assembly hole and configured for loosening restrictions on movement of the movable member, the movable member is driven to rotate the latch member relative to the first cover to latch and lock the latch member to the second cover, or to unlatch and unlock the latch member with the second cover;

wherein the first cover defines a sliding cavity, the movable member comprises a movable plate, a spring, and a button;

the movable plate is movably mounted in the sliding cavity, a receiving hole is defined on one end of the movable plate away from the latch member, and the spring and the button are received in the receiving hole.

2. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the button comprises a pressing portion and a guiding portion, the pressing portion is mounted to the guiding portion, the spring is coiled around the guiding portion and coupled between a bottom surface of the receiving hole and pressing portion, a through hole is defined on the bottom surface of the receiving hole, and the guiding portion passes through the through hole to press against a switch of the portable electronic device.

3. The protective cover of claim 2, wherein the first cover defines a first slide groove corresponding to the pressing portion, the pressing portion passes through the first slide groove and extends away from the first cover, and the pressing portion slides along the first slide groove.

4. The protective cover of claim 3, wherein the protective cover further comprises a pushing rod mounted to the end of the movable plate away from the receiving hole, the first cover also defines a second slide groove corresponding to the pushing rod, and the second slide groove is parallel to the first slide groove, the pushing rod passes through the second slide groove and exposes beyond the first cover, and the pushing rod slides along the second slide groove.

5. The protective cover of claim 4, wherein the latch member comprises a main shaft, a latching disk, and a fastening member, the main shaft is mounted to the internal surface of the first cover, the latching disk is rotatably coupled to the main shaft, and the fastening member is connected with the free end of the main shaft to prevent the latching disk from running off from the main shaft.

6. The protective cover of claim 5, wherein the protective cover further comprises:

a first threaded portion formed on the movable plate toward the latch member; and

a second threaded portion formed on the latching disk toward the movable plate, the second threaded portion is engaged with the first threaded portion, and the movable plate drives to rotate the latching disk relative to main shaft by the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion.

7. The protective cover of claim 1, wherein the protective cover further comprises:

a protrusion defined to one side of the latching disk away from the movable plate; and

a extending portion formed on the second cover and extended towards the latching disk, the extending portion defines a locking hole corresponding to the protrusion, and the protrusion is latched into the locking hole.

8. The protective cover of claim 7, wherein each unlocking member comprises a password wheel, an adjusting wheel, and a bolt, the password wheel is rotatably mounted to the corresponding assembly hole, and the password wheel comprises a turntable and a connecting shaft, the connecting shaft is connected to the center of the turntable.

9. The protective cover of claim 8, wherein the protective cover further comprises a knob formed on one side of the turntable away from the connecting shaft, and the knob is configured for rotating the turntable.

10. The protective cover of claim 9, wherein the protective cover further comprises a plurality of passwords etched on one side away from the connecting shaft and placed around the knob.

11. The protective cover of claim 10, wherein the connecting shaft comprises a rotating portion and a connecting portion, the rotating portion is connected to one side of the turntable away from the knob, and the rotating portion is rotatably received in the assembly hole, the connecting portion is mounted on the one side of the rotating portion away from the turntable, and the connecting portion is configured to connect with the adjusting wheel.

12. The protective cover of claim 11, wherein the movable plate defines at least one block located on a same side as the receiving hole of the movable plate, at least one opening is defined on the edge of the adjusting wheel, and each block is received in the corresponding opening.

13. The protective cover of claim 12, wherein the connecting portion has a plurality of sides, and each side is positioned to correspond to one of the plurality of passwords.