Adapter for communication device protective frame having back cover mobile power source and the protective frame

• US 8,560,014 B1
• Filed: 07/27/2012
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Taer Inno Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Taer Inno Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lu, Yu-Chun, Wang, Chih-Sheng, Huang, Shih-Chin, Hu, Li-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DANH C
• Application Number:
  US13/560,227
• Time in Patent Office: 445 Days
• Field of Search: 455/557, 455/572, 455/575.1, 439/501, 361/679.01
• US Class Current: 455/557
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0274 for an electrical connector module
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0283 for providing a decorative aspect, e.g. customization of casings, exchangeable faceplate

Abstract

An adapter is provided for a communication device. The adapter includes an elongated hollow shell and a foldable adapting element. The foldable adapting element includes an input half part and an output half part pivotally rotatable with each other between an expansion accommodating position and a fold operation position. The output half part includes an output port for a transmission connector in the communication device. The input half part includes a set of power input ends corresponding to the power output port in the back cover mobile power source of the communication device. When located in the fold operation position, the output port can be plugged into the transmission connector, and the power input ends can be correspondingly connected to the power output port.

Claims

1. An adapter for a communication device protective frame having a back cover mobile power source, wherein the communication device includes a display front side, a back side opposite to the front side and a surrounding lateral side connecting the display front side and the back side, and the communication device further includes an enable transmission connector configured on the surrounding lateral side, in which the protective frame further includes a frame body for fixing and protecting the communication device and exposing the enable transmission connector, and a back cover mobile power source configured on the frame body and placed on the back side of the communication device, and the back cover mobile power source has a power output port, wherein the adapter comprises:

an elongated hollow shell; and

a foldable adapting element to be accommodated within the elongated hollow shell, wherein the foldable adapting element includes an input half part and an output half part pivotally rotatable with each other between an expansion accommodating position and a fold operation position;

wherein the output half part includes an output port complementarily corresponding to the enable transmission connector, and the input half part includes a set of power input ends corresponding to the power output port in the back cover mobile power source, such that, when the input half part and the output half part are located at the fold operation position, the output port can be plug connected to the enable transmission connector and the power input ends can be correspondingly connected in conductivity to the power output port; and

, when the input half part and the output half part are located at the expansion accommodating position, the foldable adapting element can be accommodated within the elongated hollow shell.

2. The adapter according to claim 1, wherein the foldable adapting element further includes a transmission port for receiving an external electric power supply.

3. The adapter according to claim 1, wherein the foldable adapting element further includes a set of cables in which one ends thereof are connected to the input half part and the other ends connected to the output half part.

4. The adapter according to claim 1, wherein the input half part and the output half part in the foldable adapting element include top planes which face toward each other when located at the fold operation position, and the foldable adapting element further includes a set of magnetic elements for mutual magnetic attraction between the input half part and the output half part when located at the fold operation position.

5. The adapter according to claim 1, wherein the elongated hollow shell further includes a phone strap for suspension connecting the adapter to the mobile communication device protective frame.

6. A protective frame for communication device having a back cover mobile power supply, wherein the communication device includes a display front side, a back side opposite to the front side and a surrounding lateral side connecting the display front side and the back side, and the communication device further includes an enable transmission connector configured on the surrounding lateral side, in which the protective frame includes:

a frame body for fixing and protecting the communication device and exposing the enable transmission connector;

a back cover mobile power source configured on the frame body and placed on the back side of the communication device, in which the back cover mobile power source has a power output port; and

an adapter, comprising;

an elongated hollow shell; and

a foldable adapting element to be accommodated within the elongated hollow shell, wherein the foldable adapting element includes an input half part and an output half part pivotally rotatable with each other between an expansion accommodating position and a fold operation position;

wherein the output half part includes an output port complementarily corresponding to the enable transmission connector, and the input half part includes a set of power input ends corresponding to the power output port in the back cover mobile power source, such that, when the input half part and the output half part are located at the fold operation position, the output port can be plug connected to the enable transmission connector and the power input ends can be correspondingly connected in conductivity to the power output port; and

, when the input half part and the output half part are located at the expansion accommodating position, the foldable adapting element can be accommodated within the elongated hollow shell.

7. The protective frame for communication device having a back cover mobile power supply according to claim 6, wherein the frame body further includes:

a main frame part forming a closed structure, in which the main frame part constitutes a central recessed accommodating part for accommodation of the communication device; and

an auxiliary frame part having a closed structure for correspondingly overlapping with the main frame part, in which the auxiliary frame part includes a suppressive area for at least partially suppressing the communication device, and a light transfer area for exposing the display front side.

8. The protective frame for communication device having a back cover mobile power supply according to claim 6, wherein the back cover mobile power source further includes a power indicator.