Patent Application
20140001087
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic device covers, and particularly an all-in-one computer cover.
2. Description of Related Art
Electronic devices, such as all-in-one computers, include screens. Each all-in-one computer is received in a cover to protect the screen from being scratched. The cover may be made from leather and include a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is secured to a rear panel of the all-in-one computer by a latching structure. The second panel covers the screen. When the all-in-one computer needs to be positioned on a table, an additional bracket is needed to support the tablet with the cover. Thus, each all-in-one computer needs a cover plus an additional bracket, which makes the all-in-one computer expensive and inconvenient in carry. Furthermore, it is difficult to remove the all-in-one computer from the cover, and the all-in-one computer enclosure may also be scratched by the latching structure when the all-in-one computer is removed from the cover. Therefore, an improved electronic device cover may be desired.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
The electronic device 50 includes a front panel 51, a rear panel 53 opposite to the front panel 51, and a screen 511 secured to the front panel 101. In one embodiment, the front panel 51 is substantially parallel to the rear panel 53. The electronic device 50 may be an all-in-one computer, or a signal display, or a television, for example.
The base 10 includes a bottom portion 11, a blocking plate 13, a supporting plate 15, and two stopping tabs 17. The bottom portion 11, the blocking plate 13, the supporting plate, and the two stopping tabs 17 cooperatively define an elongated positioning slot 19 for receiving the electronic device 50. The bottom portion 11 defines an elongated through hole 115 for the protection member 30 extending out of the base 10. The blocking plate 13 and the supporting plate 15 extend upwards from two opposite sides of the bottom portion 11. In one embodiment, the blocking plate 13 is substantially parallel to the supporting plate 15, and a first acute angle is defined between a first extension direction of the through hole 115 and a second extension direction of the positioning slot 19. A latch slot 131, for receiving the protection member 30, is defined an inner side of the blocking plate 13. A plurality of strips 151 are located an inner surface of the supporting plate 15, for engaging with the protection member 30.
The protection member 30 includes a protection plate 31 and a latch portion 33 extending from the protection plate 31. A size of the protection plate 31 is substantially equal to the size of the screen 511. A plurality of protrusions 311 are located on opposite sides of an inner surface of the protection plate 31, and a plurality of patterns 313 are designed on outer surface of the protection plate 31. In one embodiment, the plurality of protrusions 311 is made of plastic.
The latch portion 33 includes a clipping plate 331 and a resilient plate 333 extend from the clipping plate 331. The clipping plate 331 extends from one edge of the protection plate 31, and an insertion tab 35 extends from another edge of the protection plate 31. In one embodiment, the clipping plate 331 is substantially perpendicular to the protection plate 31, the resilient plate 333 is substantially perpendicular to the clipping plate 331 and parallel to the protection plate 31. A plurality of gaskets 3331 is located on an inner surface of the resilient plate 333.
When the electronic device 50 needs to be carried or stored, the insertion tab 35 is inserted into the latch slot 131, so that the protection member 30 and the base cooperatively define a clipping space 315 for receiving the electronic device 50. The protection plate 31 faces the first plane 111. One end of the electronic device 50 is accommodated in the positioning slot 19, and the resilient plate 333 is deformable to engage another end of the electronic device 50 between the latch portion 33 and the protection plate 31. The plurality of gaskets 3331 and the plurality of protrusions 311 abut the front panel 51 and the rear panel 53, respectively, and the protection plate 31 is substantially parallel to the supporting plate 15. The protection member 30 relative to the base 10 is thereby located in a protection position.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes ay be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure, to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012102149153 | Jun 2012 | CN | national |
