BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a vertical schematic diagram showing a portable storage device of an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the portable storage device of FIG. 1 along the hatches A-A′.
FIG. 3 shows the method of the memory device departs from the hollow housing of the portable storage device of the invention.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional exploded schematic diagram showing a portable storage device of an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing a portable storage device in using state of an embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional exploded schematic diagram showing a portable storage device of another embodiment of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION IF THE EMBODIMENTS
As mentioned above, the invention provides a portable storage device for the convenience of users to carry and store, and also to provide dust-proof function for a connector.
Please refer to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 shows a portable storage device 100 and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram showing the portable storage device 100 of FIG. 1 along the hatches A-A′. The portable storage device 100 includes the combination of a hollow housing 104 and a memory device 102. The portable storage device 100 further includes a hanging belt 106 for convenience of users to carry and store.
Please refer to FIG. 4, which is the cross-sectional exploded schematic diagram showing a portable storage device according to an embodiment of the invention. The memory device 102 has a connector 102a and body 102e. The connector 102a is disposed at one end of the memory device and the body 102e has a first concave portion 102b. The connector 102a, such as a USB connector, is for inserting into a corresponding connector slot, such as a connector slot of a computer, to make the body 102e can be read or stored information. The memory chip included in the body 102e can be a non-volatile memory, such as a flash memory. The first concave portion 102b is around with raises 102c/102d. A first opening 104a is defined on the hollow housing 104. The hollow housing has two sections with different lengths of each side of the first opening 104a, and the longer section has a second concave portion 104b. The measure of area of the second concave portion 104b is greater than the first concave portion 102b. The resilient member 104c has one end secured in the second concave portion 104b (at the bottom of the second concave portion 104b) and the other end suspended to protrude the second concave portion 104b. The memory device 102 and the hollow housing 104 can be assembled or separated according to use states.
Please refer to FIG. 2. When the memory device 102 is not in use, for example the body 102e is not in reading or storing information, the connector 102 is positioned in the first opening 104a. The suspended end of the resilient member 104c is wedged into the first concave portion 102b to avoid the memory device 102 separate from the hollow housing 104. Users also can carry the portable storage device conveniently by the hanging belt 106.
Please refer to FIG. 3, when the memory device 102 wants to separate from the hollow housing 104, user can press along a direction 120, and then the raise 102c presses the resilient member 104c and separate it from the first concave portion 102b. After that, the memory device 102 can be pulled out of the hollow housing 104 along a direction 130. The connector 102a of the memory device 102 can be inserted into a corresponding connector slot. Please note, the raises 102c/102d around the first concave portion 102b are not necessary, but they can help the resilient member 104c separated from the first concave portion 102b easily.
Please refer to FIG. 5, when the connector 102a of the memory device 102 inserts a corresponding connector slot, the memory device 102 and the hollow housing 104 can be assembled in another way. The difference between this assembling method and the assembling method of FIG. 2 is that the connector 102a of the memory device 102 locates out of the opening 104a but the suspended end of the resilient member 104c still can be wedged into the first concave portion 102b to avoid the memory device 102 separated from the hollow housing 104. When the memory device 102 needs to be separated from the hollow housing 104, the memory device 102 is pulled out from the hollow housing 104 by the same way of FIG. 3. The advantages of the assembling method of FIG. 5 is the memory device 102 can combine with the hollow housing 104 at any time and to prevent loss of storage body memory device 102 with small volume.
Please refer to FIG. 6, it shows a cross-sectional exploded view of a portable storage device according to another embodiment of the invention. Compare with the embodiment of FIG. 4, the hollow housing 104 of FIG. 6 has two sections with same length at each side of the first opening 104a and a second opening 104d is defined on the hollow housing 104. The connector 102a of the memory device 102 can be pushed into the hollow housing 104 through the first opening 104a. A part of body 102e is exposed from the second opening 104d (when the memory device in the hollow housing 104), to receive a pressure through the second opening 104d for separating the resilient member 104c from the first concave portion 102b.
According to the above embodiments, applying the portable storage device of the invention, users can carry it conveniently by the hanging belt, and providing a dust-proof function to connector and avoiding loss of the memory device by the hollow housing.
Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiments described above.
Patent Application
20080096425
