Patent Application
20150151871
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201310622483.4 Nov. 30, 2013 in the China Intellectual Property Office, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The subject matter herein generally relates to a self-supporting protective case for protecting an electronic device.
A self-supporting protective case is used to protect an electronic device from damage of normal use.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts have been exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
Several definitions that apply throughout this disclosure will now be presented.
The term “outside” refers to a region that is beyond the outermost confines of a physical object. The term “inside” indicates that at least a portion of a region is partially contained within a boundary formed by the object. The term “coupled” is defined as connected, whether directly or indirectly through intervening components, and is not necessarily limited to physical connections. The connection can be such that the objects are permanently connected or releasably connected. The term “substantially” is defined to be essentially conforming to the particular dimension, shape, or other feature that the term modifies, such that the component need not be exact. For example, substantially cylindrical means that the object resembles a cylinder, but can have one or more deviations from a true cylinder. The term “comprising,” when utilized, means “comprising, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, series and the like.
The present disclosure is described in relation to a self-supporting protective case for protection of an electronic device.
The cover portion 32 comprises a base 33 and a supporting portion 34 mounted in the inside of the section 320. The cover portion 32 further comprises a foldably connected section 320 for covering the cavity 21. The supporting portion 34 is mounted in the inside of the section 320. In one embodiment, the foldably connected section 320 are soft material; the base 33 and the supporting portion 34 are magnetic; the cover portion 32 is substantially square; and the base 33 is substantially isosceles trapezoid. The supporting portion 34 comprises two bent portions 35, two folding portions 36, and a bottom portion 37. The two bent portions 35 are located outside of the base 33. The bottom portion 37 is located between the two folding portions 36. Each bent portion 35 is located between the base 33 and one corresponding folding portion 36. The bent portions 35 are substantially a right angled isosceles triangle. The bottom portion 37 is substantially square. The two bent portions 35 can be folded along a first straight line 40 and a second straight line 41, respectively. The supporting portion 34 can be folded along a third straight line 42. Each folding portion 36 is substantially square. The two folding portions 36 can be folded along a first diagonal 43 and a second diagonal 44, respectively. The two folding portions 36 are folded to be right angled isosceles triangles and substantially perpendicular to the base 33. The two folding portions 36 can be folded along a third diagonal 45 and a fourth diagonal 46, respectively. Each folding portion 36 comprises two first supporting blocks 38 and two second supporting blocks 39. A first angle is defined between the first supporting blocks 38 and the corresponding second supporting blocks 39 when the first supporting blocks 38 and the corresponding second supporting blocks 39 are folded. The first angle is greater than 0° and less than 180°. When the first angle is 0°, the first supporting blocks 38 are coincident with the corresponding second supporting blocks 39. When the first angle is 180°, the first supporting blocks 38 and the corresponding second supporting blocks 39 are at the same level. In one embodiment, the second straight line 41 is substantially parallel to the first diagonal 43; the first straight line 40, the second diagonal 44, and the third diagonal 45 are substantially parallel to each other; the first straight line 40, the second diagonal 44, and the third diagonal 45 are substantially perpendicular to both the second straight line 41 and the first diagonal 43; a third angle between the third straight line 42 and the first straight line 40 is 45°; a fourth angle between the third straight line 42 and the second diagonal 44 is 45°; a fifth angle between the third straight line 42 and the third diagonal 45 is 45°; a sixth angle between the third straight line 42 and the fourth diagonal is 45°.
In the embodiment, users can fold the folding portion 36 along different diagonals to change the first angle; thereby changing the second angle, thus the supporting portion 34 supports the shell 20 in different positions. It is convenient to use the electronic device 10.
It is to be understood 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 may 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013106224834 | Nov 2013 | CN | national |
