Patent Grant
8418514
The present invention relates to a protection frame, and more particularly to a tablet protection frame using a main frame and a matching frame to cover and protect the tablet, and a lock to secure the tablet. A steel cable extends from the lock can restrict the tablet to provide a better anti-theft result.
Tablets are small, portable and not restricted to specific space when in use, so they create a trend to replace the desktop and the market demand of tablets increases significantly year by year. However, since the tablets are small and portable, it is disadvantageous that they are easy to be stolen. When different tablets are provided for consumers to test and compare, or during the time when the consumer is testing the tablet, the tablet can be easily stolen if the agent temporarily walks away or does not pay attention. Or if the tablet has extremely important data stored therein, the damage for the owner cannot be measured by merely the value of the tablet. So, there is a need for developing an anti-theft lock specifically for tablets.
The technical problem the present invention wants to solve is that since the tablets are small and portable, it is disadvantageous that they can be easily stolen. When different tablets are provided for consumers to test and compare, or during the time when the consumer is testing the tablet, the tablet can be easily stolen if the agent temporarily walks away or does not pay attention. Or if the tablet has extremely important data stored therein, the damage for the owner cannot be measured by merely the value of the tablet. So, there is a need for developing an anti-theft lock specifically for tablets.
The technical point to solve the problem mentioned above is to provide a tablet protector including a main frame, a matching frame and a lock, wherein the main frame has a frame border extended from a periphery thereof, and an inward and bended restricting protruding rib is located on top of the frame border and parallel with a bottom portion of the main frame, so that a receiving space is defined inside the main frame. One side of the main frame has an opening to insert the tablet and the opening is protruding and outwardly to form a ladder-shaped protruding end and a locking portion in the center thereof. The locking portion has a long through hole and two locking holes. The matching frame has a second frame border extended from a periphery thereof, a matching opening corresponding to the opening of the main frame, and an inwardly bended second restricting protruding rib located on top of the frame border. The matching opening has a recessed slot, and a second long through hole corresponding to the locking portion of the main frame is located at center of the recessed slot, and two second locking holes are located at both sides of the second long through hole for a locking element to insert through. The lock has a T-shaped locking end corresponding to the long through hole and second long through hole of the main frame and matching frame respectively to engage the lock to form a locking status.
Comparing with the conventional art, it is advantageous that the present invention uses the main frame and matching frame to engage and protect the periphery of the tablet and provides the lock to lock and further restrict the position of the main frame and matching frame as to the tablet. Also, the steel cable extends from the lock to lock the tablet at any predetermined location and prevents the tablet (along with the main frame and matching frame) from being stolen and provides a better anti-theft result.
The detailed description set forth below is intended as a description of the presently exemplary device provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention and is not intended to represent the only forms in which the present invention may be prepared or utilized. It is to be understood, rather, that the same or equivalent functions and components may be accomplished by different embodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Unless defined otherwise, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood to one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Although any methods, devices and materials similar or equivalent to those described can be used in the practice or testing of the invention, the exemplary methods, devices and materials are now described.
All publications mentioned are incorporated by reference for the purpose of describing and disclosing, for example, the designs and methodologies that are described in the publications that might be used in connection with the presently described invention. The publications listed or discussed above, below and throughout the text are provided solely for their disclosure prior to the filing date of the present application. Nothing herein is to be construed as an admission that the inventors are not entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior invention.
In order to further understand the goal, characteristics and effect of the present invention, a number of embodiments along with the drawings are illustrated as following:
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According to the embodiments disclosed above, it is advantageous that the present invention uses the main frame (10) and matching frame (20) to engage and protect the periphery of the tablet (40) and provides the lock (30) to lock and further restrict the position of the main frame (10) and matching frame (20) as to the tablet (40). Also, the steel cable (32) extends from the lock (30) to lock the tablet (40) at any predetermined location and prevents the tablet (40) (along with the main frame (10) and matching frame (20)) from being stolen and provides a better anti-theft result.
Having described the invention by the description and illustrations above, it should be understood that these are exemplary of the invention and are not to be considered as limiting. Accordingly, the invention is not to be considered as limited by the foregoing description, but includes any equivalent.
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