EP1938707B1 - Appareil de stockage multifonction - Google Patents

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EP1938707B1
EP1938707B1 EP20070123823 EP07123823A EP1938707B1 EP 1938707 B1 EP1938707 B1 EP 1938707B1 EP 20070123823 EP20070123823 EP 20070123823 EP 07123823 A EP07123823 A EP 07123823A EP 1938707 B1 EP1938707 B1 EP 1938707B1
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Hung Hi Law
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/38—Camera cases, e.g. of ever-ready type
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping

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  • the present invention relates to a capturing device such as a camera, and more particularly to a multi-functional storage apparatus for selectively supporting that capturing device in outdoor environment.
  • a capturing device is known from US 5064062 .
  • a conventional handbag When people go out, they generally take with them a handbag for storing various personal accessories, such as keys, mobile phones, cameras, napkins etc.
  • a conventional handbag usually comprises a main body having a storing cavity formed therein for storing the personal accessories, some of which have become extremely popular in recent years.
  • video or image capturing devices such as digital cameras and digital video recording devices, have widely been utilized in many occasions for allowing the users to rapidly and conveniently capture short videos and images in their daily life.
  • a major disadvantage in using such digital accessories in outdoor environment is that in order to capture a short video clip or images with their digital accessories, such as the digital cameras or video capturing devices, the users require a secure and stable support. For example, when a user needs to capture a particular scene during nighttime, he or she may need to set his or her digital camera to have an extended exposure time for capturing a high-quality or even an acceptable night time scene. In such a situation, the user may need to hold the digital camera very stably so as not to make the captured image blurry. If the user is unable to do so, he or she may need to put his or her camera in a stable and secure place where it can act as a supporting platform for the digital camera. This is both inconvenient and time-consuming. In many occasions, the user simply cannot find such a place.
  • a tripod may be used for supporting the digital camera in an elevated and stable position so that the digital camera can capture a particular image very stably and produce a high quality picture or photograph.
  • a conventional tripod is usually very bulky and heavy, so that it is inconvenient to carry and transport.
  • a main object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional storage apparatus for selectively supporting a camera in outdoor environment.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional storage apparatus which comprises a main casing and a supporting arrangement for operating the main casing between a normal storing mode that the main casing is adapted to act as a conventional portable carrying device, and a capturing mode that the supporting arrangement is adapted to extend from the main casing for securely and stably supporting a capturing device in a suspended manner for capturing an image or a video.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional storage apparatus which is adapted to be conveniently and easily transported when the main casing is in the normal storing mode so as not to interfere with the daily activities of the users of the present invention.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional storage apparatus which does not employ complicated mechanical structure. Thus, the manufacturing cost of the present invention can be effectively minimized.
  • the present invention provides a multi-functional storage apparatus for selectively supporting a capturing device, as described in claim 1.
  • a multi-functional storage apparatus for selectively supporting a capturing device
  • the multi-storage apparatus comprises a main casing 1 having a receiving cavity and a supporting arrangement.
  • the multi-functional storage apparatus is for a capturing device, such as an image capturing device (e.g. a digital camera) or a video capturing device (e.g. a digital video recorder).
  • the supporting arrangement is provided on the main casing 1 to operate the main casing 1 between a normal storing mode and an capturing mode, wherein in the normal storing mode, the supporting arrangement is arranged to rest on the main casing 1 so as to allow the main casing 1 to function as a portable carrying device through storing objects within the receiving cavity, wherein in the capturing mode, the supporting arrangement is selectively extended from the main casing 1 to detachably attach to the image capturing device, in such a manner that the image capturing device is securely and suspendedly supported by the main casing 1 as a supporting base for stably capturing image in a predetermined direction.
  • the main casing 1 is shaped and sized to normally store a plurality of personal accessories, such as coins, napkins, keys etc in a conveniently portable manner.
  • the main casing 1 may also be utilized to store the capturing device so as to normally protect it from ambient environment.
  • the main casing 1 comprises a first and a second case members 11, 12 movably coupled with each other to define the receiving cavity between the first and the second case members 11, 12 within the main casing 1.
  • the main casing 1 further comprises a zipping member 9 connecting a peripheral edge portion of each of the first and the second case members 11, 12 so as to selectively enclose the receiving cavity by the first and the second case members 11, 12.
  • the supporting arrangement comprises a supporting frame 4 which may be movably extended from an outer surface of the main casing 1, wherein when the main casing 1 is in the normal storing mode, the supporting frame 4 can be moved to align with the outer surface of the main casing 1 for resting thereon, and when the main casing 1 is in the capturing mode, the supporting frame 4 can be driven to extend from the outer surface of the main casing 1 to detachably attach to the capturing device for suspendedly and securely supporting the capturing device on the main casing.
  • a user of the present invention is able to utilize the capturing device for securely capturing an image or video in a stable manner.
  • the supporting frame 4 comprises a reinforcing base 5 mounted on the corresponding surface of the main casing 1, and an elongated connecting member 6 rotatably extended from the reinforcing base 5 to detachably couple with the capturing device.
  • the reinforcing base 5 has a receiving slot 51 indently formed thereon to normally receive the elongated connecting member 6 within the receiving slot 51 when the main casing 1 is in the normal storing mode.
  • the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to be pivotally moved to extend from the reinforcing base 5 for securely and stably supporting the capturing device on the main casing 1.
  • the elongated connecting member 6 has a threaded outer portion 61 defining a plurality of screwing teeth thereon. Accordingly, the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted for detachably coupling with a threaded connecting hole of the capturing device so as to detachably attach onto the capturing device.
  • a user when the main casing 1 is in the capturing mode, a user is able to detachably connect the capturing device with the supporting frame 4 by screwing or unscrewing the threaded outer portion 61 into or from the threaded hole formed on the capturing device respectively.
  • the operation of the present invention is as follows: when the main casing 1 is in the normal storing mode, the elongated connecting member 6 is hidden into the receiving slot 51, and the main casing 1 functions as a conventional portable carrying device, such as a handbag.
  • the user of the present invention is allowed to store personal accessories into the receiving cavity of the main casing 1.
  • the user wishes to take picture in a particular direction, he or she may rotatably extend the elongated connecting member 6 and screwing the outer threaded portion 61 thereof to a threaded hole of the capturing device.
  • the user is then able to detachably attach the capturing device to the supporting frame 4 which, along with the main casing 1, acts as a supporting base for securely and stably holding the capturing device in position.
  • the main casing 1 is normally storing personal accessories, the weight of those personal accessories provides a secure supporting weight for the capturing device.
  • the main casing 1 can also be designed and crafted to store the capturing device within the receiving cavity, so that the user can normally carry the capturing device by the main casing 1, and when he or she needs to capture an image, he or she may simply take out the capturing device from the receiving cavity and detachably connect it with the supporting arrangement. In such a situation, the main casing 1 should be shaped and sized to correspond with a size of a predetermined capturing device, so as to allow convenient and easy carrying of the capturing device.
  • the supporting frame 4' comprises a pivotal support 3' provided on the outer surface (preferably by connecting means 2') of the main casing 1, and a connecting frame 40' pivotally extended from the pivotal support 3' to detachably connect with the capturing device when the main casing 1 is in the capturing mode.
  • the pivotal support 3' comprises a plurality of supporting sleeves 31' each having a through holding hole formed thereon for pivotally connecting with the connecting frame 40'.
  • the connecting frame 40' comprises a main elongated member 401', an outer transverse member 43' integrally and transversely extended from an outer end portion of the main elongated member 401', and an inner transverse latch member 41' integrally and transversely extended from an inner end portion of the main elongated member 401' to pivotally couple with the supporting sleeves 31' of the pivotal support 3' at the holding holes.
  • the connecting frame 40' is pivotally moved to align with the outer surface of the main casing 1 for allowing the main casing 1 to function as a regular portable carrying device.
  • the connecting frame 40' is pivotally moved to extend from the pivotal support 3' for detachably connecting with the capturing device.
  • the connecting frame 40' further has a plurality of screwing teeth 402' formed on an outer end portion of the outer transverse member 43', and an outer end portion of the main elongated member 401' to selectively and detachably engage with a threaded hole of the capturing device. The user is then able to detachably couple the capturing device to either the main elongated member 401' or the outer transverse member 43' to securely and stably capture an image or video at a desired orientation.
  • a second alternative mode of the multi-functional storage apparatus according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated.
  • the second alternative mode is similar to the above-mentioned first preferred embodiment, except that the multi-functional storage apparatus further comprises an elastic clipping member 7" mounted on the main casing 1 for detachably attaching the main casing 1 with the user's body, such as the user's pants.
  • the connecting frame 4 is extended from the main casing 1 to detachably attach onto the capturing device.
  • the clipping member 7" has a through hole 70" formed thereon wherein the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to extend outwardly from the main casing 1 through the through hole 70".
  • the clipping member 7" comprises a main body 73" having an attaching end portion attached on the outer surface of the main casing 1, wherein the through hole 70" is formed on the main body 73" of the clipping member 7" for allowing the supporting frame 4" passing therethrough.
  • the clipping member 7" further comprises a supporting member 71" provided on an inner surface of the main body 73" for securely connecting with the inner end portion of the elongated connecting member 6 of the supporting frame 4 through the hole 70".
  • the supporting member 71" is rectangular in shape having an elongated slot formed thereon to align with the through hole 70" of the main body 73" of the clipping member 7", wherein the inner end portion of the elongated connecting member 6 is arranged to securely connect with the supporting member 71" via the through hole 70" and the elongated slot of the supporting member 71".
  • a length of the through hole 70" is preferably larger than a diameter of the elongated connecting member 6 which is pivotally connected with the through hole 70" so that when the main casing 1 is in the normal storing mode, the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to be pivotally moved to be received within the through hole 70".
  • the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to be pivotally moved to extend out from the main casing 1 to detachably attach to the capturing device.
  • the supporting arrangement further comprises a detaching device provided on the main casing 1.
  • the detaching device comprises a securing member 5A securely mounted on the outer surface of the main casing 1, and a supporting housing 3A, which is connected with the supporting frame 4, detachably coupled with the securing member 5A so as to detachably couple the supporting frame 4 with the main casing 1.
  • the securing member 5A has a plurality of engaging slots 30A longitudinally formed on two sides thereof wherein the supporting housing 3A has a plurality of corresponding engaging sleeves 321A formed on two sides thereof for detachably inserting into the engaging slots 30A so as to detachably coupling the securing member 5A with the supporting housing 3A.
  • the supporting housing 3A has a coupling slot 31 A indently formed on a front surface thereof wherein the inner end portion of the elongated connecting member 6 is pivotally connected with the coupling slot 31A of the supporting housing 3A that the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to outwardly extend from the main casing 1 when the supporting housing 3A is detachably coupled with the securing member 5A.
  • the coupling slot 31A is indently formed on the supporting housing 3A to normally receive the elongated connecting member 6 within the coupling slot 31A when the main casing 1 is in the normal storing mode.
  • the elongated connecting member 6 is adapted to be pivotally moved to extend from the supporting housing 3A for securely and stably supporting the capturing device on the main casing 1.
  • the elongated connecting member 6 can also be securely (not pivotally) connected to the supporting housing 3A for extending to detachably attach with the capturing device.
  • a multi-functional storage apparatus according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, in which the multi-functional storage apparatus comprises a main casing 1B having a receiving cavity 13B, and a supporting arrangement.
  • the multi-functional storage apparatus is for selectively supporting a capturing device, such as a digital camera.
  • the supporting arrangement comprises a device connector 21 B and a supporting frame 4B.
  • the device connector 21B detachably connects with the capturing device.
  • the supporting frame 4B is detachably connected with the device connector 21B in a quick-release manner and is operatively provided on the main casing 10B to operate the main casing 10B between a normal storing mode and an capturing mode, wherein in the normal storing mode, the supporting arrangement is arranged to rest on the main casing 1B so as to allow the main casing 1B to function as a portable carrying device through storing objects within the receiving cavity 13B, wherein in the capturing mode, the supporting arrangement is extended from the main casing 10B to detachably attach to the device connector 21B which detachably connects to the capturing device, such that the capturing device is securely and suspendedly supported by the main casing 1B as a supporting base through the device connector 21B and the supporting frame 4B for stably capturing image in a predetermined direction.
  • the main casing 1B is shaped and sized to normally store a plurality of personal accessories, such as coins, napkins, keys etc in a conveniently portable manner.
  • the main casing 1B may also be utilized to store the capturing device so as to normally protect it from ambient environment.
  • the main casing 1B comprises a first and a second case members 11B, 12B movably coupled with each other to define the receiving cavity 13B between the first and the second case members 11B, 12B within the main casing 1B.
  • the main casing 1B further comprises a zipping member 9B connecting a peripheral edge portion of each of the first and the second case members 11B, 12B so as to selectively enclose the receiving cavity 13B by the first and the second case members 11B, 12B.
  • the supporting frame 4B comprises a pivotal supporting base 41B which comprises a main body 411B pivotally connected with the main casing 1B, and a connector socket 4128 extended from the main body 411B, wherein the device connector 21B is adapted to detachably insert into the connector socket 412B so as to detachably connect the main casing 1 B with the capturing device.
  • the supporting frame 4B further comprises a reinforcing base 5B mounted on the corresponding surface of the main casing 1B, and an elongated connecting member 6B extended from the device connector 21B to detachably couple with the capturing device.
  • the reinforcing base 5B has a receiving slot 51B indently formed thereon to normally receive the pivotal supporting base 41B within the receiving slot 51B when the main casing 1B is in the normal storing mode.
  • the pivotal supporting base 41B is adapted to be pivotally moved to extend from the reinforcing base 5B to detachably couple with the device connector 21B for securely and stably supporting the capturing device on the main casing 1.
  • the elongated connecting member 6B has a threaded outer portion 61B defining a plurality of screwing teeth thereon. Accordingly, the elongated connecting member 6B is adapted for detachably coupling with a threaded connecting hole of the capturing device so as to detachably attach onto the capturing device.
  • a user when the main casing 1B is in the capturing mode, a user is able to detachably connect the capturing device with the device connector 21 B by screwing or unscrewing the threaded outer portion 61 B into or from the threaded hole formed on the capturing device respectively.
  • the device connector 21 B comprises a main body 211 B pivotally coupled with an inner root portion of the elongated connecting member 6B.
  • the elongated connecting member 6B is normally threaded to the threaded connecting hole of the capturing device so that the device connector 21B is capable of pivotally moving between an idle position and a connecting position, wherein in the idle position the device connector 21B is pivotally moved to rest on a corresponding outer surface of the capturing device while the elongated connecting member 6B is threaded into the threaded connecting hole of the capturing device, wherein in the connecting position, the device connector 21B is pivotally moved to transversely extend from the capturing device so as to detachably connect with the connector socket 412B of the pivotal supporting base 41B.
  • the multi-media supporting apparatus further comprises a strip attaching arrangement 50B comprising an elongated attachment strip 51B adapted for winding on an external object, and a secure attachment device 52B connecting between an outer attachment surface of the main casing 1B and the attachment strip 51B for allowing the main casing 1B to be attached onto the external object through the secure attachment device 52B.
  • the main casing 1B which is detachably attached to the capturing device, is adapted to be mounted onto an external object, such as a circular column or a tree trunk, so that the user is able to stably and securely operate the capturing device while the main casing 1B is securely attached onto that external object.
  • This feature allows the multi-media supporting apparatus of the present invention to be mounted onto a wide variety of external objects so as to maximize the circumstances in which the present invention can be utilized.
  • the secure attachment device 52B comprises a supporting panel 5218, having a receiving hole 5211B formed thereon, securely attached onto the attachment strip 51B, an attachment frame 522B connected with the outer attachment surface 11B of the main casing 1B, and a rotating connector 523B connecting the attachment frame 522B with the supporting panel 521B in an adjustably rotatable manner for adjustably and rotatably connecting the main casing 1B with the attachment strip 51B.
  • the receiving hole 5211B has a curved cross section having a plurality of indentions 5212B spacedly and radially formed thereon.
  • the attachment frame 522B has a U-shaped cross section defining a first and a second attachment panels 5221B, 5222B attaching the attachment surface of the main casing 1B and the supporting panel respectively.
  • the attachment frame 522B further has a connection shaft 5223B outwardly protruded from the second attachment panel 5222B of the attachment frame 522B to couple with the rotating connector 532B within the receiving hole 5211B of the supporting panel 521B.
  • the rotating connector 532B has a curved cross section and a plurality of protrusions 5321B spacedly and outwardly protruded from an outer surface of the rotating connector 532B to engage with the indentions 5212B of the receiving hole 5211B respectively in such a manner that the rotating connector 532B is adapted to be rotated and discretely locked up by the engagement between the protrusions 5321B and the indentions 5212B respectively.
  • the rotating connector 532B has a connecting seat 5322B inwardly extended from an inner surface thereof to align with the connection shaft 5223B of the attachment frame 522B, wherein the connection shaft 5223B is arranged to securely engage with the connecting seat 5322B so that when the attachment frame 522B is driven to rotate, the rotating connector 532B is also driven to rotate until it is locked up by the engagement between the protrusions 5321B and the indentions 5212B respectively.
  • the attachment frame 522B which is connected with the main casing 1B, is allowed to rotate and discretely locked with respective to the attachment strip 51B.
  • the main casing 1B is rotatable and discretely lockable with respective to the attaching strip 51B so that a user is able to utilize the attachment strip 51B and the secure attachment device 52B for attaching the main casing 1B and the capturing device to a wide variety of external objects in a wide range of circumstances for optimally capturing image at a predetermined direction.
  • the device connector 21C comprises a main connector body 211C having a lower end portion 2111C detachably connected with the supporting frame 4C, and an upper end portion 2112C integrally extended with the elongated connecting member 6C which is threaded to the threaded connecting hole of the capturing device.
  • the main connector body 211C has a tubular cross section and defines an attaching slot 2113C formed therein for detachably coupling with the supporting frame 4C.
  • supporting frame 4C comprises a pivotal supporting base 41C which comprises a main body 411C pivotally connected with the main casing 1C, and a connector pin 412C extended from the main body 411C, wherein the lower end portion 2111C of the main connector body 211C is adapted to detachably couple with the connector pin 412C so as to detachably connect the main casing 1C with the capturing device.
  • the connector pin 412C and the corresponding attaching slot 2113C may be embodied as having a wide variety of shapes, such as circular cross section, hexagonal cross section, and the likes.
  • the supporting frame 4C further comprises a reinforcing base 5C mounted on the corresponding surface of the main casing 1C, and the elongated connecting member 6C extended from the device connector 21C to detachably couple with the capturing device.
  • the reinforcing base 5C has a receiving slot 51C indently formed thereon to normally receive the pivotal supporting base 41C within the receiving slot 51C when the main casing 1C is in the normal storing mode.
  • the pivotal supporting base 41C is adapted to be pivotally moved to extend from the reinforcing base 5C to detachably couple with the device connector 21C for securely and stably supporting the capturing device on the main casing 1C.

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  1. Appareil de stockage multifonction pour le support sélectif d'un dispositif de capture, comprenant :
    un boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) dans lequel est formée une cavité réceptrice ; et
    un agencement de support comprenant un cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) placé sur un côté extérieur dudit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour actionner ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) entre un mode de stockage normal et un mode de capture, dans lequel dans ledit mode de stockage normal, ledit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) est adapté pour reposer sur ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) afin de permettre audit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) de fonctionner en tant que dispositif de transport portable en stockant des objets dans ladite cavité réceptrice (13B), dans lequel dans ledit mode de capture, ledit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) est entraîné pour s'étendre depuis ledit côté extérieur du boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour se fixer de manière détachable audit dispositif de capture, de telle manière que ledit dispositif de capture est supporté de manière solide et suspendue par ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) comme base de support pour capture de façon stable une image dans une direction prédéterminée, caractérisé en ce que ledit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) comprend une base de renforcement (5, 5B, 5C) montée sur ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B), et un élément de connexion de forme allongée s'étendant depuis ladite base de renfort (5, 5B, 5C) pour s'accoupler de manière détachable avec ledit dispositif de capture, quand ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de capture.
  2. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ladite base de renforcement (5, 5B, 5C) comporte une fente réceptrice (51, 51C) formée de façon percée dans celle-ci pour permettre la connexion pivotante avec ledit élément de connexion allongé (6, 6B, 6C), et pour recevoir normalement ledit élément de connexion allongé (6, 6B, 6C) dans ladite fente réceptrice (51, 51C) quand ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de stockage normal, dans lequel quand ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de capture, ledit élément de connexion allongé (6, 6B, 6C) est adapté pour être déplacé de façon pivotante pour s'étendre depuis ladite base de renforcement (5, 5B, 5C) pour supporter de manière solide et stable ledit dispositif de capture sur ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B).
  3. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 2, comprenant en outre un élément de maintien élastique, dans lequel est formé un trou traversant, monté sur ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour attacher de manière détachable ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) à un utilisateur, dans lequel ledit élément de connexion allongé (6, 6B, 6C) s'étend depuis ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour être attaché de manière détachable sur ledit dispositif de capture par l'intermédiaire dudit trou traversant dudit élément de maintien.
  4. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 2 ou 3, dans lequel ledit élément de connexion allongé (6, 6B, 6C) comporte une partie extérieure filetée (61, 61B) définissant une pluralité de dents de vissage (402') permettant l'accouplement détachable avec un trou de connexion fileté du dispositif de capture afin de s'attacher de façon détachable sur ledit dispositif de capture.
  5. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel ledit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) comprend un support pivotant (3') prévu sur ladite surface extérieure du boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B), et un cadre de connexion s'étendant de façon pivotante depuis ledit support pivotant (3') pour se connecter de façon détachable avec ledit dispositif de capture quand ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de capture.
  6. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 5, dans lequel ledit support pivotant (3') comprend une pluralité de manchons de support comportant chacun un trou de maintien traversant formé pour se connecter de façon pivotante audit cadre de connexion, tandis que ledit cadre de connexion comprend un élément allongé principal (401'), un élément transversal extérieur s'étendant d'un seul tenant et transversalement depuis une extrémité extérieure dudit élément allongé principal (401'), et un élément de verrouillage transversal intérieur s'étendant d'un seul tenant et transversalement depuis une extrémité intérieure dudit élément allongé principal (401') pour s'accoupler de façon pivotante avec lesdits manchons de support dudit support pivotant (3') au niveau desdits trous de maintien, de telle manière que lorsque ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de stockage normal, ledit cadre de connexion est déplacé de façon pivotante pour s'aligner avec ladite surface extérieure du boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour permettre audit boîtier principal de fonctionner en tant que dispositif de transport portable normal, et quand ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) est dans ledit mode de capture, ledit cadre de connexion est déplacé de façon pivotante pour s'étendre depuis ledit support pivotant pour se connecter de manière détachable avec ledit dispositif de capture.
  7. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel ledit agencement de support comprend en outre un dispositif de séparation prévu sur ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B), dans lequel ledit dispositif de séparation comprend un élément de fixation monté de manière solide sur ladite surface extérieure du boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B), et un boîtier de support, qui est connecté audit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C), couplé de manière détachable audit élément de fixation afin d'accoupler de manière détachable ledit cadre de support (4, 4', 4B, 4C) avec ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) pour actionner ledit boîtier principal (1, 1B, 1C, 10, 10B) entre ledit mode de stockage normal et ledit mode de capture.
  8. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 7, dans lequel ledit élément de fixation comporte une pluralité de fentes de mise en prise formées longitudinalement sur deux de ses côtés tandis que ledit boîtier de support comporte une pluralité de manchons de mise en prise correspondants formés sur deux de ses côtés destinés à être insérés de manière détachable dans lesdites fentes de mise en prise afin d'accoupler de manière détachable ledit élément de fixation avec ledit boîtier de support.
  9. Appareil de stockage multifonction selon la revendication 8, dans lequel ledit boîtier de support comporte une fente d'accouplement formée de façon percée sur une surface avant de celui-ci, dans lequel une partie d'extrémité intérieure dudit élément de connexion allongé est connectée de façon pivotante à ladite fente d'accouplement du boîtier de support que ledit élément de connexion allongé est adapté pour étendre vers l'extérieur et de façon pivotante depuis le boîtier principal quand ledit boîtier de support est accouplé de façon détachable audit élément de fixation.
EP20070123823 2006-12-27 2007-12-20 Appareil de stockage multifonction Not-in-force EP1938707B1 (fr)

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