GB2507977A

GB2507977A - Mobile phone case with supporting coiling plate

Info

Publication number: GB2507977A
Application number: GB1220525.8A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Shi-Xun Chiu
Original assignee: PROCH PLASTIC CO Ltd
Current assignee: PROCH PLASTIC CO Ltd
Priority date: 2012-11-14
Filing date: 2012-11-14
Publication date: 2014-05-21
Also published as: GB201220525D0

Abstract

A mobile phone case 1 comprises a rectangular opening 12 having holes 120 into which pivot shaft 22 fits so that frame 2 can pivot about one end and fit into the rectangular opening 12. Pivotally fitted, via shaft 32, to another end of frame 2 is a coiling plate 3 which is rotated so that its upper edge (see fig 4) contacts an upper side of the rectangular opening 12 to form a triangular support, thereby allowing the case 1 to stand. The frame 2 and coiling plate 3 may be rotated to be perpendicular (see fig 7) to each other and a user can clamp the case 1 by putting two fingers behind the coiling plate 3 and holding the frame 2. When the frame 2 and coiling plate 3 are perpendicular a user may coil, via arc hole 30 and arc line 201, a earphone cord (51, fig 8) or similar. Reference is also made to a case with a stand pivotally connected to the case.

Description

CASES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates t cases for portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, Mp3 players, portable digital assistant, tablet computers, notebooks and the like.

2. Description of Related Art

Mobile phone cases are generally used to fit onto a mobile phone to provide protection and personalized decoration. The main function of a mobile phone case is to protect the surface of the mobile phone from repeated friction and scratching and to withstand light impacts.

Apart from the single function of protection, some mobile phone cases provide additional alterations to offer functions of standing or hooking etc. However, such practical convenient functions are for specific purposes only, and are not particularly innovative. Such structures may even affect the overall aesthetic appearance of the mobile phone case and reduce the consumers' buying desire.

In view of this, to improve the conventional mobile phone cases with single frmnction of protection, or mobile phone cases with single specific additional function which is insufficient to meet the needs and desires of the consumers, after researching the consumers' usage behavior, the inventor of the present invention has developed an innovative mobile phone case with integrated practical functions such as standing, clamping and coiling. Such a structural improvement not only overcomes the functional limitations of knowm mobile telephone cases, but also brings great benefits to the consumer.

Thus, to overcome the aforementioned problems of the prior art, it would be an advancement if the art to provide an improved structure that can significantly improve the efficacy of a mobile phone case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An object of the invention is to provide an alternative to existing products on the market and aspects of the invention include a mobile phone case structure as specifed in claim 1 or a case as specified in claim 8.

The nvention may provide a mobile phone case, with a unique frame and coiling plate configured on the case, so that, when the frame is unfolded, a triangular support can be formed and the case is capable of standing, and when not using, the frame can be in flat contact with the back side of the case.

The invention may provide a mobile phone case, with a unique arc coiling plate configured on the case, so that the user can comfortably clamp the mobile phone by pulling two fingers on the two sides of the plate.

The invention may provide a mobile phone case with a coiling plate to neatly and conveniently coil and fix the earphone cord.

Embodiments of the invention may provide an improved mobile phone case structure capable of standing, clamping and coiling, including a case, covering on the back side of a mobile phone, with a rectangular opening. Inside the rectangular opening, a frame is embedded. One end of the frame is pivoted with the rectangular opening, and the other end of the frame is connected with a coiling plate. When unfolded, they will form a triangular support for the case to stand. The coiling plate is made in an arc style. When the frame is extended, the user can clamp the mobile phone comfortably with two fingers. Meanwhile, it offers a function to neatly coil and fix the earphone cord. When not used, the coiling plate can be in flat contact with the back side of the case. The combination of a unique frame and coiling plate designed by the present invention integrates multiple practical functions and is therefore a valuable ilmovation.

Further, the invention may provide a coiling plate with a symmetrical arc design and a through-hole to fix a pair of earphones.

Further, the combination of case, frame, and coiling plate may be scaled to fit other electronic devices such as Mp3 players, portable digital assistants, tablet computers, notebook computers etc.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Fig. I is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a front and back view of the preferred embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a side view of the preferred embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a combined perspective view of the preferred embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment with the mobile phone standing.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment with the coiling plate folded.

Fig. 7 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment clamped by a j hand.

Fig. 8 is a schematic view of the preferred embodiment with an earphone coiled and fixed on the frame.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present invention provides an improved mobile phone case structure capable of standing, clamping and coiling. Firstly, referring to the drawings: Fig. I is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment; Fig. 2 is a front and back view; Fig. 3 is a side view; Fig. 4 is a combined perspective view; Fig. 5 is a schematic view with the mobile phone standing; Fig. 6 is a schematic view with the coiling plate folded; Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the clamping; Fig. 8 is a schematic view with the earphone coiled and fitted on the frame.

The present invention mainly comprises: a case (I), a frame (2), and a coiling plate (3).

The case (1) is made of soft material like plastic, leather etc. The case (1) is mainly used to cover the back side of the mobile phone to protect the mobile phone. The case (1) is in a rectangular and concave.

The case (1) is configured with an oval opening (11) configured to reveal aa camera lens of the mobile phone. The case (1) has a rectangular opening on its major surface (12). One side of the rectangular opening (12) is configured with a combining portion. In the present embodiment, a round embedding hole (120) is configured on each side of the inner edge of the lower side of the rectangular opening(12).

The frame (2) is a rectangular plate and can be fitted into the rectangular opening (12), with arc surfaces on both sides. A combining portion is configured respectively on both ends. In the present embodiment, the combining portion configured on one side of the frame (2) is a long inner through-hole (20) corresponding to the width of the rectangular opening (12), while the combining portion configured on the other end is a short iimer through-hole (21). One end of the frame (2) is pivot connected with the rectangular opening (12) by a round shaft (22) extending through the long inner through-hole (20) of the frame (2). The two ends of the round shaft (22) fitted into the round embedding holes (120) correspondingly configured on the two sides of the rectangular opening (12). The frame (2) can rotate vertically for 90 degrees up and down on the shaft (22), as shown in Fig. 3 (a).

The coiling plate (3), being a rectangle, forms two symmetrical arc surfaces curving from the center of the longer side edge respectively to the two shorter side edges, and guiding arcs on the peripheral edges. The two arc surfaces can be contacted and covered respectively by two fingers, and the mobile phone can be clamped by the hand through the frame (2). In this way, the case can be clamped comfortably, meeting ergonomic requirement. The coiling plate (3) is configured with an arc hole (30) respectively on each of the two arc surfaces. The arc hole (30) opens a thin and long arc line (301) towards the center of the shorter side. On the center of one side of the coiling plate (3), a combining portion is configured to pivot with the combining portion configured on the other end of the frame (2). In the present embodiment, the combining portion of the coiling plate (3) is two fixing ends respectively configured with a through-hole (31), and respectively corresponding to the two sides of the shorter inner through-holes (21) of the frame (2). They are combined together by a round shaft (32) going through. Through this rotating shaft, the frame (2) can rotate for 90 degrees horizontally left and right, as shown in Fig. 3 (b).

Referring to the combined embodiment shown in Fig. 4, the two ends of the frame (2) respectively pivots with the rectangular opening (12) and the coiling plate (3) and can rotate around each other. By rotating the coiling plate (3) and contact its upper edge with the upper side of the rectangular opening (12) to form an intersection angle, the coiling plate (3) and the frame (2) will form a triangular support so that the case (1) can stand. The front side of the case (1) holds a mobile phone (4). Referring to Fig. 5, when unfolded, the coiling plate (3) and the frame (2) can form a triangular support to enable the case (I) to stand. When not used, the coiling plate (3) can be in flat contact with the back side of the case (1), as shown in Fig. 6.

Referring to both Fig. 3 and Fig. 7 showing the clamping state, the frame (2) and the coiling plate (3) can be rotated to be perpendicular to each other, and the user can put two fingers to clamp the case. As the peripheral edges of the coiling plate (3) have guiding arc, and have two symmetrical arc surfaces, the case can be held comfortably. By holding the frame (2) between two fingers, the mobile phone (4) is not easy to fall from the hand.

Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 8, the frame (2) and the coiling plate (3) are rotated to be perpendicular to each other. It provides a function to coil and fix a pair of earphones (5). A pair of earphones (5) has an earphone cord (51) with a connector (52) on one end to be inserted into the earphone hole (not shown in the drawing) of the mobile phone (4). The earphone cord (51) can be coiled onto the frame (2). When coiling to the end, the earphone cord (51) can be put through the thin and long arc line (301) guiding to the arc hole (30), and the pair of earphones (5) can be respectively clamped and fixed in the arc hole (30) of the coiling plate (3).

To conclude, the main objective of the present invention is to provide mobile phone case that differs from ordinary mobile phone cases in the market that only have the basic function of protection. Tn the improved mobile phone case structure of the present invention, apart from the basic mobile phone protection function, it provides a unique design of a combination of frame and coiling plate on the case, through which, the mobile phone can stand when the frame is unfolded, while when folded, the frame can be in flat contact with the back side of the case. Moreover, the coiling plate can neatly coil and fix the earphone cord. The frame and coiling plate are both designed in a streamlined arc shape, which meets the ergonomic requirement.

By putting two fingers on both sides of the coiling plate, the mobile phone can be comfortably clamped. Hence, the case of the present invention integrates multiple functions. Also, the case, frame and coiling plate of the present invention can be enlarged to any size to fit various electronic devices like Mp3 player, tablet computer, notebook computer. It is indeed a valuable innovation.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that many other possible modifications and variations can be made without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Claims

CLAIMS: 1. A mobile phone case structure capable of standing, clamping and coiling, including: a case, to cover the enclosure of a mobile phone to protect the mobile phone; the surface of the case being configured with a rectangular opening, and one side of the rectangular opening being configured with a combining portion; a frame, which can be fitted into the rectangular opening; both sides of the frame being configured with a combining portion, wherein one combining portion on one side provides pivoting between the frame and the rectangular opening of the case; a coiling plate, with a combination portion configured on the center of one side, which pivots with the combining portion configured on the other side of the frame.
2. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the combining portion of the rectangular opening is provided with a round embedding hole on each side of the inner edge of the lower side of the rectangular opening.
3. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim 2, wherein the combining portion on one side of the frame and the combining portion on one side of the rectangular opening are fitted together by a round shaft, and the two ends of the round shaft are embedded into the round embedding holes provided on the two sides of the lower side of the rectangular opening to achieve pivoting.
4. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim 1, wherein a combining portion is configured on the centre of one side of the coiling plate, being two fixing ends with a through-hole respectively.
5. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim 4, wherein the combining portion configured on the centre of one side of the coiling plate and the combining portion configured on the other side of the frame are fixed together by a round shaft to achieve pivoting.
6. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim I, wherein two symmetrical arc surfaces are formed from the centre of the longer sides of the coiling plate to the two shorter sides, and on the peripheral edges, a guiding arc is formed; on the two symmetrical arc surfaces of the coiling plate, an arc hole is configured respectively; the arc hole opens a thin and long arc line toward the center of the shorter side.
7. A mobile phone case structure as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the combination of case, frame, and coiling plate can be applied in any electronic device like Mp3 player, tablet computer, and notebook computer.
8. A case to be fitted onto a portable electronic entertainment, communications or data processing device, said case comprising: a casing configured to receive and partially enclose said device; anda stand pivotally connected with said casing, said stand comprising a member provided with at least one formation to anchor an accessory device connected with said device by a flexible cable.
9. A case as claimed in claim 8, wherein said at least one formation comprises at least one keyhole slot.
10. A case as claimed in claim 8 or 9, wherein said stand comprises a first member pivotally connected with said casing and a second member pivotally connected with said first member, said stand being pivotally connected with said casing such that said stand is pivotable to a position in which a first end of said second member engages a formation provided on the casing to lock said second member in an orientation in which a second end of said second member can engage a support surface such that said casing can stand on said support surface.
11. A case as claimed in claim 10, wherein said formation provided on the casing comprises a recess and said first member is pivotally connected to said casing at one end of said recess and said second member engages a second end of said recess to lock said second member in said orientation.
12. A case as claimed in claim 10 or 11, wherein said at least one formation to anchor an accessory device is provided on said second member.
13. A case as claimed in claim 10, 11 or 12, wherein said second member comprises a major surface facing said casing and is provided with transverse grooves to partially receive fingers of a user;s hand to facilitate gripping of said casing by said user's hand.
14. A case as claimed in any one of claims 10 to 13, wherein said first member is pivotally connected with said casing and second member at respective ends thereof and has respective sides extending between said ends that are provided with formations to facilitate coiling of said flexible casing.
15. A case as claimed in claim 15, wherein said formations to facilitate coiling comprise respective arcuate recesses.
16. A case as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 15, wherein said casing is made of a resiliently deformable material.is
17. A case as claimed in any one of claims 8 to 16, wherein said casing defines a generally rectangular recess to receive said device such that a display of said device is not covered by said casing.
18. A case substantially as herein described with reference to the drawings.