WO2004010597A1 - Etui destine a un appareil electronique portable et procede de production de cet etui - Google Patents

Etui destine a un appareil electronique portable et procede de production de cet etui Download PDF

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WO2004010597A1
WO2004010597A1 PCT/IT2002/000483 IT0200483W WO2004010597A1 WO 2004010597 A1 WO2004010597 A1 WO 2004010597A1 IT 0200483 W IT0200483 W IT 0200483W WO 2004010597 A1 WO2004010597 A1 WO 2004010597A1
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case
flaps
electronic apparatus
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portable electronic
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Silvio Novelle
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Fustellificio Di Stra Di Novello Silvio & C.S.N.C.
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Priority to AU2002321834A priority Critical patent/AU2002321834A1/en
Priority to PCT/IT2002/000483 priority patent/WO2004010597A1/fr
Publication of WO2004010597A1 publication Critical patent/WO2004010597A1/fr

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H04B1/3888—Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
    • 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
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • 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
    • A45C2011/002—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
    • 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
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A45F2005/025—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
    • A45F2005/026—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment with a pin having an enlarged head detachably connected to a fastening device, e.g. to a pin receiving slot
    • 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
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A45F5/021—Fastening articles to the garment to the belt

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  • the present invention relates to a case for portable electronic apparatus according to the preamble to Claim 1.
  • a further subject of the invention is a method of producing a case for portable electronic apparatus according to the preamble to Claim 8.
  • Known cases generally comprise a cut-out element in which there is a window, generally covered by a film of transparent plastics material which is sewn to the cut-out element and through which the operating keys of the apparatus are accessible.
  • the cut-out element may be of many different shapes, materials and colours so as to improve the appearance of the electronic apparatus when it is inserted in the case.
  • the cut-out element is folded over itself so as to produce the desired shape and is then sewn so as to produce a substantially container-like configuration.
  • the apparatus is commonly provided with accessories such as clips or hooks so that it can be fixed to external supports or to the user's clothes for more convenient transportation and use.
  • clips or hooks are "rotatable" clips, that is, clips which can rotate about an axis and which enable the apparatus to be oriented in the preferred direction. When the clip has been selected, it is then sewn to the case.
  • the problem underlying the present invention is that of making available a case for portable electronic apparatus which is designed structurally and functionally to overcome the limitations described above with reference to the prior art mentioned.
  • FIG. 2 is a plan view of a further step in the production of the case of Figure 1 ,
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a case for portable electronic apparatus formed in accordance with the invention
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view of a detail of the case of Figure 3
  • FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a further preferred embodiment of the case of Figure 3.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a further preferred embodiment of the case of Figure 3. Preferred embodiment of the invention
  • portable electronic apparatus is intended, in the following context, to define cellular telephones (as in the preferred embodiments of Figures 3, 5 and 6), portable CD players, portable music cassette players, as well as portable radios and video games.
  • the substantially container-like case 1 is produced from a cut-out element 2, for example, formed by a sandwich of a leather layer, a rubber layer, and a layer of synthetic material, attached to one another by high-frequency heat- sealing.
  • a front portion 3 Identifiable in the case 1 are a front portion 3, a rear portion 4, to which accessories such as clips or hooks are commonly applied for fixing the case 1 to external means or to the user's clothing, and which is arranged parallel to and facing the front portion 3, and a side portion, generally indicated 5, which can usually be opened to permit the insertion or removal of the electronic apparatus.
  • a window 6 is formed in the front portion 3 of the cut-out element 2 and is closed by a deformable transparent plastics film 7 so that any operating keys of the electronic apparatus inserted in the case are visible and accessible from the exterior and the apparatus can therefore be operated appropriately.
  • the transparent film 7 is attached to the cut-out element 2 by high-frequency electric welding.
  • flaps 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d are arranged in opposed pairs and folded in a manner such that the peripheral edges of the flaps 8a, 8b and 8c, 8d face one another, respectively.
  • further holes of various shapes and sizes, all indicated 11 may also be formed in the cut-out element 2 to allow any antennae present on the electronic apparatus to project from the case, to render any indicator lights of the apparatus visible, or to provide access to any attachment elements for headphones, earphones, microphones etc.
  • a hole 12 is also formed in the flap 8d for the insertion of a button 13 for the opening and closure of the case 1 to permit the insertion or removal of the electronic apparatus in question.
  • the case 1 also comprises connection means 14 for connecting the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c to one another (as mentioned above, the flap 8d is arranged to remain movable to allow the case 1 to be opened).
  • the connection means 14 comprise a first element 15 and a second element 16 which are substantially plate-shaped, are preferably made of plastics material, and can be superimposed, firmly restraining the three flaps 8a, 8b, 8c.
  • the first plate-like element 15 has a plurality of cylindrical appendages 17 on one of its surfaces and a corresponding plurality of housing seats, in particular through-holes 18, is formed in the second element.
  • the number, size and shape of the holes 18 and of the cylindrical appendages 17 are such that, during the superimposition of the first element 15 and the second element 16, the cylindrical appendages 17 can be fitted with interference in the housing seats 18, after being inserted through the holes 10 formed in the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c.
  • the first and second elements 15, 16 thus form a structure similar to a press-stud.
  • the cylindrical appendages 17, as well as the holes 18, are arranged at regular intervals along the peripheral edges of the respective plate-like elements 15, 16.
  • the holes 10 formed in the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c are arranged at regular intervals and have dimensions such that they can house the cylindrical appendages 17.
  • the flaps can thus be housed and restrained between the plate-shaped elements 15, 16.
  • the size of the first and second plate-shaped elements 15, 16 is substantially the same as that of the rear portion 4 of the case 1 so that the first and second elements 15, 16 also constitute reinforcement elements thereof.
  • glue may optionally be placed between one of the two elements 15 and 16 and the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c.
  • the surface of the first element 15 having the cylindrical appendages 17, or a surface of the second element 16 which is in contact with the surface of the first element 15 including the cylindrical appendages 17, has a portion 19 of reduced thickness, defining a step 20 shaped in substantially the same manner as the peripheral edges of the three flaps 8a, 8b, 8c and such that the flaps abut the step 20.
  • the portion 19 of reduced thickness reduces the thickness of the sandwich formed by the first element 15, the three flaps 8a, 8b, 8c, and the second element, superimposed on one another.
  • a guide 22 is advantageously formed on the free surface of the first element 15 and terminates in a seat 23 suitable for releasably housing a clip attachment 24.
  • the guide 22 extends longitudinally either parallel to the longitudinal axis of the case 1 or parallel to its transverse axis (as can be seen from the preferred embodiments of Figures 3 and 5); it may, however, be arranged to extend in any direction.
  • the clip attachment 24 it is possible to fit in the guide 22 an orientable clip attachment 25 comprising a support pin 26 about which the attachment 25 can rotate when fitted in the seat 23 so that the case 1 can be oriented in the desired direction.
  • the clip attachments 24, 25 may be of many different shapes and sizes, in particular, they may be coloured and each case may be provided with more than one clip of different colours and/or shapes.
  • the clips 24, 25 are provided for attaching the case 1 to the user's clothing/belt or to other external elements such as, for example, bags, or projections, for example, inside a motor-vehicle passenger compartment.
  • a first step of the method comprises the production of a cut-out element 2, preferably a sandwich of a leather layer, a rubber layer, and a layer of synthetic material, attached to one another by high-frequency heat- sealing and defining four flaps 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d arranged opposite one another in pairs (8a, 8b and 8c, 8d).
  • a window 6 is then formed in the central portion of the cut-out element 2 and is closed by a thin plastics film 7 attached by high-frequency electric welding.
  • the holes 10, 1 1 , 12 are also formed and the button 13 is inserted.
  • the first and second plate-shaped elements 15, 16 are made of plastics material by a moulding process, the former comprising a plurality of cylindrical appendages 17, the guide 22, and the seat 23, and the latter a plurality of holes 18 and the portion 19 of reduced thickness, as described above.
  • the cut-out element 2 is then folded so that the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c, 8d are coplanar, the cylindrical appendages 17 of the first element 15 are inserted through the holes 10 and then into the holes 18.
  • the first and second elements 15, 16 are then press-fitted together, optionally with the interposition of a glue between one of the two elements 15, 16 and the flaps 8a, 8b, 8c.
  • the flap 8d provided with the button 13 acts as a releasable closure for the case 1.
  • the clip 24 or 25 which can be inserted in the seat 22 is also formed by moulding.
  • the first element 15 may not have a guide 22, but the free surface of the plate-shaped element 15 may be smooth.
  • the invention thus solves the problem posed, offering many advantages over known cases.
  • a first advantage afforded by the method according to the invention consists of the quick and easy production of the case.
  • the case according to the invention is particularly convenient to use since the clip may be fitted or not fitted, according to use, or may be replaced by an orientable clip.
  • the case produced is particularly robust, by virtue of the plate- shaped elements which also act as reinforcements.

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La présente invention concerne un étui (1) destiné à un appareil électronique portable, qui comprend un élément de découpe (2) définissant au moins deux volets opposés (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) et un organe de connexion (14) destiné à connecter ces deux volets (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d). Cet organe de connexion (14) comprend un premier élément (15) et un second élément (16) qui peuvent se superposer partiellement, et les deux volets (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d) sont contenus entre ce premier (15) et ce second (16) élément. Cette invention concerne aussi un procédé de production d'étui (1) destiné à un appareil électronique portable.
PCT/IT2002/000483 2002-07-22 2002-07-22 Etui destine a un appareil electronique portable et procede de production de cet etui WO2004010597A1 (fr)

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ITBO20120263A1 (it) * 2012-05-15 2013-11-16 Puntoplast Di Bora Nazzareno Contenitore portacellulare
FR3001099A1 (fr) * 2013-01-17 2014-07-18 Gerald Truffier-Blanc Coque de protection pour terminal de donnees portable

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WO2002019864A1 (fr) * 2000-09-06 2002-03-14 Global Act Aktiebolag Boitier et son procede de production

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DE20011898U1 (de) * 2000-07-08 2000-11-30 Reichert Volker Schutzhülle für Mobiltelefone
WO2002019864A1 (fr) * 2000-09-06 2002-03-14 Global Act Aktiebolag Boitier et son procede de production

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EP1839519A1 (fr) * 2005-01-18 2007-10-03 Vodafone K.K. Capot de dispositif terminal de communication mobile et dispositif terminal de communication mobile
EP1839519A4 (fr) * 2005-01-18 2008-02-27 Vodafone Plc Capot de dispositif terminal de communication mobile et dispositif terminal de communication mobile
JPWO2006077863A1 (ja) * 2005-01-18 2008-06-19 ソフトバンクモバイル株式会社 移動通信端末装置用カバー及び移動通信端末装置
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ITBO20120263A1 (it) * 2012-05-15 2013-11-16 Puntoplast Di Bora Nazzareno Contenitore portacellulare
FR3001099A1 (fr) * 2013-01-17 2014-07-18 Gerald Truffier-Blanc Coque de protection pour terminal de donnees portable
EP2756775A1 (fr) * 2013-01-17 2014-07-23 Gerald Truffier-Blanc Coque de protection pour terminal de données portable

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