Protective cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016282955-A1
Application number	US-201615073793-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 18, 2016
Priority date	Mar 23, 2015
Publication date	Sep 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A protective cover may include a first cover part configured to be opened to expose a front surface of the electronic device and to be closed to conceal the front surface of the electronic device; a second cover part rotatably coupled to the first cover part and detachably arranged on a rear surface of the electronic device; and an input device detachably provided in the first cover part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A protective cover of an electronic device, the protective cover comprising:
a first cover part configured to be opened to expose a front surface of the electronic device and to be closed to conceal the front surface of the electronic device; a second cover part rotatably coupled to the first cover part and detachably arranged on a rear surface of the electronic device; and an input device detachably provided in the first cover part.

2 . The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the input device includes a keyboard.

3 . The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the first cover part includes a window part for exposing a part of the front surface of the electronic device.

4 . The protective cover of claim 3 , wherein, on the first cover part, the window part is arranged on a first region, and the input device is arranged on a second region adjacent to the first region.

5 . The protective cover of claim 1 , further comprising:
an engaging groove formed in one of the first cover part and the input device; and an engaging part formed in the other one of the first cover part and the input device, wherein the engaging part is attachable to and detachable from the engaging groove.

6 . The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the first cover part includes a guide part for guiding the input device, and
the input device is guided by the guide part to be slidably coupled to the first cover part.

7 . The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the first cover part includes a coupling part for surrouding and binding the circumference of the input device.

8 . The protective cover of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first magnetic part coupled to the input device; and a second magnetic part coupled to the first cover part, wherein the input device is mounted on the first cover part by attractive force between the first and second magnetic parts.

9 . The protective cover of claim 1 , further comprising an opening part formed in the first cover part to correspond to the input device.

10 . The protective cover of claim 9 , further comprising a hinge part arranged in the opening part to be hinge-coupled to opposite sides of the input device,
wherein the input device rotates on the opening part while being bound to the hinge part.

11 . The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the second cover part comprises:
an attachment/detachment part configured to be attached to/detached from the rear surface of the electronic device; a connection part for connecting the attachment/detachment part to the first cover part; a first curved part formed between the attachment/detachment part and the connection part, the first curved part rotatably connecting the attachment/detachment part and the connection part; and a second curved part formed between the connection part and the first cover part to rotatably connect the connection part and the first cover part.

12 . The protective cover of claim 11 , further comprising a window part formed between the second curved part and the input device on the first cover part.

13 . The protective cover of claim 11 , wherein the first cover part includes a holding part formed in the first cover part to hold one end of the electronic device.

14 . The protective cover of claim 13 , wherein the input device is mounted on the first cover part, and the holding part includes a first holding part arranged between the input device and the second curved part.

15 . The protective cover of claim 14 , wherein one end of the electronic device is held on the first holding part so that the electronic device is arranged slantingly with respect to the first cover part and is adjacent to the input device.

16 . The protective cover of claim 13 , wherein the holding part includes a second holding part arranged between one end of the first cover part and the input device.

17 . The protective cover of claim 13 , wherein one end of the electronic device is held on the second holding part and the protective cover is arranged slantingly with respect to the first cover part while concealing the input device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ko A-Reum
• Kim Hyun-Chul

Classifications

• A45C11/002

  for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones · CPC title

• A45C11/001

  for storing portable audio devices, e.g. headphones or digital music players · CPC title

• A45C11/003

  for storing portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators · CPC title

• G06F2200/1633

  Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer · CPC title

• A45C2011/002

  Human Necessities · mapped topic