Cover opening/closing apparatus for portable communication device

US8958205B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958205-B2
Application numberUS-91518410-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 29, 2010
Priority dateDec 30, 2009
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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Abstract

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Disclosed is a cover system for a portable communication device which is latched or separated according to pulling or pushing a cover unit so as to open/close a slot entrance of a portable communication device. The cover opening/closing apparatus includes a slot entrance formed on a body of the portable communication device; a cover unit for opening/closing the slot entrance, the cover unit being assembled with the slot entrance and latched to or separated from the slot entrance according to pulling or pushing the cover unit; a plurality of assembly units formed on the slot entrance; and a plurality of latching units formed on the cover unit, assembled to be inserted into and withdrawn from the assembly units, and latched to or separated from the assembly units according to pulling and pushing or lifting the cover unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A cover system for a portable communication device, comprising: a slot entrance formed on a body of the portable communication device; a cover unit for opening and closing the slot entrance; a pair of assembly units, each assembly unit comprising a first groove and a second groove that is smaller than the first groove, the first groove being formed on the slot entrance and the second groove being formed at a location adjacent to the slot entrance; and…

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What does patent US8958205B2 cover?
Disclosed is a cover system for a portable communication device which is latched or separated according to pulling or pushing a cover unit so as to open/close a slot entrance of a portable communication device. The cover opening/closing apparatus includes a slot entrance formed on a body of the portable communication device; a cover unit for opening/closing the slot entrance, the cover unit bei…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Park Jae-Hong, Kim Young-Suk, Go Jung-Hee, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04M1/0274. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).