Magnetic closure for electronic device cases

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9206630-B2
Application number	US-201414522234-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2014
Priority date	Nov 18, 2013
Publication date	Dec 8, 2015
Grant date	Dec 8, 2015

Abstract

The magnetic closure for an electronic device case includes a first member detachably attached to an end of a front cover of the case and a second member directly or indirectly attached to a side wall of the electronic device such that the first and second members are magnetically attractable to each other for closing the front cover of the case onto the front surface of the electronic device. The first member is configured to form a clip structure, having a clip base extending to a bend portion and a clip arm extending back along the clip base from the bend portion wherein the clip arm is biased against the clip base. The first member further includes a sliding stopper which is formed by making a “ ”-shaped hole on the clip base and bending up the part surrounded by the hole.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A magnetic closure for an electronic device case, the case having a front cover to cover a front surface of an electronic device, the magnetic closure comprising:
a first member attached to an end of the front cover of the case; and
a second member attached to a side wall of the electronic device;

wherein the first and second members are magnetically attractable to each other for closing the front cover of the case onto the front surface of the electronic device, wherein the first member is detachably attached to the end of the front cover, the first member comprising:
a clip base extending to a bend portion; and
a clip arm extending back along the clip base from the bend portion wherein the clip arm is biased against the clip base.

2. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises a sliding stopper.

3. The magnetic closure of claim 2 , wherein the sliding stopper is formed by making a lengthwise hole on the clip base and bending up a plate formed by the lengthwise hole.

4. The magnetic closure of claim 3 , wherein the lengthwise hole has two corners.

5. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein an end of the clip arm is recessed to form a holder.

6. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises an extending arm extending from an end of the clip arm hack toward the bend portion.

7. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises a protective sheet attached to the clip base.

8. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises a magnetic member made of magnetic material.

9. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the second member further comprises a magnetic member made of magnetic material.

10. The magnetic closure of claim 1 , wherein the second member comprises a recess of the second member formed thereon.

11. The magnetic closure of claim 10 , wherein the first member comprises a recess of the first member formed thereon, and wherein the recesses of the first and second members form a continuous contour.

12. A magnetic closure for an electronic device case, the case having a front cover to cover a front surface of an electronic device and a side covering frame to cover sides of the electronic device, the magnetic closure comprising:
a first member attached to an end of the front cover of the case; and
a second member attached to the side covering frame of the case;

wherein the first and second members are magnetically attractable to each other for closing the front cover of the case onto the front surface of the electronic device, wherein the first member is detachably attached to the end of the front cover, the first member comprising:
a clip base extending to a bend portion; and
a clip arm extending back along the clip base from the bend portion wherein the clip arm is biased against the clip base.

13. The magnetic closure of claim 12 , wherein the first member further comprises a sliding stopper.

14. The magnetic closure of claim 13 , wherein the sliding stopper is formed by making a lengthwise hole on the clip base and bending up a plate formed by the lengthwise hole and the lengthwise hole has two corners.

15. The magnetic closure of claim 12 , wherein the first member further comprises an extending arm extending from an end of the clip arm back toward the bend portion.

16. A magnetic closure for an electronic device case, the case having a front cover to cover a front surface of an electronic device and a side covering frame to cover sides of the electronic device, the magnetic closure comprising:
a first member attached to an end of the front cover of the case; and
a second member formed on the side covering frame of the case;

wherein the first and second members are magnetically attractable to each other for closing the front cover of the case onto the front surface of the electronic device, wherein the first member is detachably attached to the end of the front cover, the first member comprising:
a clip base extending to a bend portion; and
a clip arm extending back along the clip base from the bend portion wherein the clip arm is biased against the clip base.

17. The magnetic closure of claim 16 , wherein the first member further comprises a sliding stopper, and
wherein the sliding stopper is formed by making a lengthwise hole on the clip base and bending up a plate formed by the lengthwise hole and the lengthwise hole has two corners.

18. A magnetic closure for an electronic device case, the case having a front cover to cover a front surface of an electronic device, the magnetic closure comprising:
a first member attached to an end of the front cover of the case; and
a second member attached to a side wall of the electronic device;

wherein the first and second members are magnetically attractable to each other for closing the front cover of the case onto the front surface of the electronic device, wherein the first member comprises a recess of the first member formed thereon,
wherein the second member comprises a recess of the second member formed thereon, and
wherein the recesses of the first and second members form a continuous contour.

Assignees

• Kim Dae-Young
• Spigen Korea Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dae-Young

Classifications

• A45C11/002

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

• E05C19/16 Primary

  Devices holding the wing by magnetic or electromagnetic attraction {(E05C17/56 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• Y10T292/11

  Magnetic · CPC title

• A45C13/1069

  magnetic · CPC title

• E05B65/006

  for covers or panels (for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00) · CPC title