Protective case

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9537524-B2
Application number	US-201514686782-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 15, 2015
Priority date	Apr 15, 2015
Publication date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	Jan 3, 2017

Abstract

A protective case is suitable for partially wrapping an electronic device. The protective case includes a casing, a kickstand and an elastic strip. The casing is suitable for partially wrapping the electronic device. The kickstand is connected to the casing. The elastic strip is located within the kickstand and elastically deforms to change a shape of the kickstand. When the casing leans against a plane, the shape of the kickstand is changed by the elastic deformation of the elastic strip so that the kickstand supports the casing in relative to the plane.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A protective case, suitable for partially wrapping an electronic device, the protective case comprising:
a casing, suitable for partially wrapping the electronic device;
a kickstand, connected to the casing; and
an elastic strip, located within the kickstand and being elastically deformed to change a shape of the kickstand, wherein when the casing leans against a plane, the shape of the kickstand is changed by an elastic deformation of the elastic strip, so that the kickstand supports the casing in relative to the plane.

2. The protective case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the kickstand and the casing are integrally formed.

3. The protective case as recited in claim 1 , wherein a material of the casing and the kickstand comprises rubber.

4. The protective case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the casing has an opening, and the kickstand is located in the opening and connected to the casing.

5. The protective case as recited in claim 1 , wherein the kickstand has a stand fixing section, a stand bending section, a stand extension section and a stand end section that are connected to each other in sequence, the stand fixing section is connected to the casing, the elastic strip has a strip fixing section, a strip bending section, a strip extension section and a strip end section that are connected to each other in sequence, and the strip fixing section, the strip bending section, the strip extension section and the stand end section are respectively located within the stand fixing section, the stand bending section, the stand extension section and the stand end section.

6. The protective case as recited in claim 5 , wherein the elastic strip protrudes arcuately towards a direction opposite to the back side, and an elastic deformation of the strip bending section is triggered by pressing the strip fixing section, so as to change the shape of the kickstand.

7. The protective case as recited in claim 5 , wherein the elastic strip has at least one protruding rib located at the strip extension section, so as to reduce an elastic deformation of the strip extension section.

8. The protective case as recited in claim 5 , wherein a thickness of the stand extension section is greater than a thickness of the stand bending section so as to reduce the elastic deformation of the strip extension section.

9. The protective case as recited in claim 5 , wherein the kickstand has a groove, the groove is located at the stand bending section, and when the strip bending section is elastically deformed to deform the stand bending section, two opposite sidewalls of the groove are leaned against each other to limit a degree of bending of the stand bending section.

10. The protective case as recited in claim 5 , wherein the elastic strip has a communication hole, and a portion of the kickstand passes through the communication hole to closely connect the kickstand with the elastic strip.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Chiang Meng-Sheng
• Wen Hung-Chuan
• Huang Chun-Ta
• Fang Chih-Sung

Classifications

• H04M1/11

  Supports for sets, e.g. incorporating armrests · CPC title

• H04B1/3888 Primary

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• H04M1/04

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title

• H04M1/185

  Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity · CPC title