Folding case with rotating side cover
AssigneeSpigen Korea Co., Ltd.
InventorTae Sung Yoon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a protective case for foldable mobile devices. The folding case according to the present invention comprises a first case and a second case, wherein the folding case further comprises a side cover which rotates by an elastic part as the foldable mobile device is folded or unfolded, and provides a full protection for the entire foldable mobile device including each corner of its hinge part. The folding case according to the present invention covers the hinge part smoothly without any unfavorable space or gap, and it provides the satisfaction with the use and the beauty of the overall appearance as the users would conceive that the two separated case parts and the hinge part operates as if those parts form one united case.
Claims12
A case for a foldable mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a first case;
- a second case;
- a side cover connecting the first case and the second case and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position along with a rotation axis of the first case;
- and
- an elastic part providing an elastic force that enables the side cover to return to the first position,
- wherein the side cover is configured to rotate as the foldable mobile device is folded or unfolded,
- wherein the first case comprises a support that fixes at least a portion of the elastic part,
- wherein the elastic part comprises a pair of torsion springs connected by an arm, and
- wherein the pair of torsion springs that are connected to each other by the arm forms a ring part.
A case for a foldable mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a first case;
- a second case;
- a side cover connecting the first case and the second case and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position along with a rotation axis of the first case;
- and
- an elastic part providing an elastic force that enables the side cover to return to the first position,
- wherein the side cover is configured to rotate as the foldable mobile device is folded or unfolded,
- wherein the first case comprises a support that fixes at least a portion of the elastic part,
- wherein the elastic part comprises a pair of torsion springs connected by an arm,
- wherein the side cover comprises a protrusion which has a pin hole,
- wherein a pin is inserted inside the pin hole and the elastic part, which enables the side cover to rotate based on the rotation axis of the first case, and
- wherein the protrusion is placed in between the pair of torsion springs.
A case for a foldable mobile electronic device, the case comprising:
- a first case;
- a second case;
- a side cover connecting the first case and the second case and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position along with a rotation axis of the first case;
- and
- an elastic part providing an elastic force that enables the side cover to return to the first position,
- wherein the side cover is configured to rotate as the foldable mobile device is folded or unfolded,
- wherein the first case comprises a first button part that has a groove or an opening at one side of the first case, and the second case comprises a second button part that has a groove or an opening at one side of the second case, and
- wherein an angle between each side of the first button part and the second button part is from 150 degrees to 160 degrees when the foldable mobile device is in a folded state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.