Folding case with rotating side cover
AssigneeSpigen Korea Co., Ltd.
InventorTae Sung Yoon
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Abstract
A protective case for foldable mobile devices is described. The folding case 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.
Claims8
A case assembly for a foldable mobile electronic device, the case assembly comprising:
- a first case;
- a second case;
- and
- a side cover connected to the first case and configured to rotate from a first position to a second position around a rotation axis of the first case,
- wherein the side cover is configured to rotate as the foldable mobile electronic device is folded or unfolded,
- wherein the side cover is separated from the second case and is configured to contact the second case when the foldable mobile electronic device is folded or unfolded,
- wherein the case assembly further comprises an elastic part configured to provide an elastic force to the side cover,
- wherein the elastic part includes a spring having a coil,
- wherein the side cover has a protrusion having a pin hole aligned along the rotation axis of the first case, and
- wherein a pin is inserted inside the pin hole and the coil of the spring such that the side cover rotates with respect to the rotation axis of the first case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.