Protective cover for electronic device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJung-Heon Yoo
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Abstract
A protective cover is provided that protects an electronic device. The protective cover includes a front cover having a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface of the front cover is disposed over a front surface of the electronic device when the protective cover is closed. The protective cover also includes a rear cover connected with the front cover and having a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface of the rear cover is disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device. The protective cover further includes a plurality of foldable segments disposed on the rear surface of the front cover. The plurality of foldable segments are unfolded for use as a stand of the protective cover and are folded for storage within the rear surface of the front cover.
Claims6
A protective cover comprising:
- a front cover comprising a first recess and a cradle portion capable of being disposed in the first recess, the cradle portion having a plurality of segments;
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- a rear cover connected with the front cover,
- wherein, when the plurality of segments are configured so that a surface of one of the plurality of segments directly contacts an inner surface of the first recess and surfaces of remaining segments of the plurality of segments are separated from the first recess, the protective cover is used as a viewing stand,
- wherein, when surfaces of each of the plurality of segments are separated from the inner surface of the first recess and an end of the one of the plurality of segments is supported by a catching portion formed in the first recess, the protective cover is used as a typing stand,
- wherein the cradle portion is accommodated in the first recess when the protective cover is not used as the viewing stand or the typing stand, and
- wherein the first recess has a shape and a depth corresponding to a shape and a depth of the cradle portion, such that the cradle portion is flush with a surface of the front cover surrounding the first recess when the cradle portion is accommodated in the first recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.