Apparatus for protecting and mounting a personal electronic device having a camera
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04M-001/00
H04B-001/3888
H04M-001/11
출원번호
US-0676564
(2015-04-01)
등록번호
US-9325366
(2016-04-26)
발명자
/ 주소
Zhou, Li
Wang, Hongchao
출원인 / 주소
Hills Forest LLC
대리인 / 주소
Byrne Poh LLP
인용정보
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1인용 특허 :
2
초록▼
An apparatus for protecting and mounting a smartphone is provided, comprising: a case comprising: a front cover comprising: a frame; a screen protector coupled to the frame so as to contact a touchscreen of the smartphone; a first plurality of cushions disposed on the interior of the frame so as to
An apparatus for protecting and mounting a smartphone is provided, comprising: a case comprising: a front cover comprising: a frame; a screen protector coupled to the frame so as to contact a touchscreen of the smartphone; a first plurality of cushions disposed on the interior of the frame so as to contact the sides of the smartphone; and a protrusion, having an aperture, that extends from the exterior of the frame; and a rear cover comprising: a panel; a ridge extending from the interior surface of the panel to engage the interior of the frame when operatively coupled; a second plurality of cushions disposed so as to contact a surface of the smartphone opposite the touchscreen; an aperture through the panel; and optics within the aperture substantially aligned with the a camera of the smartphone.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for protecting and mounting a personal electronic device having a camera, the apparatus comprising: a case comprising: a front cover comprising: a frame having an exterior and an interior;a screen protector coupled to the frame such that when the personal electronic device is positio
1. An apparatus for protecting and mounting a personal electronic device having a camera, the apparatus comprising: a case comprising: a front cover comprising: a frame having an exterior and an interior;a screen protector coupled to the frame such that when the personal electronic device is positioned within the frame, the screen protector contacts a touchscreen of the personal electronic device;a first plurality of cushions disposed on the interior of the frame such that when the personal electronic device is positioned within the frame, the first plurality of cushions contact the sides of the personal electronic device; anda protrusion that extends from one side of the exterior of the frame, wherein the protrusion has an aperture; anda rear cover comprising: a panel having an exterior surface and an interior surface;a ridge extending from the interior surface of the panel such that the ridge engages the interior of the frame when the front cover is operatively coupled to the back cover;a second plurality of cushions disposed on the interior surface of the panel such that when the personal electronic device is positioned within the frame and the front cover is operatively coupled to the back cover, the second plurality of cushions contact a surface of the personal electronic device that is opposite the touchscreen;an aperture extending through the panel from the exterior surface to the interior surface; andoptics disposed within the aperture such that the camera of the personal electronic device is substantially aligned with the optics when the personal electronic device is positioned within the frame; anda mounting assembly comprising: a neck portion having an aperture that is used to couple the front cover to the neck portion via a fastener inserted through the aperture of the protrusion and the aperture of the neck portion;a base portion having a mounting surface and an elongate slot in the mounting surface;a hollow portion extending from an exterior of the base portion into an interior of the base portion; anda lever disposed at least partially within the hollow portion. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the base portion has an aperture that extends from the interior of hollow portion to the exterior of the mounting surface, wherein the mounting assembly further comprises a pin coupled to the lever and extending at least partially through the aperture that extends from the interior of the hollow portion to the exterior of the mounting surface. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the lever and pin are biased such that in a resting position, an end of the pin that is distal from the lever extends past the mounting surface. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the elongate slot is trapezoidal with a narrow side of the parallel sides of the trapezoid at the mounting surface. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the protrusion comprises one or more ridges extending radially from the aperture of the protrusion, and wherein the neck portion comprises one or more depressions that engage the one or more ridges when the case is coupled to the mounting assembly. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front cover further comprises a push button extending through the frame, wherein the push button comprises: a housing;a plunger disposed at least partially within the housing and extending above the exterior of the frame;a pin disposed at least partially within the housing such that actuating the plunger causes the pin to extend in a direction toward the interior of the frame; anda membrane disposed within the housing between the plunger and the pin, wherein the membrane is coupled to the housing such that the membrane forms a water-tight barrier between the plunger and the pin. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ridge comprises a silicon O-ring. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front cover further comprises a hook and the rear cover further comprises an elongate member coupled to the rear cover such that a longitudinal axis of the elongate member is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the back cover, and wherein the hook engages the elongate member to form a hinge. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the front cover further comprises a hook, and wherein the case further comprises a toggle hook latch that engages the hook and secures the front cover to the back cover. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a mounting pad having an elongate tab with a cross-sectional shape that matches at least a portion of the cross-sectional shape of the elongate slot such that when the elongate tab is positioned within the elongate slot the mounting pad is secured to the base portion of the mounting assembly with respect to a force on the mounting apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface of the mounting assembly. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mounting pad comprises a mounting pin aperture such that the mounting pin rests within the mounting pin aperture when the mounting pad is operatively coupled to the mounting assembly. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the mounting pad is coupled to a fitting having a threaded exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein a slot extending from the exterior surface to the interior surface runs substantially perpendicular to the threads from an end of the fitting that is distal from the mounting pad toward the mounting pad. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising: a pole mount comprising: an upper portion comprising: a bolt; andan aperture;a lower portion comprising an aperture; anda fastener disposed through the aperture of the upper portion and the aperture of the lower portion. 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the fitting is disposed such that the inter surface of the fitting surrounds at least a portion of the bolt, wherein the apparatus further comprises: a ring nut disposed on the threads of the exterior surface of the fitting, wherein tightening the ring nut decreases a width of the slot causing the interior surface of the fitting to securely engage the bolt. 15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein with the ring nut loosened the case is rotatable around a central axis of the bolt. 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the case is freely rotatable through three hundred and sixty degrees around the central axis of the bolt. 17. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the case is configured to engage with the neck portion such that the case is securable at a plurality of angles around a longitudinal axis of the aperture of the neck portion. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the case is securable at angles around the longitudinal axis of the aperture of the neck portion that differ by at least one hundred and eighty degrees. 19. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the frame of the front cover further comprises a raised edge that causes the frame to be raised with respect to the screen protector that contacts the touchscreen of the personal electronic device.
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