Protective case for portable electronic device with integrated dispensable and retractable charge and sync cable
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01R-013/72
H01R-013/66
H01R-013/52
H04B-001/40
H02G-011/02
H04R-001/10
H04B-001/3888
H04M-001/15
H04M-001/18
출원번호
US-0453818
(2014-08-07)
등록번호
US-9407048
(2016-08-02)
발명자
/ 주소
George, Joseph James
Shepard, Ryan Fletcher
출원인 / 주소
CordCase LLC
대리인 / 주소
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
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29
초록▼
A protective case for a portable electronic device which incorporates a spool assembly containing a user dispensable and retractable Industry standard or OEM charge/sync cable. The case provides the user with the utility of always having a charge/sync cable available when needed while being discreet
A protective case for a portable electronic device which incorporates a spool assembly containing a user dispensable and retractable Industry standard or OEM charge/sync cable. The case provides the user with the utility of always having a charge/sync cable available when needed while being discreetly housed in a low-profile ergonomically pleasing package. The case and spool assembly provide the user with up to 3 Ft or more of cable available for dispensing from the case while allowing the portable electronic device to be charged/synced at any desired dispensed length of cable, and can be manufactured using any thermoplastic, metal, wood, or composite. The dispensed cable and connector can be rewound onto the spool manually using the spool finger pockets.
대표청구항▼
1. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device such that the cable/connector assembly i
1. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device such that the cable/connector assembly is always coupled to said charge/sync port when said portable electronic device is disposed in the protective housing assembly, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly. 2. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective housing assembly comprises a nosecone housing and a lower housing configured to be selectively latched together. 3. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective housing assembly includes a pocket configured to captures and retains a portable electronic device and wherein the protective housing assembly includes at least one aperture for access to user interfaces of a portable electronic device. 4. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective housing assembly includes a pocket to house the spool assembly. 5. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the distal interface connector is an industry standard USB connector or any other device specific/proprietary portable electronic device charge/sync cable connector. 6. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective housing assembly is formed from at least one of thermoplastic, metal, organic compounds, wood, cork, and composite materials, and wherein the protective housing assembly is manufactured by at least one of injection molding, machining, and casting. 7. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the case assembly when installed on a portable electronic device, still allows for access to native functions of the portable electronic device. 8. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective case assembly includes apertures on any face thereof to allow for access and egress of sound through speaker/microphone ports of a portable electronic device when the protective case assembly is installed on the portable electronic device, and to allow mechanical mating of all accessory ports of a portable electronic device when the protective case assembly is installed on the portable electronic device. 9. The protective case assembly in claim 1, wherein the protective case assembly includes at least one extension button configured to interface with a button of a portable electronic device when the protective case assembly is installed on the portable electronic device. 10. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the protective case assembly includes at least one aperture on any face thereof to allow for access and function of a camera of a portable electronic device when the protective case assembly is installed on the portable electronic device. 11. The protective case assembly of claim 2, wherein the nosecone housing and the lower housing are configured to be selectively latched together by a connection mechanism in which latching/mating and delatch/un-mating forces result in less y-axial force when mating and increased y-axial force when un-mating. 12. The protective case assembly of claim 1, further comprising a portable electronic device. 13. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the cable/connector assembly is in electrical contact with said charge/sync port regardless of the deployed length of the cable. 14. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic do vice, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly;wherein the protective housing assembly includes a pocket to house the spool assembly;wherein the spool assembly comprises a stationary PCB, a rotary PCB, and a spool top component,wherein the charge/sync cable is attached to the rotary PCB and terminated with the distal interface connector,wherein the stationary PCB is used for the termination of an industry standard proximal device interface connector cable pigtail assembly, and to provide concentric interface pads to complete an electrical connection through the rotary PCB to the distal interface connector;wherein the rotary PCB maintains, by use of a metallic electrical contact, at least one constant electrical connection between the distal interface connector and the proximal device interface connector cable pigtail assembly;wherein the spool top component includes a connection hub for mounting of the rotary PCB, and wherein the spool top component includes a center wall for the charge/sync cable to wind onto, and wherein the spool top component includes finger pockets comprising conical angled walls which terminate in the spool top component to a flat bottom finger surface to allow for manual retraction of the charge/sync cable. 15. The protective case assembly of claim 1, wherein the spool assembly includes an axial hub and wherein the charge/sync cable is constrained around the axial hub by at least one axially rotational printed circuit board. 16. The protective case assembly of claim 1, further comprising a recoil spring configured to rewind the spool assembly and thereby retract the charge/sync cable. 17. The protective case assembly of claim 14, wherein the rotary PCB contains apertures to accommodate within the thickness of the rotary PCB the deflection due to normal force of said electrical contact, thereby allowing surface-to-surface contact between the stationary PCB and the rotary PCB. 18. The protective case assembly of claim 14, wherein the integrated cable/connector assembly can be extended to any of a plurality of fixed distances from the protective case by manually pulling on the distal interface connector. 19. The protective case assembly of claim 14, wherein the integrated cable/connector assembly can be fully retracted into a protected and discreet position inside the protective housing assembly by manually rotating the spool top component. 20. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly,wherein the protective housing assembly follows a profile of the portable electronic device, however deviates from the profile in a “bump-out” housing section of a minimum of 0.21 inches from a surface of a portable electronic device and a corresponding “bump-in” of the housing on said surface to create an easily discernible “nook” in the housing that allows a user to discern an orientation of the protective case assembly in one's pocket or in low light or visually obstructed conditions. 21. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly,wherein the spool assembly includes a rotary PCB spring contact that maintains constant electrical contact between a rotary PCB of the spool assembly and a stationary PCB of the spool assembly as the rotary PCB rotates with respect to the stationary PCB. 22. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly,wherein the spool assembly includes a spool top component having at least one finger depression configured to retain a user's finger during rotational spinning action of the spool assembly. 23. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly,wherein an exterior of the protective case assembly extends at least 0.21 inches from a charge/sync port face of a portable electronic device to provide a thumb rest and gripping area for one handed viewing of a screen of the portable electronic device and unobstructed access to a user interface button of the portable electronic device while providing space inside the protective housing assembly for a proximal connector and a 180 degree bend of a proximal cable pigtail. 24. A protective case assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a protective housing assembly,an integrated cable/connector assembly configured to be coupled to a standard portable electronic device charge/sync port of a portable electronic device, andan integrated rotational spool assembly, containing a fixed length of charge/sync cable and a distal interface connector, that can be extended or retracted from the housing assembly,wherein the protective case assembly includes shallow pockets in which decals are disposed, the pocket depths and the thicknesses of the corresponding decals resulting in the decals protruding a distance above exterior surfaces of the protective housing assembly to provide at least one of anti-slip functionality and drop and bump protection.
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