IP Library Granted Patent US 12691384
Granted Patent B2
US 12691384 · App. 18/569,110 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Electronic device cover and toy

Inventors: Erika Yasuda (Tokyo, JP); Yuri Okamoto (Tokyo, JP); Megumi Shiina (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: BANDAI CO., LTD.
A63F13/92A63H5/00A63H2200/00
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Patent No.
US 12691384
App. No.
18/569,110
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device cover includes a first cover portion configured to cover at least a part of an electronic device, the first cover portion being attachable to and detachable from the electronic device. The first cover portion includes a first convex portion configured to fit into a first concave portion provided in the electronic device and a second convex portion configured to fit into a second concave portion provided in the electronic device. When attaching the electronic device cover to the electronic device, a first insertion direction in which the first convex portion is inserted into the first concave portion and a second insertion direction in which the second convex portion is inserted into the second concave portion are different.

Claims (100)

1 . An electronic device cover comprising a first cover portion configured to cover at least a part of an electronic device, the first cover portion being attachable to and detachable from the electronic device, and a first extension portion connected to the first cover portion, the first extension portion forming a portion of a wristband, wherein

the first cover portion includes a first convex portion configured to fit into a first concave portion provided in the electronic device and a second convex portion configured to fit into a second concave portion provided in the electronic device,

when attaching the electronic device cover to the electronic device, a first insertion direction in which the first convex portion is inserted into the first concave portion and a second insertion direction in which the second convex portion is inserted into the second concave portion are different,

the first convex portion and the second convex portion are arranged to sandwich the first extension portion at a first connection region where the first cover portion and the first extension portion are connected, and

the first convex portion and the second convex portion protrude toward a virtual line indicating a direction of extension of the first extension portion.

2 . The electronic device cover according to claim 1 , wherein

a third convex portion configured to fit into a third concave portion provided in the electronic device is provided in the first cover portion, and

when attaching the electronic device cover to the electronic device, a third insertion direction in which the third convex portion is inserted into the third concave portion is different from the first insertion direction and the second insertion direction.

3 . The electronic device cover according to claim 2 , wherein

when a first triangle is configured by connecting the first concave portion, the second concave portion, and the third concave portion as vertices with virtual straight lines, each of interior angles of the first triangle is an acute angle, and

when a second triangle is configured by connecting the first convex portion, the second convex portion, and the third convex portion as vertices with virtual straight lines, each of interior angles of the second triangle is an acute angle.

4 . The electronic device cover according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the first cover portion; and

a second mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the first cover portion in a direction substantially opposite to the direction in which the first mounting portion extends, wherein

the electronic device cover is configured to be wound around an object by combining the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion,

the first convex portion is provided adjacent to the first mounting portion, and

the second convex portion is provided adjacent to the second mounting portion.

5 . The electronic device cover according to claim 1 , wherein

the electronic device further includes

a front surface portion,

a back surface portion opposite to the front surface portion, and

a side surface portion that connects the front surface portion and the back surface portion and includes the first concave portion and the second concave portion, and

the electronic device cover further includes

the first cover portion configured to cover at least a part of the side surface portion, and

a second cover portion that is integrated with the first cover portion and covers at least a part of the front surface portion.

6 . The electronic device cover according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a first mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the second cover portion; and

a second mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion at a position different from the first mounting portion and extends to be away from the second cover portion, wherein

the electronic device cover is configured to be wound around an object by combining the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion,

the first convex portion is provided in a first connection region where the first cover portion and the first mounting portion are connected, and

the second convex portion is provided in a second connection region where the first cover portion and the second mounting portion are connected.

7 . The electronic device cover according to claim 6 , wherein

in the side surface portion, a connection portion for an external device is provided to electrically connect the electronic device to the external device,

a first opening portion is provided in the first cover portion,

when the electronic device cover is attached to the electronic device, the connection portion for the external device is positioned inside the first opening portion,

the first convex portion is positioned closer to the first mounting portion than the first opening portion, and

the second convex portion is positioned closer to the second mounting portion than the first opening portion.

8 . The electronic device cover according to claim 5 , wherein

a speaker is built into the electronic device,

a decorative groove is provided in the side surface portion,

a hole is provided to output a sound from the speaker to an outside of the electronic device, the hole being provided at a position in the groove different from a position where the first concave portion and the second concave portion are provided,

a second opening portion is provided in the first cover portion, and

when the electronic device cover is attached to the electronic device, the hole is positioned inside the second opening portion.

9 . The electronic device cover according to claim 5 , wherein

a monitor that is exposed in the front surface portion is built into the electronic device,

a first protrusion portion is provided to surround the monitor in the front surface portion,

a third opening portion and a second protrusion portion that surrounds the third opening portion are provided in the second cover portion, and

when the electronic device cover is attached to the electronic device, the monitor is positioned inside the third opening portion and the second protrusion portion surrounds an outer periphery of the first protrusion portion.

10 . A toy comprising:

an electronic device; and

an electronic device cover that is attachable to and detachable from the electronic device, wherein

the electronic device includes a first concave portion and a second concave portion,

the electronic device cover includes a first cover portion configured to cover at least a part of the electronic device and a first extension portion connected to the first cover portion, the first extension portion forming a portion of a wristband,

the first cover portion includes a first convex portion configured to fit into a first concave portion and a second convex portion configured to fit into a second concave portion,

when attaching the electronic device cover to the electronic device, a first insertion direction in which the first convex portion is inserted into the first concave portion and a second insertion direction in which the second convex portion is inserted into the second concave portion are different,

the first convex portion and the second convex portion are arranged to sandwich the first extension portion at a first connection region where the first cover portion and the first extension portion are connected, and

the first convex portion and the second convex portion protrude toward a virtual line indicating a direction of extension of the first extension portion.

11 . The toy according to claim 10 , wherein

the electronic device further includes a third concave portion,

in the first cover portion, a third convex portion configured to fit into a third concave portion is provided, and

when attaching the electronic device cover to the electronic device, a third insertion direction in which the third convex portion is inserted into the third concave portion is different from the first insertion direction and the second insertion direction.

12 . The toy according to claim 11 , wherein

when a first triangle is configured by connecting the first concave portion, the second concave portion, and the third concave portion as vertices with virtual straight lines, each of interior angles of the first triangle is an acute angle, and

when a second triangle is configured by connecting the first convex portion, the second convex portion, and the third convex portion as vertices with virtual straight lines, each of interior angles of the second triangle is an acute angle.

13 . The toy according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a first mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the first cover portion; and

a second mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the first cover portion in a direction substantially opposite to the direction in which the first mounting portion extends, wherein

the electronic device cover is configured to be wound around an object by combining the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion,

the first convex portion is provided adjacent to the first mounting portion, and

the second convex portion is provided adjacent to the second mounting portion.

14 . The toy according to claim 10 , wherein

the electronic device further includes

a front surface portion,

a back surface portion opposite to the front surface portion, and

a side surface portion that connects the front surface portion and the back surface portion and includes the first concave portion and the second concave portion, and

the electronic device cover further includes

the first cover portion configured to cover at least a part of the side surface portion, and

a second cover portion that is integrated with the first cover portion and is configured to cover at least a part of the front surface portion.

15 . The toy according to claim 14 , wherein

the electronic device cover further includes

a first mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion and extends to be away from the second cover portion, and

a second mounting portion that is connected to the first cover portion at a position different from the first mounting portion and extends to be away from the second cover portion,

the electronic device cover is configured to be wound around an object by combining the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion,

the first convex portion is provided in a first connection region where the first cover portion and the first mounting portion are connected, and

the second convex portion is provided in a second connection region where the first cover portion and the second mounting portion are connected.

16 . The toy according to claim 15 , wherein

in the side surface portion, a connection portion for an external device is provided to electrically connect the electronic device to the external device,

a first opening portion is provided in the first cover portion,

when the electronic device cover is attached to the electronic device, the connection portion for the external device is positioned inside the first opening portion,

the first convex portion is positioned closer to the first mounting portion than the first opening portion, and

the second convex portion is positioned closer to the second mounting portion than the first opening portion.

17 . The toy according to claim 14 , wherein

a decorative groove is provided in the side surface portion,

the first concave portion and the second concave portion are provided inside the groove, and

a depth of each of the first concave portion and the second concave portion is more than a depth of the groove.

18 . The toy according to claim 17 , wherein

a speaker is built into the electronic device,

at a position in the groove different from a position where the first concave portion and the second concave portion are provided, a hole is provided to output a sound from the speaker to an outside of the electronic device,

a second opening portion is provided in the first cover portion, and

when the electronic device cover is attached to the electronic device, the hole is positioned inside the second opening portion.