Housing for a portable electronic device
View Patent ↗An improved housing configuration for a portable electronic device is provided. The housing includes a flash card slot configured within a battery compartment of the portable electronic device to protect a flash card from outside contaminants. The housing also includes a SIM module, the SIM module having a well to provide for proper alignment with a SIM card, a freely detachable SIM card cover, and a sealing gasket to provide a seal between the well and the SIM card cover. The housing also includes a pen slot, which enables a user to easily remove the pen with a pushing action. The housing further includes a hand strap mount, which can be easily converted into a hip-clip.
1. A housing for a portable electronic unit comprising:
a mount that secures a hand strap to the housing, the mount attachable to a converting component to provide a hip-clip that secures the portable electronic unit to a user's belt; and
a slot formed as part of the housing, the slot with an ejection mechanism that removably accepts a compact flash card.
2. The housing of claim 1 , the hip-clip comprising:
a lip portion that engages with the converting component; and
a clip portion attachable to a belt of the user.
3. The housing of claim 2 , the converting component has a substantially cylindrical shape with a recessed mid portion.
4. The housing of claim 2 , the converting component has a substantially squared shape with a recessed mid portion.
5. The housing of claim 1 further comprising a pen compartment with a slot that enables a pen to be pushed out therefrom or thereinto.
6. The housing of claim 1 , the converting component is mushroom shaped.
7. A portable electronic device comprising:
a housing with a mount that secures a hand strap thereto, the mount removably attachable to a converting component to form a hip-clip that secures the portable electronic unit to a user's belt; and
a pen slot formed as part of the housing, the pen slot guides a sliding pen into a secure position within the portable electronic device.
8. A housing for a portable electronic unit comprising:
a mount that secures a hand strap to the housing, the mount attachable to a converting component to form a hip-clip that secures the portable electronic unit to a user's belt; and
a slot that receives a flash card, the slot located in a compartment formed as part of the housing.
9. The housing of claim 8 , the slot formed as part of a battery compartment of the housing.
10. The housing of claim 8 , the hip-clip comprises a mushroom part that couples to the hand strap mount.
11. A housing for a portable electronic device, comprising:
mounting means for mounting a hand strap to the housing;
means for attaching the mounting means to a converting means, for securing the portable electronic device to a user's belt, and
means for housing a pen.
12. The housing of claim 11 further comprising means for ejecting a flash card from a slot of the housing.