IP Library Granted Patent US 11,029,725
Granted Patent B2
US 11,029,725 · App. 16/426,879 · Granted Jun 8, 2021

Foldable folio

Inventor: Chi-Hui Chen (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
G06F1/1628G06F1/1626A45C11/00A45C2011/002A45C2011/003A45C2200/15
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,029,725
App. No.
16/426,879
Granted
Jun 8, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A folio for a portable information device may include: a first flat portion attached to a first portion of the portable information device; a second flat portion attached to a second portion of the portable information device; a third flat portion not attached to but in contact with the first portion of the portable information device; a first connecting portion that connects the first flat portion with the second flat portion, wherein the first connecting portion is foldable along a longitudinal axis of the first connecting portion; and a second connecting portion that connects the first flat portion with the third flat portion, wherein the second connecting portion is bendable along a longitudinal axis of the second connecting portion.

Claims (29)

1. A folio for a portable information device, the folio comprising:

a first flat portion attached to a first portion of the portable information device;

a second flat portion attached to a second portion of the portable information device;

a third flat portion not attached to but in contact with the first portion of the portable information device;

a first connecting portion that connects the first flat portion with the second flat portion, wherein the first connecting portion is foldable along a longitudinal axis of the first connecting portion; and

a second connecting portion that connects the first flat portion with the third flat portion, wherein the second connecting portion is bendable along a longitudinal axis of the second connecting portion.

2. The folio of claim 1 , wherein

the second flat portion attaches to the portable information device via a slider, and

the slider allows the second flat portion to slide relative to a surface of the second portion of the portable information device in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the first connecting portion.

3. The folio of claim 1 , wherein one edge of the third flat portion supports the portable information device on a flat surface when the second connecting portion is bent along the longitudinal axis of the second connecting portion.

4. The folio of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge that connects the first flat portion with the third flat portion.

5. The folio of claim 4 , wherein a first end of the hinge is fastened to the first flat portion and a second end of the hinge is slidably attached to the third flat portion.

6. The folio of claim 5 , wherein the second end of the hinge allows the third flat portion to slide relative to a movement of the hinge.

7. The folio of claim 4 , wherein a first end of the hinge is fastened to the third flat portion and a second end of the hinge is slidably attached to the first flat portion.

8. The folio of claim 7 , wherein the second end of the hinge allows the first flat portion to slide relative to a movement of the hinge.

9. The folio of claim 1 , wherein a second side of the folio opposite to a first side of the folio that attaches to the portable information device is bare and forms a flat surface when the first connecting portion is not folded and the second connecting portion is not bent.

10. A folio for a portable information device, the folio comprising:

a first flat portion attached to the portable information device;

a second flat portion not attached to but in contact with the portable information device;

a connecting portion that connects the first flat portion with the second flat portion; and

a hinge that connects the first flat portion with the second flat portion, wherein

the connecting portion is bendable along a longitudinal axis of the connecting portion,

a first end of the hinge is fastened to the first flat portion, and

a second end of the hinge is slidably attached to the second flat portion.

11. The folio of claim 10 , wherein one edge of the second flat portion supports the portable information device on a flat surface when the connecting portion is bent along the longitudinal axis of the connecting portion.

12. The folio of claim 10 , wherein the second end of the hinge allows the second flat portion to slide relative to a movement of the hinge.

13. The folio of claim 12 , wherein a first end of the hinge is fastened to the second flat portion and a second end of the hinge is slidably attached to the first flat portion.

14. The folio of claim 13 , wherein the second end of the hinge allows the first flat portion to slide relative to a movement of the hinge.

15. The folio of claim 10 , wherein a second side of the folio opposite to a first side of the folio that attaches to the portable information device is bare and forms a flat surface when the connecting portion is not bent.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2025
From: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
To: LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Reel/Frame 069870/0670 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2022
From: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
To: LENOVO PC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Reel/Frame 060638/0160 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 26, 2019
From: CHEN, CHI-HUI
To: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 049598/0038 →