Protective cover for electronic device
A protective cover is provided that protects an electronic device. The protective cover includes a front cover having a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface of the front cover is disposed over a front surface of the electronic device when the protective cover is closed. The protective cover also includes a rear cover connected with the front cover and having a front surface and a rear surface. The rear surface of the rear cover is disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device. The protective cover further includes a plurality of foldable segments disposed on the rear surface of the front cover. The plurality of foldable segments are unfolded for use as a stand of the protective cover and are folded for storage within the rear surface of the front cover.
1. A protective cover comprising:
a front cover comprising a first recess and a cradle portion capable of being disposed in the first recess, the cradle portion having a plurality of segments; and
a rear cover connected with the front cover,
wherein, when the plurality of segments are configured so that a surface of one of the plurality of segments directly contacts an inner surface of the first recess and surfaces of remaining segments of the plurality of segments are separated from the first recess, the protective cover is used as a viewing stand,
wherein, when surfaces of each of the plurality of segments are separated from the inner surface of the first recess and an end of the one of the plurality of segments is supported by a catching portion formed in the first recess, the protective cover is used as a typing stand,
wherein the cradle portion is accommodated in the first recess when the protective cover is not used as the viewing stand or the typing stand, and
wherein the first recess has a shape and a depth corresponding to a shape and a depth of the cradle portion, such that the cradle portion is flush with a surface of the front cover surrounding the first recess when the cradle portion is accommodated in the first recess.
2. The protective cover of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of segments comprises:
a first segment;
a second segment provided at a first end of the first segment;
a third segment provided at a first end of the second segment;
a first fold line provided between and foldably interconnecting the first segment and second segment; and
a second fold line provided between and foldably interconnecting the second segment and third segment.
3. The protective cover of claim 2 , wherein a second end of the first segment is provided with a hinge portion that allows the first segment to be rotated from the first recess.
4. The protective cover of claim 3 , wherein the third segment includes a support surface formed to directly contact and face the inner surface of the first recess and support a triangular configuration of the first segment and the second segment, when the protective cover is used as the viewing stand.
5. The protective cover of claim 4 , wherein the third segment includes a first end and a second end, the first end of the third segment being foldably connected to the first end of the second segment, and
wherein, when the second end of the third segment is caught by the catching portion formed in the first recess, the protective cover is used as a typing stand, and when the second end of the third stand segment is released from the catching portion, the third segment is accommodated in a second recess formed on the second segment.
6. The protective cover of claim 5 , wherein:
when the protective cover is used as the viewing stand, the first segment is rotated about the hinge portion, the third segment is rotated about the second fold line and separated from the second recess, the second segment is rotated about the first fold line, and the support surface of the third segment is positioned to directly contact and face the inner surface of the first recess,
when the protective cover is used as the typing stand, the third segment is rotated about the second fold line to be separated from the second recess, and the second end of the third segment is caught and supported by the catching portion of the first recess, and
when the protective cover is not used as the viewing stand or the typing stand, the third segment is folded about the second fold line to be accommodated in the second recess, and the second and third segments are folded about the first fold line and a hinge portion to be accommodated in the first recess.