IP Library Granted Patent US 11,771,190
Granted Patent B1
US 11,771,190 · App. 17/966,334 · Granted Oct 3, 2023

Foldable mobile phone case having card storage structure

Inventor: Gwanggyu Yoon (Goyang-si, KR)
A45C11/182A45C13/005A45C13/1069A45C13/36H04B1/3888A45C2011/002
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,771,190
App. No.
17/966,334
Granted
Oct 3, 2023
Kind
B1
Abstract

Disclosed is a foldable mobile phone case including a card storage structure including an upper body part, a lower body part, a card storage part having a structure recessed by a predetermined depth in the same shape as a card to be stored inside the lower body part and in which a card inlet port is formed at a position in contact with the upper body part, and a hinge cover part having a structure mounted to be rotatable in one side direction by a hinge structure at a lower end of the upper body part, is mounted to surround a hinge part of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is folded, and is rotated outward by a hinge structure and opens a hinge portion of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is unfolded.

Claims (28)

1. A foldable mobile phone case comprising:

an upper body part ( 110 ) having a structure that is mounted to surround an upper mobile phone portion ( 11 ), in which a camera lens is positioned, based on a foldable portion of a to-be-mounted mobile phone ( 10 );

a lower body part ( 120 ) having a structure that is mounted to surround a lower mobile phone portion ( 12 ) on another side, on which the upper body part ( 110 ) is not mounted, based on the foldable portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone ( 10 );

a card storage part ( 130 ) having a structure which is recessed by a predetermined depth in the same shape as a card to be stored inside the lower body part ( 120 ) and in which a card inlet port ( 131 ) is formed at a position in contact with the upper body part ( 110 ); and

a hinge cover part ( 140 ) having a structure that is mounted to be rotatable in one side direction by a hinge structure at a lower end of the upper body part ( 110 ), is mounted to surround a hinge part ( 13 ) of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is folded, and is rotated outward by a hinge structure and opens a hinge portion of the mobile phone when the mobile phone is unfolded,

wherein the hinge cover part ( 140 ) includes:

a hinge cover body portion ( 141 ) having a structure that has an end corresponding to one ends of the upper body part ( 110 ) and the lower body part ( 120 ) and surrounds the hinge portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone;

a hinge binding portion ( 142 ) that extends from one end of the hinge cover body portion ( 141 ) in an integral structure by a predetermined length, is mounted to be rotatable by a predetermined angle with respect to one end of the upper body portion ( 110 ), and is made of a material having an elastic restoring force having a predetermined magnitude;

an elastic deformation recess portion ( 143 ) that is formed in an outer surface of the hinge binding portion ( 142 ), is recessed by a predetermined depth, and induces outward elastic deformation of the hinge binding portion ( 142 );

a first magnetic member ( 144 ) that is mounted on the other end of the hinge cover body portion ( 141 ), is attached to a second magnetic member ( 125 ) mounted on one end of the lower body part ( 120 ) by a magnetic force, and attaches the hinge cover part ( 140 ) to the lower body part ( 120 ) in a detachable form; and

a withdrawal groove sealing portion ( 145 ) having a structure that extends from the other end of the hinge cover body portion ( 141 ) in an integral structure by a predetermined length and corresponds to a card withdrawal groove ( 126 ),

the upper body part ( 110 ) includes a hinge mounting groove ( 114 ) that is symmetrically formed on both sides of one end of the upper body part ( 110 ), has a groove structure that is recessed by a predetermined depth and extends upward by a predetermined length, and has a structure that is bound to the hinge binding portion ( 142 ) in a form that changes a vertical position of the hinge binding portion ( 142 ) of the hinge cover part ( 140 ), and

the lower body part ( 120 ) includes:

a second magnetic member ( 125 ) that is mounted on one end of the lower body part ( 120 ), is disposed at a position in contact with the first magnetic member ( 144 ), and has a polarity different from that of the first magnetic member ( 144 ); and

the card withdrawal groove ( 126 ) that is formed adjacent to the card inlet port ( 131 ) formed at one end of the lower body part ( 120 ).

2. The foldable mobile phone case of claim 1 , wherein the upper body part ( 110 ) includes:

an upper inner surface ( 111 ) having a structure that constitutes a storage space having a predetermined volume and is mounted to surround an upper portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone;

a lens exposure portion ( 112 ) having a structure in which a hole is formed to pass through one surface so that the camera lens of the to-be-mounted mobile phone is exposed to the outside; and

a button exposure portion ( 113 ) having a structure in which a portion is formed to be recessed in one surface so that a button formed on a lateral side of the to-be-mounted mobile phone is exposed to the outside.

3. The foldable mobile phone case of claim 1 , wherein the lower body part ( 110 ) includes:

a lower inner surface ( 121 ) that constitutes a storage space having a predetermined volume and is mounted to surround a lower portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone;

a terminal exposure portion ( 122 ) having a structure in which a hole is formed to pass through one surface so that a charging terminal of the to-be-mounted mobile phone is exposed to the outside;

a recessed groove ( 123 ) having a structure that extends in an extension lengthwise direction of the lower body part ( 120 ) along both sides of the card storage part ( 130 ) formed on the lower inner surface ( 121 ) and is recessed by a predetermined depth; and

a reinforcement portion ( 124 ) having a structure that is fixedly seated on the recessed groove ( 123 ), extends to an edge of the lower inner surface ( 121 ), and surrounds a lower edge portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone.

4. The foldable mobile phone case of claim 3 , wherein the reinforcement portion ( 124 ) includes:

a reinforcement body portion ( 124 a ) having a structure that is seated on the recessed groove ( 123 );

a reinforcement extension portion ( 124 b ) having a structure that is integrated with the reinforcement body portion ( 124 a ), extends to the edge of the lower inner surface ( 121 ), and surrounds the lower edge portion of the to-be-mounted mobile phone; and

a card separation prevention reinforcement protrusion portion ( 124 c ) having a structure that is integrated with the reinforcement body portion ( 124 a ), extends inward form the card storage part ( 130 ) by a predetermined length, and presses and fixes both sides of a card stored in the card storage part ( 130 ).

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0048298 · Apr 19, 2022 · national