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US 12,507,775 · App. 18/460,710 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Protective case suitable for electronic devices of various sizes

Inventor: Chao-Chun Hsu (Tainan, TW)
Assignee: InnoCare Optoelectronics Corporation
A45C11/00A45C11/002A45C11/003
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,507,775
App. No.
18/460,710
Filed
Sep 5, 2023
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
3736
USPC
206/320
Abstract

A protective case which is suitable for electronic devices of various sizes includes a bottom case and a positioning element. The bottom case is configured to accommodate an electronic device. The bottom case includes a plurality grooves, and each of the grooves includes a plurality of positioning holes. The positioning element is fixed to one of the positioning holes according to the size of the electronic device.

Claims (23)

1 . A protective case, which is suitable for electronic devices of various sizes, comprising:

a bottom case configured to accommodate an electronic device, wherein the bottom case comprises a plurality grooves, and each of the grooves comprises a plurality of positioning holes; and

a positioning element fixed to one of the positioning holes according to a size of the electronic device,

wherein the positioning element comprises a main body portion and a fixed portion, the fixed portion is connected the main body portion, the main body portion comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion is connected between the fixed portion and the second portion, and in a normal direction perpendicular to the bottom case, a width of the first portion is greater than or equal to a width of the fixed portion, and a width of the second portion is greater than the width of the first portion;

wherein the first portion comprises a vertical surface, the second portion comprises an inclined surface, and the vertical surface is connected to the inclined surface.

2 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein in the normal direction perpendicular to the bottom case, an edge of the first portion is aligned with an edge of the fixed portion.

3 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein in the normal direction perpendicular to the bottom case, a distance is provided between an edge of the first portion and an edge of the fixed portion.

4 . The protective case according to claim 3 , wherein the distance is between 1 mm and 5 mm.

5 . The protective case according to claim 3 , wherein a gap is provided between two adjacent positioning holes, and the gap is greater than the distance.

6 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the vertical surface is less than an area of the inclined surface.

7 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the grooves comprise a plurality first grooves and a plurality of second grooves, and an extending direction of the first grooves is perpendicular an extending direction of the second grooves.

8 . The protective case according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a top case assembled with the bottom case and configured to accommodate the electronic device between the top case and the bottom case.

9 . The protective case according to claim 8 , wherein one of the top case and the bottom case comprises a limiting block, the other of the top case and the bottom case comprises a limiting groove, and the limiting block is arranged corresponding to the limiting groove.

10 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom case has an arrangement region, the arrangement region is located at a corner of the bottom case, and the grooves surround two sides of the arrangement region.

11 . The protective case according to claim 10 , wherein the electronic device is arranged in the arrangement region of the bottom case, and an area of the electronic device is greater than an area of the arrangement region.

12 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the bottom case has an arrangement region, the arrangement region is located in the middle of the bottom case.

13 . The protective case according to claim 12 , wherein the electronic device is arranged in the arrangement region of the bottom case, and an area of the electronic device is greater than an area of the arrangement region.

14 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning element is an integrally-formed positioning block.

15 . The protective case according to claim 14 , wherein the positioning block comprises a hollow shape.

16 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning element is a positioning block of a single-layer material.

17 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning element is a positioning block made of various materials.

18 . The protective case according to claim 1 , wherein a material of the positioning element comprises plastic, ceramics, metal, other suitable materials, or a combination of the foregoing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2023
From: HSU, CHAO-CHUN
To: INNOCARE OPTOELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064883/0806 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 111138753 · Oct 13, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240122319A1 · Apr 18, 2024
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