Protective case for mobile device and mobile device with the protective case

Abstract

A protective case for a mobile device includes a body portion having an outer periphery, and a movable portion which is movably connected to the outer periphery of the body portion. The protective case has a flattened configuration, in which the body portion and the movable portion are substantially on the same plane, and a folded configuration, in which the movable portion is folded to be perpendicular to the body portion, and the folded movable portion and the body portion together form an accommodation chamber for receiving the mobile device.

1 . A protective case for a mobile device, comprising:
 a body portion having an outer periphery, and   a movable portion which is movably connected to the outer periphery of the body portion;   wherein the protective case has:   a flattened configuration, in which the body portion and the movable portion are substantially on the same plane, and   a folded configuration, in which the movable portion is folded to be perpendicular to the body portion, and the folded movable portion and the body portion together form an accommodation chamber for receiving the mobile device.   
     
     
         2 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 1 , wherein the body portion is generally rectangular and comprises four sides, and the movable portion comprises four side walls which are movably connected with corresponding sides of the body portion, and wherein in the flattened configuration, the four side walls are separated from each other, and in the flattened configuration, the four side walls are connected end to end. 
     
     
         3 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 2 , wherein each side of the body portion comprises a first inclined surface, and each side wall comprises a second inclined surface which is movably connected to the first inclined surface, and wherein in the flattened configuration, an angle is formed between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, and in the folded configuration, the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are in face-to-face contact. 
     
     
         4 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 2 , wherein each side wall comprises a strip body and a flange connected at an angle to the strip body, and wherein in the flattened configuration, the flange is away from the body portion relative to the strip body, and in the folded configuration, the flange is located above the body portion and is adapted to attach to the mobile device. 
     
     
         5 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 2 , further comprising four elastic connectors, wherein in the flattened configuration, the connectors are flattened, and in the folded configuration, the four side walls are connected end to end through the corresponding connectors, and the connectors are bent and respectively correspond to four corners of the mobile device. 
     
     
         6 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 5 , wherein the four side walls of the movable portion comprise an upper side wall and an opposing lower side wall, and a left side wall and an opposing right side wall, and wherein in the flattened configuration, two ends of the upper side wall are each connected to a corresponding connector and the upper side wall and the corresponding connectors extend in a straight line, and two ends of the lower side wall are each connected to a corresponding connector and the lower side wall and the corresponding connectors extend in a straight line. 
     
     
         7 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 5 , wherein in the flattened configuration, from a lateral view of the protective case, the body portion, the side walls and the connectors have substantially the same thickness. 
     
     
         8 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 5 , wherein each connector comprises a middle body and two ear portions respectively connected to two ends of the middle body, and wherein in the flattened configuration, only one of the two ear portions of each connector is connected to a corresponding side wall, and in the folded configuration, the two ear portions of each connector are respectively connected to corresponding two side walls. 
     
     
         9 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 8 , wherein the middle body comprises opposing front and rear sides and an inner surface connecting the front and rear sides thereof, and each side wall comprises opposing front and rear sides and an inner surface connecting the front and rear side thereof, and wherein in the folded configuration, the front side and the rear side of the middle body are respectively flush with the front sides and the rear sides of corresponding two side walls, and the inner surface of the middle body smoothly transitions between the inner surfaces of the corresponding two side walls. 
     
     
         10 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 8 , wherein each ear portion comprises a connecting post, the connecting post comprises a first section and a second section, and the second section has a size larger than that of the first section; two ends of each side wall are each provided with a first connection hole and a second connection hole that communicate with each other, the second connection hole has a size larger than that of the first connection hole; and wherein the second section is inserted into the second connection hole through the first connection hole, and the size of the second section is larger than the size of the first connection hole. 
     
     
         11 . The protective case for the mobile device according to  claim 8 , wherein each connector further comprises a flange connected to the middle body, and wherein in the flattened configuration, the flange is located away from the body portion relative to the middle body, and in the folded configuration, the flange is located above the body portion and is adapted to attach to the mobile device. 
     
     
         12 . A mobile device, which is provided with the protective case according to  claim 1 , and is received in the accommodation chamber of the protective case.