Patent ID: 7060921
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: G03B

Abstract:
1. A water-resistant case for accommodating an electronic device, comprising: a first case member having a mating portion; a second case member having a mating portion; said first case member and said second case member jointly providing a space for accommodating the electronic device therein when the mating portion of said first case member and the mating portion of said second case member mate with each other; said first case member and said second case member having respective ends swingably coupled to each other, wherein said mating portion of said first case member and the mating portion of said second case member mate with each other when said first case member and said second case member swing relatively to each other about said ends; said first case member having a side wall disposed on a free end of said first case member which is opposite to said end of said first case member, said side wall being disposed outwardly of the mating portion of said first case member, said side wall extending away from the mating portion of said first case member in the direction in which a free end of said second case member which is opposite to said end of said second case member mates with said free end of said first case member; a buckle swingably mounted on said free end of said second case member outwardly of the mating portion of said second case member; a first engaging and disengaging member disposed on said side wall for disengageably engaging said buckle; a second engaging and disengaging member mounted on said buckle for disengageably engaging said first engaging and disengaging member to keep said first case member and said second case member in mating relation to each other when the mating portion of said first case member and the mating portion of said second case member mate with each other and said buckle engages said side wall; a fixed knob mounted on said buckle at a position spaced from a mounted portion of said buckle which is swingably mounted on said free end of said second case member, in a direction away from said mating portions when the mating portion of said first case member and the mating portion of said second case member mate with each other and said buckle engages said side wall; and a movable knob mounted on said buckle closely to a side of said fixed knob which faces said mounted portion, said movable knob being movable toward and away from said fixed knob and normally biased to move toward said mounted portion, wherein when said movable knob is moved toward said fixed knob, said movable knob releases said first engaging and disengaging member and said second engaging and disengaging member out of engagement with each other.