Patent ID: 7310980
Filing Date: 2007-12-25
Classification: A45C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A case for a portable device, in which the portable device includes a communication apparatus for communicating with a drive controller that electrically locks and unlocks a lock device to remotely control the lock device, the case comprising: a case body including a component compartment, for accommodating the communication apparatus, and a socket, having an opening, the case body being formed by fastening a first case shell and a second case shell, which have a snap-fit structure, to each other, the first case shell having an outer projection formed on an outer surface of the first case shell and the second case shell having an outer projection formed on an outer surface of the second case shell, wherein when the first and second case shells are fastened each other, the outer projections of the first and second case shells are integrated and form an engagement projection near the opening of the socket and extending across a boundary between the first and second case shells; a mechanical key for mechanically operating the lock device, the mechanical key being partially received in the socket; and a clamp portion arranged on the mechanical key for clamping the engagement projection that is formed by integrating the outer projections of the first and second case shells, the clamp portion including a groove with which the engagement projection is engaged when the mechanical key is received in the socket.