Protective cover for electronic device

A protective cover for an electronic device includes a bottom plate, an integral side wall extending from the edges of the bottom plate. The bottom plate and the integral side wall cooperate to define a concave portion for receiving an electronic device. At least one connecting structure is arranged across the bottom plate and the integral side wall. Each connecting structure divides the protective cover into a first cover and a second cover. One of the first cover or the second cover is able to rotate relative to the other cover via the connecting portion, forming an angle between the first cover and the second cover, whereby the protective cover forms a standing base to support the electronic device at an angle.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201410434498.2 filed on Aug. 29, 2014, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIELD

The subject matter herein generally relates to protective covers for electronic devices.

BACKGROUND

A protective cover is usually used for protecting an electronic device. Some protective covers can also be used for supporting the electronic device at an angle while in use.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure, including the accompanying drawings, is illustrated by way of examples and not by way of limitation. A definition that applies throughout this disclosure will now be presented. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”

FIG. 1is an isometric view of a protective cover for an electronic device. In at least one embodiment as shown inFIGS. 1 and 2, a protective cover100includes, but is not limited to, a bottom plate21having a number of edges and an integral side wall22extending from the edges of the bottom plate21. In the embodiment, the bottom plate21and the integral side wall22cooperate to define a concave portion23for receiving an electronic device200(as shown inFIG. 4).

In the embodiment, the protective cover100further includes at least one connecting structure30which is arranged across the bottom plate21and the integral side wall22. Each connecting structure30includes a flexible connecting portion33formed on the bottom plate21, each flexible connecting portion33has two end portions331and332(as shown inFIG. 3), and each of the two end portions331and332forms a slit34extending to the integral side wall22. In the embodiment, the slits34adjacent to the connecting portion33are symmetrically formed on the two end portions331and332of the connecting portion33.

In the embodiment, each connecting structure30divides the protective cover100into a first cover31and a second cover32. In use, as shown inFIGS. 3 and 4, one of the first cover31or the second cover32is able to rotate relative to the other cover via the connecting portion33, forming an angle between the first cover31and the second cover32, whereby the protective cover100forms a standing base to support the electronic device200at an angle.

In the embodiment, the flexible connecting portion33is a flexible crease formed on the bottom plate21. In the embodiment, the flexible connecting portion33is formed to define a groove in an internal surface of the bottom plate21. The flexible connecting portion33is made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) material. One of the first cover31and the second cover32rotates relative to the other cover by stretching the flexible connecting portion33.

In the embodiment, each slit34is formed to be curved, and at least one protrusion portion321and at least one matched recessed portion322are thereby respectively formed on the second cover32and the first cover31and respectively facing the slit34. In the embodiment, the protrusion portion321is configured to abut against a bottom surface of the electronic device200when the electronic device200is received in the protective cover100, to limit the rotation scope between the first cover31and the second cover32. Therefore, the electronic device200received in the protective cover100can be secured at a fixed angle.

In the embodiment, the slit34has an L-shaped appearance. In other embodiments, the slit34can have an appearance of arc shaped, zigzag shaped, wave shaped, and so on.

In the embodiment, the protective cover100includes a connecting structure30. In one embodiment, as shown inFIGS. 1-4, the connecting structure30can be distributed on the protective cover100along an oblique direction of the protective cover. In other embodiments, as shown inFIGS. 5-6, the connecting structure30can be distributed on the protective cover100along a width or a length of the protective cover100.

In other embodiments, the protective cover100includes a number of connecting structures30. As shown inFIGS. 7-11, each of the connecting structures30can be distributed on the protective cover100along an oblique angle, or along the width or the length of the protective cover100. Therefore, one or more of the connecting structures30can be selected to allow the protective cover100to be formed to support the electronic device200in different states, for example, the electronic device200can stand at different angles.