Patent Publication Number: US-2019199387-A1

Title: Protective Case For Mobile Device

Description:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention generally relates protection of mobile devices, more specifically, relates to protective device for mobile device. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Mobile communication devices are constantly evolving and providing more features. Because of variety of functions provided by a mobile phone, often the mobile phone becomes almost the only device carried by a person when the person is out hiking or running errands around the town. However, the person cannot take only the mobile phone because the mobile phone, as versatile as it is, cannot be used as an official identification document or enable a purchase in a store no equipped with modern electronic mobile payment methods. The person has to carry an identification card or a credit card in addition to the mobile phone. 
     Therefore, it is desirable for a way for a person to carry one single mobile device that includes all the necessary information. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention discloses a multi-function protective mobile phone case. In one embodiment, the invention is a protective device for a mobile device comprising a main body with a front side and a back side, a cover mounted on the back side, and a drawer removably inserted into a space defined between the back cover and the back side. 
     In an alternative embodiment, it is disclosed a device comprising a main body receiving a mobile device, and a sliding drawer removably sliding into the main body. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The present invention discloses a multi-function protective mobile phone case and can be understood in more detail by reading the subsequent detailed description in conjunction with the examples and references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  shows a protective mobile phone case according to one embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 2  illustrates placement of a bank card into the protective mobile pone case according to one embodiment of the invention; 
         FIG. 3  illustrates the protective mobile phone case with the top opened according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  illustrates the sliding drawer in the protective mobile phone case according to one alternative embodiment of the invention; and 
         FIG. 5  illustrates the back side of the sliding drawer according to one embodiment of the invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Mobile phones are becoming more sophisticated and more expensive. Because of the costly replacement, it is common for a mobile phone user to enclosed the mobile phone in a protective case. The protective case guards against any accidental dropping of the mobile phone and consequent damage to the mobile phone. 
     The present invention includes a multi-function protective case and can be understood in more detail by reading the subsequent detailed description in conjunction with the examples and references made to the accompanying drawings.  FIG. 1  shows a protective mobile phone case  100  that comprises a main body  102  with a front side and a back side and a cover  104  covering the back side of the main body  102 . The protective mobile phone case  100  is usually made from a combination of hard plastic and flexible rubber material that provides shock resistance and shock absorbing properties. A mobile phone is inserted into the main body  102  from the back side and the cover  104  is then placed on the back side of the main body  102  to enclose the mobile phone. The main body  102  usually has a clear front face  504  shown in  FIG. 5 . Alternatively, the main body  102  may have only a front opening that exposes the front face of the mobile. The cover  104  generally has one or more openings that expose the camera and the flash of the mobile phone. 
     Alternatively, the cover  104  and the main body  102  are one single piece and the mobile phone is inserted into the main body  102  through the front side. 
     The mobile phone case of the present invention has a compartment  202  capable of storing bank cards and/or identification card  204 .  FIG. 2  shows a sliding drawer  202  embedded in the cover  104  and the sliding drawer  202  slides into the cover  104 . The sliding drawer  202  may have different sizes depending on the size of the mobile phone case and the sliding drawer  202  may slide in either longitudinal direction (as shown in  FIG. 2 ) or transversal direction (not shown) of the mobile phone case. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates one embodiment that shows assembly of the cover  104 . The cover  104  comprises of a base  302  and a top  304  and the sliding drawer  202  is placed between the base  302  and the top  304 . The base  302  engages the main body  102  of the mobile phone case. The sliding drawer  202  fits in a space between the base  302  and the top  304 . The top  304  snaps onto the base  302  to form one single element. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates one embodiment of the sliding drawer  202 . The sliding drawer  202  comprises a front face  402  attached to a tray  404  with a back end  406 . The tray  404  has a small recess of preferably 1 mm to 2 mm in height, enough for storing one or two bank cards. The tray  404  has a through-hole  408  for fitting a finger. Once a bank card is placed in the tray  404 , the user can easily lift the bank card out of the tray  404  by inserting a finger through the through-hole  408  from under the tray  404 . 
     The base  302  includes two sliding tracks  410 , opposite of each other. The sliding draw  202  slides against these sliding tracks  410 . Each sliding track ends at a stopper  412 , so the tray  404  butts against the stoppers  412 . The back end  406  has a width smaller than the width of the tray  404 . The back end  406  has two recesses  416  disposed on the opposite sides of the back end  202 . There are two latches  414 , each latch  414  engages one recess  416 . When the sliding drawer  202  is pushed in, the tray  404  slides along the sliding tracks  410  until the tray  404  rest against the stoppers  412  and the latches  414  engage the recess  416 , thus preventing the sliding drawer  202  from sliding out. The front face  402  also has a finger recess  418  and the finger recess  418  enables a user to easily slides the sliding drawer  202  out. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates the back side of a sliding drawer  202 . The front face  402  is attached to the tray  404  and the attachment is reinforced by a plurality of ribs  502  placed under the front face  402 . 
     Though the invention is fully described in the embodiment above, the invention can be easily modified in different embodiments. For example, the storage of a bank card may be accessed through a flipping door on the cover  104 . In another embodiment, the main body  102  and the cover  104  may be one single piece and the cover  104  may be covered by the top  304 , under which the sliding drawer  202  slides. 
     Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details described thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. It is understood that features shown in different figures and different embodiments can be easily combined within the scope of the invention. 
     It will be apparent to a person skilled in the relevant art that features described in different embodiments described in the present specification may be combined. It is to be appreciated that the Detailed Description section, and not the Summary and Abstract sections, is intended to be used to interpret the claims. The Summary and Abstract sections may set forth one or more but not all exemplary embodiments of the present technology as contemplated by the inventor(s), and thus, are not intended to limit the present technology and the appended claims in any way.