Combination of protective casing and stand for portable handheld electronic device

Abstract

A combination of protective casing and stand for portable handheld electronic device comprising a base and a cover pivotably connected to the cover, in which an inner space is formed between the base and the cover for containing the electronic device, and the cover could be pivoted with respect to the base to make the combination to form a configuration at least including a triangle in a cross section taken along a central line of the combination.

1 . A combination of protective casing and stand for portable handheld electronic device comprising a base and a cover pivotably connected to the base, wherein an inner space is formed between the base and the cover for containing the electronic device, and the cover could be pivoted with respect to the base to make the combination to form a configuration at least including a triangle in a cross section taken along a central line of the combination. 
     
     
         2 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the combination is in form of a pocket, and the cover comprises a fixed part attached to the base fixedly and being pivotable together with the corresponding part of the base with respect to the rest of the base and a free part covering the base and being pivotable with respect to the base freely. 
     
     
         3 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 2 , wherein at least one first fastener is formed between the base and the free part of the cover for fastening the base and the free part selectively. 
     
     
         4 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 3 , wherein a tab extends outwards from the base at an end of the fixed part of the cover, and at least one second fastener is formed between the tab and the fixed part of the cover for fastening the tab and the fixed part selectively. 
     
     
         5 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 4 , wherein the part of the first fastener formed on the free part of the cover could be engaged with the part of the second fastener formed on the tab, to fasten the free part of the cover and the tab selectively. 
     
     
         6 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 2 , wherein one or more ribs are formed on the base where is covered by the free part of the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the combination is in form of a box, and the cover is pivotably connected to the base at one edge thereof and a protrusion is formed on an edge of the cover opposite to the edge connected to the base, in which the height of the protrusion is larger than the thickness of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 7 , wherein a recess is formed at an edge of the base for containing the protrusion when the cover is closed to the base. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 7 , wherein a texture is formed on an outer surface of the cover. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 7 , wherein the base and the cover are provided with a plurality matching openings for external access to buttons, switches and/or ports on the electronic device. 
     
     
         11 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 1 , wherein the combination is in form of a box, and one or more pairs of grooves are formed on an outside surface of the base and each of the pairs is used for receiving the two side edges of the cover. 
     
     
         12 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 11 , wherein the cover is made of flexible materials. 
     
     
         13 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 12 , wherein a pair of notches is formed on an inner surface of the cover and each of the notches extends from an individual corner of the cover adjacent to the edge of the cover connected to the base to a middle part of an opposite edge of the cover, in which the thickness of the cover in the notches is relatively thinner than the other part of the cover. 
     
     
         14 . The combination of protective casing and stand according to  claim 11 , wherein the base and the cover are provided with a plurality matching openings for external access to buttons, switches and/or ports on the electronic device.