Protective cover for electronic device

Abstract

A protective cover for protecting and supporting a portable electronic device includes a bottom cover and a top cover including three segments. One of the segments at a first side of the top cover is pivotably attached to the bottom cover. Another one of the segments at a second side of the top cover is magnetically attracted to a back of the bottom cover. The segment at the second side of the top cover is slidable along the back of the bottom cover to adjust an angle of the bottom cover relative to a platform.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A protective cover comprising:
 a bottom cover comprising a bottom plate with a first attraction member, and a pivoting sidewall formed at one side of the bottom plate; and   a top cover comprising a first segment, a second segment foldably connected to a side of the first segment, and a third segment foldably connected to a side of the second segment opposite to the first segment, wherein the first segment comprises a second attraction member;   wherein one side of the third segment opposite to the second segment is pivotably attached to the pivoting sidewall of the bottom cover, the first segment is attractable to parallel contact with a back of the bottom cover through the second attraction member attracted to the first attraction member, the first segment is slidable along the back of the bottom cover to adjust an angle of the bottom cover relative to a surface whereupon the protective cover rests.   
     
     
         2 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom plate is substantially rectangular, the bottom cover further comprises three sidewalls extending from the other three sides of the bottom cover, the bottom plate, the pivoting sidewall, and the sidewalls cooperatively bound a receiving space. 
     
     
         3 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein a recess is defined in a middle of an inner surface of the bottom plate, the first attraction member is fixed in the recess. 
     
     
         4 . The protective cover of  claim 3 , further comprising an adhesive member, wherein the adhesive member is adhered to the inner surface of the bottom plate to sandwich the first attraction member together with the bottom plate. 
     
     
         5 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , further comprising two connecting members pivotably connected between the pivoting sidewall and the side of the third segment. 
     
     
         6 . The protective cover of  claim 5 , wherein each connecting member comprises a main body, a first pivoting side and a second pivoting side formed at opposite sides of the main body, the first pivoting side is pivotably connected to the side of the third segment, the second pivoting side is pivotably connected to the pivoting sidewall of the bottom cover. 
     
     
         7 . The protective cover of  claim 6 , wherein two pins extend out from opposite ends of the second pivoting side, the pivoting sidewall defines two spaced cutouts, and forms two ribbed plates bounding each of the cutouts and connected between the pivoting sidewall and the bottom plate, each ribbed plate defines a pivot slot, the pins are pivotably engaged in the corresponding pivot slots. 
     
     
         8 . The protective cover of  claim 7 , wherein each of the pivot slots comprises an opening, the pins extend through the corresponding openings to engage in the corresponding pivot slots. 
     
     
         9 . The protective cover of  claim 6 , wherein a pivot hole is defined in the first pivoting side of each connecting member, the third segment forms a sleeve at a side opposite to the second segment, a shaft is pivotably received in the sleeve, with opposite ends of the shaft extending out of opposite ends of the sleeve, the opposite ends of the shaft are pivotably inserted in the pivot holes of the connecting members. 
     
     
         10 . The protective cover of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second attraction members are attracted to each other by magnetic force. 
     
     
         11 . The protective cover of  claim 10 , wherein the first attraction member is a sheet made of magnet, the second attraction member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnet. 
     
     
         12 . The protective cover of  claim 10 , wherein the first attraction member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnetic, and the second attraction member is a sheet made of magnet. 
     
     
         13 . The protective cover of  claim 10 , wherein the first attraction member and the second attraction member are both made of magnets for attracting each other. 
     
     
         14 . A protective cover comprising:
 a bottom cover to be used for receiving a portable electronic device; and   a top cover being a foldable segmented flap having a plurality of segments foldably connected one by one;   wherein a first one of the segments at a first side of the top cover is pivotably attached to one side of the bottom cover, a second one of the segments at a second side of the top cover opposite to the first side is attractable to contact with a back of the bottom cover by magnetic force, the second one of the segments is slidable along the back of the bottom cover to adjust an angle of the bottom cover relative to a surface whereupon the protective cover rests.   
     
     
         15 . The protective cover of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom cover comprises a substantially rectangular bottom plate, a pivoting sidewall formed at one side of the bottom plate, and three sidewalls extending from the other three sides of the bottom cover, the bottom plate, the pivoting sidewall, and the sidewalls cooperatively bound a receiving space for receiving the portable electronic device. 
     
     
         16 . The protective cover of  claim 15 , further comprising two connecting members pivotably connected between the bottom cover and the first one of the segments. 
     
     
         17 . The protective cover of  claim 16 , wherein each connecting member comprises a main body, a first pivoting side and a second pivoting side formed at opposite sides of the main body, two posts extend out from opposite ends of the second pivoting side, the pivoting sidewall defines two spaced cutouts and forms two ribbed plates bounding each of the cutouts between the pivoting sidewall and the bottom plate, each ribbed plate defines a pivot slot, the posts are pivotably engaged in the corresponding pivot slots, a pivot hole is defined in the first pivoting side of each connecting member, the first one of the segments forms a sleeve, a shaft is pivotably received in the sleeve, with opposite ends of the shaft extending out of opposite ends of the sleeve, the opposite ends of the shaft are pivotably inserted in the pivot holes of the connecting members. 
     
     
         18 . The protective cover of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom cover mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first attraction member is a sheet made of magnet, the second attraction member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnet. 
     
     
         19 . The protective cover of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom cover mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first attraction member is a sheet made of material that is attracted by magnet, and the second attraction member is a sheet made of magnet. 
     
     
         20 . The protective cover of  claim 14 , wherein the bottom cover mounts a first attraction member, the second one of the segments mounts a second attraction member, the first and second attraction members are attracted to each other by magnetic force, the first attraction member and the second attraction member are both made of magnets for attracting each other.