Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110073452 | KEY BUTTON STRUCTURE - A key button structure includes a button body, a fixing member and a housing. The housing comprises a first housing and a second housing placed in the first housing. The first housing and the second housing together define an accommodating space. The first housing has a window defined therethrough communicating with the accommodating space. The fixing member and the button body are integrally and detachably assembled within the accommodating space of the housing. The button body is exposed through the window. | 03-31-2011 |
20110074741 | STYLUS - A stylus is disclosed including a main barrel, a main body receiving the main barrel, a stylus cover covering the main body, and a sliding rod assembled to the main barrel. The main body is slidably assembled to the sliding rod to transfer between being latched inside the main barrel and being exposed out of the main barrel. | 03-31-2011 |
20110094804 | TOUCH PEN - A touch pen includes a bush, a sliding rod, and a pen body. The sleeve has a pen head secured at an end and defines a receiving hole. The sliding rod is fixed in the receiving hole and defines a guiding slit. The pen body has an extending end defining an accommodating hole. The extending end is receivable in the receiving hole and the sliding rod is receivable in the accommodating hole. A holding pin is secured in the accommodating hole and passes through the guiding slit, the pen body slides relative to the pen head, the holding pin slides along the guiding slit and can be hold at the two ends of the guiding slit. | 04-28-2011 |
20110096039 | TOUCH STYLUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A touch stylus includes a stylus tube, a stylus holder, and a retracting mechanism. The stylus tube includes a tip integrally formed on one end thereof. The stylus holder is retractably coupled to the stylus tube by the retracting mechanism so the stylus holder can be extended out of the stylus tube to improve the convenience of use of the touch stylus or retracted to improve the portability of the touch stylus. The retracting mechanism includes a guiding track defined in the stylus holder and a fixing pin retractably engaged with the guiding track and fixed to the stylus tube so the stylus holder is retractably coupled to the stylus tube. | 04-28-2011 |
20110115752 | TOUCH STYLUS - A touch stylus includes a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a stylus body, a first slide rod, and a second slide rod. The first sleeve defines a first assembling hole and the second sleeve defines a second assembling hole. The second sleeve is slidably received in the first assembling hole, the stylus body is slidably received in the second assembling hole. The first slide rod is secured with the first sleeve and slidably connects to the second sleeve. The second slide rod is secured with the second sleeve and slidably connects to the stylus body. | 05-19-2011 |
20110129713 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BATTERY COVER - A portable electronic device includes a base defining a battery compartment, a cover, an operating element, a latching element, and an ejecting element. The cover is configured for covering the battery compartment and pivotably attached to the base. The latching element is attached to the cover. The ejecting element attaches to the base. The operating element is slidably attached to the base. The ejecting element resists the latching element to bias the cover to move away from the base when detaching. | 06-02-2011 |
20110135983 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A battery cover latching mechanism and a portable electronic device using the same are provided. The portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery, and a battery cover latching mechanism detachably fixing the battery cover to the housing. The battery cover latching mechanism includes a latching piece assembled to the housing and a latching post integrally formed on the battery cover. The latching piece includes a connecting body and two elastic arms extending from two ends of the connecting body opposite to each other to form a latching space. The latching post detachably latches in the latching area of the latching piece. | 06-09-2011 |
20110139518 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a shell, a stylus body, and a slide enabling member. The shell has a chamber defined therethrough. The stylus body is slidably accommodated in the chamber of the shell. The slide enabling member is slidably coupling the stylus body to the shell so the stylus body can slide relative to the shell from a retracted position to an extended position. The slide enabling member includes a sliding pin located at one of the stylus body and the shell, and a track defined at another one of the stylus body and the shell and slidably engaging with the sliding pin so the stylus body slides relative to the shell. | 06-16-2011 |
20110139519 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a first shell, a second shell, a first slide enabling member. The first shell has a first hole defined therethough. The second shell is slidably accommodated in the first hole of the first shell. The first slide enabling member couples the second shell to the first shell such that the second shell slides relative to the first shell from a retracted configuration to an extending configuration. The first slide enabling member includes a first pin and a first track that engages the first pin, the second shell slides relative to the first shell along the first pin. | 06-16-2011 |
20110155480 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a tip body, a slide enabling member and a cap assembly. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The tip body is slidably accommodated in the receptacle of the housing. The slide enabling member slidably couples the tip body to the housing so the tip body can slide relative to the housing from a retracted position to an extended position. The cap assembly is releasably latched to the tip body. The tip body includes a tapered surface formed thereon; the cap assembly includes a resisting portion which is complemented in shape and size to resist the tapered surface of the tip body; when an external force is exerted on the cap assembly toward the housing, the resisting portion push the tapered surface so the tip body slides relative to the housing from the extended position to the retracted position. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159330 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a base, a battery cover and a resisting element. The base has a resisting portion. The battery cover attaches to the base. The resisting element elastically resists and is retained by the resisting portion. | 06-30-2011 |
20110159337 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover, a positioning element, and a latching element. The housing defines a battery compartment. The battery cover is attached to the housing and covers the battery compartment. The positioning element attaches to the housing. The latching element attaches to the battery cover and latches with the positioning element. The latching element includes a latching portion. The positioning element and the housing cooperatively form a receiving space in which the latching portion is received. | 06-30-2011 |
20110181554 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and a sliding enabling member. The slide enabling member slideably coupling the stylus body to the housing so the stylus body can slide relative to the housing from a retracted configuration to an extending configuration. The slide enabling member includes a sliding pin and two tracks engaging the sliding pin, the sliding pin is positioned on a sliding element located in the receptacle of the housing, and the tracks are two guiding grooves defined in a guiding element located in the chamber of the stylus body, the sliding pin slides in the tracks when the stylus body slides relative to the housing between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181555 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and a retaining structure. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The retaining structure is configured to provide a mechanism for the stylus body to latch in the receptacle of the housing. The retaining structure includes a set of retaining members and a set of retaining slots that engage the retaining members. | 07-28-2011 |
20110193826 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and a shaft. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body assembly is slidably and non-rotatably accommodated in the receptacle of the housing, the stylus body assembly includes a threaded hole defined therethrough. The shaft rotatably passes through the housing, the shaft includes a threaded portion engaging with the threaded hole such that rotation of the shaft relative to the housing causes the stylus body assembly to slide relative to the housing to extend out or retract into the housing. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193827 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing has a receptacle defined therethrough, a tip body slidably accommodated in the receptacle, a slide enabling member and a cap assembly. The tip body includes a body. The slide enabling member includes the body of the tip body and a guiding hole slidably engaging with the body, the guiding hole is defined in the housing, when the tip body is accommodated in the receptacle, the body passes through the guiding hole. The cap assembly is releasably latched to the tip body and the housing. The latching force between the tip body and the cap assembly is larger than a latching force between the cap assembly and the housing, so when an external force is exerted on the cap assembly to remove the cap assembly away from the tip body, the cap assembly is separated from the housing but the cap assembly is firmly latched on the tip body. | 08-11-2011 |
20110210948 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a stylus barrel, a connecting element and a stylus body. The stylus barrel has a receptacle defined therethrough. The connecting element is fixed to one end of the stylus barrel. The stylus body is retractably and slidably coupled to the stylus barrel. The stylus body is configured to be optionally supported by the connecting element in an extended state or locked to the opposite end of the stylus barrel in a retracted state with the stylus body received within the receptacle of the stylus barrel. | 09-01-2011 |
20110221710 | STYLUS - An exemplary stylus includes a barrel, two slide mechanisms, two housings and a head. The two housings are slidably coupled to the barrel by the two slide mechanisms. The head is attached to an outer end of one of the housings, and configured to contact a touch screen of an electronic device. The two housings cooperatively surround the barrel when the stylus is in a retracted position, and are slidable along two opposite directions to elongate the stylus. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221711 | STYLUS HOLDING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A stylus holding mechanism includes a housing, a positioning mechanism and a stylus. The housing defines a receiving space. The positioning mechanism includes a block and a spring. The block forms a projection, and the spring provides elastic force on the block. The stylus is received in the receiving space. The stylus defines a groove, and the projection is received in the groove for releasably locking the stylus. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221712 | TELESCOPING STYLUS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A telescoping stylus includes a housing, a nib portion, a stopper member, a first sleeve, a shank member and a second sleeve. The nib portion is attached to one end of the housing. The stopper member is attached to another end of the housing. The shank member is slidably received in the first sleeve. The second sleeve receives the first sleeve and the shank member, and the shank member is fixed to the second sleeve. The second sleeve is releasably positioned in the housing, and abuts the stopper member. | 09-15-2011 |
20110226537 | STYLUS - A cap assembly for protecting a head of a stylus, the cap assembly comprise a hollow cap and a resisting element. The cap has chamber defined therein. The resisting element is mounted in the chamber, the resisting element includes a resisting portion that has a receiving space defined therein. The receiving space has a shape and profile conforming to the head; so when the head is received in the receiving space, the head resisting an inner surface of the receiving space. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227880 | TELESCOPING STYLUS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A telescoping stylus includes a housing, a first stopper member, a second member, and a core member. The first stopper member is attached to one end of the housing. The second stopper member is attached to another end of the housing. The core member is slidably received in the housing. The core member selectively engages with the first stopper member or the second member to be positioned in the housing. | 09-22-2011 |
20110228493 | PROTECTIVE COVER, KEY ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE KEY ASSEMBLY - A protective cover includes a cover body and a pressing body integrally mounted to the cover body. The cover body has an accommodating cavity recessed from a surface of the cover body and an accommodating hole defined through the base wall of the accommodating cavity. The pressing body is mounted to the cover body and includes a pressing portion and a resisting post. The pressing portion is configured for being received within the accommodating cavity and exposed from the accommodating hole. The resisting post protruding from a surface of the pressing portion away from the cover body corresponding to the switch. There also discloses a key assembly using the protective cover and a portable electronic device using the key assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
20110229119 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH CAMERA ASSEMBLY - An exemplary portable electronic device includes a housing, a camera assembly, and a deformable protective member. The camera assembly includes a circuit board and a camera unit. The protective member defines a through cavity. The through cavity receives the camera unit. The housing resists against and deforms the protective member and the circuit board resists against the protective member, sealing the through cavity. | 09-22-2011 |
20110232935 | GROUNDING MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A grounding mechanism is used for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and a battery cover. The grounding mechanism typically includes an elastic member including a main portion, a first bent portion, a second bent portion and a clamping portion. The main portion is attached to the housing. The first bent portion and the second bent portion respectively extend from two opposite ends of the main portion. The clamping portion extends from one side of the main portion, and includes two arms for clamping one part of the battery cover. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234546 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body, a latching element and a shell. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body is accommodated in the receptacle and located at one end of the housing. The stylus body has two opposite arms located at one end thereof, each arm has a protrusion protruding therefrom. The latching element is mounted in the receptacle and is located at another end of the housing opposite to the stylus body. The latching element has two opposite latching cantilever and each cantilever having a rib protruding therefrom. The shell is slidably accommodated in the receptacle and has two opposite latching slots defined therein. The latching slots latch with the protrusions to hold the stylus in a retracted state, and the latching slots latch with the ribs to hold the stylus in an extended state. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234547 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body, a pin, a shell and a latching element. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body is accommodated in the receptacle. The pin transversely passes through the stylus body and the housing to retain the stylus body to the housing. The shell is slidably accommodated in the receptacle, the shell has a first stopping hole defined at one end thereof and a protrusion located adjacent to the first stopping hole, the first stopping hole is used for latch with the pin to hold stylus in a retracted state. The latching element is mounted in the receptacle and spaced apart from the stylus body, the latching element having a latching cantilever having a second stopping hole defined therethrough, the second stopping hole being used for latching with the protrusion to hold the stylus in an extended state. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234548 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body, a shell and a latching element. The housing has a receptacle and a sliding pin. The stylus body is accommodated in the housing, the stylus body has a track and engaging the sliding pin so the stylus body can slide relative to the housing, the stylus body further has a compartment. The shell is slidably accommodated in the compartment, the shell has a first stopping hole and a protrusion located adjacent to the first stopping hole, the first stopping hole is used for latching with the sliding pin to hold the stylus in a retracted state. The latching element is mounted in the receptacle and located near the stylus body, the latching element has a latching cantilever having a second stopping hole defined therethrough, the second stopping hole latches with the protrusion to hold the stylus in an extended state. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235300 | KEY BUTTON MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A key button mechanism and a portable electronic device using same are provided. The key button mechanism includes a base body, a protective piece and a key button. The protective piece is assembled to the base body and includes two actuating portions. The key button is partially attached to the base body and aligns with the protective piece. The key button includes a key body and two resisting blocks formed on the key body. The two resisting blocks are configured to align with and abut against the corresponding two actuating portions of the protective piece. | 09-29-2011 |
20110242061 | STYLUS - A stylus includes a stylus barrel, a electrically conductive stylus head connecting to the stylus barrel, a rod assembly and a shaft. The rod assembly includes a swing block and an elastic member connecting the end of the swing block. The rod assembly is assembled in stylus barrel, the shaft is secured on the stylus barrel and passes through the swing block, making the swing block enable to tilt about the shaft, an end of the stylus head rotatably connects the other end of the swing block relative to the elastic member, the other end of the stylus head exposed to the stylus barrel, the elastic member provides an elastic force to cause the stylus head return to the original position after the stylus is moved into a tilted position. | 10-06-2011 |
20110242737 | SLIDE MECHANISM FOR SLIDE-TYPE PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A slide mechanism includes a main plate, a slide plate, an elastic member, and two connecting members. The main plate includes two rail portions and two guide rails. Each rail portion defines a guiding slot. Each guide rail is received in one of the guiding slot and defines a slide groove. The elastic member is secured on the main plate and the slide plate. The two connecting members are secured to the slide plate and each connecting member is slideably received in one of the guiding slots. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244290 | BATTERY COVER ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a housing, a battery cover, a positioning element, and a latching element. The positioning element is mounted on the housing. The latching element is retained by the positioning element and configured for securing the battery cover to the housing. The battery cover is electrically connected to the positioning element by the latching element. | 10-06-2011 |
20110244311 | BATTERY COVER LATCHING MECHANISM AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A battery cover latching mechanism and a portable electronic device using the same are provided. The battery cover latching mechanism detachably locks a battery cover to the housing and includes an assembly portion, a locking assembly and a lock portion. The locking assembly is mounted to the assembly portion of the housing and includes an elastic piece and a latching member. The elastic piece is assembled within the receiving slot. The latching member is elastically and releasably assembled within the receiving slot by the elastic piece for locking or releasing the battery cover. The locking portion is formed on the battery cover and locked by the latching member. | 10-06-2011 |
20110254781 | STYLUS AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING SAME - An exemplary stylus for portable electronic device with an electrostatic capacitive touch panel includes a main body, a touch nib, and a connecting element. The touch nib is electrically connected to the main body. The touch nib includes a flat or planar contacting portion to slide along the electrostatic capacitive touch panel with less pressure than traditional pointed styluses. The connecting element is pivotably connected the touch nib to the main body. | 10-20-2011 |
20110261022 | STYLUS - An exemplary stylus includes a housing, a stylus body, a latching element and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle defined therethrough. The stylus body is rotatably assembled to the receptacle. The latching element is slidably accommodated in the receptacle, the latching element is configured for interacting with the stylus body so that the stylus body rotates relative to the housing about an axis and the latching element moves linearly along another axis. The elastic element is resisted between the housing and the latching element, the elastic element is used for accumulating an elastic force with rotation of the stylus body relative to the housing and the movement of the latching element. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261023 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a shell, a stylus body and at least one stopping member. The shell has a compartment defined therethrough, the shell further has at least one first stopping hole and at least one second stopping hole defined in an inner surface thereof and adjacent to the first stopping hole. The stylus body is accommodated in the compartment and is capable of tilting relative to the shell. The at least one stopping member is retractably mounted to the stylus body, each stopping member is configured for selectively resisted one first stopping hole and one second stopping hole with the tilting of the stylus body relative to the shell so as to orient the stylus body in a retracted state or in a tilted state. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261024 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, an axle, a follower, a connecting rod, a stylus body and a pin. The housing has a receptacle and a guiding groove. The axle is rotatably mounted in the receptacle and a threaded portion formed thereon. The follower includes a main body, a nut screwed on the threaded portion and a guiding block slidably located in the guiding groove. The connecting rod is accommodated in the receptacle, the connecting rod defines a sliding groove. The stylus body has a body, a head and an pin hole aligned with the sliding groove. The pin is located in the housing. The pin is inserted in the pin hole and the sliding groove so the connecting rod and a second body end are hinged in the housing; a first connecting rod end is hinged near the center of the stylus body, the second connecting rod end is hinged to another side of the follower opposite to the nut. | 10-27-2011 |
20110261025 | STYLUS - A stylus comprises a housing, a stylus body and an elastic element. The housing has a receptacle longitudinally defined therethrough. The stylus body is hinged to housing and located in the receptacle. The elastic element is located between the housing and the stylus body. When the stylus body rotates relative to the housing from a retracted state to a tilted state, the elastic element is compressed and accumulate elastic force for restore the stylus to the retracted state. | 10-27-2011 |
20110268497 | COVER LATCHING MECHANISM - An exemplary cover latching mechanism includes a housing, a cover, a button, an ejecting element and a biasing element. The cover is latched to the housing. The button releasably latches the cover to the housing. The ejecting element releasably resists the button. The biasing element is compressed between the housing and the ejecting element to exert force on the ejecting element. When the button is pressed, the latching engagement between the button and the cover is released, and the resisting engagement between the button and the ejecting element is released, the ejecting element moves to and drives the cover away from the housing. | 11-03-2011 |
20110286158 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism comprises a retaining plate having a track and a groove, both of which are defined in the retaining plate and parallel to each other; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft, the rotating plate has a slot and a slit, both of which are defined in the rotating plate and extending along a imaginary line; a biasing member including a first biasing member end and a second biasing member end; a peg retained on the first biasing member end and extending into the groove and the slot; a rail retained on the second biasing member end and extending into the track and the slit. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287815 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism comprises a retaining plate having a cut-out defined therethrough, the cut-out is curved; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft extending through the retaining plate and the rotating plate; a pin rotatably affixed to the rotating plate and slidably engaging with the cut-out to guide rotating movement of the rotating plate when the rotating plate rotates around the shaft in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287816 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism, comprises a retaining plate having a cut-out defined therethrough, the cut-out being curved; a rotating plate being capable of rotating in a plane parallel to the plane of the retaining plate by a shaft; a pin slidably engaging with the cut-out and retained on the rotating plate; and a guiding assembly is coupled between the rotating plate and the retaining plate to guide the rotating plate to rotate relative to the retaining plate. | 11-24-2011 |
20110287817 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism comprises a retaining plate, a rotating plate, a rotation enabling member and a biasing member. The rotation enabling member comprising a rail, a track, a guiding post and a guiding groove. The biasing member comprising a first biasing member end and a second biasing member end. The first biasing member end is retained on the retaining plate and the second biasing member end is retained on the rail. When the rotating plate rotates from a first state to an intermediate state, the biasing member is compressed by the rail to exert a force on the rotating plate and the retaining plate causing the rotating plate to automatically rotate toward an third state once the rotating plate passes the intermediate state. | 11-24-2011 |
20110291999 | STYLUS - A stylus includes a housing, a stylus body and a first rotating member. The stylus body includes a tip. The first rotating member is coupled between the housing and the stylus body so the stylus body rotatably engages with the housing. The tip moves from one side of the first rotating member to another side of the first rotating member, when the stylus body rotates relative to the housing. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292000 | STYLUS - A stylus includes a housing, a stylus body including a tip, a pen including a head, a first rotating member and a second rotating member. The first rotating member is coupled between the housing and the stylus body so the stylus body rotatably engages with the housing. The second rotating member is coupled between the housing and the pen so the pen rotatably engages with the housing. When the stylus body rotates relative to the housing, the tip moves from a first side of the first rotating member to a second side of the first rotating member opposite to the first side of the first rotating member; when the pen rotates relative to the housing, the head moves from a first side of the second rotating member to a second side of the second rotating member opposite to the first side of the second rotating member. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292001 | STYLUS RETAINING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A stylus retaining mechanism for portable electronic device includes a housing, a button assembly and a rejection assembly. The housing defines a receiving chamber to receive a stylus. The button assembly attached to the housing includes a button and a first elastic member. One end of the first elastic member is attached to the housing, and the another end resists the button. The button includes a locking portion to engage with a latching portion of the stylus. The ejection assembly is attached to the housing. The ejection assembly contacts with one end of the stylus and pushes the stylus out when the stylus is disengaged from the locking portion. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292002 | STYLUS RETAINING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A stylus retaining mechanism is configured for retaining a stylus to a housing. The stylus includes a latching portion. The stylus retaining mechanism includes a locking assembly. The housing includes a fixing portion, an opening and a receiving chamber communicating with the opening. The receiving chamber is configured to receive a stylus, the housing including. The locking assembly is attached to the fixing portion. The locking assembly includes a locking member and an elastic member. One end of the elastic member is attached to the fixing portion, and the other end resists the locking member. The locking member includes a protrusion to engage with a latching portion of the stylus. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292003 | STYLUS - A stylus includes a stylus member including a first housing defining a first receptacle; a stylus body assembly slidably and non-rotatably accommodated in the first receptacle. The stylus body assembly including a first threaded hole, and a pen member including a second housing defining a second receptacle, a pen assembly slidably and non-rotatably accommodated in the second receptacle. The pen assembly defining a second threaded hole therethrough; and a shaft including a first threaded portion engaging with the first threaded hole and a second threaded portion engaging with the second threaded hole so rotation of the shaft relative to the first housing and the second housing causes the stylus body assembly to extend into or retract from the first housing and the second housing respectively. | 12-01-2011 |
20110292576 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ROTATABLE COVER - A portable electronic device includes a base, a cove, a first plate, a second plate, a first post, a second post, and an adjusting mechanism. The first plate is secured to the cover. A guiding slot and a receiving hole are defined in the first plate. The second plate is secured to the base. A receiving slot and a pin hole are defined in the second plate. The first post passes through the pin hole and the receiving hole. The second post passes through the receiving slot and is slidably received in the guiding slot. One end of the adjusting mechanism is rotatably connected to the first and second plates by the first post, and the other end of the adjusting mechanism is slidably connected to the first and second plates by the second post. | 12-01-2011 |
20110310065 | STYLUS RETAINING MECHANISM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A stylus retaining mechanism for portable electronic device includes a housing and a locking assembly. The housing includes a fixing portion, an opening and a receiving chamber communicating with the opening. The receiving chamber is configured to receive a stylus, the housing included. The locking assembly is attached to the fixing portion, and includes a button and an elastic member. The button defines a passage to allow the stylus to extend through and slide along a landscape orientation of the stylus. A protrusion is formed in the passage. The stylus is locked in the stylus retaining mechanism by engagement between the latching portion and the protrusion. The latching portion is disengaged from the protrusion when the button is depressed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120069499 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH INTERFACE PROTECTOR - Interface protector for an electronic device includes a housing defining an opening exposing the interface; a retaining element defining a first stopping slot and a second stopping slot, the retaining element mounted to the housing by a retaining member; a cover having a protrusion protruding therefrom, the cover rotatably mounted to the retaining element by a rotation member. When the protrusion is received in the first stopping slot, the cover shields the interface; when the protrusion slides out of the first stopping slot, until latching in the second stopping slot, the cover is rotated to expose the interface. | 03-22-2012 |
20120122523 | ROTATING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A rotating mechanism includes a lower plate defining a first guiding groove and a second guiding groove, the first guiding groove including a sliding groove section and a rotating groove section, the sliding groove section mirror-image symmetrical with the second guiding groove, the rotating groove section extending from an end of the sliding groove section toward the second guiding groove; an upper plate defines a first track and a second track; an elastic element assembly having two opposite retaining portions; a first pin located at one of the retaining portions, the first pin slidably received in the first guiding groove and the first track; and a second pin located at the other retaining portion, the second pin slidably received in the second guiding groove and the second track. | 05-17-2012 |