Cradling/packaging device for portable terminal
Disclosed is a cradling/packaging device for a portable terminal combining a function of safely storing the portable terminal in a packaging box and a function of cradling the portable terminal with a slant, the cradling/packaging device including a first packaging member having a first slot formed on an upper surface and a second packaging member having a second slot formed on an upper surface so as to receive the portable terminal together with the first packaging member, the second packaging member being rotatably connected to the first packaging member so as to cradle the received portable terminal with a slant together with the first packaging member.
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This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to an application entitled “Cradling/Packaging Device for Portable Terminal” filed with the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Feb. 3, 2006 and assigned Serial No. 2006-10656, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a portable terminal, including a Digital Multimedia Broadcast (DMB) phone, a game phone, a chatting phone, a camera phone, an MP3 phone, a cellular phone, a Personal Communication System (PCS), a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), and a Hand Held Phone (HHP), and in particular, to a cradling/packaging device for a portable terminal having both cradling and packaging functions.
2. Description of the Related Art
Recently, portable terminals tend to be increasingly more compact, slim, and light, in order to facilitate improved portability. Furthermore, portable terminals increasingly tend to incorporate more functions in light of growing availability of multimedia services. As such, future portable terminals are expected to be even more compact, slim, and light and have greater multi-functionality and multi-purpose availability. In addition, future portable terminals will be modified to be suitable for various multimedia or Internet environments.
Conventional portable terminals may be classified into various categories according to their appearance, such as bar-type portable terminals, flip-type portable terminals, and folder-type portable terminals. Portable terminals may also be classified into neck wearable type portable terminals and wrist wearable type portable terminals according to the position or way in which users put on the portable terminals. In addition, portable terminals may be classified into rotation-type portable terminals and sliding-type portable terminals according to the manner of opening and closing the portable terminals. Meanwhile, portable terminals now tend to transmit data at a much higher speed in addition to a basic voice communication function. In other words, according to increased consumer demands, recent portable terminals provide services using a wireless communication technology capable of transmitting data at a much higher speed.
When a user purchases a portable terminal at a store, the terminal is packaged in a separate box. Such a packaging device is regarded as expendable and, once the terminal is purchased, is discarded. This is because the packaging device for a portable terminal, including the box, has been considered to be nothing more than a disposable item.
Meanwhile, a separate cradle is purchased and used to cradle the portable terminal so that the user can watch mobile images, for example, displayed on the terminal in a comfortable position.
However, disposal of the packaging device is contrary to the current trend towards recycling. Furthermore, purchase of the cradle for the purpose of watching mobile images in a comfortable position is uneconomical.
In summary, the present invention has been proposed for the sake of recycling and economic advantages to users.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONAccordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cradling/packaging device for a portable terminal having both cradling and packaging functions so that there is an economic advantage in that purchase of a separate cradle becomes unnecessary.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cradling/packaging device adapted to reuse a packaging device, which has been conventionally discarded, as a cradle in conformity with the current trend towards recycling.
In order to accomplish these objects, there is provided a cradling/packaging device for a portable terminal combining a function of safely storing the portable terminal in a packaging box and a function of cradling the portable terminal with a slant, the cradling/packaging device including a first packaging member having a first slot formed on an upper surface and a second packaging member having a second slot formed on an upper surface so as to receive the portable terminal together with the first packaging member, the second packaging member being rotatably connected to the first packaging member so as to cradle the received portable terminal with a slant together with the first packaging member.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein is omitted to avoid making the subject matter of the present invention unclear.
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The first packaging member 12 is larger than the second packaging member 14, and the first slot S1 is larger than the second slot S2, so that the portable terminal can be cradled stably.
A third slot S3 is positioned next to the first and second slots S1 and S2 and receives another portable terminal 40, which may be an earset having a Bluetooth module, for example.
The first and second packaging members 12 and 14 may be made of including, but not limited to, a synthetic resin or paper, which can be recycled. Although a conventional packaging device for packaging a portable terminal is a disposable item, the cradling/packaging device according to the present invention is recycled as a cradle.
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As mentioned above, the present invention is advantageous in that a packaging device for a portable terminal, which has been heretofore regarded as a disposable item, incorporates a cradling function so that no cradle needs to be purchased separately. The present invention has economic merit and conforms to the current trend towards recycling, because the packaging device is also used as a cradling device.
While the invention has been shown and described with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Claims
1. A cradling/packaging device for a portable terminal combining a function of safely storing the portable terminal in a packaging box and a function of cradling the portable terminal with a slant, the cradling/packaging device comprising:
- a first packaging member having a first slot formed on an upper surface; and
- a second packaging member having a second slot formed on an upper surface so as to receive the portable terminal together with the first packaging member, the second packaging member being rotatably connected to the first packaging member so as to cradle the received portable terminal with a slant together with the first packaging member.
2. The cradling/packaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second slots spatially communicate with each other, when the second packaging member is not rotated, and are spatially separated from each other, when the second packaging member is rotated.
3. The cradling/packaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first slot has at least one guide protrusion.
4. The cradling/packaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first and second packaging members are made of a synthetic resin.
5. The cradling/packaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first packaging member is larger than the second packaging member and the first slot is larger than the second slot to stably cradle the portable terminal.
6. The cradling/packaging device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first slot solely receives the portable terminal when the second packaging member is rotated.
Type: Application
Filed: Feb 5, 2007
Publication Date: Aug 30, 2007
Applicants: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (Suwon-si), SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION (Seoul)
Inventors: Tae-Woo Kim (Seongnam-si), Sang-Min Hyun (Seoul), Chang-soo Lee (Incheon)
Application Number: 11/702,443
International Classification: B65D 85/00 (20060101);