Memory card box
The present invention discloses a memory card box comprising two covers, which are fabricated into a one-piece part, wherein one cover has a press member and a hook element, and the other cover has a through-hole formed at a position corresponding to the press member and the hook element. The hook element can be pushed through the through-hole and locked at one side of the through-hole, and two covers are thus locked together. The locked two covers can be unlocked via pressing the press member. Therefore, the present invention provides a memory card box, which is easy to open and close.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a memory card box, particularly to a box structure for protecting memory cards.
2. Description of the Related Art
With the advance of science and technology, storage media, such as memory cards, have been extensively and massively used in many electronic products, such as digital cameras, mobile phones and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). A memory card is usually small, slim and lightweight but has a great storage capacity. When a memory card is placed together with a sharp and hard object, the memory card is apt to be scratched or damaged. A memory card is also apt to be contaminated by dust or other dirt in the environment. In these cases, data may be unable to be written in or read from a memory card. Therefore, many dedicated boxes were developed to protect memory cards against damage or contamination.
A conventional memory card box usually has a top cover and a bottom cover, which can be closed together. The memory card box has an accommodation space thereinside for memory card storage. Many memory card boxes can only store a single memory card. If a user has more than one memory card, he has to use another box to store another memory card, which inconveniences the user. Further, the open/close mechanisms of some memory card boxes are not easy-to-operate, and users thus have to spend time on opening/closing these boxes.
Accordingly, the present invention proposes a fine-design and easy-to-operate memory card box to overcome the abovementioned problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONOne objective of the present invention is to provide a memory card box, which is easy to open and close, wherein two covers thereof can be locked together via a design having a press member, a hook element and a through-hole, and wherein two locked covers can be unlocked via pressing the press member.
Another objective of the present invention is to provide a memory card box, which can store a plurality of memory cards.
Further another objective of the present invention is to provide a memory card box, which can protect memory cards against damage and contamination.
The present invention discloses a memory card box, which comprises a first cover and a second cover. The first cover has a press element, and a hook element extending out from said press member. The second cover is joined to the first cover at one side and has a through-hole at the other side, and the through-hole is at a position corresponding to the press member and the hook element of the first cover. When the hook element is pushed through the through-hole and locked at one side of the through-hole, the press member is locked at the other side of the through-hole, and the first and second covers are thus locked together. The locked first and second covers can be unlocked via pressing the press member.
Further, a plurality of fixing elements are formed on the inner surfaces of both the first and second covers, and the fixing elements are arranged according to the shape of a memory card and used to fix the memory card thereinside.
Below, the embodiments are described in detail in cooperation with the attached drawings to make easily understood the objectives, technical contents, characteristics and accomplishments of the present invention.
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The size of the memory card may be enlarged to contain more memory cards. For example, two sets of fixing elements can be formed on the inner surface of the first cover, and two sets of fixing elements are also correspondingly formed on the inner surface of the second cover. Therefore, the present invention can satisfy requirements of different users via various sizes of memory card boxes and corresponding arrangements of fixing elements.
In conclusion, the present invention proposes a memory card box to protect memory cards against damage and contamination, wherein a design of a press member, a hook element and a corresponding through-hole can make a memory card box easy to close and open. Further, one memory card box of the present invention can contain several memory cards. Therefore, it is unnecessary to prepare for several memory cards the same number of memory card boxes.
Those embodiments described above are to exemplify the present invention to enable the persons skilled in the art to understand, make and use the present invention. However, it is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any equivalent modification or variation according to the spirit of the present invention is to be also included within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A memory card box comprising:
- a first cover having a press member with a hook element extending out from said press member; and
- a second cover joined to said first cover at one side of said second cover and having a through-hole at another side of said second cover, wherein said through-hole is at a position corresponding to said press member and said hook element, and wherein said hook element is pushed through said through-hole and locked at one side of said through-hole, and said press member is locked at another side of said through-hole and thus said first cover and said second cover are locked together.
2. The memory card box according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fixing elements are on an inner surface of said first cover and arranged to match a shape of a memory card and used to fix said memory card thereinside.
3. The memory card box according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fixing elements are on an inner surface of said second cover and arranged to match a shape of a memory card and used to fix said memory card thereinside.
4. The memory card box according to claim 1, wherein said first cover and said second cover, which are originally locked together, are unlocked via pressing said press member.
5. The memory card box according to claim 1, wherein said first cover and said second cover are fabricated into a one-piece part.
6. The memory card box according to claim 1, wherein said first cover and said second cover are made of plastic material.
7. The memory card box according to claim 2, wherein said fixing elements are made of plastic material.
8. The memory card box according to claim 3, wherein said fixing elements are made of plastic material.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 16, 2007
Publication Date: May 29, 2008
Inventor: Li-Fen Wei Chen (Hsin-chu City)
Application Number: 11/889,784
International Classification: B65D 85/86 (20060101);