Travel support

The travel support with a central, side, and closing plate design allows rapid conversion and lockable stability, facilitating compact storage and object support.

FR3145075B1Active Publication Date: 2026-06-26FREROT FABRICE

Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
FR · FR
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
FREROT FABRICE
Filing Date
2023-01-13
Publication Date
2026-06-26

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing travel supports fail to provide rapid conversion from folded to usage configuration, lack lockability in the folded state, and are not thin enough when folded.

Method used

A travel support with a central plate, side plate, and closing plate that can pivot and lock into a triangular shape, featuring a protruding part for object support and a deformable tab for easy transition between configurations.

Benefits of technology

Enables quick conversion between folded and usage states with lockable stability and compact storage.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a travel support comprising a central plate (11), a side plate (13), and a closing plate (12), where the plates together form a substantially triangular shape; an unfolded configuration of the travel support where the plates are unfolded relative to each other; and a folded configuration where the central plate (11) and the closing plate (12) are folded over the side plate (13), characterized in that the closing plate (12) is provided with a cut-out tab (16) that can be manually deformed from the operating configuration to the folded configuration to pinch a perforated edge (17) of the side plate (13). Figure 2
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Description

Title of the invention: Travel support technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a travel support, easy to transport or store compared to some other supports.

[0002] An internet search shows folding travel supports that do not offer all of the following advantages in a single travel support: speed in switching from the folded configuration to the usage configuration, lockable in the folded configuration and very thin in the folded configuration. Description of the invention

[0003] The invention proposes a new travel case, comprising technical means facilitating the locking of the travel case in its folded configuration. The invention is intended to support a smartphone or an object of similar shape.

[0004] More specifically, the invention proposes a travel support comprising a central plate (11), a side plate (13) and a closing plate (12), a first side of the central plate (11) being connected to a side of the side plate (13) such that the side plate (13) is mounted pivotally relative to the central plate (11) and a second side of the central plate (11) being connected to a side of the closing plate (12) such that the closing plate (12) is mounted pivotally relative to the central plate (11), the side plate (13) and the closing plate (12) being movable relative to the central plate (11) along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between a configuration of use of the travel support where the plates together form a substantially triangular shape,an unfolded configuration of the travel support where the plates are unfolded relative to each other and a folded configuration where the central plate (11) and the closing plate (12) are folded onto the side plate (13).

[0005] The travel support according to the invention is characterized in that the closure plate (12) is provided with at least one protruding part (14) sliding in at least one groove (15) of the side plate (13), said protruding part (14) being sufficiently long to carry a smartphone or object of similar shape in the usage configuration.

[0006] The travel support according to the invention is characterized in that the closure plate (12) is provided with a cut-out tab (16) which can be manually deformed from the use configuration to the folded configuration to pinch a perforated edge (17) of the side plate (13).

[0007] The travel support can be unlocked from the folded configuration to the use configuration by manually separating the side plate (13) and closing plate (12). Brief description of the figures

[0008] The invention will be better understood, and other features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description of examples of implementations of the invention. These examples are given by way of non-limiting example. The description is to be read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: - [Fig. 1] [Fig. 1] shows a first embodiment of the travel support according to the invention, in an unfolded configuration, - [Fig.2] [Fig.2] shows the travel support according to the invention, in a usage configuration, - [Fig.3] [Fig.3] shows the travel support according to the invention, in an intermediate configuration between the unfolded configuration and the usage configuration, - [Fig.4] [Fig.4] shows the travel support according to the invention, in a folded configuration, - [Fig.5] [Fig.5] shows the tongue (16) in cross-section pinching the openwork shape (17) of the side plate (13).

[0009] Nomenclature

[0010] 10 travel support in the intermediate configuration 11 central plate 12 closing plate 13 side plate 14 protruding part 15 groove 16 tabs

[0011] 17 perforated part

[0012] 20 travel support in usage configuration 30 travel support in the unfolded configuration 40 travel support in folded configuration

Claims

[Claim 1] Demands Travel support comprising a central plate (11), a side plate (13) and a closing plate (12), a first side of the central plate (11) being connected to a side of the side plate (13) such that the side plate (13) is mounted pivotally relative to the central plate (11) and a second side of the central plate (11) being connected to a side of the closing plate (12) such that the closing plate (12) is mounted pivotally relative to the central plate (11), the side plate (13) and the closing plate (12) being movable relative to the central plate (11) along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction between a configuration of use of the travel support where the plates together form a substantially triangular shape,an unfolded configuration of the travel support where the plates are unfolded relative to each other and a folded configuration where the central plate (11) and the closing plate (12) are folded over the side plate (13), said closing plate (12) having at least one projecting portion (14) sliding in at least one groove (15) of the side plate (13), said projecting portion (14) being sufficiently long to carry a smartphone or similarly shaped object in the use configuration, characterized in that the closing plate (12) has a cut-out tab (16) that can be manually deformed from the use configuration to the folded configuration to pinch a perforated edge (17) of the side plate (13).