US 10,865,935 B2Granted

Apparatus for holding a portable electronic device

OwnerSeth Fine, Michael Furshmaninventors

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Abstract

A device holder that may be used as a freestanding device or may hang from a surface. The device holder allows the portable electronic device (PED) to be adjusted to multiple viewing angles. The device holder includes three (3) general components: a connector that hangs or hooks onto a surface, a support wall to lean the PED against, and a base to support the bottom of the PED. The three (3) components may be coupled to each other with hinge and/or linking mechanisms. The hinge and/or linking mechanisms may be removable, such that the components may couple and decouple from each other. The hinge or linking mechanisms may allow the angles between the components to be adjusted and/or the device holder to fold flat. The device holder may include securing means to secure the PED against the support wall.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A device for holding a portable electronic device, the device comprising:

a connector;
a support wall having a first end and a second end, wherein the connector is coupled to the first end of the support wall;
a base having a first base end and a second base end, wherein the first base end of the base is coupled to the second end of the support wall such that the base is extending in an opposite direction from the connector;
at least one support element, wherein the at least one support element is coupled to the base on a front face, the front face being a surface facing the support wall;
and
a securing means comprising
a connecting member having a first end and a second end, the first end being removably coupled to at least one of:
the connector;
the support wall and the base;
and
a fastener element coupled to the connecting member between the first end and the second end, the fastener element being for engaging with and securing the portable electronic device.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/624,475Filed 7 Jun 2019 · us provisional application
Priority: CA 30075497 Jun 2018
Published: US 2020/0124227 A123 Apr 2020
Granted: 15 Dec 2020
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

B64D 11/00152
Arrangements for entertainment or communications, e.g. radio, television: seat back fixtures for removable monitors, e.g. tablet computers
F16M 11/10
Allowing pivoting: around a horizontal axis
A45C 11/003
Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00: for storing portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators
F16M 11/2021
Comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment: around a horizontal axis

Family

Application62/681,890Us provisional application · filed 7 Jun 2018
US 2020/0124227 A1Pre-grant publication · published 23 Apr 2020
US 10,865,935 B2This patent

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