Mobile device accessory

An accessory for a portable device or portable device case comprising:

• an engagement element for engaging a surface of a portable device;
• a base element movable relative to the engagement element;
• and
• a support structure linking the engagement element and the base element,
• wherein the accessory has a first configuration in which the engagement element is adjacent the base element and wherein a thickness of the accessory corresponds to a thickness of the engagement element combined with a thickness of the base element,
• the accessory has a second configuration in which the engagement element is spaced apart from the base element by the support structure,
• wherein the support structure is a linear element hinged relative to each of the engagement element and the base element,
• wherein one of the engagement element and the base element comprises a pocket for storing the support structure when in the first configuration,
• wherein the other of the engagement element and the base element has a substantially planar body and a hinge, the hinge connecting the corresponding element to the linear element,
• wherein the hinge has a hinge axis offset from the substantially planar body of the corresponding element,
• wherein the hinge is stored within the pocket when in the first configuration, and
• wherein the pocket is substantially linear and has a first width sized to correspond to a width of the linear element, and wherein the pocket has a section with a second width larger than the first width, the second width sized to correspond to a width of a hinge assembly at an end of the linear element.