US 11,770,149 B2Granted

Mobile device positioner and configurable mobile device holder

AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated

InventorsRaymond Alexander, Neil Burns, Derek Punch, Norman Himaka, James Beckwith, Dave Henry, Joshua Britton, Francis Pearce, Michael Harrington, Paul Sithideth

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Abstract

A mobile device holder that includes a body having a plurality of cavities. The mobile device holder includes a first assembly, a second assembly, and a third assembly. The first assembly is coupled to the body. The first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body. The first assembly includes a first arm configured to be coupled to the body, a first slider coupled to the first arm, where the first slider is configured to move along the first arm, a first cap coupled to the first arm, and a first screw coupled to the first cap, where the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body.

Claims26

Dependent claims

A mobile device holder comprising:

a body comprising a plurality of cavities;
a first assembly coupled to the body, wherein the first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the first assembly comprising:
a first arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a first slider coupled to the first arm, wherein the first slider is configured to move along the first arm;
a first cap coupled to the first arm;
and
a first screw coupled to the first cap, wherein the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body;
a second assembly coupled to the body, wherein the second assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the second assembly comprising:
a second arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a second slider coupled to the second arm, wherein the second slider is configured to move along the second arm;
a second cap coupled to the second arm;
and
a second screw coupled to the second cap, wherein the second screw is configured to move the second slider along the second arm and towards the body;
and
a third assembly coupled to the body, wherein the third assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the third assembly comprising:
a third arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a third slider coupled to the third arm, wherein the third slider is configured to move along the third arm;
a third cap coupled to the third arm;
and
a third screw coupled to the third cap, wherein the third screw is configured to move the third slider along the third arm and towards the body.

17 more elements

A mobile device positioner comprising:

a base;
a first frame coupled to the base;
a first component coupled to the first frame, wherein the first component is configured to rotate a component along a first plane;
a second frame coupled to the first component;
a second component coupled to the second frame, wherein the second component is configured to rotate a component along a second plane;
and
a mobile device holder coupled to the second component, the mobile device holder comprising:
a body comprising a plurality of cavities;
a first assembly coupled to the body, wherein the first assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the first assembly comprising:
a first arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a first slider coupled to the first arm, wherein the first slider is configured to move along the first arm;
a first cap coupled to the first arm;
and
a first screw coupled to the first cap, wherein the first screw is configured to move the first slider along the first arm and towards the body;
a second assembly coupled to the body, wherein the second assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the second assembly comprising:
a second arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a second slider coupled to the second arm, wherein the second slider is configured to move along the second arm;
a second cap coupled to the second arm;
and
a second screw coupled to the second cap, wherein the second screw is configured to move the second slider along the second arm and towards the body;
and
a third assembly coupled to the body, wherein the third assembly is configurable to be coupled to different portions of the body, the third assembly comprising:
a third arm configured to be coupled to the body;
a third slider coupled to the third arm, wherein the third slider is configured to move along the third arm;
a third cap coupled to the third arm;
and
a third screw coupled to the third cap, wherein the third screw is configured to move the third slider along the third arm and towards the body.

24 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 17/194,171Filed 5 Mar 2021 · us provisional application
Priority: 29 Jul 2020
Published: US 2022/0038129 A13 Feb 2022
Granted: 26 Sep 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification16 codes

H04B 1/3877
Portable transceivers: arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
H04M 1/04
Constructional features of telephone sets: supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
F16M 11/04
Heads: means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
F16M 11/041
Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand: allowing quick release of the apparatus