# US 2012/0075799 A1 · Tablet computer holder and stand

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- Number: US 2012/0075799 A1
- Document ID: US20120075799A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/248,977
- Filed: 2011-09-29
- Published: 2012-03-29
- Earliest claimed: 2010-09-29
- Inventors: James W. Pollex
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120075799A1

## CPC

- G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]}
- A45F 5/10: Handles for carrying purposes
- F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus}
- F16M 11/105: {the horizontal axis being the roll axis, e.g. for creating a landscape-portrait rotation}
- F16M 11/2078: {with ball-joint (ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06)}
- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)}
- F16M 13/06: also serviceable for other purposes, e.g. to be used as spade, chair, ski-stick
- G06F 1/1622: {with enclosures rotating around an axis perpendicular to the plane they define or with ball-joint coupling, e.g. PDA with display enclosure orientation changeable between portrait and landscape by rotation with respect to a coplanar body enclosure}
- G06F 1/1628: {Enclosures for carrying portable computers with peripheral devices, e.g. cases for a laptop and a printer}
- G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)}
- G06F 1/166: {related to integrated arrangements for adjusting the position of the main body with respect to the supporting surface, e.g. legs for adjusting the tilt angle}
- A45F 5/1525: {Holders or carriers for portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

A handle assembly for a hand held tablet computer or other handheld electronic device, the assembly including a tablet mounted assembly adhered to the back side of the tablet computer opposite the tablet's screen and a handle removably mounted to the tablet mounted assembly. The handle is rotatable permitting a user to hold the tablet computer within one hand and rotate the tablet computer to access the screen from any desired angle. The handle may include at least one tab and the tablet mounted portion includes at least one opening sized to receive the tab. The mounting plate may include a release tab to releasably engage a recess in the base plate of the handle to secure the tab of the handle within the opening of the mounting plate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A tablet computer and handle assembly comprising:
a tablet computer with a screen and a back side opposite the screen;
a tablet mounted assembly attached to the back side of the tablet computer, the tablet mounted assembly including a fixed portion and a rotating portion with a mounting plate;
a handle removably mounted to the tablet mounted assembly;
wherein the tablet computer may be rotated as needed about the handle to permit a user to access the screen from any angle, and the handle configured to permit a user to hold the tablet computer with one hand while accessing the screen with the other hand.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising the handle including a base plate with at least one tab extending from the base plate, the tab including a web extending from the base plate and a larger head offset from the base plate on the web, the mounting plate including an opening with a first portion sized to receive the head of the tab and a second portion sized to receive the web but not allow the head to pass through mounting plate in the second portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 2, further comprising the base plate including two tabs, each with a web and a head, the mounting plate including two openings each with a first portion sized to receive the head of one of the tabs and a second portion sized to receive the web of the tab but not allowing the head of the tab to be removed from the mounting plate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 2, the mounting plate further comprising a release tab with a stop that releasably engages a recess in the base plate of the handle when the web of the at least one tab is within the second portion of the opening, and the engagement of the stop and the recess prevents the handle from being moved so that the tab stays within the second portion of the opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The tablet computer of claim 3, wherein each of the tabs has a unique head shape and the first portion of at least one of the openings is sized to only receive one of the tab heads.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, wherein the tablet mounted assembly is removably adhered to the back of the tablet computer.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, wherein a case is positioned about the tablet computer and the tablet mounted assembly is mounted to the case on a side opposite the screen.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a handle receiving assembly configured to engage the handle of the handle assembly and releasably mount the tablet computer to a surface, the handle receiving assembly configured to permit free rotation of the tablet computer when engaging the handle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, further comprising a holster to receive the tablet computer with the handle accessible to a user.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 1, the handle further comprising a storage opening within an interior of the handle.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The tablet computer and handle assembly of claim 10, further comprising the storage opening of the handle accessible through the base plate of the handle.

### Claim 12

A handle assembly for a handheld electronic device, the handheld electronic device including screen and a back side opposite the screen, the handle assembly comprising:
a device mounted assembly for mounting to the back side of the handheld electronic device, the device mounted assembly including a fixed portion and a rotating portion with a mounting plate;
a handle removably mounted to the mounting plate of the device mounted assembly, wherein the handheld electronic device may be rotated as needed about the handle to permit a user to access the screen from any angle, and the handle configured to permit a user to hold the hand held electronic device with one hand while accessing the screen with the other hand;
the handle further comprising a base plate with at least one tab extending from the base plate, the tab including a web extending from the base plate and a larger head offset from the base plate on the web, the mounting plate including an opening with a first portion sized to receive the head of the tab and a second portion sized to receive the web but not allow the head to pass through mounting plate in the second portion; and,
the mounting plate further comprising a release tab with a stop that releasably engages a recess in the base plate of the handle when the web is within the second portion of the opening, and the engagement of the stop and the recess prevents the handle from being moved so that the tab stays within the second portion of the opening.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The handle assembly of claim 12, further comprising the base plate including two tabs, each with a web and a head, the mounting plate including two openings each with a first portion sized to receive the head of one of the tabs and a second portion sized to receive the web of the tab but not allowing the head of the tab to be removed from the mounting plate.

### Claim 14

The handle assembly of 12, further comprising a handle receiving assembly configured to engage the handle of the handle assembly and releasably mount the tablet computer to a surface, the handle receiving assembly configured to permit free rotation of the tablet computer when engaging the handle.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The handle assembly of claim 12, further comprising a holster to receive an handheld electronic device with the handle accessible mounted to the handheld electronic device with the handle accessible to a user.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The handle assembly of claim 12, the handle further comprising a storage opening within an interior of the handle.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The handle assembly of claim 16, further comprising the storage opening of the handle accessible through the base plate of the handle.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The handle assembly of claim 16, the handle further comprising a wireless control device for use with the handheld electronic device, the wireless control device positioned within the storage opening of the handle.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The handle assembly of claim 16, the handle further comprising an illumination device mounted within the storage opening of the handle.

### Claim 20 (depends on 16)

The handle assembly of claim 16, the handle further comprising a stylus positioned within the storage opening of the handle.