# US 2014/0191106 A1 · Systems, methods, and apparatuses for supporting electronic devices

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- Number: US 2014/0191106 A1
- Document ID: US20140191106A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/147,697
- Filed: 2014-01-06
- Published: 2014-07-10
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-07
- Assignees: Zero Chroma, LLC
- Applicants: Zero Chroma, LLC
- Inventors: Brian E. LE GETTE; David REEB
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191106A1

## CPC

- F16M 13/005: {integral with the apparatus or articles to be supported}
- A45F 5/02: Fastening articles to the garment
- F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus}
- F16M 11/06: allowing pivoting
- F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)}
- 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)}
- A45F 5/1508: {Holders or carriers for portable audio devices, e.g. headphones or digital music players}
- A45F 5/1516: {Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones}
- A45F 5/1525: {Holders or carriers for portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- A45F 2005/006: {comprising a suspension strap or lanyard}
- A45F 2005/008: {Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg}
- A45F 2005/025: {with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment}
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY

## Abstract

An electronic device holder has a movable stand and is configured to be removably connected to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects to support the electronic device holder and thus an electronic device held or supported by the electronic device holder. The movable stand has one or more elastic or stretchable strips that can be stretched or expanded to hold or support the electronic device holder and thus the electronic device.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A system to support an electronic device, comprising:
an electronic device holder to hold the electronic device; and
a movable stand arranged on a back side of said electronic device holder, with an end of said movable stand being movable away from the electronic device holder to at least one holdable position to support said electronic device holder at a corresponding angle,
wherein the movable stand includes an elastic strip fixedly coupled thereto.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strap is arranged on a first side of the movable stand and on a second side of the movable stand opposite the first side.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strap is arranged on only one side of the movable stand.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strap is attachable to and detachable from the movable stand.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strap has a portion that does not stretch.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strip is fixedly coupled to the movable stand at only one position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The system according to claim 6, wherein the only one position is not at a hinge or pivot portion of the movable stand for movement of the end of the movable stand away from and to the electronic device holder.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The system according to claim 6, wherein the only one position is at the end of the movable stand

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strip is fixedly coupled to the movable stand at a plurality of spaced apart positions.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the elastic strip is fixed to only one side of the movable stand.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the one side of the movable stand is a side of the movable stand facing away from an internal volume of the electronic device holder to hold the electronic device when the movable stand is in a fully retracted position.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the one side of the movable stand is a side of the movable stand facing toward an internal volume of the electronic device holder to hold the electronic device when the movable stand is in a fully retracted position.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device holder includes a connection mechanism that is configured to be removably coupled to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The system according to claim 1, further comprising a mounting apparatus, the mounting apparatus being removably coupled to the electronic device holder.

### Claim 15

An electronic device holder configured to support an electronic device, comprising:
a body portion including a connection mechanism; and
a movable stand portion connected to the body portion, the movable stand portion having an elastic band provided thereon,
wherein the connection mechanism is configured to be removably coupled to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects to support the electronic device such that a user can access and operate the electronic device.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The electronic device holder according to claim 15, wherein the movable stand portion has a stand that is outwardly rotatable from the body portion and inwardly rotatable toward the body portion, the stand being settable in a plurality of different positions, including a fully extended position, a fully retracted position, and at least one position therebetween.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The electronic device holder according to claim 15, wherein the elastic band is coupled to the stand of the movable stand portion.

### Claim 18 (depends on 15)

The electronic device holder according to claim 15, wherein no space exists between the elastic band and the stand when the elastic band is in an unstretched state.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The electronic device holder according to claim 15, wherein the elastic band is formed around the stand of the movable stand portion in a length-wise direction of the stand such that no portion of the elastic band covers length-wise sides of the stand when the elastic band is in the unstretched state.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The electronic device holder according to claim 15, wherein the elastic band is coupled to the stand at a connection area, the connection area being at an end of the stand configured to contact a standing surface to support the electronic device holder.