# US 2016/0249718 A1 · Accessory mount with friction hinge plate > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2016/0249718 A1 - Document ID: US20160249718A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/981,739 - Filed: 2015-12-28 - Published: 2016-09-01 - Earliest claimed: 2015-02-27 - Inventors: Kwang J. Oh; Loren Oh; Austin Oh; Heidi Oh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160249718A1 ## CPC - A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping - H04B 1/3877: Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters - H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers - A45C 11/002: {for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones} - A45F 5/1516: {Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones} - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS ## Abstract A holster system for a mobile device is provided, comprising a holster, a friction hinge plate, a fastener, and a grip bar. The holster is configured to hold a mobile device between the holster head portion and the one or more holder grips. The friction hinge plate comprises a top plate portion having a top screw hole, a bottom plate portion having a bottom screw hole, and a middle plate portion connecting the top and bottom plate portion, and the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion are disposed facing each other by elasticity of the middle plate portion. The fastener comprises a bolt screw configured to engage the top and bottom screw holes. The grip bar is disposed in the middle plate portion and configured to anchor an accessory. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A holster system for a mobile device comprising: a holster comprising a holster body, a holster head portion disposed on a top edge of the holster body, and one or more holder grips connected with the holster body through one or more slide leg rails, wherein the holster is configured to hold a mobile device between the holster head portion and the one or more holder grips; a friction hinge plate comprising a top plate portion having a top screw hole, a bottom plate portion having a bottom screw hole, and a middle plate portion connecting the top and bottom plate portion, wherein the top plate portion and the bottom plate portion are disposed facing each other by elasticity of the middle plate portion; a fastener comprising a bolt screw configured to engage the top screw hole and the bottom screw hole and having a head portion, a screw portion disposed on an upper part of the bolt screw, and a rivet portion disposed on a bottom part of the bolt screw, and a screw holder configured to receive the rivet portion through the holster body and engage with the screw portion with the holster body sandwiched inbetween; and a grip bar disposed in the middle plate portion and configured to anchor an accessory. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the holster head portion has a shape of hook for holding an edge of the mobile device in place. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The holster system of claim 2, wherein the holster head portion comprises a sticky pad on an inner surface for facilitating to hold and grip the mobile device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein each of the holder grip portions has a shape of hook for holding an edge of the mobile device in place. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The holster system of claim 4, wherein each of the holder grip portions comprises a sticky pad on an inner surface for facilitating to hold and grip the mobile device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the middle plate portion of the friction hinge plate has a cross-section of a portion or circle so as to hold the grip bar in place. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the screw holder comprises: a nut portion configured to engage the screw portion of the fastener; and a rivet holder portion extending from the nut portion and having a shape of disc. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The holster system of claim 7, wherein the middle plate portion and the grip bar are sized such that the grip bar rotates with easiness according to a degree of tightening of the fastener around the grip bar when the screw portion of the fastener is tightened to a specific position through the nut portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more slide leg rails is connected to corresponding spring joint provided inside the holster body through corresponding spring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the fastener further comprises a friction tension handle knob fitted to the head portion of the bolt screw for controlling the degree of tightening. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the accessory comprises a holster clip connected through the grip bar. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The holster system of claim 11, wherein the holster clip comprises a quarter inch universal nut hole configured to engage an external device having a quarter inch universal bolt. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The holster system of claim 12, wherein the external device comprises a camera stand, a selfie stick, and a suction cup. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the accessory comprises a smartphone holder ring. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The holster system of claim 14, wherein the smartphone holder ring comprises a quarter inch universal nut hole configured to engage an external device having a quarter inch universal bolt. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The holster system of claim 15, wherein the external device comprises a camera stand, a selfie stick, and a suction cup. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The holster system of claim 15, wherein the smartphone holder ring further comprises: a finger ring friction hinge grip rod provided along a partial portion of the smartphone holder ring; a ring friction hinge plate comprising an upper friction plate portion and a lower friction plate portion and configured for enclosing the finger ring friction hinge grip rod; an upper side ring friction hinge plate nut hole provided through the upper friction plate portion of the ring friction hinge plate; and a lower side ring friction hinge plate hole provided through the lower friction plate portion of the ring friction hinge plate, wherein the upper side ring friction hinge plate nut hole and the lower side ring friction hinge plate hole are configured to engage another external device having a quarter inch universal bolt. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The holster system of claim 1, wherein the accessory comprises a suction cup configured for fixing the holster system on an external flat surface.