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US 2017/0013097 A1Published application
Phone case with built-in magnification device
OwnerCaroline Edmondsinventor
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Abstract
A foldable support includes a shell, a cover, a lens, and a stand. The shell receives and secures a mobile device having a screen. The cover rotatably connects to the shell. The lens rotatably connects to the cover. The stand rotatably connects to the lens.
Claims20
A foldable support for a mobile device, the foldable support comprising:
- a shell configured to receive and removably secure a mobile device casing of the mobile device in a cavity, wherein the mobile device includes a screen and the mobile device casing which receives and secures the screen and other components of the mobile device, wherein the cavity of the shell has a shell rectangle shape with a first long side parallel to a second long side and a first short side parallel to a second short side, wherein each short side is shorter than each long side;
- a cover rotatably connected to the shell through a case hinge that extends along the first long side, wherein the cover has a cover rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
- a lens rotatably connected to the cover through a cover hinge, wherein the lens has a lens rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
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- a stand rotatably connected to the lens at a proximate end of the stand through a stand hinge so that the stand is remote from the cover and the lens resides between the cover and the stand,
- wherein the case hinge, the cover hinge, and the stand hinge are arranged to create a fold such that, when a mobile device is placed in the shell cavity and the foldable support is in a closed position, the stand is parallel and adjacent to both the case hinge and the lens, and the lens resides protected between the mobile device screen and the cover of the foldable support, and
- wherein the shell further includes a clip configured to receive and removably secure the distal end of the stand when the stand is perpendicular to the lens.
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A method to manufacture a foldable support, the method comprising:
- presenting a shell configured to receive and removably secure a mobile device casing of the mobile device in a cavity, wherein the mobile device includes a screen and the mobile device casing which receives and secures the screen and other components of the mobile device, wherein the cavity of the shell has a shell rectangle shape with a first long side parallel to a second long side and a first short side parallel to a second short side, wherein each short side is shorter than each long side;
- connecting a cover rotatably to the shell through a case hinge that extends along the first long side, wherein the cover has a cover rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
- connecting a lens rotatably to the cover through a cover hinge, wherein the lens has a lens rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
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- connecting a stand rotatably to the lens at a proximate end of the stand through a stand hinge so that the stand is remote from the cover and the lens resides between the cover and the stand,
- wherein the case hinge, the cover hinge, and the stand hinge are arranged to create a fold such that, when a mobile device is placed in the shell cavity and the foldable support is in a closed position, the stand is parallel and adjacent to both the case hinge and the lens, and the lens resides protected between the mobile device screen and the cover of the foldable support, and
- wherein the shell further includes a clip configured to receive and removably secure the distal end of the stand when the stand is perpendicular to the lens.
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A foldable support product produced by process to manufacture a foldable support, the process comprising:
- presenting a shell configured to receive and removably secure a mobile device casing of the mobile device in a cavity, wherein the mobile device includes a screen and the mobile device casing which receives and secures the screen and other components of the mobile device, wherein the cavity of the shell has a shell rectangle shape with a first long side parallel to a second long side and a first short side parallel to a second short side, wherein each short side is shorter than each long side;
- connecting a cover rotatably to the shell through a case hinge that extends along the first long side, wherein the cover has a cover rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
- connecting a lens rotatably to the cover through a cover hinge, wherein the lens has a lens rectangle shape that substantially is equal to the shell rectangle shape;
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- connecting a stand rotatably to the lens at a proximate end of the stand through a stand hinge so that the stand is remote from the cover and the lens resides between the cover and the stand,
- wherein the case hinge, the cover hinge, and the stand hinge are arranged to create a fold such that, when a mobile device is placed in the shell cavity and the foldable support is in a closed position, the stand is parallel and adjacent to both the case hinge and the lens, and the lens resides protected between the mobile device screen and the cover of the foldable support, and
- wherein the shell further includes a clip configured to receive and removably secure the distal end of the stand when the stand is perpendicular to the lens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.