Mobile device engagement apparatus
OwnerDale C. BACKUSinventor
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Abstract
A mobile device engagement apparatus may include an engagement housing member that extends from a first end to an opposing second end and defines an engagement element cavity. The apparatus may an engagement element that extends from a first engagement element end to an opposing second engagement element end. The engagement element may be moveable between at least one of a stored configuration, an operating configuration, and a secured configuration. The apparatus includes a connecting element configured to securely engage the engagement housing member and the engagement element with another. The connecting element may provide for the rotation of the engagement element with respect to the engagement housing member.
Claims11
A mobile device engagement apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- an engagement housing member, wherein the engagement housing member extends from a first end to an opposing second end, the engagement housing member defining an engagement element cavity;
- an engagement element extending from a first engagement element end to an opposing second engagement element end, the engagement element being moveable between at least one of a stored configuration, an operating configuration, and a secured configuration;
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- a connecting element configured to securely engage the engagement housing member and the engagement element with another, the connecting element further configured to provide for rotation of the engagement element with respect to the engagement housing member.
A method of engaging a mobile device engagement apparatus, the method comprising:
- providing a force to an engagement element of the mobile device engagement apparatus so as to transform the mobile device engagement apparatus from a stored configuration to an operating configuration, the apparatus including:
- an engagement housing member, wherein the engagement housing member extends from a first end to an opposing second end, the engagement housing member defining an engagement element cavity;
- an engagement element extending from a first engagement element end to an opposing second engagement element end, the engagement element being moveable between at least one of the stored configuration, the operating configuration, and a secured configuration;
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- a connecting element configured to securely engage the engagement housing member and the engagement element with another, the connecting element further configured to provide for the rotation of the engagement element with respect to the engagement housing member;
- providing a first force to the first engagement element end and an opposing second force to the opposing second engagement element end so as to bias the first engagement element end and the opposing second engagement element end towards one another;
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- engaging a securing apparatus of the engagement element so as to position the mobile device engagement apparatus in the secured configuration, the securing apparatus being configured to retain the engagement element in the secured configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.