Mounting device for portable electronic devices
OwnerArthur Arrizoninventor
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Abstract
A mounting device comprises an adjustable receptable, a first ball head, a second ball head, a telescopic pole, and a tripod. The first and second ball heads comprise a ball in rotatable communication with a casing within which the ball is disposed. The ball of the first ball head comprises a stem projecting out of an opening in the ball casing. The stem of the first ball head is attached to a base of the adjustable receptacle. A top end of the telescopic pole is attached to a base of the ball casing of the first ball head. The ball of the second ball head comprises a stem projecting out of an opening in the ball casing. The stem of the second ball head is in communication with the bottom end of the telescopic pole. The tripod is attached to a base of the casing of the second ball head.
Claims13
A method for securing a portable electronic device to a support surface using a body weight of a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. providing an adjustable receptacle configured to hold the portable electronic device;
- b. attaching the adjustable receptacle to a top end of a first ball joint;
- c. attaching the bottom end of the first ball joint to a top end of a telescoping pole;
- d. attaching the portable electronic device to the adjustable receptacle;
- e. providing a tripod having a first, a second and a third flexible legs;
- f. attaching the top end of the tripod to a bottom end of a second ball joint;
- g. attaching bottom end of the telescoping pole to a top end of the second ball joint;
- h. configuring the flexible legs to conform to the support surface;
- i. positioning the user on the support surface with user's legs on top of the first and second flexible legs and user's pelvis on top of the third flexible, wherein weight of the user presses the first, second and third flexible legs to the support surface;
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- j. adjusting the first ball joint, the second ball joint and the telescoping pole so that the portable electronic device is disposed immediately in front of a face of the user with the portable electronic device facing the user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.