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US 8,576,557 B2Granted
Stand for portable hand held device
OwnerDarryl Chuinventor
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Abstract
The stand is made of a pair of hingedly connected plates for holding a portable device in a clamped upright position for viewing and for use purposes. The plates are hinged at one end and biased by a spring into a closed position to clamp about opposite sides of the portable device. The edges of the plates are provided with a rubberized bead to provide a non-slip surface.
Claims22
A stand for a portable hand-held device comprising
- a pair of hingedly connected plates disposed for movement between a closed position and an open position for holding a portable device in a clamped upright position for viewing and for use purposes, each plate of said pair of plates being hinged at one end thereof to the other of said pair of plates and having a curved end for receiving one respective side of the portable device in abutting relation with said pair of plates in said open position;
- and
- a spring biasing said pair of plates from said open position towards said closed position to clamp the portable device between said curved ends of said pair of plates.
In combination,
- a portable hand-held device having a viewing screen for viewing an image in a vertical portrait position;
- and
- a stand supporting said device in a vertical position, said stand including a pair of hingedly connected plates disposed for movement between a closed position and an open position for holding said device in a clamped vertical position for viewing and for use purposes, each plate of said pair of plates being hinged at one end thereof to the other of said pair of plates and having a curved end for receiving one respective side of said device in abutting relation with said pair of plates in said open position;
- and
- a spring biasing said pair of plates from said open position towards said closed position to clamp the portable device between said curved ends of said pair of plates.
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In combination,
- a portable hand-held device having a viewing screen for viewing an image in a horizontal landscape position;
- and
- a stand supporting said device in a horizontal position, said stand including a pair of hingedly connected plates disposed for movement between a closed position and an open position for holding said device in a clamped horizontal position for viewing and for use purposes, each plate of said pair of plates being hinged at one end thereof to the other of said pair of plates and having a curved end for receiving one of a base and a top of said device in abutting relation with said pair of plates in said open position;
- and a spring biasing said pair of plates from said open position towards said closed position to clamp the portable device between said curved ends of said pair of plates.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.