Holder for electronic device with support
AssigneeZero Chroma, LLC
InventorsBrian E. Le Gette, David Reeb
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Abstract
Cases or holders for cell phones, personal digital assistants, portable video/music players, electronic books, electronic tablets and other handheld and/or free-standing display devices, as well as the devices themselves are disclosed. In different embodiments, a versatile protective holder that can allow placement on any surface for hands-free viewing, with full adjustment of viewing angle in landscape and/or portrait orientations; directional sound reflecting and baffling; easier cleaning and viewing of the device's screen; easier grasping by the user; wearing of the device using a belt clip or arm or waist band; as well as attachment to an automobile, bicycle, or other vehicle are disclosed.
Claims20
A support mechanism for a portable device, comprising:
- a body including a coupling portion configured to couple a portable device to the body;
- and
- a support rotatably coupled to the body such that the orientation of the support relative to the body can change to support the body and the portable device in different orientations relative to a support surface, the support being movable between a retracted position and at least two extended positions relative to the body, the support being engageable with the support surface when the support is in any of its extended positions,
- wherein the support includes a base, a coupler, and an arm directly pivotally coupled to the base about a first axis and to the coupler about at least a second axis, the first axis being different from the second axis and the first axis and the second axis being parallel to each other, and the arm being engageable with the support surface.
A portable device comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a support rotatably coupled to the body such that the orientation of the support relative to the body can change to support the body and the portable device in different orientations relative to a support surface, the support being movable between a fully retracted position and at least two extended positions relative to the body, the support being engageable with the support surface when the support is in any of its extended positions,
- wherein the support includes a base, a coupler, and an arm directly pivotally coupled to the base about a first axis and to the coupler about at least a second axis, the first axis being different from the second axis and the first axis and the second axis always being parallel to each other in each of the fully retracted and the at least two extended positions, and the arm being engageable with the support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.