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Expanding socket accessory for mobile electronic device

US10054259B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 2017
Grant dateAug 21, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F1/1626
  • WIPO fieldMechanical elements
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An expandable socket for attachment to a mobile electronic device. The expandable socket includes a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player, a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable socket includes a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform. The expandable socket also includes a biasing element arranged within the skin between the platform and the button, the biasing element configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.

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