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Friction pad on portable handheld electronic device

US8518510B1 · kind B1 · utility

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25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 28, 2010
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 21, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/31551
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A frictional pad in combination with a handheld electronic device upon which the frictional pad is adhered and an upward facing support surface upon which the handheld electronic device is selectively disposed and held in a non-adhesive, non-slip fashion by the frictional pad. The frictional pad includes a polyurethane dome adhered to the handheld electronic device by the adhesive film. The dome has a broad, flat shape with an outfacing surface facing the upward facing support surface with a flat and smooth center parallel with the adhesive film and surrounded by a radius perimeter. The outfacing surface of the dome contacts the upward facing support surface and is tacky to releasably hold the handheld electronic device to the upward facing support surface.

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