US 11,940,090 B1
Magnetic ring stand and bottle opener for smartphone
Wesley K. Sumida, Fair Oaks, CA (US)
Assigned to E-filliate, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US)
Filed by E-filliate, Inc., Rancho Cordova, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/903,520.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/240,505, filed on Sep. 3, 2021.
Int. Cl. F16M 13/02 (2006.01); B67B 7/16 (2006.01); F16B 1/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/00 (2006.01); F16M 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 13/02 (2013.01) [B67B 7/16 (2013.01); F16B 1/00 (2013.01); F16M 13/005 (2013.01); F16M 13/06 (2013.01); F16B 2200/83 (2023.08)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand for a smartphone, the stand comprising in combination:
a base including at least one magnet therein and a planar face oriented relative to the at least one magnet to facilitate attachment of the base to a portion of a smartphone with the magnet engaging a magnet within the smartphone and with the face of the base engaging a surface of the smartphone;
said base including a circular inner edge;
a center ring located adjacent to said inner edge of said base, said center ring including an outside edge rotatably supported by said inner edge of said base to allow said center ring to be attached to said base and rotate relative to said base;
said center ring including a space inboard of said outside edge of said center ring;
a stand structure located within said space and pivotably attached to said center ring through a pivot joint, said pivot joint facilitating pivoting of said stand structure about
said pivot joint and relative to said center ring; and wherein said stand structure is in the form of a loop having a center opening therein sized at least as large as an adult human index finger; and wherein said loop can pivot about said pivot joint greater than 90°.