US 11,774,036 B2
Device for holding portable electronics
Conrad Scott Blevins, Houston, TX (US); Greg Thune, Los Angeles, CA (US); Daniel Michel, Diamond Bar, CA (US); Brian Vanhiel, Smyrna, GA (US); and Chris Ruf, Sandy Springs, GA (US)
Assigned to NBRYTE, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/761,842
Filed by NBRYTE, LLC, Houston, TX (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 21, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/051850
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 18, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/055971, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/903,357, filed on Sep. 20, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0325849 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. F16M 11/38 (2006.01)
CPC F16M 11/38 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for holding portable electronics, comprising:
a base;
a plurality of legs rotatably connected to the base;
a platform configured to receive an electronic device, the platform being rotatably connected to the base via at least one first hinge; and
a retractable grip connected to the platform and configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position outside of the platform, wherein in the extended position, at least one contact of the retractable grip is configured to provide a bias force to an upper surface of the electronic device such that at least a portion of the electronic device is disposed between the platform and the at least one contact;
wherein the platform is configured to pivot about the at least one first hinge between a level position and an inclined position;
wherein the retractable grip includes a pair of arms rotatably connected to the platform via at least one second hinge;
wherein the plurality of legs includes a first pair of legs and a second pair of legs that are each configured to rotate from an upright position to a storage position;
wherein in the upright position the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are rotated away from the base to support the device on a surface; and
wherein in the storage position the first pair of legs and the second pair of legs are rotated to a position adjacent the base.