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A case for use with an electronic device having a screen has a base and a support mechanism. The support mechanism has a flexible body that is movable relative to the base between a first (substantially flat) position and a second position. The flexible body is configured to bend into a convex confi

A case for use with an electronic device having a screen has a base and a support mechanism. The support mechanism has a flexible body that is movable relative to the base between a first (substantially flat) position and a second position. The flexible body is configured to bend into a convex configuration and extend in a direction away from the outer surface of the base in the second position. The body in the second position can be used to engage a flat surface and to support the electronic device in an at least partially vertical viewing position to display the screen on the electronic device. The support mechanism may include a single piece or two arms configured to move relative to each other. The support mechanism may move in a longitudinal or a lateral direction relative to the base.

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1. A case for use with an electronic device having a screen, the case comprising: a base for receiving the electronic device comprising at least one track extending in the longitudinal direction;a support mechanism comprising a first arm and a second arm movable relative to the base and to each othe

1. A case for use with an electronic device having a screen, the case comprising: a base for receiving the electronic device comprising at least one track extending in the longitudinal direction;a support mechanism comprising a first arm and a second arm movable relative to the base and to each other between a first position and a second position, each of the first and second arms comprising a flexible body configured to move between a substantially flat configuration in the first position and a substantially convex configuration in the second position with respect to the base and having an inner surface constructed and arranged to lie substantially flat against an outer surface of the base when in the first position,wherein the outer surface of each of the first and second arms is positioned to extend in a direction away from the outer surface of the base in the second position, wherein each of the first and second arms further comprises a guide, and wherein each guide is moveable from the first position to the second position away from each other within the at least one track. 2. The case according to claim 1, wherein the at least one track comprises a locking recess; wherein each guide comprises a complimentary locking element, and wherein the complimentary locking elements of the guides are temporarily locked with respect to the locking recess of the at least one track when the first and second arms are in the first position. 3. The case according to claim 1, wherein each guide of the first and second arms is hingedly mounted via a hinge to the base, and wherein the flexible body of the respective arm is configured to pivot about its respective hinge during movement from the first position to the second position. 4. The case according to claim 1, wherein the electronic device is removable with respect to the base. 5. The case according to claim 1, wherein the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to the base and to each other between the first position and the second position in a longitudinal direction along a length thereof. 6. The case according to claim 1, wherein the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to the base and to each other between the first position and the second position in a lateral direction along a width thereof. 7. An attachment device for a portable electronic device having a screen, the attachment device comprising: a base for receiving the electronic device comprising at least one track extending in the longitudinal direction;a support mechanism comprising a first arm and a second arm movable relative to the base and to each other between a first position and a second position;each arm comprising a flexible body with an inner surface and an outer surface, each flexible body being configured to move between a substantially flat configuration in the first position and a substantially convex configuration in the second position with respect to the base,wherein the outer surface of each of the first and second arms is positioned to extend in a direction away from an outer surface of the base in the second position, wherein each of the first and second arms further comprises a guide, and wherein each guide is moveable from the first position to the second position away from each other within the at least one track. 8. The attachment device according to claim 7, wherein the at least one track comprises a locking recess; wherein each guide comprises a complimentary locking element, and wherein the complimentary locking elements of the guides are temporarily locked with respect to the locking recess of the at least one track when the first and second arms are in the first position. 9. The attachment device according to claim 7, wherein each guide of the first and second arms is hingedly mounted via a hinge to the base, and wherein the flexible body of the respective arm is configured to pivot about its respective hinge during movement from the first position to the second position. 10. The attachment device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device is removable with respect to the base. 11. The attachment device according to claim 7, wherein the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to the base and to each other between the first position and the second position in a longitudinal direction along a length thereof. 12. The attachment device according to claim 7, wherein the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to the base and to each other between the first position and the second position in a lateral direction along a width thereof.