One-handed, back-based support for a hand-held object
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-001/16
A45F-005/00
F16M-013/00
F16M-013/04
H04M-001/04
출원번호
US-0274124
(2011-10-14)
등록번호
US-8827234
(2014-09-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Baker, Gerald Hank William
출원인 / 주소
One Hand Clapping Ltd.
대리인 / 주소
Seed IP Law Group PLLC
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
7인용 특허 :
39
초록▼
The present disclosure is directed to a protective support device that includes a planar unitary elastomeric body having a central portion and at least two end segments extending from the central portion, each end segment having an opening formed therein, each opening structured to engage with oppos
The present disclosure is directed to a protective support device that includes a planar unitary elastomeric body having a central portion and at least two end segments extending from the central portion, each end segment having an opening formed therein, each opening structured to engage with opposing corners of a tablet computer.
대표청구항▼
1. A protective support device, comprising: a planar unitary elastomeric body that is flat throughout and includes: an elongate, flat central portion having first and second mutually opposing flat surfaces and first and second opposing longitudinal ends, each longitudinal end comprising a transverse
1. A protective support device, comprising: a planar unitary elastomeric body that is flat throughout and includes: an elongate, flat central portion having first and second mutually opposing flat surfaces and first and second opposing longitudinal ends, each longitudinal end comprising a transverse band of elastomeric material; andat least two flat end segments, each end segment directly connected to and extending from a respective longitudinal end of the central portion and lying in a same plane as the elongate, flat central portion, and each end segment having an opening formed therein, each opening defined by compliant material structured to stretch to engage with opposing diagonal corners of an object and to contract to stay in engagement with the object, the central portion, each end segment, and each opening further sized and shaped to position the central portion diagonally across the object and to cause a segment of the transverse band of material at each longitudinal end to project out of the plane of the elongate, flat central portion and away from the object when each opening is engaged with the respective corner of the object. 2. The protective support device of claim 1 wherein the body is structured to hold the first flat surface of the central portion against the object in response to engagement with the respective diagonal corners of the object. 3. The protective support device of claim 1 wherein the elastomeric body is formed from a silicone elastomer material. 4. The protective support device of claim 3 wherein the silicone elastomer material has a tensile strength in the range of 7 and 8 megapascals. 5. The protective support device of claim 2 wherein each end segment is configured to form a protective bumper for opposing surfaces of the object in response to engagement at the respective corner of the object. 6. The protective support device of claim 5 wherein the body is configured to expand and contract between an engaged configuration in which the at least two end segments are engaged with the opposing corners of the object and a disengaged configuration in which the at least two end segments are not engaged with the respective opposing corners of the object, the body further configured to urge the object against the user's hand and hold the object against the user's hand when the user's hand is inserted between the body and the object. 7. The protective support device of claim 6 wherein the first surface is configured to extend over a display of the object and to engage with a back surface of the object in the engaged configuration. 8. The protective support device of claim 6 wherein the first surface in the engaged configuration is in contact with a display of the object at an apex of each of the at least two end segments, and the first surface is in contact with a back surface of the object at the central portion of the device. 9. A protective support device for an object having a first corner and a second corner diagonal to the first corner, and a front surface and a back surface, the device comprising: a flat elastomeric body lying in a plane and formed from a compliant material, the body including:a flat central member lying in the plane;a first flat curved end lying in the plane and extending between a first connection and a second connection on the central member, the first curved end configured to engage with the first corner of the object, the first curved end delimiting a portion of a first opening;a second flat curved end lying in the plane and extending between the first connection and the second connection and in a direction opposite a direction of the first flat curved end, the second curved end configured to engage with the second corner of the object, the second curved end delimiting a portion of a second opening; andthe central member, the first curved end, and the second curved end configured to cooperate to urge the central member to stand up away from the object in response to the first and second curved ends engaging the respective diagonal first and second corners of the object. 10. The device of claim 9 wherein the body further includes: a second flat central member lying in the plane adjacent to the first central member and extending between the first connection and the second connection, the first and second central members delimiting a third opening; the first curved end and the first central member configured to delimit the first opening; and the second curved end and the second central member configured to delimit the second opening. 11. The device of claim 9 wherein the first and second curved ends have a first elasticity and the first and second connections have a second elasticity, the first elasticity is configured to enable the first and second curved ends to stretch and engage with the first and second corners of the tablet computer, and the second elasticity is less than the first elasticity. 12. A device for use with an object having a first corner and a second corner diagonal to the first corner and opposing first and second flat surfaces, comprising: a single, flat, elongate elastomeric body lying in a plane and having flat, mutually opposing first and second surfaces, the body configured to stretch to an engaged configuration on the object to retract from the engaged configuration to a disengaged configuration, the body including: a central member having first and second transverse bands;a first end directly attached to only the central member and extending from the central member in a first direction and in the plane, the first end having a first opening sized and shaped to stretch over and engage the first corner;a second end directly attached to only the central member and extending from the central member in a second direction opposite to the first direction and in the plane, the second end having a second opening sized and shaped to engage the second corner and hold the central member diagonally across the first surface of the object and against the first surface of the object; andthe central member, the first end, and the second end cooperating to urge the first and second transverse bands to stand up away from the object in response to the engagement of the first and second openings with the first and second corners of the object. 13. The device of claim 12 wherein the central member is configured to urge the object against the user's hand and hold the object against the user's hand when the user's hand is inserted between the body and the object. 14. The device of claim 12 wherein in the engaged configuration each of the first and second ends is configured to form a protective bumper for the opposing first and second surfaces of the object in the engaged configuration. 15. The device of claim 12, wherein the first end is attached to the first transverse band and the second end is attached to the second transverse band.
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