Apparatus for supporting one or more myriad objects and method of using same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04M-001/12
H04M-001/04
H04B-001/3877
출원번호
US-0153052
(2016-05-12)
등록번호
US-9762713
(2017-09-12)
발명자
/ 주소
Lambert, Richard B.
VanArsdale, David A.
VanArsdale, Carolyn E.
Simmer, Garrett
출원인 / 주소
Wally Products, LLC
대리인 / 주소
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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4인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from
An apparatus for supporting an object includes a top lying on a bottom. Part of the top is attached to the bottom. The unattached part of the top includes a flexible joint such as one or more scored lines immediately next to the attached part of the top. The unattached part of the top is lifted from lying on the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of 0° and 180° with respect to the bottom. The bottom may have a stop on its end closest to the unattached part of the top. The object to be supported is placed on the bottom of the apparatus and leaned against the unattached top in its open position. The object is retained from sliding off the bottom by the stop. Thus, the object is supported. The apparatus may be credit card-sized, include a battery charger and/or a data storage device.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus for supporting an object, comprising: a bottom having an upper side;a top provided on the upper side of the bottom, the top comprising a moveable portion and a static portion; andthe top having a flexible joint so that the moveable portion of the top may be lifted from the upper side
1. An apparatus for supporting an object, comprising: a bottom having an upper side;a top provided on the upper side of the bottom, the top comprising a moveable portion and a static portion; andthe top having a flexible joint so that the moveable portion of the top may be lifted from the upper side of the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees with respect to the bottom, wherein:one part of the object may be placed on the bottom, but retained from sliding off the bottom, and another part of the object may be placed against the moveable portion of the top when the moveable portion is in the selectively variable position;the flexible joint comprises a first fold line and a second fold line in the moveable portion of the top on an upper side of the moveable portion of the top, wherein the second fold line is adjacent and substantially parallel to the first fold line;the static portion remains adjacent to and approximately parallel with the bottom when the moveable portion is in the selectively variable position; andthe first and second fold lines allow the moveable portion of the top to bend relative to the bottom. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom comprises a stop on an end closest to an end of the moveable portion of the top such that the stop is configured to contact a portion of the object and prevent the object from sliding off the bottom. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the stop and the bottom are integrally formed. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the bottom comprises a width and wherein the stop extends across the entire width of the bottom. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom comprises a battery charger with plug for charging the object with energy if the object is chargeable. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a data storage device. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the data storage device comprises a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the top and the bottom form a substantially flat rectangle when the moveable portion of the top is lying-positioned on the upper side of the bottom. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a non-slip material is provided on at least a portion of at least one of an underside of the moveable portion of the top and the upper side of the bottom. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the static portion is in surface-to-surface contact with the bottom. 11. An apparatus for supporting an object, comprising: a bottom having an upper side;a top provided on the upper side of the bottom; andthe top having a flexible joint comprising a plurality of fold lines so that a moveable portion of the top may be lifted from the upper side of the bottom to a selectively variable position having an angle of more than 0 degrees and less than 180 degrees with respect to the bottom,wherein the top comprises a static portion that remains adjacent to and approximately parallel with the bottom when the moveable portion is in the selectively variable position; andwherein one part of the object may be placed on the upper side of the bottom and another part of the object may be placed against the moveable portion of the top when the moveable portion is in the selectively variable position. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the bottom comprises a stop on an end closest to the moveable portion of the top such that the stop is configured to contact a portion of the object and prevent the object from sliding off the bottom. 13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the stop and the bottom are integrally formed. 14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the bottom comprises a width and wherein the stop extends across the entire width of the bottom. 15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein a non-slip material is provided on at least a portion of at least one of an underside of the moveable portion of the top and the upper side of the bottom. 16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the bottom comprises a battery charger with plug for charging the object with energy if the object is chargeable. 17. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a data storage device. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the data storage device comprises a universal serial bus (USB) flash drive. 19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the top and the bottom form a substantially flat rectangle when the moveable portion of the top is lying-positioned on the upper side of the bottom. 20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the static portion is in surface-to-surface contact with the bottom. 21. A device for holding a wireless device in an upright position, comprising: a base;a flap having a moveable portion and a static portion wherein the movable portion is connected to at least one of the static portion and the base at a hinge, wherein the moveable portion of the flap is selectively moveable to an open position away from the base such that the moveable portion pivots about the hinge so the moveable portion of the flap forms an angle of less than 180 degrees and more than 0 degrees with respect to the base;a first fold line provided in a top of the flap a first distance from, but parallel to, the hinge for creating a first bend in the flap; anda second fold line provided in the top of the flap a second distance from, but parallel to, the hinge for creating a second bend in the flap, wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance,wherein the static portion remains adjacent to and approximately parallel with the base when the moveable portion of the flap is in the open position. 22. The device of claim 21, further comprising a third fold line provided in the top of the flap a third distance from, but parallel to, the hinge for creating a third bend in the flap, wherein the third distance is greater than each of the first distance and the second distance. 23. The device of claim 22, further comprising a fourth fold line provided in the top of the flap a fourth distance from, but parallel to, the hinge for creating a fourth bend in the flap, wherein the fourth distance is greater than each of the first distance, the second distance, and the third distance. 24. The device of claim 21, wherein the static portion is in surface-to-surface contact with the base.
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