A portable support apparatus for an electronic device. The portable support apparatus can be connected to an electronic device to provide support. The portable support apparatus has a central portion which has a yolk retainer coupled to a proximal end of a central leg, and a central foot coupled to
A portable support apparatus for an electronic device. The portable support apparatus can be connected to an electronic device to provide support. The portable support apparatus has a central portion which has a yolk retainer coupled to a proximal end of a central leg, and a central foot coupled to a distal end of the central leg. The portable support apparatus can also include side-support portions coupled to the central portion. The side support portions can be deployable to form a tripod. The adjustable device receiver can include a ball-connector which is received within a receiving yolk and a tongue coupled to the ball-connector. The tongue can be configured to be insertable into an opening of an electronic device.
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1. A portable support apparatus for an electronic device that includes at least one of a charging port, an audio port, a Lightning port, or a micro Universal Serial Bus (micro-USB) port, the portable support apparatus comprising: a central portion including a yolk retainer coupled to a proximal end
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A portable support apparatus for an electronic device that includes at least one of a charging port, an audio port, a Lightning port, or a micro Universal Serial Bus (micro-USB) port, the portable support apparatus comprising: a central portion including a yolk retainer coupled to a proximal end of a central leg, and a central foot coupled to a distal end of the central leg, the central portion having a longitudinal axis (X-X) running from the proximal end to the distal end, the central portion having a first stop support included on a first side of the central portion and a second stop support included on a second side of the central portion;a first side-support portion including a first shoulder pivotally coupled to the first side of the central portion, and a first side-leg coupled to a first side-foot;a second side-support portion including a second shoulder pivotally coupled to the second side of the central portion, and a second side-leg coupled to a second side-foot;a ball joint including a receiving yolk connected to the yolk retainer;the ball joint including an adjustable device receiver, the adjustable device receiver having a ball-connector received within the receiving yolk, and a tongue extending from the ball-connector, the tongue being insertable into and thereby receivable within at least one of a charging port, an audio port, a Lightning port, or a micro-USB port of the electronic device;wherein when the apparatus is in a deployed configuration the first side-leg is pivoted until blocked by the first stop support included on the first side of the central portion and the second side-leg is pivoted until blocked by the second stop support included on the second side of the central portion. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein when the apparatus is in a portable configuration the first side-leg and the second side-leg are within a side profile of the central portion, and wherein when the apparatus is in the deployed configuration the first side-leg and the second side-leg are each at a predetermined angle relative to the central leg to form a tripod. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the predetermined angle is in excess of one hundred and thirty degrees. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein: the central foot, the first side-foot, and the second side-foot, form an equilateral triangle when the portable support apparatus is in the deployed configuration; andthe adjustable device receiver is eccentric with respect to a circle running through the corners of the equilateral triangle formed when the portable support apparatus is in the deployed configuration. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the ball-connector of the adjustable device receiver is resiliently pivotable and resiliently rotatable within a receiving area of the receiving yolk. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the adjustable receiver has: a predetermined maximum range of pivotation of one hundred and eleven degrees with respect to the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the central portion; anda predetermined maximum range of pivotation of twenty-eight degrees with respect to a plane that is perpendicular to an axis (Y-Y) running between first and second yolk shoulders positioned opposite each other on the ball joint, and aligned with the longitudinal axis (X-X) of the central portion. 7. The portable support apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one the first side-leg and the second side-leg comprises an opening tool including a fillet and an indent portion and that is operable as a bottle opener. 8. The portable support apparatus of claim 1, wherein the receiving yolk exerts a compressive force upon the ball-connector. 9. The portable support apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the ball-connector and the tongue are integrally formed of a material comprising hard plastic; andthe receiving yolk is formed of a material comprising a plastic softer than that of the ball-connector. 10. A portable support device for a portable computing device that is capable of being used in both portrait and landscape orientations, the portable support device comprising: a central portion comprising proximal and distal ends, a yolk retainer being positioned on the proximal end of the central portion and a central foot being positioned on the distal end of the central portion;a first side portion having a proximal end pivotally coupled to a first side of the central portion, a first foot of the first side portion being positioned on a distal end opposite the proximal end of the first side portion;a second side portion having a proximal end pivotally coupled to a second side of the central portion, a second foot of the second side portion being positioned on a distal end opposite the proximal end of the second side portion; anda ball joint rotatably engaged with the yolk retainer, the ball joint rotatable between a plurality of positions and orientations;the ball joint including a device receiver operable to be removably coupled to the portable computing device;the portable support device configured to be selectively maneuvered into a deployed configuration and into a portable configuration;the portable support device, when maneuvered into its deployed configuration, having the first side portion and the second side portion each at a predetermined angle relative to the central portion to form a tripod that is configured to support a portable computing device, which is coupled to the device receiver, in a portrait orientation of the portable computing device, by holding the portable computing device in its portrait orientation above a horizontal surface; andthe portable support device, when maneuvered into its portable configuration, having the first side portion and the second side portion within a side profile of the central portion to form a kickstand that is configured to support a portable computing device, which is coupled to the device receiver, in a landscape orientation of the portable computing device, by enabling the portable computing device in its landscape orientation to lean against the portable support device in its portable configuration while a side of the portable computing device in its landscape orientation and a distal end of the kickstand each rests on a horizontal surface;wherein each of the central portion, the first side portion, and the second side portion tapers downward from the proximal end thereof to the distal end thereof; andwherein the kickstand, formed by the portable support device when maneuvered into its portable configuration, tapers downward from a proximal end of the kickstand, adjacent to which is located the device receiver, to the distal end of the kickstand. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the predetermined angle is at least one hundred and thirty degrees. 12. The device of claim 10, wherein the tripod formed, when the portable support device is maneuvered into its deployed configuration, being operable to mechanically attach to and move the portable computing device between a plurality of positions and orientations. 13. The device of claim 10, wherin when the portable support device is maneuvered into its deployed configuration, the central, first, and second feet form an equilateral triangle, and the device receiver is eccentric with respect to a circle running through corners of the equilateral triangle. 14. The device of claim 10, wherein a connecting ball of the device receiver is resiliently rotatable within a receiving area of the yolk retainer. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein the device receiver has a predetermined rotational range of one hundred and eleven degrees with respect to a longitudinal axis running from the proximal to distal ends of the central portion. 16. The device of claim 14, wherein the device receiver has a predetermined rotational range of twenty-eight degrees with respect to a plane perpendicular to an axis running between first and second yolk shoulders positioned opposite each other on the ball joint; and wherein the device receiver is aligned with a longitudinal axis running from the proximal to distal ends of the central portion. 17. A portable support device for a portable computing device, the device comprising: a central portion comprising proximal and distal ends, a yolk retainer being positioned on the proximal end of the central portion and a central foot being positioned on the distal end of the central portion;a first side portion having a proximal end pivotally coupled to a first side of the central portion, a first foot of the first side portion being positioned on a distal end opposite the proximal end of the first side portion;a second side portion having a proximal end pivotally coupled to a second side of the central portion, a second foot of the second side portion being positioned on a distal end opposite the proximal end of the second side portion; anda ball joint rotatably engaged with the yolk retainer, the ball joint rotatable between a plurality of positions and orientations;the ball joint including a device receiver operable to be removably coupled to the portable computing device;wherein at least one of the first or second side portions comprise an opening tool that is integrally formed with the at least one of the first or second side portions, the opening tool including a fillet and an indent portion formed in the at least one of the first or second side portions, the fillet and the ident portion being adjacent one another, and wherein the opening tool is a bottle opener. 18. The device of claim 10, wherein a ball-connector and a tongue of the device receiver are integrally formed. 19. The device of claim 14, wherein a receiving yolk of the ball joint exerts a compressive force upon a ball-connector of the device receiver to move the device receiver between the predetermined rotational range. 20. The device of claim 14, wherein each of the first and second side portions are operable to be rotated in the deployed configuration until contacting respective first and second stop supports included, respectively, on first and second sides of the central portion. 21. The device of claim 20, wherein each of the stop supports are oriented in a predetermined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the central portion so that the respective side portion is flush with the respective stop support in the deployed configuration. 22. The device of claim 20, wherein one or both of the stop supports further comprises a locking mechanism to secure the stop support to the respective side portion. 23. The device of claim 22, wherein the locking mechanism is a click fit connector, a band, or a hook and loop fastener. 24. The device of claim 10, wherein the device receiver comprises a ball and a tongue extending therefrom, the tongue being insertable into and thereby receivable within at least one of a charging port, an audio port, a Lightning port, or a micro-USB port of the portable computing device. 25. A portable support apparatus for an electronic device, the portable support apparatus transitionable between a portable configuration and a deployed configuration, the portable support apparatus comprising: a Y-shaped central portion that provides a first leg of a tripod when the apparatus is in the deployed configuration;a first side-support portion including a first shoulder pivotally coupled to a first side of the Y-shaped central portion, the first side-support portion providing a second leg of the tripod when the apparatus is in the deployed configuration;a second side-support portion including a second shoulder pivotally coupled to a second side of the Y-shaped central portion, the second side-support portion providing a third leg of the tripod when the apparatus is in the deployed configuration; anda ball joint coupled to the Y-shaped central portion and including an adjustable device receiver;wherein when the apparatus is in the portable configuration, first flat outer surfaces of each of the Y-shaped central portion, the first side-support portion, and the second side-support portion, are co-planar with one another, andsecond flat outer surfaces of each of the Y-shaped central portion, the first side-support portion, and the second side-support portion, which are opposite the respective first flat outer surfaces, are co-planar with one another. 26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the ball joint includes a ball that is rotatable relative to the Y-shaped central portion and a tongue extending from the ball, the tongue being insertable into and thereby receivable within at least one of a charging port, an audio port, a Lightning port, or a micro-USB port of the electronic device. 27. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tongue that extends from the ball connector comprises a waist including opposing indents configured to help stabilize the electronic device being supported by the portable support apparatus.
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