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Expanding socket accessory for mobile electronic device

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  • US 10,054,259 B2
  • Filed: 06/07/2017
  • Issued: 08/21/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the expandable socket comprising:

  • a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case;

    a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration such that when in the collapsed configuration a lock having a locking protrusion is securable within a resilient locking projection on the platform;

    a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform; and

    a biasing element arranged within the skin between the platform and the button, the biasing element configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.

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