Expanding socket accessory for mobile electronic device
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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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Abstract
An expandable socket for attachment to a mobile electronic device. The expandable socket includes a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player, a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable socket includes a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform. The expandable socket also includes 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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30 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the expandable socket comprising:
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a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case; a button that is spaced from and movable relative to the platform; a biasing element disposed between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button away from the platform; a skin surrounds the biasing element; and a lock configured to releasably secure the button to the platform, wherein the lock comprises a locking projection and a protrusion for releasably securing a collapsed configuration of the socket. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the expandable socket comprising:
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a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case; a button that is spaced from and movable relative to the platform; a biasing element disposed between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button away from the platform; and
a skin arranged between the platform and the button, wherein the button includes a protrusion releasably engagable to a locking projection defined by the platform. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the expandable socket comprising:
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a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case; an elastomeric skin coupled to the platform and having a hollow shape, the skin including at least one folded section and being deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform, the button being disposed a first distance from the platform when the skin occupies the collapsed configuration and a second distance greater than the first distance from the platform when the skin occupies the expanded configuration; a spring arranged within the skin between the platform and the button, the spring biasing the button away from the platform to urge the skin into the expanded configuration; and a lock for selectively coupling the button to the platform such that the skin occupies the collapsed configuration when the button and platform are coupled such that the button includes a protrusion securable to a locking projection fixed to the platform. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30)
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