Expandable sockets for use with portable media players
First Claim
1. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory comprising:
- 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; and
a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform; and
a first projection carried by the button and arranged to engage a second projection carried by the platform to releasably secure the button to the platform.
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Abstract
An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a platform, a skin coupled to the platform, a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform, and a biasing element. The skin includes an outer wall, an inner wall spaced radially inward of the outer wall, and a cavity defined by the inner wall, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The biasing element is arranged within the cavity of the skin between the platform and the button, such that the biasing element is at least partially surrounded by the inner wall of the skin. The biasing element is configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.
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51 Claims
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1. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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; and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform; and a first projection carried by the button and arranged to engage a second projection carried by the platform to releasably secure the button to the platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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10. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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 movable between a first position, in which the button is a first distance from the platform, and a second position, in which the button is a second distance from the platform, the second distance being greater than the first distance; a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform, wherein the button is releasable from the first position, allowing the button to move the second position, by rotating the button relative to the platform; and a lock configured to releasably secure the button in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28)
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15. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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 movable relative to the platform between a first position, in which the button is a first distance from the platform, and a second position, in which the button is a second distance from the platform, the second distance being different than the first distance; a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button to the first position; and a lock configured to releasably secure the button in the first position. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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 arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform; and a cover for the biasing element. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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; and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform, wherein the biasing element comprises a conical coil spring. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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; and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform, wherein the button is movable between a first position, in which the button is a first distance from the platform, and a second position, in which the button is a second distance from the platform, the second distance being greater than the first distance, and wherein the button is movable from the first position to the second position by rotating the button relative to the platform. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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; and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative to the platform, wherein the button is movable between a first position, in which the button is disposed approximately adjacent the platform, and a second position, in which the button is spaced from the platform, and wherein the button is releasable from the first position, allowing the button to move the second position, by rotating the button relative to the platform. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47)
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48. An accessory for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory 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 movable between a first position, in which the button is a first distance from the platform, and a second position, in which the button is a second distance from the platform, the second distance being greater than the first distance; a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button, the biasing element arranged to bias the button relative the platform, wherein the button is releasable from the first position, allowing the button to move the second position, by rotating the button relative to the platform; and a cover for the biasing element. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51)
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Specification