Expanding accessory for mobile electronic devices
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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 back of the portable media player or the portable media player case;
a button that is movable relative to the platform, the button comprising an inner surface facing the platform, an outer surface opposite the inner surface and facing away from the platform, and an annular wall carried by the inner surface; and
a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button and radially inwardly of an outer surface of the annular wall, the biasing element configured to bias the button relative to the platform.
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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 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 back of the portable media player or the portable media player case; a button that is movable relative to the platform, the button comprising an inner surface facing the platform, an outer surface opposite the inner surface and facing away from the platform, and an annular wall carried by the inner surface; and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button and radially inwardly of an outer surface of the annular wall, the biasing element configured to bias the button relative to the platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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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 back of the portable media player or the portable media player case; a button comprising an inner surface facing the platform, an outer surface opposite the inner surface and facing away from the platform, and an annular wall carried by the inner surface; and a collapsing mechanism arranged between the platform and the button and radially inwardly of an outer surface of the annular wall, the collapsing mechanism configured to facilitate movement of the button, relative to the platform, between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. 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 back 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; a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform, the button comprising an inner surface facing the platform, an outer surface opposite the inner surface and facing away from the platform, and an annular wall carried by the inner surface; and means for facilitating movement of the skin between the collapsed configuration and the expanded configuration arranged within the skin and radially inwardly of an outer surface of the annular wall. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method, comprising:
affixing an accessory to a back of a portable media player or a portable media player case, the accessory comprising a platform engaging the back of the portable media player or the portable media player case, a button that is movable relative to the platform, the button comprising an inner surface facing the platform, an outer surface opposite the inner surface and facing away from the platform, and an annular wall carried by the inner surface, and a biasing element arranged between the platform and the button and radially inwardly of an outer surface of the annular wall, the biasing element configured to bias the button relative to the platform.
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