Portable holder for an electronic device

• US 10,512,322 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2018
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert Washington
• Original Assignee: Robert Washington
• Inventors: Washington, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Nash, Brian D
• Application Number:
  US15/955,656
• Publication Number:
  US 20180295975A1
• Time in Patent Office: 616 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/041 Allowing quick release of the apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/40 by means of coilable or bendable legs or spiral shaped legs
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/022 repositionable
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 2200/022 by friction

Abstract

A holder apparatus comprises a strap assembly, a cradle assembly, and an arm assembly. The strap assembly includes a support plate component attachable to a belt component. The cradle assembly includes a device-securing structure and an adjustment mechanism. The arm assembly includes a flexible arm component and a clip component. A first end of the flexible arm component is selectively engageable with the clip component. A second end of the flexible arm component is selectively engageable with the cradle assembly.

Claims

1. A holder apparatus comprising:

a cradle assembly, including;

at least one bracket for securing a device in the cradle assembly;

a dial component that may be rotated to adjust the position of the at least one bracket; and

,

a socket component integrally molded to the cradle assembly;

an arm assembly selectively engageable with the cradle assembly, the arm assembly including;

a flexible arm component with a first end and a second end;

a ball portion at the second end of the flexible arm component, the ball portion being receivable by the socket component of the cradle assembly; and

,

a clip component integrally molded to the first end of the flexible arm component, the clip component including;

a first lever and a second lever connected together, wherein the first lever is secured to the first end of the flexible arm component, and the second lever has at least one flange;

and,

a strap assembly selectively securable with the arm assembly, including;

a support plate component;

a belt component attached to the support plate component through a belt connection portion of the support plate component;

at least one projection on the support plate component;

wherein the at least one projection on the support plate component selectively receives the at least one flange of the clip component to secure the arm assembly to the strap assembly.