TABLET ACCESSORY

• US 20120118770A1
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: William H Valls, Zachariah Simmering
• Original Assignee: William H Valls, Zachariah Simmering
• Inventors: Valls, William H., Simmering, Zachariah
• Application Number:
  US13/108,568
• Publication Number:
  US 20120118770A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 206/320
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0525 Personal portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/10 Handles for carrying purposes
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/00 Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles heads thereof F16M11/02 ; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20 ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 ; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/04 for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains , e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B

Abstract

A tablet accessory is disclosed which permits a user to securely hold, rotate, transfer or otherwise manipulate a tablet using a single hand. The tablet accessory includes a knob, a base and a connector. The base is configured to be coupled to the knob. The connector is integrated into the base. The connector is configured to couple the tablet accessory to a tablet or case containing the tablet.

Claims

1. A tablet accessory, comprising:

a base having two opposing ends;

a knob attached to a first end of the base; and

connecting means integrated into a second end of the base, said connecting means configured to connect the base to an exterior surface of a tablet.

2. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, wherein the knob comprises a threaded recess, the connecting means comprises a suction cup and a bolt with an upper threaded portion, and rotating the knob causes the bolt to rise into the threaded recess and to pull on the suction cup to create a vacuum seal between the base and the tablet.

3. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 2, further comprising an inside wall integrated into the base, the inside wall in contact with the suction cup to keep the suction cup attached to the exterior surface of the tablet when the bolt is pulling on the suction cup.

4. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, wherein the connecting means comprises a connector that is configured to be received by a receiving portion located on the tablet.

5. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 4, wherein the connector comprises one selected from a group consisting of a magnetic connector, a stick-and-click connector, a push-in connector, an adhesive connector or a threaded connector.

6. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, further comprising a central shaft which is formed between the second end of the base and an outer surface of the knob located distally with respect to the base, wherein the central shaft can be positioned between a user'"'"'s fingers to permit the user to securely manipulate a tablet coupled to the connecting means.

7. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 6, wherein the central shaft has a width which is smaller than both the second end of the base and an outer surface of the knob located distally with respect to the base.

8. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, further comprising a stand which can be attached to the tablet accessory to support the tablet.

9. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 8, wherein the stand comprises an adjusting means which permits a user to precisely set a position of the tablet.

10. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, wherein an underside of the knob located proximal with respect to the base is sloped at an upward angle and the first side of the base is sloped at a downward angle to provide a spacing for receiving a user'"'"'s fingers.

11. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, wherein said exterior surface of the tablet comprises a surface located on a detachable case which contains the tablet.

12. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 1, further comprising an insert which is attached to or integrated into the knob for attaching at least one of a logo, a label or an advertisement.

13. A tablet accessory, comprising:

a base having two opposing ends;

a knob located adjacent to a first end of the base; and

connecting means integrated into a second end of the base, said connecting means configured to connect the base to a tablet case.

14. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 13, wherein the base and knob are integrated together and are permanently attached to each other.

15. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 13, wherein the connection means comprises one selected from a group consisting of a magnetic connector, a stick-and-click connector, an adhesive connector, a push-in connector or a threaded connector.

16. A tablet accessory, comprising:

a case having an inner surface and an outer surface, wherein;

said inner surface is configured to receive a back of a tablet;

said outer surface having at least one receiver; and

a knob comprising a shaft with an integrated connector for coupling the knob to the receiver.

17. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 16, wherein the case comprises an integrated base, and said receiver is located on the integrated base for coupling the knob to the base.

18. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 16, wherein the shaft has a width which is smaller than an outer edge of the knob located distally with respect to the shaft.

19. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 17, wherein an underside of the knob located proximal with respect to the shaft is sloped at an upward angle and a top portion of the integrated base located proximal to the shaft is sloped at a downward angle to provide a spacing for receiving a user'"'"'s fingers when the knob is coupled to the base.

20. The tablet accessory as recited in claim 16, wherein the connector comprises one selected from a group consisting of a magnetic connector, a stick-and-click connector, an adhesive connector, a push-in connector or a threaded connector.