APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MOBILE PHONES,ELECTRONIC TABLETS AND CAMERAS
First Claim
1. Apparatus for stabilizing a portable electronic device for obtaining images by securing the portable electronic device to a support, comprising:
- an engagement element for holding a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device having a first member and a second member substantially parallel to the first member;
an adjustment element to enable adjustment of the first member and the second member relative to one another to accommodate different sizes of mobile phones, electronic tablets, cameras or other portable electronic devices; and
a support coupling element for coupling the apparatus for stabilizing the portable electronic device to a support.
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Abstract
A stabilizing attachment for use with a portable electronic device, such as a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other such electronic device that may be used to obtain an image, may include an engagement element for holding a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device. The engagement element may include a first member and a second member substantially parallel to one another for holding the portable electronic device. An adjustment element may enable adjustment of the first member relative to the second member to accommodate different sizes of mobile phones, electronic tablets, cameras or other portable electronic devices. The stabilizing attachment may also include a coupling element for securing the engagement element and any portable electronic device held thereby to another support, such as a tripod, a glass mountable device, a mobile unit or the like.
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1. Apparatus for stabilizing a portable electronic device for obtaining images by securing the portable electronic device to a support, comprising:
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an engagement element for holding a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device having a first member and a second member substantially parallel to the first member; an adjustment element to enable adjustment of the first member and the second member relative to one another to accommodate different sizes of mobile phones, electronic tablets, cameras or other portable electronic devices; and a support coupling element for coupling the apparatus for stabilizing the portable electronic device to a support. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. Apparatus for mounting a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device on a support, comprising:
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a first member having a first extending piece; a second member having a second extending piece; an engagement member connected between the first member and the second member to exert a bias force on the first member toward the second member, whereby a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device may be clamped firmly between the first extending piece and the second extending piece. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 13)
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12. Apparatus for mounting a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device to a support, comprising:
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a base configured to support a side of a portable electronic device; an elongated element with an opening therein protruding from a portion of the base configured to support the side of the portable electronic device; an extendable element configured to fit in the opening of the elongated element; an attachment piece parallel to the base; and a spring attached between the elongated element and the extendable element to bias the attachment piece towards the base, thereby clamping on a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device inserted between the base and the attachment piece.
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14. Apparatus for mounting a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device to a support, comprising:
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an engagement element for holding a mobile phone, electronic tablet, camera or other portable electronic device having a first member and a second member substantially parallel to one another, an adjustment element to bias the first member toward the second member, to enable adjustment of a distance between the first member and the second member to enable the first member and the second member to receive and secure a plurality of sizes of mobile phones, electronic tablets, cameras or other portable electronic devices; and a support coupling element for connecting the apparatus to a support. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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