Support assembly for personal electronic device and method for using the same
First Claim
1. An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device, said assembly comprising:
- a) a base;
b) a holder configured to hold the device;
c) a hinge member rotatably connecting said holder to said base, said hinge member including a hinge block rotatably connected to said base and releaseably connected to said holder; and
d) an electrical connector mounted on said hinge block;
e) wherein said holder is removably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
f) wherein said holder is adjustably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively repositionable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base.
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Abstract
An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device includes a base and a holder. The holder is adapted to hold the device. The holder is removably connected to the base such that the holder may be selectively removed from and replaced on the base. Also, the holder is adjustably movably connected to the base such that the holder may be repositioned relative to the base. The device may thereby be reoriented relative to the base and, thus, a support surface, when mounted in the holder. A method for handling a personal electronic device includes mounting the device in a holder, mounting the device and the holder on a base, repositioning the holder relative to base to position the device as desired while the holder is mounted on the base, and removing the device and the holder from the base.
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26 Claims
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1. An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder configured to hold the device;
c) a hinge member rotatably connecting said holder to said base, said hinge member including a hinge block rotatably connected to said base and releaseably connected to said holder; and
d) an electrical connector mounted on said hinge block;
e) wherein said holder is removably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
f) wherein said holder is adjustably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively repositionable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder configured to hold the device;
c) a hinge member rotatably connecting said holder to said base, said hinge member including at least one tab secured to and depending from said holder, said tab receivable in said base; and
d) a slot formed in said holder and an electrical contact extending from said base, wherein said contact extends through said slot;
e) wherein said holder is removably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
wherein said holder is adjustably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively repositionable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder configured to hold the device, said holder including a slot formed therein and a clip configured to secure said holder to a user;
c) a hinge member connecting said holder to said base such that said holder is selectively rotatable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to said base, said hinge member including a hinge block rotatably connected to said base and releaseably connected to said holder;
d) an electrical connector mounted on said hinge block and received in said slot of said holder;
e) a latch integrally formed with said hinge block for selectively and releaseably securing said holder to said hinge block to allow said holder to be connected to said base such that said holder is selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
f) means for selectively adjusting and retaining an angle between said holder and said base, said adjusting and retaining means including a plurality of detents on said hinge block, said detents configured to engage said base.
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24. An assembly for supporting a personal electronic device, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder configured to hold the device, said holder including a slot formed therein and a clip configured to secure said holder to a user;
c) a hinge member connecting said holder to said base such that said holder is selectively rotatable relative to said base about a rotational axis to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base, said hinge member including at least one tab secured to and depending from said holder, said tab receivable in said base and including a hinge projection extending therefrom;
d) a latch mechanism including a latch member selectively engaging said hinge projection to restrict removal of said tab from said base to allow said holder to be connected to said base such that said holder is selectively removable from and replaceable on said base;
e) means for selectively adjusting and retaining an angle between said holder and said base, said adjusting and retaining means including a plurality of detents on said tab, said detents configured to engage said base; and
f) an electrical contact extending from said base and extending through said slot of said holder, said electrical contact including a contact loop having a loop axis;
g) wherein said loop axis and said rotational axis are collinear.
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25. A personal electronic device assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder;
c) a personal electronic device mounted in said holder;
d) a hinge member rotatably connecting said holder to said base, said hinge member including a hinge block rotatably connected to said base and releaseably connected to said holder; and
e) an electrical connector mounted on said hinge block;
f) wherein said holder is removably connected to said base such that said holder and said personal electronic device are selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
g) wherein said holder is adjustably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively repositionable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base.
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26. A personal electronic device assembly, said assembly comprising:
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a) a base;
b) a holder;
c) a personal electronic device mounted in said holder;
d) a hinge member rotatably connecting said holder to said base, said hinge member including at least one tab secured to and depending from said holder, said tab receivable in said base; and
e) a slot formed in said holder and an electrical contact extending from said base, wherein said contact extends through said slot;
f) wherein said holder is removably connected to said base such that said holder and said personal electronic device are selectively removable from and replaceable on said base; and
g) wherein said holder is adjustably connected to said base such that said holder is selectively repositionable relative to said base to allow the device to be reoriented relative to the base.
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Specification