Affixable belt clip for a phone incorporating an adjustable kickstand
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1. A combination clip and table top supporting device for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
- a body constructed of a resilient and biasing material and including first and second spaced apart layers joined along one edge;
the portable electronic device adapted to securing to a face of said body;
a multi-sided kickstand pivotally attached to said body, said kickstand is adjustable for supporting said body and attached device at an angle relative to a support surface;
said body further including a flattened blank with first and second foldable halves defining said spaced apart layers, said body further having opposite width projecting portions each further exhibiting apertures defined therein and such that said portions are folded inwardly to define height extending tabs extending within a separation distance established between said folded halves for pivotally mounting opposite inwardly facing ends of said kickstand; and
fringe portions extending from outer edges of said width projecting portions, said fringe portions being bent outwardly at an angle with said projecting portions in order to establish a lip or fringe along each outwardly facing edge.
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Abstract
A combination clip and table top supporting device for use with any of a smartphone or other portable electronic device. The device includes a body having opposing and extending ends and which is constructed of a resilient and biasing material. The attachable electronic device is adapted to secure to a face of the body. A multi-sided kickstand is pivotally attached to the body and adjustable for supporting the body and attached device upon a surface location.
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15 Claims
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1. A combination clip and table top supporting device for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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a body constructed of a resilient and biasing material and including first and second spaced apart layers joined along one edge; the portable electronic device adapted to securing to a face of said body; a multi-sided kickstand pivotally attached to said body, said kickstand is adjustable for supporting said body and attached device at an angle relative to a support surface; said body further including a flattened blank with first and second foldable halves defining said spaced apart layers, said body further having opposite width projecting portions each further exhibiting apertures defined therein and such that said portions are folded inwardly to define height extending tabs extending within a separation distance established between said folded halves for pivotally mounting opposite inwardly facing ends of said kickstand; and fringe portions extending from outer edges of said width projecting portions, said fringe portions being bent outwardly at an angle with said projecting portions in order to establish a lip or fringe along each outwardly facing edge. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A combination clip and table top supporting device for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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a body constructed of a resilient and biasing material and including first and second halves defining first and second spaced apart layers joined along one edge; the portable electronic device adapted to securing to a face of said body, said body adapted to being attached to a wearer'"'"'s clothing in a first configuration in which an inserting edge of the clothing is adapted to bias between the spaced apart layers; a multi-sided kickstand pivotally attached to said body proximate said joined edge, said kickstand extending around an outer perimeter of said spaced apart layers such that, upon detaching said body from the wearer, said kickstand being pivotally adjusted relative to said body for supporting said body and attached device at an angle relative to a support surface; and a first selected half of said body exhibiting at least one edge defined notch within which are selectively seated laterally outwardly deflected and inwardly biased sides of said kickstand at pivotally defined locations established between said kickstand and said body. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A combination clip and table top supporting device for use with a portable electronic device, comprising:
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a body constructed of a resilient and biasing material and including first and second spaced apart layers joined along one edge; the portable electronic device adapted to securing to a face of said body; a multi-sided kickstand pivotally attached to said body, said kickstand is adjustable for supporting said body and attached device at an angle relative to a support surface; said body further including a flattened blank with first and second foldable halves defining said spaced apart layers, said body further having opposite width projecting portions each further exhibiting apertures defined therein and such that said portions are folded inwardly to define height extending tabs extending within a separation distance established between said folded halves for pivotally mounting opposite inwardly facing ends of said kickstand; and an extending free end of a selected one of said foldable halves further including a series of fold locations which, during a fabrication process for creating a clip configuration, defines a spring biased and pinching/compressing location with an opposite and inner anvil surface of the other selected and foldable half.
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11. A method of forming a combination clip and surface support for use with a portable electronic device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a flattened blank; configuring width projecting portions along each of opposite sides of the blank and at intermediate locations between first and second ends; configuring at least one side edge defined notch in the blank; folding the blank into first and second halves, an exterior surface of a selected one of the halves adapted to mounting a rear surface of the device; bending the width projecting portions inwardly within a space formed between the folded halves; providing a substantially rectangular configured wire kickstand having opposing and inwardly facing assemble-able ends a spaced distance from one another; and fitting the opposing and inwardly facing ends of the kickstand through apertures formed in the inwardly bent width projecting portions to pivotally mount the wire kickstand to the folded blank for rotation between a first position in which the kickstand surrounds the folded blank and a second rotated position in which at least one extending side of the wire kickstand engages the side edge defined notch to angle the folded blank and its device mounting surface relative to the support surface. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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