Handling apparatus for portable electronic devices
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1. An apparatus for promoting user handling of a mobile phone, the apparatus comprising:
- a base defining a length and a width;
first and second wing bodies each defining;
a fixed end pivotably connected to the base,a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end being spaced from the base in a deployed state of the corresponding wing body,wherein in a retracted state of each of the wing bodies, a spacing between the corresponding free end and the base is less than the spacing in the corresponding deployed state;
wherein the first and second wing bodies are arranged to extend from the corresponding fixed end to the corresponding free end in an identical direction relative to the length of the base;
a first biasing device configured to bias the first wing body toward the deployed state;
a second biasing device configured to bias the second wing body toward the deployed state;
a first holding device for selectively retaining the first wing body in the retracted state;
a second holding device for selectively retaining the second wing body in the retracted state; and
a release mechanism for selectively disengaging at least the first wing body from the first holding device.
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Abstract
A handling apparatus for a mobile electronic device, such as a handheld smart phone. The handling apparatus includes a base, a first wing body and a second wing body. The base defines a length and a width. The first and second wing bodies each define a fixed end connected to the base and a free end opposite the fixed end. The free end is spaced from the base in a deployed state of the corresponding wing body. The first and second wing bodies are arranged to extend from the corresponding fixed end to the corresponding free end in an identical direction relative to a length of the base.
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1. An apparatus for promoting user handling of a mobile phone, the apparatus comprising:
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a base defining a length and a width; first and second wing bodies each defining; a fixed end pivotably connected to the base, a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end being spaced from the base in a deployed state of the corresponding wing body, wherein in a retracted state of each of the wing bodies, a spacing between the corresponding free end and the base is less than the spacing in the corresponding deployed state; wherein the first and second wing bodies are arranged to extend from the corresponding fixed end to the corresponding free end in an identical direction relative to the length of the base; a first biasing device configured to bias the first wing body toward the deployed state; a second biasing device configured to bias the second wing body toward the deployed state; a first holding device for selectively retaining the first wing body in the retracted state; a second holding device for selectively retaining the second wing body in the retracted state; and a release mechanism for selectively disengaging at least the first wing body from the first holding device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for promoting user handling of a mobile phone, the apparatus comprising:
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a base defining a length and a width; first and second wing bodies each defining; a fixed end pivotably connected to the base, a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end being spaced from the base in a deployed state of the corresponding wing body, wherein in a retracted state of each of the wing bodies, a spacing between the corresponding free end and the base is less than the spacing in the corresponding deployed state; wherein the first and second wing bodies are arranged to extend from the corresponding fixed end to the corresponding free end in an identical direction relative to the length of the base; a first biasing device configured to bias the first wing body toward the deployed state; a second biasing device configured to bias the second wing body toward the deployed state; a first holding device for selectively retaining the first wing body in the retracted state; a second holding device for selectively retaining the second wing body in the retracted state; wherein the first and second holding devices each include a magnet.
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15. An apparatus for promoting user handling of a mobile phone, the apparatus comprising:
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a base defining a length and a width; first and second wing bodies each defining; a fixed end pivotably connected to the base, a free end opposite the fixed end, the free end being spaced from the base in a deployed state of the corresponding wing body, wherein in a retracted state of each of the wing bodies, a spacing between the corresponding free end and the base is less than the spacing in the corresponding deployed state; wherein the first and second wing bodies are arranged to extend from the corresponding fixed end to the corresponding free end in an identical direction relative to the length of the base; a first biasing device configured to bias the first wing body toward the deployed state; a second biasing device configured to bias the second wing body toward the deployed state; a first holding device for selectively retaining the first wing body in the retracted state; a second holding device for selectively retaining the second wing body in the retracted state; wherein the first and second holding devices are each configured to selectively interface with the free end of the corresponding wing body.
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