GB2575410A - Spinning accessory for a mobile electronic device - Google Patents

Spinning accessory for a mobile electronic device Download PDF

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GB2575410A
GB2575410A GB1915948.2A GB201915948A GB2575410A GB 2575410 A GB2575410 A GB 2575410A GB 201915948 A GB201915948 A GB 201915948A GB 2575410 A GB2575410 A GB 2575410A
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accessory
outer ring
inner ring
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Nahum Altan
B Barnett David
L Torrance Tony
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PopSockets LLC
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/041—Allowing quick release of the apparatus
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/043—Allowing translations
    • F16M11/046—Allowing translations adapted to upward-downward translation movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/04—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand
    • F16M11/06—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting
    • F16M11/08—Means for attachment of apparatus; Means allowing adjustment of the apparatus relatively to the stand allowing pivoting around a vertical axis, e.g. panoramic heads
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/02—Heads
    • F16M11/16—Details concerning attachment of head-supporting legs, with or without actuation of locking members thereof
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/2007—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment
    • F16M11/2014—Undercarriages with or without wheels comprising means allowing pivoting adjustment around a vertical axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M11/00—Stands or trestles as supports for apparatus or articles placed thereon ; Stands for scientific apparatus such as gravitational force meters
    • F16M11/20—Undercarriages with or without wheels
    • F16M11/24—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other
    • F16M11/38—Undercarriages with or without wheels changeable in height or length of legs, also for transport only, e.g. by means of tubes screwed into each other by folding, e.g. pivoting or scissors tong mechanisms
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16M—FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M13/00—Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles; Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
    • H04M1/02—Constructional features of telephone sets
    • H04M1/04—Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05—Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0508—Portable audio devices, e.g. walkman, discman, radio, MP3 player, headphones
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05—Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0516—Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05—Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0525—Personal portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/38—Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
    • H04B1/3827—Portable transceivers
    • H04B1/3888—Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

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Abstract

A spinning accessory (800) for use with a socket accessory (200) attached to a mobile electronic device (100). The spinning accessory includes a bearing assembly (801) sized to receive the socket accessory, and a gripping member (803) carried by an inner surface of the bearing assembly. The bearing assembly facilitates rotation of a portion of the spinning accessory relative to the socket accessory. The gripping member is adapted to securely engage a portion of the socket accessory.

Claims (26)

1 . A spinning accessory for use with a socket accessory attached to a mobile electronic device, the spinning accessory comprising: an inner ring defining a central opening sized to receive the socket accessory; an outer ring surrounding the inner ring; one or more balls arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, the one or more balls configured to facilitate rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring such that the mobile electronic device is rotatable relative to a portion of the spinning accessory; and a gripping member carried by an inner surface of the inner ring, the gripping member adapted to securely engage a portion of the socket accessory.
2. The spinning accessory of claim 1 , wherein the outer ring is fixed and the inner ring is rotatable relative to the outer ring.
3. The spinning accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a gripping rim carried by the outer ring.
4. The spinning accessory of claim 1 , wherein the gripping member comprises at least one of a gripping surface, one or more projections, one or more magnets, or one or more annular recesses.
5. The spinning accessory of claim 1 , wherein the gripping member comprises a gripping surface.
6. The spinning accessory of claim 5, wherein the gripping surface is made of a rubber or gel material.
7. The spinning accessory of claim 1 , wherein the one or more balls comprise a plurality of balls arranged circumferentially around the inner ring.
8. A spinning accessory for use with a socket accessory attached to a mobile electronic device, the spinning accessory comprising: a bearing assembly sized to receive the socket accessory, wherein the bearing assembly facilitates rotation of a portion of the spinning accessory relative to the socket accessory; a gripping member carried by an inner surface of the bearing assembly, the gripping member adapted to securely engage a portion of the socket accessory; and a gripping rim carried by an outer surface of the bearing assembly.
9. The spinning accessory of claim 8, wherein the bearing assembly comprises a ball bearing assembly including: an inner ring sized to receive the socket accessory; an outer ring surrounding the inner ring, wherein the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatable relative to one another such that the spinning accessory is rotatable relative to the socket accessory; and a plurality of balls arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, the plurality of balls configured to facilitate rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring, wherein the gripping member is carried by an inner surface of the inner ring and the gripping rim is carried by the outer ring.
10. The spinning accessory of claim 8, wherein the gripping member comprises at least one of a gripping surface, one or more projections, one or more magnets, or one or more annular recesses.
1 1 . The spinning accessory of claim 8, wherein the gripping member comprises a gripping surface.
12. The spinning accessory of claim 1 1 , wherein the gripping surface is made of a rubber or gel material.
13. An assembly of accessories for a portable media player, the assembly comprising: a socket accessory for attachment to the portable media player or a case for the portable media player, the socket comprising: a platform for attaching the socket accessory to the portable media player or the case for the portable media player; and a button spaced relative to the platform; and a spinning accessory attachable to the button of the socket accessory, the spinning accessory comprising: a bearing assembly configured to facilitate rotation of a portion of the spinning accessory relative to the socket accessory; and a gripping member carried by an inner surface of the bearing assembly and configured to securely engage a surface of the button to attach the spinning accessory to the socket accessory.
14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the button is movable relative to the platform such that the socket accessory is extendable.
15. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the socket accessory is extendable along an axis, and wherein the spinning accessory is rotatable relative to the socket accessory about the axis.
16. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the socket accessory further comprises a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
17. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the button is coupled to the skin opposite the platform.
18. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the bearing assembly comprises: an inner ring defining a central opening sized to receive the button of the socket accessory; an outer ring surrounding the inner ring, wherein the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatable relative to one another; one or more balls arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, the one or more balls configured to facilitate rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring, and wherein the gripping member is carried by an inner surface of the inner ring.
19. The assembly of claim 18, wherein the outer ring is fixed and the inner ring is rotatable relative to the outer ring.
20. The assembly of claim 18, further comprising a gripping rim carried by the outer ring.
21 . The assembly of claim 13, wherein the gripping member comprises at least one of a gripping surface, one or more projections, one or more magnets, or one or more annular recesses.
22. An expandable spinning accessory for a portable media player, the accessory comprising: a platform for attaching the spinning accessory to the portable media player or a case for the portable media player; a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration; a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform; a bearing assembly coupled to the skin and to the button, the bearing assembly configured to facilitate rotation of the button relative to the skin.
23. The expandable spinning accessory of claim 22, further comprising a frame coupled to the skin, wherein the bearing assembly is carried by the frame.
24. The expandable spinning accessory of claim 22, wherein the bearing assembly comprises: an inner ring defining a central opening sized to receive the button of the socket accessory; an outer ring surrounding the inner ring, wherein the inner ring and the outer ring are rotatable relative to one another; and one or more balls arranged between the inner ring and the outer ring, the one or more balls configured to facilitate rotation between the inner ring and the outer ring.
25. The expandable spinning accessory of claim 24, wherein the outer ring is fixed and the inner ring is rotatable relative to the outer ring.
26. The expandable spinning accessory of claim 24, further comprising a frame coupled to the skin, wherein the outer ring of the bearing assembly is coupled to the frame.
GB1915948.2A 2017-04-03 2018-04-03 Spinning accessory for a mobile electronic device Withdrawn GB2575410A (en)

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US201762481041P 2017-04-03 2017-04-03
US15/729,260 US10389860B2 (en) 2017-04-03 2017-10-10 Spinning accessory for a mobile electronic device
US201862614916P 2018-01-08 2018-01-08
PCT/US2018/025814 WO2018187278A1 (en) 2017-04-03 2018-04-03 Spinning accessory for a mobile electronic device

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