Next Spark LLC

Elizabeth Anne Gander

Christopher Thomas McNulty

A mobile device shade apparatus includes a case defining a pocket and at least one panel configured to travel in and out of the pocket to transition between a stowed state and a deployed state, wherein in the deployed state that at least one panel extends from and is rotatable with respect to an edge of the case. The apparatus also includes a coupler configured to couple the case to a mobile device, such as a cell phone or tablet, as examples.

Mobile device shade

Provided is a mobile electronic device shade, sun-blocking, and/or privacy apparatus, comprising a shade having a deployed state and an stowed state smaller than the deployed state, the deployed state is arranged to shade a display of a mobile electronic device. Also included is a containment mechanism having a stow compartment configured to stow the shade in the stowed state. A state transition mechanism is configured to transition the shade from the stowed state in the stowed compartment into the deployed state and back again, in response to user actuation. The shade can be attachable to, form part of, or form part of a case for maintaining the mobile electronic device.

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Golden, CO, United States of America

Elizabeth Anne Gander