Popsockets LLC

Robert Lane

Sara Cinnamon

Angela Sevilla

An expandable device includes a base having a top side and a bottom side, an expanding mechanism operably coupled to the base, and a button. The bottom side of the base is adapted to engage a portion of a portable electronic device. The button has a top side and a bottom side and is operably coupled to the expanding mechanism. The expanding mechanism is selectively movable between a first configuration whereby the button is disposed in a first, collapsed configuration and a second configuration whereby the button is disposed in a second, expanded configuration. Upon urging the button to the first configuration, the expandable device retains the button in the first configuration, and upon further urging the button towards the base, the button is released from the first configuration and moves to the second configuration.

Expandable device for a portable electronic device

An expandable device includes a base having a top side and a bottom side, first and second coupling portions disposed on the top side of the base, a linkage mechanism, and a button. The linkage mechanism is movably coupled to the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion. The button has a top side and a bottom side and is operably coupled to the linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism is rotatable between a first configuration where the button is disposed in a first, collapsed configuration adjacent to the base and a second configuration where the button is disposed in a second, expanded configuration spaced away from the base.

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Robert Lane