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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2022
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mohammadali Parsian, San Mateo, CA (US);
Fiona P. O'leary, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Kleeman, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
John F. Wadsworth, Burbank, CA (US);
Mitchell Suckle, Long Beach, CA (US);
Tom Kwon, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Peter Schmidt, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
This application relates to accessory support devices for supporting portable electronic devices in relation to other electronic computing devices. A multi-part clip includes a housing having a first housing part having a first surface, a second housing part coupled to the first housing part and having a second surface, and an internal volume. The multi-part clip has a circular, ring-shaped magnetic element disposed within the internal volume and forms, through the second surface, a magnetic attachment to a magnetic element of a portable electronic device. The multi-part clip includes a hook-like appendage pivotably coupled to the first surface and has a recess such that, in an actuated configuration, the hook-like appendage extends away from the first surface and the recess is configured to receive a portion of an electronic computing device. The multi-part clip is balanced atop the electronic computing device according to a gravitational force imparted therein.