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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Popsockets Llc, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Molly M. Hobbs, Boulder, CO (US);
David B. Barnett, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
POPSOCKETS LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/10 (2006.01); F16M 11/06 (2006.01); F16M 13/00 (2006.01); F16M 11/40 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 11/06 (2013.01); F16M 11/40 (2013.01); F16M 13/00 (2013.01); G06F 1/1626 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable socket for attachment to a portable media player or a portable media player case. The expandable socket generally includes a platform, a button spaced from the platform, and a collapsible mechanism coupled to the platform and the button. The platform is adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player or the portable media player case. The collapsible mechanism includes a plurality of discrete sections movable relative to one another to move the expandable socket between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.