Removable mobile device hand stabilizer
A removable mobile device hand stabilizer permits a user to more securely grip their mobile device without substantially altering the form factor of the mobile device. The grip can be held by the user's finger or can hold the user's finger and thereby help to stabilize the mobile device, particularly during one-handed use.
1 . A removable mobile device hand stabilizer, comprising:
an insert portion sized and disposed to be received and held by a port on a mobile device with the insert portion positioned symmetric with a central axis of the port and of the mobile device, and;
a grip portion affixed to the insert portion that is sized and disposed to interface with a finger of a user and is positioned symmetric with the central axis of the port and of the mobile device.
2 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the port on the mobile device is a charging port.
3 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the port on the mobile device is an auxiliary port.
4 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the grip portion is sized and shaped to be held by a user's pinky while the user is holding the mobile device.
5 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the grip portion is substantially a hollow cylinder sized to receive and hold the finger of a user.
6 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the grip portion is of an arcuate shape sized to receive and hold the finger of a user.
7 . The hand stabilizer of claim 1 , wherein the hand stabilizer does not convey current or data to or from the port on the mobile device.
8 . A hand stabilizer for a mobile device, the mobile device having a central axis that bisects the mobile device, the mobile device being symmetric with respect to the central axis of the mobile device and the mobile device having a port, the hand stabilizer comprising:
an insert portion that is sized and disposed to be received in the port of the mobile device and held in the port of the mobile device; and
a grip portion fixed to the insert portion with the grip portion being symmetric with the central axis of the mobile device when the insert portion is received in the port of the mobile device and held in the port.
9 . The hand stabilizer of claim 8 , further comprising:
the grip portion having an arcuate configuration that extends around a hole of the arcuate configuration, the hole being dimensioned to receive a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer in the hole of the arcuate configuration of the grip portion.
10 . The hand stabilizer of claim 9 , further comprising:
the arcuate configuration of the grip portion being constructed of a flexible material that enables the arcuate configuration to flex around a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer.
11 . The hand stabilizer of claim 8 , further comprising:
the grip portion having a cylindrical configuration with a concentric hole extending through the cylindrical configuration, the hole being dimensioned to receive a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer in the hole of the cylindrical configuration of the grip portion.
12 . The hand stabilizer of claim 11 , further comprising:
the concentric hole extending through the cylindrical configuration of the grip portion having a center axis, and the center axis of the concentric hole being perpendicular to the central axis of the mobile device.
13 . The hand stabilizer of claim 8 , further comprising:
the grip portion having an exterior surface that extends around the central axis of the mobile device, and the exterior surface of the grip portion being configured for engagement with a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer.
14 . The hand stabilizer of claim 8 , further comprising:
the port is a charging port that is symmetric with respect to the central axis of the mobile device.
15 . A hand stabilizer for a mobile device, the mobile device having a central axis that bisects the mobile device, the mobile device being symmetric with respect to a central axis of the mobile device and the mobile device having a charging port that is symmetric with respect to the central axis of the mobile device, the hand stabilizer comprising:
an insert portion that is sized and disposed to be received in the charging port of the mobile device and held in the charging port with the insert portion being symmetric with the central axis of the mobile device; and
a grip portion fixed to the insert portion with the grip portion being symmetric with the central axis of the mobile device when the insert portion is received in the charging port of the mobile device and held in the charging port.
16 . The hand stabilizer of claim 15 , further comprising:
the grip portion having an arcuate configuration that extends around a hole of the arcuate configuration, the hole being dimensioned to receive a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer in the hole of the arcuate configuration of the grip portion.
17 . The hand stabilizer of claim 16 , further comprising:
the arcuate configuration of the grip portion being constructed of a flexible material that enables the arcuate configuration to flex around a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer.
18 . The hand stabilizer of claim 15 , further comprising:
the grip portion having a cylindrical configuration with a concentric hole extending through the cylindrical configuration, the hole being dimensioned to receive a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer in the hole of the cylindrical configuration of the grip portion.
19 . The hand stabilizer of claim 18 , further comprising:
the concentric hole extending through the cylindrical configuration of the grip portion having a center axis, and the center axis of the concentric hole being perpendicular to the central axis of the mobile device.
20 . The hand stabilizer of claim 15 , further comprising:
the grip portion having an exterior surface that extends around the central axis of the mobile device, and the exterior surface of the grip portion being configured for engagement with a finger of a user of the hand stabilizer.