IP Library Granted Patent US 10,673,997
Granted Patent B2
US 10,673,997 · App. 16/225,914 · Granted Jun 2, 2020

Accessory for use with a mobile electronic device

Inventors: Vanessa C. Cantoli-Alves (Boulder, CO); Randy Yang Chiang (Boulder, CO); Altan Nahum (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
H04M1/026A45C1/06A45C11/00A45C11/182A45C13/185H05K5/023H05K5/0221A45C2011/002
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Patent No.
US 10,673,997
App. No.
16/225,914
Granted
Jun 2, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accessory for a mobile electronic device includes a platform and a wallet. The platform is adapted to be attached to the mobile electronic device or a case for the mobile electronic device. The wallet is removably attached to the platform and configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory.

Claims (30)

1. An accessory for a mobile electronic device, the accessory comprising:

a platform adapted to be attached to the mobile electronic device or a case for the mobile electronic device;

a wallet removably attached to the platform, the wallet configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory, wherein the wallet is slidably attachable to the platform along a transverse axis of the platform; and

a grip accessory coupled to the wallet, the grip accessory comprising:

a base;

a button spaced relative to the base, wherein the button is movable relative to the base; and

a skin coupled to the base, wherein the button is coupled to the skin opposite the base, and wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.

2. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises a securing element for attaching the platform to the mobile electronic device or the case for the mobile electronic device.

3. The accessory of claim 2 , wherein the securing element comprises a gel adhesive.

4. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the wallet comprises a recessed opening sized to removably receive the platform to removably attach the wallet to the platform.

5. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the wallet is slidably attachable to the platform along a longitudinal axis of the platform.

6. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the wallet comprises first and second panels and an elastic element arranged between the first and second panels, wherein the first and second panels and the elastic element define one or more storage compartments sized to hold the one or more objects.

7. The accessory of claim 6 , wherein the elastic element connects the first and second panels.

8. The accessory of claim 6 , wherein the elastic element defines a plurality of storage compartments sized to hold the one or more objects.

9. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the grip accessory is integrally formed with the wallet.

10. An accessory for a mobile electronic device, the accessory comprising:

a platform adapted to be attached to the mobile electronic device or a case for the mobile electronic device;

a wallet removably attached to the platform, the wallet configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory; and

a grip accessory coupled to the wallet, the grip accessory comprising:

a base;

a button spaced relative to the base, wherein the button is movable relative to the base; and

a skin coupled to the base, wherein the button is coupled to the skin opposite the base, and wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.

11. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the platform comprises a securing element for attaching the platform to the mobile electronic device or the case for the mobile electronic device.

12. The accessory of claim 11 , wherein the securing element comprises a gel adhesive.

13. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the wallet comprises a recessed opening sized to removably receive the platform to removably attach the wallet to the platform.

14. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the wallet is slidably attachable to the platform along a longitudinal axis of the platform.

15. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the wallet comprises first and second panels and an elastic element arranged between the first and second panels, wherein the first and second panels and the elastic element define one or more storage compartments sized to hold the one or more objects.

16. The accessory of claim 15 , wherein the elastic element connects the first and second panels.

17. The accessory of claim 15 , wherein the elastic element defines a plurality of storage compartments sized to hold the one or more objects.

18. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the grip accessory is integrally formed with the wallet.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2020
From: POPSOCKETS LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052524/0749 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 11, 2019
From: CANTOLI-ALVES, VANESSA C.; CHIANG, RANDY YANG; NAHUM, ALTAN
To: POPSOCKETS LLC
Reel/Frame 049150/0774 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 62737444 · Sep 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62614829 · Jan 8, 2018
Related Publication 20190215388A1 · Jul 11, 2019
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