IP Library Granted Patent US 11,277,504
Granted Patent B2
US 11,277,504 · App. 16/752,232 · Granted Mar 15, 2022

Accessory for use with a mobile electronic device

Inventors: Vanessa C. Cantoli-Alves (San Francisco, CA); Randy Yang Chiang (San Francisco, CA); Altan Nahum (Boulder, CO)
Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLC
H04M1/026A45C1/06A45C11/00A45C11/182A45C13/185H05K5/023H05K5/0221A45C2011/002A45C2011/003A45C2200/15
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Patent No.
US 11,277,504
App. No.
16/752,232
Granted
Mar 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accessory for a mobile electronic device includes a platform, a wallet, and a grip accessory coupled to the wallet. The platform is adapted to be attached to the mobile electronic device or a case for the mobile electronic device. The wallet is attached to the platform and configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory. The grip accessory is adapted to permit a user of the accessory to securely grip the accessory and includes a base and a gripping element movable relative to the base.

Claims (18)

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 and wherein the wallet is configured to hold one or more objects associated with a user of the accessory, wherein the wallet comprises:

a first panel defining a recess configured to slidably receive the platform along a longitudinal axis of the platform; and

a second panel opposite the first panel; and

a grip accessory coupled to the second panel of the wallet, the grip accessory comprising:

a base; and

a gripping element movable relative to the base, the gripping element adapted to permit a user of the accessory to securely grip the accessory, the gripping element comprising a ring.

2. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the ring is rotatable relative to the base.

3. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the ring is movable between a first position, where the ring is spaced a first distance from the base, and a second position, where the ring is spaced a second distance from the base, the second distance being different from the first distance.

4. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the ring is pivotable between a first position, where the ring is parallel to the base, and a second position, where the ring is angled relative to the base.

5. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the wallet further comprises an elastic element connecting the first and second panels.

6. The accessory of claim 5 , wherein the first panel and the second panel each include a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and first and second edges extending between the first end and the second end.

7. The accessory of claim 6 , wherein an elastic element connects the first and second edges of the second panel to at least a part of the first and second edges, respectively, of the first panel.

8. The accessory of claim 5 , 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. The accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a cutout that extends through at least one of the first panel and the second panel.

11. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein a height of the second panel is less than a height of the first panel.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 28, 2020
From: POPSOCKETS LLC
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 052773/0471 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2020
From: CANTOLI-ALVES, VANESSA C.; CHIANG, RANDY YANG; NAHUM, ALTAN
To: POPSOCKETS LLC
Reel/Frame 051626/0092 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16225914 · Dec 19, 2018
Provisional Application 62737444 · Sep 27, 2018
Provisional Application 62614829 · Jan 8, 2018
Related Publication 20200162594A1 · May 21, 2020
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