Portable device accessory
An accessory for a portable electronic device having opposed front and rear device faces is disclosed. The accessory includes an attachment mechanism and a privacy shield pivotably connected to the attachment mechanism. The attachment mechanism is magnetically attachable to the rear device face. The front device face includes a device screen. The privacy shield is pivotable relative to the attachment mechanism between a mouth concealing position, and a storage position, in which the privacy shield is positioned against the attachment mechanism and overlies the rear device face.
1. An accessory for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having opposed front and rear device faces, the front device face including a device screen, the accessory comprising:
an attachment mechanism including a protective casing that is releasably attachable to the portable electronic device, the protective casing having a rear panel and a peripheral lip extending about and upward from a perimeter of the rear panel for wrapping around at least one edge of the portable electronic device, wherein, when the accessory is attached to the portable electronic device, the rear panel has a panel inner surface directed toward the rear device face and a panel outer surface opposite the panel inner surface,
the rear panel including a camera opening and, when the accessory is attached to the portable electronic device, the camera opening is aligned with a device camera located on the rear device face and permits unobstructed operation of the device camera; and
a user item holder disposed on the panel outer surface, the user item holder including opposed first and second retaining lips which define a channel therebetween for receiving a user item, the channel having a closed first end and an open second end opposite the closed first end,
wherein the user item holder is spaced apart from the camera opening to limit obstruction of the device camera when the user item is received in the channel,
wherein the user item holder further includes a retaining member that closes the closed first end of the channel by joining the first and second retaining lip.
2. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second retaining lips are slanted relative to the panel outer surface to limit the first and second retaining lips from catching on clothing when the accessory is removed from a user's pocket.
3. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second retaining lips are configured as a ramp, each ramp having a ramp outer surface that slopes upwardly from the panel outer surface to an upper end that is elevated from the panel outer surface.
4. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first and second retaining lips of the user item holder engage opposite sides of the user item to hold the user item in the channel.
5. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the rear panel and the peripheral lip are made of a resiliently flexible material, preferably silicone.
6. The accessory of claim 1 wherein the peripheral lip includes at least one access opening and, when the accessory is attached to the portable electronic device, the at least one access opening is aligned with one or more components of the portable electronic device and permits unobstructed access to those one or more components.
7. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the camera opening is located proximate the perimeter of the rear panel.
8. The accessory of claim 7 , wherein the rear panel has a panel upper end and a panel lower end, the panel upper end including the camera opening, and the user item holder is spaced below the camera opening when the accessory is oriented with the panel upper end above the panel lower end.
9. The accessory of claim 8 , wherein the open second end of the channel is closer to the camera opening than the closed first end of the channel.
10. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the first and second retaining lips of the user item holder are spaced apart by a distance associated with a dimension of the user item.
11. The accessory of claim 10 , wherein the user item holder is configured to hold pharmaceutical products.
12. The accessory of claim 1 , wherein the channel is enclosed laterally by the first and second retaining lips, enclosed from below by the panel outer surface, and uncovered from above.
13. An accessory for a portable electronic device, the portable electronic device having opposed front and rear device faces, the front device face including a device screen, the accessory comprising:
an attachment mechanism attachable to the rear device face, the attachment mechanism having an inner surface directed toward the rear device face when attachment mechanism is attached the rear device face and an outer surface opposite the inner surface,
a user item holder disposed on the outer surface of the attachment mechanism, the user item holder including opposed first and second retaining lips which define a channel therebetween for receiving a user item,
wherein each of the first and second retaining lips are configured as a ramp, each ramp having a ramp outer surface that slopes upwardly from the outer surface of the attachment mechanism to an upper end that is elevated from the outer surface of the attachment mechanism.
14. The accessory of claim 13 , wherein the first and second retaining lips of the user item holder engage opposite sides of the user item to hold the user item in the channel.
15. The accessory of claim 13 , wherein the first and second retaining lips of the user item holder are spaced apart by a distance associated with a dimension of the user item.
16. The accessory of claim 15 , wherein the user item holder is configured to hold pharmaceutical products.
17. The accessory of claim 13 , wherein the attachment mechanism is magnetically attachable to the rear device face.
18. The accessory of claim 17 wherein the attachment mechanism comprises an attachment magnet configured to interact with a corresponding device magnet.
19. The accessory of claim 13 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes a protective casing that is releasably attachable to the portable electronic device.
20. The accessory of claim 19 , wherein the protective casing has a rear panel and a peripheral lip extending about and upward from a perimeter of the rear panel for wrapping around at least one edge of the portable electronic device, the rear panel having the inner and outer surfaces of the attachment mechanism.