Cell phone cradle

1. A cradle for a cell phone, comprising a base section having dimensions corresponding to the back side of the cell phone for receiving the cell phone with the microphone and speaker in the cell phone positioned toward opposite ends of the base section, a first end wall at the microphone end of the base section having a height corresponding to the thickness of the cell phone, and a plurality of U-shaped wall sections which are nested together and pivotally connected to the base section near the first end wall to form a second end wall and side walls that can be moved between a collapsed position having a height corresponding to the thickness of the cell phone and an extended position having a height that increases from the first end wall to a height substantially greater than the thickness of the cell phone at the speaker end of the base section, with the base section and walls forming a chamber having an open top and a depth which increases from the microphone end to the speaker end so that when the cell phone is cradled snugly against the base section and walls of the cradle and the open side of the cradle is held against the head with the speaker in registration with the ear, the speaker will be spaced away from the head.

2. The cell phone cradle of claim 1 including cushioning on the top edges of the second end wall and the side walls for engagement with the head when the cell phone is held up to the ear.

3. The cell phone cradle of claim 1 wherein the second end wall and the side walls are fabricated of a material with pleats that are pressed flat against each other when the walls are collapsed.

4. A cradle for use in holding a cell phone up to the ear, comprising: a generally rectangular base having end and side walls of a height corresponding to the thickness of the cell phone, a plurality of U-shaped wall sections nested about the side walls and one end wall of the base, and means pivotally connecting the free end portions of U-shaped wall sections to the side walls of the base near the other end wall for movement between an extended position in which the closed end portions of the wall sections are raised progressively further from the base and a collapsed position in which the upper edges of the wall sections are substantially flush with the upper edges of the end and side walls of the base.

5. The cell phone cradle of claim 4 including a cushion extending along the upper edge of the outermost one of the frame sections.

6. The cell phone cradle of claim 4 wherein the wall sections are of substantially uniform height.

7. A cradle for use in holding a cell phone up to the ear, comprising: a base having a generally rectangular bottom wall for receiving a cell phone and a tab at one end of the bottom wall for retaining the cell phone in the cradle, side walls extending from opposite sides of the bottom wall having a plurality of triangular pleats that can be folded flat against each other in a collapsed position and unfolded to form triangular walls of substantially greater height at the end of the base opposite the tab, and an end wall extending between the ends of the side walls opposite the tab having a plurality of generally rectangular pleats that are folded flat against each other and unfolded to extend the end wall as the side walls are collapsed and extended.

8. The cell phone cradle of claim 6 including a cushion extending along the upper edges of the end wall and the side wall.

9. The cell phone cradle of claim 1 wherein the first end wall has a height on the order of 0.5 inch, and the second end wall has a height on the order of 3.0 inches.