A device stand includes a support in which a platform is rotatably mounted, the rotatable mounting allowing the platform to spin by rotating rapidly or twirling about an axis. The platform is typically a circular or rounded disk and is constructed and arranged to support a device, such as a smartphone, allowing the device to spin with the spinning platform.
1. A device stand comprising:
a base;
oppositely disposed arms in communication with the base;
a support rotatably mounted between the oppositely disposed arms; and,
a platform including
a disk rotatably mounted in the support so as to be spinnable when rotated in at one or more rotations of 360 degrees in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions with respect to said support,
a recess for receiving the disk, and
a plurality of bearings between an internal surface of the recess and the disk.
2. The device stand of claim 1 , wherein the disk is configured for holding a smartphone.
3. The device stand of claim 1 , additionally comprising:
(a) a receiver for receiving the oppositely disposed arms in a slideable engagement, and,
(b) the receiver is pivotally mounted to the base.
4. The device stand of claim 3 , wherein the receiver includes an open portion.
5. The device stand of claim 4 , wherein the open portion is configured as a bottle opener.
6. The device stand of claim 1 , additionally comprising
a stopper for positioning the platform at a fixed angular position relative to an axis of rotation of the platform.
7. The device stand of claim 1 , additionally comprising
a first stepping mechanism, for adjusting the angular position of the support relative to a portion of the receiver.
8. The device stand of claim 1 , additionally comprising
a second stepping mechanism, for adjusting the angular position of the receiver relative to the base.
9. The device stand of claim 1 , wherein the platform comprises: a magnet in a space underneath an upper surface of the disk.
10. The device stand of claim 1 , wherein the disk additionally comprises a ferromagnetic sticker, which is configured for attaching to a magnet associated with a smartphone.
11. The device stand of claim 1 , wherein an axis of rotation of said support is perpendicular to a axis of spinning of said disk.