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Granted Patent B2
US 11,284,525 · App. 16/906,169 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Storage accessory for mobile electronic device

Inventor: Patrick Hamilton (Golden Valley, MN)
Assignee: ST. CROIX PRODUCT LABS
H05K5/0204G06F1/1656H05K5/0226H05K5/03
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,284,525
App. No.
16/906,169
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage accessory that is attachable to a mobile electronic device that provides physical storage space to store items. The storage accessory can be attached to the mobile electronic device, attached to a protective case mounted on the mobile electronic device, or attached to another accessory, such as an extendable socket accessory or a ring holder/stand, that is attached to the mobile electronic device or to a protective case thereof. The storage accessory can be used to carry small items that a user desires to keep with them.

Claims (12)

1. A storage accessory for a mobile electronic device, comprising:

a base having a bottom wall and a side wall;

a cover,

the cover is configured to be releasably engageable with the base so that the cover can be actuated between a covering position over the base and an uncovered position;

wherein the cover and the base define a storage space when the cover is at the covering position; and

means for attaching the base directly to the mobile electronic device or directly to a protective case of the mobile electronic device.

2. The storage accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a living hinge between the base and the cover.

3. The storage accessory of claim 1 , further comprising a liner in the base, or a liner in the cover, or a liner in the base and a liner in the cover.

4. The storage accessory of claim 3 , wherein the liner is in the base, and the liner is non-destructively removable from the base.

5. The storage accessory of claim 1 , wherein the means for attaching comprises an adhesive.

6. A method of providing a storage space on a mobile electronic device, comprising:

securing the storage accessory of claim 1 directly to a housing of the mobile electronic device or directly to the protective case of the mobile electronic device.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: ST. CROIX PRODUCT LABS
To: ST. CROIX PRODUCT LABS
Reel/Frame 058521/0296 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 19, 2020
From: HAMILTON, PATRICK
To: ST. CROIX PRODUCT LABS
Reel/Frame 052988/0439 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62864803 · Jun 21, 2019
Related Publication 20200404799A1 · Dec 24, 2020
Cited By (3)
US 1,090,513 US 1,092,455 US 12,707,002