Expanding socket accessory for mobile electronic device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10054259
APP PUB NO 20180051851A1
SERIAL NO

15615900

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An expandable socket for attachment to a mobile electronic device. The expandable socket includes a platform adapted to engage a portion of the portable media player, a skin coupled to the platform, wherein the skin is deformable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The expandable socket includes a button coupled to the skin opposite the platform. The expandable socket also includes a biasing element arranged within the skin between the platform and the button, the biasing element configured to bias the skin into the expanded configuration.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • POPSOCKETS LLC

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Barnett, David B Boulder, US 63 794
Hobbs, Molly Boulder, US 1 19

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