Smartphone holder providing usb connectivity and tripod support

摘要

A smartphone holder has a removable rubberized clamping assembly at an upper end thereof for securing a smartphone or other device in a desired position. A reversible male USB connector protruding from the lower end of the holder permits use of the smartphone regardless of the orientation of an external female USB connector to which the male USB connector is connected. A fixed or pivoting male electrical connector protruding from the upper end of the smartphone holder is electrically connected within a flexible central body member of the smartphone holder to the reversible male USB connector to facilitate battery charging and data transfer between the smartphone and an external USB device. A pair of flexible side leg members and a central body member may be separately bent outwardly from a point of attachment to each other to form a self-supporting tripod shape for holding a smartphone in a desired position.

主权项

1. A smartphone holder comprising:
a flexible central body member; a pair of flexible side leg members positioned adjacent said central body member on opposite sides thereof, said central body member and said pair of side leg members being fixedly attached to each other at an upper end of said smartphone holder, said flexible central body member and said pair of flexible side leg members being separately outwardly bendable below a point of attachment to transform an otherwise linear shape of the smartphone holder into a self-supporting tripod shape; a removable clamping assembly positioned over said upper end of said smartphone holder for releasably securing an external smartphone or other device; a smartphone male electrical connector protruding from the upper end of said smartphone holder, said male electrical connector engaging a mating female electrical connector of said external smartphone or other device when said external smartphone or other device is secured by said clamping assembly of said smartphone holder; and a two-sided reversible male USB connector protruding from a lower end of said smartphone holder for connection to a mating USB port of an external device, said smartphone male electrical connector and said reversible male USB connector being electrically connected to each other by wires within said central body member of said smartphone holder.