MOBILE DEVICE CASE WITH A SPRING LOADED STAND

摘要

An apparatus and/or systems related to a case for a mobile device. A protective case may include a stand portion which slides out to an open position for propping up the mobile device at a predetermined angle for viewing by a user. The stand portion has springs which hold the stand portion in the open position or a closed position. As the user switches the viewing orientation of the mobile device (e.g., by physically rotating the mobile device 90 degrees), the stand portion continues to prop up the mobile device at the predetermined angle.

主权项

1. A case for a mobile device comprising:
a body configured to cover the mobile device and having a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, and a back side, the back side having a back surface defining a stand opening; a stand receiving portion within the stand opening; a pair of parallel tracks defined by the stand receiving portion; and a stand configured to hold the mobile device at a viewing angle when the stand is in an open position and configured to retract into the stand opening when the stand is in a closed position, the stand including:
a sliding plate configured to fit within the stand opening in the closed position and slide within the pair of parallel tracks between the closed position and the open position,at least one spring connected to the sliding plate and configured to lock the sliding plate into the closed position and the open position; anda pivoting plate configured to fit within the stand opening in the closed position and connected to the sliding plate at a hinge;wherein the bottom side of the body and the hinge are contact points for holding the mobile device at the viewing angle in a portrait-style orientation, and the left side or the right side of the body and the hinge are contact points for holding the mobile device at the viewing angle in a landscape-style orientation.