Nova Patents
EP2686751B2

Extending socket for portable media player

Abstract

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EP2686751B2, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 9

Term

5.5 yearsleft in the term

Expires 14 March 2032.

  1. Priority and filed
  2. Granted
  3. Today
  4. Expires

11 claims: 5 independent, 6 dependent

  1. 1
    A portable media player case (100, 101) for housing a portable media player (200), comprising:a case body (4) for housing the portable media player;and an extendable socket (24) attached to the case body, the socket including: an accordion (2) forming a conical shape and capable of extending outward from the case body and retracting back toward the case body, and a foot disposed at the distal end of the accordion, wherein the accordion comprises walls (8, 10, 11, 12) interspersed with flexural hinges (9), the walls being rigid relative to the hinges, and is constructed and arranged (29) such that the walls remain generally parallel to the axis of the accordion when the accordion is collapsed.
  2. 2
    A socket (24) for attaching to a portable media player (200) or to a portable media player case (100, 101), comprising:a securing element (12, 13, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35) for attaching the socket to the back of the portable media player or portable media player case;and an accordion (2) forming a conical shape connected to the securing element, the accordion capable of extending outward from the portable media player and retracting back toward the portable media player;and a foot disposed at the distal end of the accordion, wherein the accordion comprises walls (8, 10, 11, 12) interspersed with flexural hinges (9), the walls being rigid relative to the hinges, and is constructed and arranged (29) such that the walls remain generally parallel to the axis of the accordion when the accordion is collapsed.
  3. 7
    The socket of any of claims 2 to 6, wherein the securing element comprises a suction cup (31) or a suction-cup tape (33).
  4. 10
    A method comprising the steps of:attaching a socket (24) including an accordion (2) forming a conical shape and having walls (8, 10, 11, 12) interspersed with flexural hinges (9) to a portable media player (200);and selectively extending the socket by unfolding the accordion generally along its axis;and selectively retracting the socket by folding the accordion generally along its axis such that the walls fold next to each other (29), wherein the walls are rigid relative to the hinges, and the accordion is constructed and arranged such that the walls remain generally parallel to the axis when the socket is selectively extended or retracted.
  5. 11
    A method of attaching a socket to a portable media player case, said method comprising:attaching a socket (24) including an accordion (2) forming a conical shape and having walls (8, 10, 11, 12) interspersed with flexural hinges (9) to the case, selectively extending the socket by unfolding the accordion generally along its axis;and selectively retracting the socket by folding the accordion generally along its axis such that the walls fold next to each other (29), wherein the walls are rigid relative to the hinges, and the accordion is constructed and arranged such that the walls remain generally parallel to the axis when the socket is selectively extended or retracted.
Independent claims5