Fold-Flat Phone Grip Stand for Secure Hold and Dual-Angle Viewing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing grip and stand attachments for handheld electronic devices are often bulky, limit versatility, and require uncomfortable finger positions, restricting secure grip and hands-free viewing in either landscape or portrait orientations.

Innovation Solution

A grip and support attachment with a base, a movably attached grip, and an arm that pivots and rotates to securely hold the device, allowing for hands-free viewing in both orientations without the need for bulky designs or uncomfortable finger positions, using a tapered curvature and securing elements like adhesives for attachment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If existing grip and stand attachments are used, then device security and viewing support are provided, but the attachments become bulky and require uncomfortable finger positions

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice securityVSAvoidfinger position comfort

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The grip attachment includes a movable grip portion that can transition between a retracted position (flat against the base) and an extended position (forming an opening for finger insertion). This dynamic movement allows the grip to adapt to user hand dimensions, providing secure holding without requiring uncomfortable finger spreading, while maintaining a sleek profile when not in use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If existing grip mechanisms are used, then device holding is enabled, but versatility in viewing orientations is limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice holdingVSAvoidviewing orientation flexibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The attachment integrates both grip and stand functions in a single device. The grip portion provides secure holding for single-handed use, while the integrated base with adjustable arm can function as a stand supporting the device at various angles for hands-free viewing in both portrait and landscape orientations, eliminating the need for separate accessories

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If existing grip attachments are used, then device support is provided, but the attachments increase device bulk

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice supportVSAvoidattachment bulk

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The grip portion is designed to nest within or against the base when not in use, with the movable grip portion retracting to a flat position that contours against the base. This nesting arrangement minimizes the overall volume increase when the attachment is installed, maintaining a sleek profile while providing full grip functionality when activated

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Data Source

PatentUS11641417B2Grip and support attachment for handheld electronic devices

Publication Date: 2023.05.02 PUSH PROD DESIGN LLC

AI summary

A grip and support accessory for attachment to a mobile phone or other electronic device is provided. The accessory assists a user in maintaining a grip on a handheld device and may also be used as a stand to support the handheld device in a vertical or horizontal viewing orientation for hands-free viewing. The accessory includes a base configured for attachment to the handheld device, a grip movably attached to the base, and an arm operably attached to the base and the grip, where the arm is operable to move the grip from a closed position to multiple extended positions.