Combination Strap and Stand Support for Tablets
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing supports for portable electronic devices, such as tablets and cellular telephones, lack flexibility in mounting on both external surfaces and user appendages, and fail to accommodate devices that can rotate between portrait and landscape views.
Innovation Solution
A combination hand-strap and fixed stand support that includes a protective case with a swivelable stand for external surface mounting and a rotational mechanism for user appendage mounting, allowing flexible orientation between portrait and landscape views, with a resiliently flexible frame and adjustable strap for secure positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a protective case with integrated stand and strap is used, then versatility of mounting options is improved, but device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple mounting functions (hand strap and surface stand) into a single protective case structure. The case integrates a strap portion for hand/wrist mounting and a stand portion for surface mounting, both coupled to the same case body, thereby providing versatile mounting options while consolidating the overall structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The protective case is designed to perform multiple functions: it protects the electronic device, provides hand/wrist mounting capability via the strap portion, and provides surface mounting capability via the stand portion. This multi-functional design allows a single case to serve various mounting needs without requiring separate accessories.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a swivelable stand mechanism is added, then adaptability to different viewing orientations is improved, but device complexity is increased
Solution Approach 1:
The stand portion is designed with a swivelable connection to the case, allowing it to rotate and adjust to different angular positions. This dynamic capability enables the stand to adapt to various viewing orientations and external surfaces, transforming from a fixed to a movable configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The stand mechanism is segmented into distinct components: a stand portion and a case portion with a swivelable connection between them. This segmentation allows independent movement of the stand portion relative to the case, enabling orientation adjustment while keeping the overall structure manageable.
3Ease of operation
If a resiliently flexible frame is used, then ease of operation is improved, but manufacturing precision is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The frame is constructed with resiliently flexible properties, allowing it to bend and deform elastically during operation. This flexibility enables the frame to accommodate different user hand sizes and strap configurations, improving ease of operation while maintaining structural integrity through material elasticity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables secure and flexible mounting of portable electronic devices on both external surfaces and user appendages, accommodating device rotation and providing comfortable viewing orientations without requiring vertical or horizontal orientation of the appendage.
Implementation Method 1
a resiliently flexible frame between the base and the strap
Data Source
AI summary
A support for a portable electronic device, the support having a case that is configured to receive and hold the portable electronic device. A strap is coupled to the case and configured for fitting around an appendage of a user and allowing the user to support the case relative to the appendage. A support stand is coupled to the case independently of the strap and includes a portion that is swivelable away from the case and is configured, when swiveled away from the case, for supporting the case on an external surface in an angled arrangement relative to the external surface. Optionally, the base is positioned on a back plane of the case, and a rotational mechanism is coupled between the base and the case such that the case is rotatable relative to the base.