Portable device accessory

Details Portable device accessory Portable device accessory

2008-12-23

2011-12-20

Sterling, Amy J (Department: 3632)

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C248S205500, C248S205800, C248S205900, C248S206200, C248S206300, C248S206400

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08079565

ABSTRACT:
A portable device accessory is used to hold, grip or manipulate a portable device such as and not limited to mobile phones, MP3 players, portable entertainment/computing devices, and/or gaming devices. The accessory possesses two suctions cups connected by a neck and having an aperture for receiving a jack on earphone. Certain embodiments of the accessory will have tabs, ridges, groove and/or a space to receive earphones. The accessory permits a jack of earphones to be threaded through an aperture and the cord of the earphones to be wrapped around the accessory. The suction cups may be inverted to conceal the cord wrapped around a neck of the accessory and tabs may be used to hold inverted suction cups together.

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