Patent ID: 9267638
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A45F,F16M,H04R

Claim Text:
1. A support mechanism for a portable device, comprising: a body including a coupling portion configured to couple a portable device to the body; and means for supporting the body, said means for supporting the body being rotatably coupled to the body such that the orientation of said means for supporting the body relative to the body can change to support the body and the portable device in different orientations relative to a support surface, said means for supporting the body being movable between a retracted position and at least two extended positions relative to the body, said means for supporting the body being engageable with the support surface when said means for supporting the body is in any of its extended positions, wherein said means for supporting the body includes a base, a coupler, and a leg directly pivotally coupled to the base about a first axis and to the coupler about at least a second axis, the first axis being different from the second axis, the first axis and the second axis being parallel to each other, and the leg being engageable with the support surface, and wherein the leg has a first end that is directly pivotally coupled to the base about the first axis, and the leg has a second end, distal the first end, that is engageable with the support surface to support the body.