Patent ID: 9317072
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: G06F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus comprising: a support component movably attached to a rear portion of a mobile device; and at least one hinge that attaches a portion of the support component to the mobile device, the hinge being configured with at least two preset open positions such that the support component is positionable relative to the mobile device according to the two or more preset open positions, and such that the hinge causes the support component to snap into one or more of the preset open positions when the support component is released in a position between the preset open positions, the hinge including: a cam that attaches the support component to the hinge, the cam being movably engaged with a cam follower within the hinge to assume the preset open positions; and a release feature such that if the support component is opened past a last preset open position, the support component is detached from the mobile device.