Patent ID: 9706830
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A45C,A45F,F16G,F16M,H04B,H04M

Claim:
1. A support and carrying apparatus for a cellular phone comprising: an adjustable inverted U-shaped padded strap having a left end and a right end, wherein a length of the strap is configured to fit over a neck of a wearer; a snap buckle fastener having a male member and a female member, wherein the male member is attached to the strap right end, wherein the male member is removably engageable with the female member; a pair of second straps comprising a right second strap and a left second strap, each of the right second strap and the left second strap having a top end and a bottom end, wherein the top end of each of the right second strap and the left second strap is medially attached to the female member of the snap buckle fastener and the strap left end, respectively; a pair of mounting bases comprising a right mounting base and a left mounting base, each of the right mounting base and the left mounting base having an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the bottom end of each of the right second strap and the left second strap is attached to the exterior surface of each of the right mounting base and the left mounting base, respectively; a lead screw having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is mounted to the interior surface of the right mounting base, and the second end is adjustably and threadably engageable within a cap attached to the interior surface of the left mounting base, wherein the lead screw is coupled to a bevel gear system and a length adjustment mechanism, wherein the length adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the lead screw to increase and, alternately, decrease the distance between the right mounting base and the left mounting base along a length of the lead screw in response to a rotation of a bevel gear of the bevel gear system; and a pair of telescopic arm supports comprising a right arm support and a left arm support, each of the right arm support and the left arm support having a top edge and a bottom edge, wherein the top edge of each of the right arm support and the left arm support is pivotably attached to the exterior surface of each of the right mounting base and the left mounting base, respectively, and the bottom edge of each of the right arm support and the left arm support is attached to a right surface of a middle arm support and a left surface of the middle arm support, respectively; wherein the right arm support is disposed substantially parallel to the left arm support; wherein the middle arm support is disposed substantially parallel to the lead screw; wherein a cellular phone is removably mountable between the interior surface of each of the right mounting base and the left mounting base in front of the lead screw; wherein the middle arm support is configured to be removably disposed underneath a bottom surface of the cellular phone.