Patent ID: 9577694
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04B,H04M,H05K

Claim:
1. A support structure for a portable electronic device that retains the portable electronic device in at least two orientations, the support structure comprising: a base; a front wall, a rear wall, a left side wall and a right side wall that extend upwardly from the base, the front wall being shorter than the rear wall; an upper surface supported by the front wall, the rear wall, the left side wall and the right side wall, the upper surface sloping downward from the rear wall toward the front wall such that the upper surface is at a presentation angle with respect to the base; a positioning structure receiving recess formed in the upper surface, the positioning structure receiving recess having a recess boundary, the recess boundary having at least a respective first side, a respective second side, a respective third side and a respective fourth side with substantially equal dimensions, the first side of the recess boundary parallel to the third side of the recess boundary, the second side of the recess boundary parallel to the fourth side of the recess boundary, the first and third sides of the recess boundary perpendicular to the second and fourth sides of the recess boundary; and a device positioning structure positionable in the positioning structure receiving recess, the device positioning structure having an outer perimeter, the outer perimeter having at least a respective first side, a respective second side, a respective third side and a respective fourth side with substantially equal dimensions, the first side of the outer perimeter parallel to the third side of the outer perimeter, the second side of the outer perimeter parallel to the fourth side of the outer perimeter, the first and third sides of the outer perimeter perpendicular to the second and fourth sides of the outer perimeter, the dimensions of the sides of the outer perimeter of the device positioning structure selected to fit the outer perimeter of the device positioning structure within the recess boundary of the positioning structure receiving recess, the device positioning structure fitting within the positioning structure receiving recess in a first positioning structure orientation with the first and third sides of the outer perimeter of the device positioning structure parallel to the first and third sides of the recess boundary of the positioning structure receiving recess, the device positioning structure fitting within the positioning structure receiving recess in a second positioning structure orientation with the first and third sides of the outer perimeter of the device positioning structure parallel to the second and fourth sides of the recess boundary of the positioning structure receiving recess, the device positioning structure including a device receiving opening having a shape configured to conform to the portable electronic device, the device positioning structure positionable in the positioning structure receiving recess in the first positioning structure orientation to provide a first device receiving opening orientation with respect to the front wall such that the portable electronic device is positionable in a first device orientation with respect to the front wall, the device positioning structure positionable in the positioning structure receiving recess in the second positioning structure orientation to provide at least a second device receiving opening orientation with respect to the front wall such that the portable electronic device is positionable in a second device orientation with respect to the front wall.