Patent ID: 8602304
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: A45C,G06Q,G07F,H04M

Abstract:
1. An apparatus that provides a detachable housing for a mobile device comprising: a frame configured to engage with a mobile electronic device, wherein the frame surrounds the mobile device, wherein the frame comprises a back plate, wherein the frame is configured such that a back surface of the mobile device is covered by and abuts the back plate, wherein the frame comprises two parallel rims extending from the plate, and wherein, upon attachment, the mobile device engages with the frame by fitting between the two parallel rims; a card reader adapted to allow swiping of a payment card within a slot associated with the card reader, the card reader permanently affixed to the frame, wherein the housing includes a slot for guiding payment card swipes through the card reader, wherein the frame internally routes electronic communications between the card reader and the mobile electronic device; a neck that extends away from and is connected to the frame, the neck configured to provide support for the frame; and a base that supports the neck, wherein the neck extends from the base to the frame and connects the base to the frame, wherein the base is configured to swivel about a vertical axis, the swiveling of the base causing the frame and the affixed card reader to move in a direction along the swiveling of the base.