Patent ID: 6554239
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A45F,H04B,H04M

Abstract:
A cradle for connecting two portable hand-held devices, at least one of the devices having a grooved channel along each of its sides, comprising:a center frame for placement between one side of a first electronic device and a side of a second electronic device, such that the two devices may be located one substantially atop the other with the center frame between them; a bottom rim operable to receive a first electronic device, the bottom rim comprised of two side portions extending downwardly, normal to the side edges of the center frame, each side portion having at least one flange extending inwardly parallel to and spaced from the center frame, each flange operable to fit inside the grooved channel of a corresponding side of the first device; a top rim operable to receive a second device, the top rim comprised of two side portions extending upwardly, normal to the side edges of the center frame, and having a front portion extending upwardly, normal to the front edge of the center frame, the front portion having a lip extending inwardly parallel to the center frame, the lip operable to cover at least a portion of the front of the second device; and a cord protector extending from one end of the center frame.