Patent ID: 8444102

Claim:
An apparatus for holding handheld devices, comprising: a receiving base having a main body that forms an accommodation space for allowing removable placement of a handheld device therewithin, and the main body further forming an inside concealing space; an upper cover rotatably coupled to said receiving base; a weight allocation unit located inside said concealing space; a locking unit that includes a rotational element engaged to said upper cover to rotate with said upper cover synchronously, said rotational element including an outer wall that has a plurality of rotational teeth, a wrench element having one end coupled to said receiving base, the wrench element having a restraining tooth, the restraining tooth having a first position in which the restraining tooth engages the rotational teeth so as to stop rotation of the rotational element and thereby stop relative movement between said upper cover and said receiving base with an opening angle formed therebetween, said wrench element further having a second position in which the restraining tooth is disengaged from said rotational teeth to allow for relative movement between said upper cover and said receiving base, and a spring located between said wrench element and said receiving base, the spring to provide a force to urge said wrench element towards the first position, wherein the wrench element is movable in a direction against the force of the spring so as to move from the first position to the second position; and a resilient unit, wherein said resilient unit provides an upward force while the wrench is in the second position so as to lift said upper cover relative to the receiving base to change the opening angle between said upper cover and said receiving base.