Patent ID: 8376301

Claim:
An apparatus for holding portable devices, comprising: a first clamp unit having at least a first positioning block; a second clamp unit having at least a second positioning block; and a receiving base having a flat shape, with two opposite surfaces thereof being respectively a receiving area and a positioning area, said first clamp unit and said second clamp unit being located on two sides of said receiving area of said receiving base and facing each other, said positioning area including a plurality of positioning sliding trenches in a parallel layout with entrances to said positioning sliding trenches being located at an edge of said receiving base, and with opposite ends of said positioning sliding trenches that are away from said entrances being closed, said positioning sliding trenches having openings that are narrower than a width inside said trenches; said first clamp unit and said second clamp unit partially extending to said positioning area of said receiving base, said first and second positioning blocks being insertable into corresponding positioning sliding trenches of said positioning area so that said first clamp unit and said second clamp unit maintain a distance to hold a portable device, the distance between said first clamp unit and said second clamp unit being adjustable by inserting said first clamp unit and said second clamp unit into different positioning sliding trenches; wherein only some segments of said positioning sliding trenches have openings that are narrower than the width inside said trenches; and wherein an area of said first and second positioning blocks is perforated, a top surface of said first and second positioning blocks having a plurality of protruding stripes, and a bottom of said positioning sliding trenches comprises at least a matching trench corresponding to a location of said protruding stripes.