Patent ID: 7621491

Claim:
A portable supporting apparatus for a portable multimedia device, comprising: a support housing which comprises a multimedia connector for detachably connecting with said portable multimedia device; and a mounting arrangement which is provided underneath said support housing, and comprises a plurality of supporting legs, each having a predetermined shape, pivotally and downwardly extended from said support housing, wherein said supporting legs are adapted to move between an idle position and a mounting position, wherein in said idle position, each of said supporting legs is pivotally and downwardly extended from said support housing for being conveniently transported and stored, wherein in said mounting position, each of said supporting legs is pivotally moved to form a predetermined angle of inclination with respect to said support housing so as to bias against an external object for frictionally retaining a position of said support housing with respect to said external object, such that said portable multimedia device is capable of being securely supported by said external object through said portable supporting apparatus, wherein each of said supporting legs comprises a first leg segment, a second leg segment, and two leg lockers selectively locking said first leg segment with said support housing, and said first leg segment with said second leg segment respectively, in such a manner that each of said first and said second leg segments is adapted to be locked up at a predetermined position by said respective leg locker with respective to said supporting housing and said first leg segment respectively, so that each of said supporting legs are capable of forming a wide variety of shapes for mounting on a diverse range of said external object, wherein each of said leg lockers comprises a locking pin penetrating said respective first and said second leg segment for selectively locking said first segment with respective to said supporting housing, and said second leg segment with respective to said first leg segment.