Patent ID: 8177182

Claim:
A remote control device for a portable media device, the remote control device comprising: a base section including electronic circuitry for operation of the remote control device, the base section having an upper face and an opposing lower face; a faceplate rotatably coupled to the upper face of the base section, wherein the faceplate is configured to rotate about an axis orthogonal to a center of a plane occupied by the faceplate; and a clamping mechanism including a plurality of feet, each of the feet having a first end and a second end, wherein each of the feet is attached to the lower face of the base section at the first end and extending to a first distance substantially perpendicular to the lower face, wherein the first end of each of the feet is configured to move laterally along the lower face and the second end of each of the feet is configured to move in an arcuate orientation relative to the axis.