Patent ID: 8897033

Claim:
A kickstand assembly, comprising: an electronic communications device being moveable from a landscape orientation to a portrait orientation and vice versa, said electronic communications device comprising a housing having a front comprising a frame with a front surface and having a back with a back surface; an electronic visual display secured to said frame in proximity to said front surface for displaying images; a kickstand mechanism operatively connected to the back of said housing; said back defining a cavity providing a kickstand compartment for receiving said kickstand mechanism; said kickstand mechanism having a kickstand comprising an arm with an inner end pivotally connected to said housing and an outer end positioned opposite said inner end, said outer end being movable from a closed storage position within said kickstand compartment to an open position disposed outwardly of said kickstand compartment for supporting said electronic communications device in one of said orientations, and said kickstand mechanism having a magnet secured to said outer end of said kickstand; and a sensor cooperating with said magnet for detecting the position of said kickstand.