Patent ID: 8205776

Claim:
A dual function clip device for use with an electronic device having a screen, the clip device comprising: a body for receiving the electronic device; a clip mechanism constructed and arranged to clip onto a peripheral edge of a clothing article of a user; the clip mechanism comprising an arm having a top portion and a bottom portion, the arm configured to be movable in a longitudinal direction with respect to the body between a first longitudinal position and at least one second longitudinal position; the arm being pivotally movable (a) in the first longitudinal position such that the top portion of the arm pivots about a pivot axis from a pivoted closed position to a first pivoted open position to receive the peripheral edge of the clothing article at the bottom portion, and (b) in the at least one second longitudinal position such that the top portion of the arm pivots about the pivot axis to at least one second pivoted open position to position the electronic device for viewing using a viewing position support mechanism; the viewing position support mechanism comprising a release lock which releasably retains the arm in the first longitudinal position, and the viewing position support mechanism being constructed and arranged such that at least the bottom portion of the arm in the at least one second pivoted open position is positioned to engage an upwardly facing flat surface and orient the body for supporting the electronic device in a viewing position to display the screen on the electronic device.