Patent ID: 8556653

Claim:
An electronic accessory for an electronic device, the electronic accessory comprising: a body docking portion comprising: a docking portion surface; and a docking portion cross-sectional dimension; a neck protruding past the docking portion surface and comprising: a neck base; a neck top surface; and a neck cross-sectional dimension; and an electrical connector protruding past the neck top surface and configured to couple the electronic accessory to the electronic device at a docking end of the electronic device; wherein: the docking portion cross-sectional dimension is greater than the neck cross-sectional dimension; the neck remains permanently protruded past the docking portion surface; the electrical connector comprises a front side, a rear side, a right side, and a left side; and the neck top surface comprises at least one of: a neck topmost front surface with a neck front axis unobstructedly extending past a front end of the body docking portion and extending substantially orthogonal to the front side of the electrical connector; a neck topmost rear surface with a neck rear axis unobstructedly extending past a rear end of the body docking portion and extending substantially orthogonal to the rear side of the electrical connector; a neck topmost left surface with a neck left axis unobstructedly extending past a left end of the body docking portion and extending substantially orthogonal to the left side of the electrical connector; or a neck topmost right surface with a neck right axis unobstructedly extending past a right end of the body docking portion and extending substantially orthogonal to the right side of the electrical connector.