Apple has been granted a patent for a “Magnetic Accessory for Electronic Device.” It involves stands, supports, and mounts that can be used with portable electronic devices.
About the patent
In the patent Apple says that due to the increasing popularity of portable electronic devices such as the iPhone and iPad, some folks may use them inn place of laptops, personal computers (PCs), smart televisions, vehicle navigation and/or entertainment units, etc. Additionally, portable electronic devices may be used cooperatively with other electronic computing devices.
For these reasons there’s a need to be able to be able to easily use peripherals and accessories with iPhones and iPads. Apple’s patent involves a system/device for easily connecting and disconnecting such items.
Summary of the patent
Here’s Apple’s abstract of the patent: “This application relates to support accessories for use with portable and/or handheld electrical devices having a magnetic element therein. Such a support accessory comprises a housing that defines an internal volume. In addition, a magnetic attachment element is housed within the internal volume and capable of a magnetic attachment with the magnetic element of the handheld device. The support accessory includes an extendable support element carried by the housing and capable of transitioning between a retracted state and an extended state.
“In an extended state, the extendable support element at least partially extends outward through an opening in the housing such that the extendable support element is capable of providing support to the handheld electronic device relative to an auxiliary support structure (e.g., a tripod). The support accessory may establish electrical communication with the handheld device and affect a function of the handheld device.”
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