Abstract: An adapter and method for using a grasp-socket component with a handheld electronic device, the adapter including a base layer having a top and a bottom side, wherein the bottom side of the base layer connects to the handheld electronic device; and a top layer that includes a planar surface and a plurality of side walls, wherein the top layer is coupled to the base layer to form a partially-enclosed hollow space between the top side of the base layer and the planar surface of the top layer, wherein the top layer includes an elongated opening in the planar surface that is sized and shaped such that the grasp-socket component can be coupled to the top layer and such that the grasp-socket component can be moved to a plurality of positions along the top surface of the base layer by sliding the grasp-socket component within the partially-enclosed hollow space.

Abstract: An adapter and method for using a grasp-socket component with a handheld electronic device, the adapter including a base layer having a top and a bottom side, wherein the bottom side of the base layer connects to the handheld electronic device; and a top layer that includes a planar surface and a plurality of side walls, wherein the top layer is coupled to the base layer to form a partially-enclosed hollow space between the top side of the base layer and the planar surface of the top layer, wherein the top layer includes an elongated opening in the planar surface that is sized and shaped such that the grasp-socket component can be coupled to the top layer and such that the grasp-socket component can be moved to a plurality of positions along the top surface of the base layer by sliding the grasp-socket component within the partially-enclosed hollow space.