Single-hand tablet computer holder

Abstract

The invention is a single-hand holding device for the user to grab and hold a tablet computer. The holding device can be used in a horizontal or vertical position. The holding device can serve as a stand to set on a desk or other flat surface. The holding device has a base with a u-shaped channel to hold multiple-sized tablet computers. The base of the holding device includes four finger openings to secure fingers while hand secures the holding device.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to support tablet computer devices. Tablet computers are rising in popularity at the present time, devices comprise of popular operating systems such as iOS®, Android® and Windows®. Such devices can be used for personal and business purposes, and are being widely adopted by consumer and business users.

At the moment, these devices are normally held by user's one or two hands. Device weight ranges between 564 grams and 771 grams. After a long period of use, it is tiring to hold onto device while in the same position and there is possibility of dropping the tablet specifically when conducting long-term sessions of reading or similar tasks.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The single hand tablet holder is to hold tablet in one hand by passing four fingers under the holder and thumb over the holder to hold tablet securely. The body of tablet holder has a flat surface to place the tablet. The device will have four holes to allow four fingers to pass through and hold the tablet on the tablet holder. The holder can be folded to fit in a bag or backpack. Single hand tablet holder can be used as a free standing device in a 45-degree angle on any flat surface. The device can be used on the left or right hand.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1—Isometric assembly of Single hand tablet holder

FIG. 2—Top and front plan of single hand tablet holder

FIG. 3—Bottom plan of single hand tablet holder

FIG. 4—Top and Left Isometric of single hand tablet holder

FIG. 5—Top plan & top Isometric of bolts, screw and spring

FIG. 6—Top plan & Top left Isometric of T-shape parts and Adjustable Channel

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Width: 8″; Length: 7″; Thickness: 0.25″

Surface to place the tablet is: 8″ by 5″

U-Shape channel of the tablet is: Width: 8″; Depth: 0.50″, Height: 0.50″; Thickness: 0.25″

Four holes under Tab grab with holes' size of 1″

The single hand tablet holder (1) is to hold tablet in one hand by passing four fingers under the holder and thumb over the holder to hold tablet securely. The body of tablet holder has a flat surface to place the tablet, and from one side has a fixed U-shaped channel (9) to place one edge of the tablet inside and from other side has an adjustable channel that can be adjusted according to size of the tablet, which holds the tablet securely because of mechanism engineered under the tablet for this purpose. Other end of the holder is round and curved to sit comfortably in palm of hand (10).

There is a U-shaped channel under the holder fixed to the base (2) that will accommodate the T-shaped part (3). This T-shaped part has a flat surface on vertical side that has four holes to allow four fingers to pass through and hold the tablet in tablet holder and Horizontal side of the T-shaped part is rounded that is designed(3) to slide inside the fixed U-shaped channel under the holder (2). T-shaped part is moveable so when it's positioned in a 90-degree angle, it allows four fingers to pass through the four designated holes to hold the tablet, T-shaped part(3) can fold up to 60-degree angle when not in use and easily fits in bag or backpack.

There is another fixed tube under holder that has an 8 mm diameter inside and an 8 mm thread on tip of the tube (4) to accommodate 125 mm bolt (5) and spring (6) that will connect to adjustable channel (7). There is a 16 mm screw with a 6 mm hole inside and has 6 mm of outside thread (8) that will be screwed to fixed tube under holder (4) to hold bolt and spring inside so that bolt can move in and out inside the tube for adjustment.

There is a 6 mm thread on tip of the bolt (5) that will be screwed to a 6 mm nut inside the adjustable channel (7).

Adjustable channel (7) can be pulled to adjust the tablet according to size of the tablet. There is a spring (6) connected to the adjustable channel (7) through the bolt (5) so it holds tablet securely in its place.

Single hand tablet holder can be used as a free standing device in a 45-degree angle on any flat surface.

Claims

1: A holding device that secures a tablet computer by using a flat-surfaced body that holds the tablet computer in which four finger openings are used to secure the holding device from falling off hand.

2: (canceled)

3: The holding device can also be used as a free-standing device to hold device on any flat surface.

4-6. (canceled)