US5024414A
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Stabilizing device for hand-held/portable electronic device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-02-26
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Granted: 1991-06-18
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Expires: 2010-02-26
Abstract
Abstract This invention is a device that fits on the bottom of units such as portable police scanners, walkie-talkies, and police radios. The stabilizer, as it is called, attaches securely to the bottom of the radio unit. The stabilizer is made in two layers. The top layer is securely attached to the radio unit. The bottom layer of the stabilizer is made in two pieces. Both pieces are attached to the top layer with rivets or other pivoting fasteners. The bottom layer, called legs, is pivoted into approximately a 45° angle from the top layer. This is used to give the radio unit a broader base to stand on; therefore, it will not tip over easily.
Inventors
- 👤 Dennis R. Drain
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 10:59
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16M; F16M11/00; F16M11/20; F16M11/22; F16M13/00; H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/3833; F16M2200/00; F16M2200/08
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A stabilizer device for attachment to the bottom of an electronic unit to provide upright stability, comprising: an upper layer member having opposite ends, top and bottom; means secured on the top of the upper layer for affixure to the unit bottom; and a bottom layer consisting of two leg members each pivotally affixed at respective opposite ends of said upper layer member and each being pivotable outward in a plane parallel to the upper layer to form approximately a 45° angle with said upper layer member to increase the support stabilization of said unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A stabilizer device for attachment to the bottom of an electronic unit to provide upright stability, comprising: an upper layer member having opposite ends, top and bottom; means secured on the top of the upper layer for affixure to the unit bottom; and a bottom layer consisting of two leg members each pivotally affixed at respective opposite ends of said upper layer member and each being pivotable outward in a plane parallel to the upper layer to form approximately a 45° angle with said upper layer member to increase the support stabilization of said unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
93 words
A stabilizer device for attachment to the bottom of an electronic unit to provide upright stability, comprising: an upper layer member having opposite ends, top and bottom; means secured on the top of the upper layer for affixure to the unit bottom; and a bottom layer consisting of four leg members of equal size each pivotally affixed at space points on said upper layer member and each being pivotable in a plane parallel to the upper layer to extend outward from said upper layer member to increase the support stabilization of said unit.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
93 words
A stabilizer device for attachment to the bottom of an electronic unit to provide upright stability, comprising: an upper layer member having opposite ends, top and bottom; means secured on the top of the upper layer for affixure to the unit bottom; and a bottom layer consisting of four leg members of equal size each pivotally affixed at space points on said upper layer member and each being pivotable in a plane parallel to the upper layer to extend outward from said upper layer member to increase the support stabilization of said unit.
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