Sony patents phone grips that connect with a flexible cord
Sony describes a controller accessory designed to clip onto the sides of a smartphone or tablet. It features separate grips for each hand that are linked together by a flexible cord to keep them connected while in use.
In the filing’s own words
An operation device to be used while being fixed to a mobile device including a display screen includes a right-hand unit configured to be gripped and used by a user with their right hand, a left-hand unit configured to be gripped and used by a user with their left hand, and a cord-shaped member having flexibility and coupled to both the right-hand unit and the left-hand unit. The right-hand unit includes an abutment portion configured to abut against one side surface of the mobile device, and the left-hand unit includes an abutment portion configured to abut against a side surface of the mobile device on an opposite side to the one side surface.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An operation device comprising: a right-hand unit that is configured to be gripped and used by a right hand of a user, and that includes an abutment portion that is configured to abut against one side surface of a mobile device; a left-hand unit that is configured to be gripped and used by a left hand of a user, and that includes an abutment portion that is configured to abut against an opposite side surface of the mobile device to the one side surface; and a cord member that is flexible and that is coupled to both the right-hand unit and the left-hand unit.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.)
- Official title
- OPERATION DEVICE
- Publication number
- US20260263920A1
- Application number
- 19658249
- Filed
- Apr 24, 2026
- Published
- Sep 10, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
A63F 13/24 Human necessitiesMore from Sony in Phones & computers
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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