Sony patents ring-shaped stand for holding electronic devices
Sony describes a stand with a ring-shaped base that holds an electronic device using a clip-like attachment. The design uses two support points on opposite sides of the ring to keep the device stable while allowing it to be attached from the top or bottom.
In the filing’s own words
To configure an electronic-apparatus support structure with a simple structure, and to ensure the support stability for an electronic apparatus. A stand device ( 1) has an annular support member ( 10), and an attachment member ( 20) that is capable of being attached to an electronic apparatus ( 2) in the up-down direction. The support member ( 10) has first and second connecting sections ( 11 a, 11 b) to which the attachment member ( 20) is attached and first and second support sections (12 a, 12 b) that are positioned opposite to each other with the attachment member ( 20) being interposed therebetween in a direction crossing the up-down direction.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. A electronic-apparatus stand device comprising: an annular support member; and an attachment member that is attached to the support member and is capable of being attached to an electronic apparatus in a first direction, wherein the support member has a first connecting section and a second connecting section to which the attachment member is attached, and a first support section and a second support section that are positioned opposite to each other with the attachment member being interposed therebetween in a second direction crossing the first direction.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.)
- Official title
- Stand Device
- Publication number
- US20260287110A1
- Application number
- 19474453
- Filed
- Apr 4, 2024
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 4
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
F16M 11/04 Mechanical engineeringF16M 11/22 Mechanical engineeringF16M 2200/08 Mechanical engineeringMore 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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