Systems, methods, and apparatuses for supporting electronic devices

Abstract

An electronic device holder has a movable stand and is configured to be removably connected to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects to support the electronic device holder and thus an electronic device held or supported by the electronic device holder. The movable stand has one or more elastic or stretchable strips that can be stretched or expanded to hold or support the electronic device holder and thus the electronic device.

1 . A system to support an electronic device, comprising:
 an electronic device holder to hold the electronic device; and   a movable stand arranged on a back side of said electronic device holder, with an end of said movable stand being movable away from the electronic device holder to at least one holdable position to support said electronic device holder at a corresponding angle,   wherein the movable stand includes an elastic strip fixedly coupled thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strap is arranged on a first side of the movable stand and on a second side of the movable stand opposite the first side. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strap is arranged on only one side of the movable stand. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strap is attachable to and detachable from the movable stand. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strap has a portion that does not stretch. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strip is fixedly coupled to the movable stand at only one position. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein the only one position is not at a hinge or pivot portion of the movable stand for movement of the end of the movable stand away from and to the electronic device holder. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 6 , wherein the only one position is at the end of the movable stand 
     
     
         9 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strip is fixedly coupled to the movable stand at a plurality of spaced apart positions. 
     
     
         10 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the elastic strip is fixed to only one side of the movable stand. 
     
     
         11 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the one side of the movable stand is a side of the movable stand facing away from an internal volume of the electronic device holder to hold the electronic device when the movable stand is in a fully retracted position. 
     
     
         12 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the one side of the movable stand is a side of the movable stand facing toward an internal volume of the electronic device holder to hold the electronic device when the movable stand is in a fully retracted position. 
     
     
         13 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the electronic device holder includes a connection mechanism that is configured to be removably coupled to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects. 
     
     
         14 . The system according to  claim 1 , further comprising a mounting apparatus, the mounting apparatus being removably coupled to the electronic device holder. 
     
     
         15 . An electronic device holder configured to support an electronic device, comprising:
 a body portion including a connection mechanism; and   a movable stand portion connected to the body portion, the movable stand portion having an elastic band provided thereon,   wherein the connection mechanism is configured to be removably coupled to one or more different mounting apparatuses that are connected to corresponding objects or directly to a plurality of different objects to support the electronic device such that a user can access and operate the electronic device.   
     
     
         16 . The electronic device holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the movable stand portion has a stand that is outwardly rotatable from the body portion and inwardly rotatable toward the body portion, the stand being settable in a plurality of different positions, including a fully extended position, a fully retracted position, and at least one position therebetween. 
     
     
         17 . The electronic device holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the elastic band is coupled to the stand of the movable stand portion. 
     
     
         18 . The electronic device holder according to  claim 15 , wherein no space exists between the elastic band and the stand when the elastic band is in an unstretched state. 
     
     
         19 . The electronic device holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the elastic band is formed around the stand of the movable stand portion in a length-wise direction of the stand such that no portion of the elastic band covers length-wise sides of the stand when the elastic band is in the unstretched state. 
     
     
         20 . The electronic device holder according to  claim 15 , wherein the elastic band is coupled to the stand at a connection area, the connection area being at an end of the stand configured to contact a standing surface to support the electronic device holder.