Phone grip attachment

Abstract

A phone grip attachment includes a base configured for attachment to a phone and a finger-hold attached to the base. The finger-hold has a top member and a bottom member. The finger-hold is movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member. The finger-hold can be biased to the extended position. The finger-hold can be rotatably attached to the base.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A phone grip attachment comprising:
 a base configured for attachment to a phone; and   a finger-hold attached to the base, the finger-hold having a top member and a bottom member, the finger-hold being movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member.   
     
     
         2 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the finger-hold is biased to the extended position. 
     
     
         3 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the finger-hold is rotatably attached to the base. 
     
     
         4 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 3 , wherein the finger-hold is freely rotatable relative to the base. 
     
     
         5 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the top member of the finger-hold is pivotally attached to the bottom member of the finger-hold. 
     
     
         6 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the bottom member includes tabs at each end thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the base includes at least one locking portion configured to engage a portion of the finger-hold to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position. 
     
     
         8 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the at least one locking portion comprises at least one overhang defining a gap, the gap below the overhang being configured to receive a portion of the finger-hold to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position. 
     
     
         9 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the bottom member of the finger-hold includes at least one tab at an end thereof, the tab being configured to be received in the gap below the overhang to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position. 
     
     
         10 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 9 , wherein the tab comprises a lower portion having a first thickness and an upper portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, the lower portion configured to be received in the gap and a contoured edge between the upper and lower portions configured to engage a free edge of the locking portion to prevent additional rotation of the finger-hold. 
     
     
         11 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 8 , wherein a central portion of the finger-hold is configured to be received in the gap below the overhang to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position. 
     
     
         12 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 7 , wherein the base includes two locking portions at diagonally opposite locations on the base. 
     
     
         13 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising foam tape for securing the attachment to the phone. 
     
     
         14 . A phone grip attachment comprising:
 a base configured for attachment to a phone, the base including a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one locking portion, the bottom surface including a recessed portion and the at least one locking portion comprising an overhang defining a gap between the locking portion and the top surface of the base;   adhesive positioned in the recessed portion of the bottom surface for securing the base to a phone;   a finger-hold attached to the base, the finger-hold having a top member and a bottom member, the finger-hold being movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member, wherein the finger-hold is biased to the extended position, wherein the locking portion is configured to engage the finger-hold to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position.   
     
     
         15 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the finger-hold is rotatably attached to the base such that the finger-hold is freely rotatable relative to the base when the finger-hold is in the extended position. 
     
     
         16 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 14 , wherein the top member of the finger-hold is pivotally attached to the bottom member of the finger-hold. 
     
     
         17 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 16 , wherein the bottom member of the finger-hold comprises a central portion, a first tab at a first end of the bottom member, a first neck between the central portion and the first tab, a second tab at a second end of the bottom member, and a second neck between the central portion and the second tab. 
     
     
         18 . The phone grip attachment as recited in  claim 17 , wherein the top member comprises a first pair of ears at a first end thereof and a second pair of ears at a second end thereof, wherein the top member is pivotally attached to the bottom member by a first pin extending through the first pair of ears and the first neck and a second pin extending through the second pair of ears and the second neck. 
     
     
         19 . A method comprising:
 providing a phone grip attachment comprising:   a base configured for attachment to a phone, the base including a top surface, a bottom surface, and at least one locking portion, the bottom surface including a recessed portion and the at least one locking portion comprising an overhang defining a gap between the locking portion and the top surface of the base;   adhesive positioned in the recessed portion of the bottom surface for securing the base to a phone;   a finger-hold attached to the base, the finger-hold having a top member and a bottom member, the finger-hold being movable between an extended position in which an opening is defined between the top member and the bottom member for use in gripping the phone and a collapsed position in which the top member is substantially flat against the bottom member, wherein the finger-hold is biased to the extended position,   wherein the locking portion is configured to engage the finger-hold to retain the finger-hold in the collapsed position;   securing the phone grip attachment to a phone using the adhesive; and   collapsing the finger-hold from the extended position to the collapsed position by pressing the top member substantially flat against the bottom member and rotating the finger-hold until at least one tab of the finger-hold is positioned in the gap defined by the overhang.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , further comprising extending the finger-hold from the collapsed position to the extended position by rotating the finger-hold until the at least one tab of the finger-hold is free from the at least one overhang.