Brandon J Black

US Patent:

20170252646, Sep 7, 2017

Filed:

Mar 2, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/447109

Inventors:

- Provo UT, US
Brandon Black - Provo UT, US
Benjamin Taylor - Provo UT, US

Assignee:

Thinkative Inc. - Provo UT

International Classification:

A63F 13/24
A63F 13/92
A63F 13/214

Abstract:

Disclosed are a combination controller unit and a carrier device for handheld electronic devices. The device comprises a main section that removably attach to a handheld device around the perimeter thereof. The device further includes a first section opposite a second section, wherein each of the first and second sections folds and extends outward from the main section in a substantially wing-like fashion. Each of the first and second sections includes a plurality of control buttons for inputting commands to the handheld device. Embedded within the sections is a flex circuit that is configured to at least partially bend onto itself so as to manipulate the sections to and from an operating configuration and a storing configuration.