Computing device accessory

Abstract

An accessory for a computing device. In one aspect, the accessory has a body including a support portion and a computing device receiving portion. The receiving portion is shaped to maintain a received computing device at an angle relative to an axis of the body of the accessory.

1 .- 86 . (canceled) 
     
     
         87 . An accessory for a computing device, comprising:
 a body including a support portion and a computing device receiving portion; wherein the receiving portion is shaped to maintain a received computing device at an angle relative to an axis of the body of the accessory.   
     
     
         88 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the support portion is arranged to support the received computing device. 
     
     
         89 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the support portion is arranged to support the accessory against a portion of a user's body. 
     
     
         90 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein either one of the support portion or the receiving portion further includes a protuberance. 
     
     
         91 . The accessory of  claim 90 , wherein the protuberance is moveable relative to the receiving portion. 
     
     
         92 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the computing device receiving portion includes an edge formed in the body of the accessory. 
     
     
         93 . The accessory of  claim 87 , further including a base portion, wherein the receiving portion is arranged to maintain the received computing device at a predetermined angle relative to the base. 
     
     
         94 . The accessory of  claim 92 , wherein the edge is a groove in the body of the accessory. 
     
     
         95 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the accessory and the received computing device, when located in the receiving portion, may be held as one unit utilising only one hand. 
     
     
         96 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the accessory includes at least two receiving portions, each receiving portion providing the user with at least one usage configuration, wherein each usage configuration locates the computing device at a different relative distance from the user's face. 
     
     
         97 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the support portion is arranged to support the wrists and hands of a user. 
     
     
         98 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the base includes a suitable surface for locating a computing device such that the computing device is angled toward the face of the user. 
     
     
         99 . The accessory of  claim 87 , further comprising a ridge formed at a location on the body of the accessory, wherein the ridge is located in a manner that provides additional support for a computing device when the computing device is located in the support portion. 
     
     
         100 . The accessory of  claim 87 , further including a storage portion disposed in the body of the accessory. 
     
     
         101 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein a cavity within the body of the accessory provides comfort, grip or access to at least a finger or a thumb of the user. 
     
     
         102 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the accessory has a portion arranged to engage at least a portion of a perimeter of the received computing device such that the display of the received computing device can be angled. 
     
     
         103 . The accessory of  claim 87 , wherein the accessory has grooves arranged to receive the sides of the tablet computing device. 
     
     
         104 . The accessory of  claim 87 , further comprising a mechanism arranged to provide additional support for a computing device when the computing device is located in the support portion. 
     
     
         105 . The accessory of  claim 87 , further comprising a moveable component arranged to vary the angle of the computing device relative to the body of the accessory. 
     
     
         106 . A method of manufacturing an accessory in accordance with  claim 87 , comprising the steps of moulding a first portion of the accessory from a plastics material, and over moulding an elastomeric second portion over at least a section of the first portion.