Video Device Accessory

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a multi-functional accessory that can acts as a case for transporting an earphone and as a stand for holding a smart cellphone or MP3 player with a display in a landscape or portrait orientation for viewing. The accessory includes a clam shell style housing comprising an upper case and a lower case pivotally connected together along one end with an earphone holding structure mounted on the inside surface on the lower case. The upper case includes two upper side arms and a lower resting lip that extends perpendicularly outward. The lower case includes an integrally formed transverse structure with two axles extending laterally into two bores form in the arm of the upper base to enable the upper and lower cases to snap fit together and pivot approximately 270 degrees. An earphone holding structure is attached to the lower case and fits into the space formed between the upper case and the lower case when closed.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An adjustable pocket or purse portable accessory that can be manipulated into a closed, flat planar configuration and that can be manipulated into an open, inverted V-shaped configuration and used to support a device with a display in a substantially diagonal position, said accessory comprising:
 a compact, clam shell-shaped housing with a center storage area, said housing includes an upper case and a lower case pivotally connected together, said upper case and said lower being configured so said upper case and said lower case may be pivoted together to form a closed housing surrounding an inner cavity or pivoted apart to an inverted V-shaped configuration with an inside surfaces of said upper case and an inside surface of said lower case being exposed, said upper case includes a means for supporting a display device longitudinally or transversely aligned over said upper case when disposed in an inverted V-shaped configuration.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said means for supporting a device longitudinally or transversely aligned over said upper case is a lower resting lip formed on said upper case. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory as recited in  claim 1 , further including a friction gripping cover attached to said lower resting lip to prevent slippage of said resting lip when said housing is disposed in an inverted V-shaped configuration. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said upper case includes two side arms separated by an opening and said lower case includes a transverse structure that fits into said opening, said side arms and said transverse structure include means for pivotally connecting said upper case and said lower case together. 
     
     
         5 . The accessory, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the device is a cell phone or an MP3 player with a video display.