Accessory for portable electronic devices

Abstract

An insert accessory for a portable electronic device that allows a user to hold an electronic device configured with the insert accessory using only a finger and the palm of the hand in order to free up use of user's thumb in order to interact with the portable electronic device using only one hand. The insert accessory is adhered to the back surface of a portable electronic device and has a movable finger sized tab that rotates sufficiently to allow a finger to pass through the tab and enable the user to hold the portable electronic device without the use of his or her thumb. Once so held, the user then has the freedom to operate the controls the portable electronic device with the thumb of the same hand that is holding the portable electronic device. The tab can be easily accessed by gently pressing an edge of the insert accessory to reveal the top edge of the tab for lifting the tab up.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An accessory for a portable electronic device, comprising:
 a base having a front surface and a back surface and formed with a movable tab that is positionable from a first position wherein said movable tab is co-planar with said base, and a second position wherein said movable tab extends at an angle from said front base, and wherein said movable tab is formed with an aperture to receive a portion of a user's finger;   an adhesive layer, wherein said adhesive layer has a first adhesive surface and a second adhesive surface, and wherein said first adhesive surface is adhered to said back surface and said second adhesive surface is adhered to said portable electronic device; and   a partial cut-out pattern, wherein said partial cut-out pattern is formed on said adhesive layer, and wherein said partial cut-out pattern facilitates easy access to said movable tab by allowing said base to move down due to a force applied by said user on said front surface of said base exposing an edge of said movable tab.   
     
     
         2 . The accessory for portable electronic devices of  claim 1 , wherein said partial cut-out pattern is formed with a “D” shape. 
     
     
         3 . The accessory for portable electronic devices of  claim 1 , wherein said partial cut-out pattern is formed with a “U” shape. 
     
     
         4 . The accessory for portable electronic devices of  claim 1 , wherein said partial cut-out pattern is formed with a shape resembling rectangle, circle, semi-circle or ellipse.