1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to mobile electronic device holder technology and more particularly, to a power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder for mounting on a power converter plug of a power converter cable to hold a mobile electronic device being electrically charged by the power converter cable with city power supply from an electric wall outlet.
2. Description of the Related Art
With fast development of electronic and multimedia information technologies, smart phones, tablet computers, PDAs, multimedia players, digital cameras, electronic dictionaries and many other advanced mobile electronic devices have been created and have appeared on the market. The internal component parts of these advanced mobile electronic devices commonly use a DC power supply. Because the power distribution system of a power supply company simply provides AC power supply to end-users, city power supply cannot be directly used to charge a DC operated mobile electronic device. In this case, power converter means, for example, a power convertible cable should be used to convert city power supply into the desired DC power supply.
Further, we may have different supply voltages in the range of 100˜240V in different countries. Further, electric wall outlets may be provided in a concrete wall, wooden wall or metal wall panel of a building for allowing people to get city power supply. People may use a power converter cable to connect a mobile electronic device to an electric wall outlet, enabling the mobile electronic device to be electrically charged. However, if the mobile electronic device is placed on the floor when it is being charged with city power supply by a power converter cable, it may get stained by water, oil, dust or color, or get bitten by insects. If the mobile electronic device is suspending in the air when it is being charged with city power supply by a power converter cable that is connected to an electric wall outlet high above the floor, it may swing in the air or fall to the floor, causing damage.
Therefore, it is desirable to provide a mobile electronic device holder that can hold a mobile electronic device steadily in place and protect it against contamination and damage when the mobile electronic device is being charged with city power supply by a power converter cable.
The present invention has been accomplished under the circumstances in view. It is the main object of the present invention to provide a power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder, which can be mounted on a power converter plug of a power converter cable to hold a mobile electronic device being electrically charged by the power converter cable with city power supply from an electric wall outlet.
To achieve this and other objects of the present invention, a power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder comprises a hollow holder base. The hollow holder base defines a mating chamber for receiving a power converter plug of a power converter cable to be connected to an electric wall outlet in a wall, a top bearing surface at a top side thereof and adapted to bear a mobile electronic device being electrically charged by the power converter cable, and stop members suspending above the elevation of the bearing surface and adapted to support the mobile electronic device steadily on the bearing surface, avoiding contamination, water stains, insect biting, or swinging or falling damage of the mobile electronic device.
Further, a box-like magnet holder shell provided with magnets can be inserted into the mating chamber of the hollow holder base after removal of the power converter cable and secured with the hollow holder base to a metal wall by the magnets by means of magnetic attraction to hold a mobile electronic device on the top bearing surface of the hollow holder base, letting the mobile electronic device be stopped between the stop members and the metal wall.
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The power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder is mountable on a power converter plug 2 at one end of a power converter cable 21, which comprises a connector 211 located at an opposite end thereof and connectable to a power jack (not shown) of a mobile electronic device 3 (cell phone, smart phone, PDA, mobile multimedia player, etc.). The power converter plug 2 is connectable to an electric wall outlet 41 in a wall 4 for receiving city power supply and converting city power supply into a predetermined DC power required for the mobile electronic device 3. When mounting the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder on the power converter plug 2, directly insert the power converter plug 2 through one opening 101 of the hollow holder base 1 into the mating chamber 10 to have the power converter plug 2 be stopped between the two stop flanges 102 of the hollow holder base 1.
During application of the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder, the hollow holder base 1 of the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder is mounted on the power converter plug 2 of the power converter cable 21 by inserting the power converter plug 2 through one opening 101 of the hollow holder base 1 into the mating chamber 10 to have the power converter plug 2 be stopped between the two stop flanges 102 of the hollow holder base 1, and then insert the protruding metal blades (metal contacts) of the power converter plug 2 into an electric wall outlet 41 in a wall 4 to abut the hollow holder base 1 against the wall 4, and then connect the connector 211 of the power converter cable 21 to the power jack of the mobile electronic device 3 to be charged, and then rest the mobile electronic device 3 on the planar bearing surface 11 of the hollow holder base 1 to let the mobile electronic device 3 be stopped between the upwardly extended and gradually reduced retaining tips 121 of the stop members 12 and the wall 4. Thus, the mobile electronic device 3 is steadily held in the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder and will not fall down or fall to the ground when it is being electrically charged.
Further, the hollow holder base 1 can be made in a rectangular, circular or polygonal shape, or any of a variety of other geometric shapes that fit the configuration of the power converter plug 2. When the mobile electronic device 3 is being electrically charged by city power supply from the electric wall outlet 41 in the wall 4 by means of the power converter cable 21, the mobile electronic device 3 can be steadily supported on the planar bearing surface 11 of the hollow holder base 1 and stopped between the upwardly extended and gradually reduced retaining tips 121 of the stop members 12 and the wall 4, avoiding contamination, water stains, insect biting, dirty or failure of the mobile electronic device 3 due to being positioned on the floor, or swinging or falling damage of the mobile electronic device 3 due to being left hanging in the air. Further, because the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device is detachably mounted on the power converter plug 2, it can be repeatedly used. Alternatively, the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device can be made out of a cheap material designed for a single use after which it is recycled or is disposed as solid waste.
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In conclusion, the invention provides a power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder, which comprises a hollow holder base 1 defining therein a mating chamber 10 and a planar bearing surface 11 at a top side thereof, and at least one stop member 12 suspending above the elevation of the planar bearing surface 11. The power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder is mountable on a power converter plug 2 of a power converter cable 21. The power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder can be mounted on the power converter plug 2 to support a mobile electronic device 3. When the power converter cable 21 is connected to an electric wall outlet 41 in a wall 4 to charge a mobile electronic device 3, the mobile electronic device 3 can be rested on the planar bearing surface 11 of the hollow holder base 1 and stopped between the upwardly extended and gradually reduced retaining tips 121 of the stop members 12 and the wall 4. Thus, the mobile electronic device 3 is steadily held in the power converter plug mountable mobile electronic device holder and will not fall down or fall to the ground when it is being electrically charged, avoiding contamination, water stains, insect biting, dirty or failure due to being positioned on the floor during charging, or vibrating or falling damage due to being left hanging in the air during charging.
Although particular embodiments of the invention have been described in detail for purposes of illustration, various modifications and enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the invention is not to be limited except as by the appended claims.