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(43) Date of publication: 18.01.2023 Bulletin 2023/03 (21) Application number: 20924745.1 (22) Date of filing: 10.03.2020

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60R 11/02(2006.01) F16M 13/04(2006.01) F16M 13/08(2006.01) F16M 13/02(2006.01) F16M 13/06(2006.01) H04M 1/02(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): F16M 13/04; H04M 1/04; F16M 11/40; F16M 11/046; F16M 11/041 (86) International application number: PCT/US2020/021830 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/183109 (16.09.2021 Gazette 2021/37)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (71) Applicant: PopSockets LLC Boulder CO 80301 (US)

(72) Inventors: CHEN, Ivan Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) RIDZON, James Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) VON BARGEN, Nicholas Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) FONG, Lawrence Herman Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) KORY, Michael Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) CHIANG, Randy Yang Boulder, Colorado 80301 (US) (74) Representative: Hoffmann Eitle  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte PartmbB Arabellastraße 30 81925 München 81925 München (DE)