Phone Clip Mount with Fold-Out Stand Leg

The problem

Phone tripod mounts are sold by the million for vlogging, video calls and product photos, and most of them do exactly one thing: hold the phone on top of a tripod or selfie stick. Without the tripod the phone has nothing to stand on. Users end up carrying a mount, a tripod and often a separate desk stand - and swapping between them takes time.

The solution

The patent builds the stand into the mount itself:

1. The body (1) is two parallel legs (11, 12) with a slot (4) between them.
2. A third fold-out leg (3) is pinned at the bottom of the slot. Stored, it sits inside the slot; folded out, it turns up to 360 degrees and stands the mount on a table together with the two fixed feet.
3. The fixed feet are triangular and wider than the legs. Their outer faces slope to form dovetail edges (14) that fit a tripod’s quick-release clamp. The bottom of the fold-out leg also has a screw hole (31) for a quick-release plate.
4. On top, a ball joint (2) with a 1/4-inch-style screw is held between two clamp pads and locked by a knob (135). It tilts through 180 degrees in the same plane as the fold-out leg.
5. A phone clamp (5) - or a small camera - screws onto the ball joint.

Who it is for

• Phone accessory and content-creator brands selling tripod mounts, vlogging kits and selfie sticks.
• Camera accessory companies looking for a compact Arca-compatible adapter with a built-in stand.
• Retail and e-commerce sellers who want a mount with a visible extra function in product photos.

How it works

The main parts

On a tripod or selfie stick

1. Leave the leg stored in the slot.
2. Drop the dovetail base into the tripod clamp and tighten it - or screw a quick-release plate to the hole in the leg’s end.
3. Loosen the knob, tilt the phone, tighten.

On a table

1. Swing the leg out of the slot to the angle you need.
2. Stand the mount on the two fixed feet and the end of the leg.
3. Set the phone angle with the ball joint.

Applications

Vlogging and social video

Shoot on a tripod outdoors, then stand the phone on a café table with the same mount.

Video calls and remote work

A desk stand for the phone that also goes on a tripod for presentations.

Product photography

Small sellers photographing items on a table can switch between tripod and tabletop quickly.

Travel kits

One small piece replaces a separate mini-stand in a travel or creator kit.

Small cameras

Action cameras and compact mirrorless cameras can sit directly on the top screw.

Where it is less suitable

• Heavy cameras and long lenses - a small ball joint and a three-point desk stance suit phones and light cameras, not full-size DSLR rigs.
• Car and bike mounts - these need vibration-rated clamps, not a desk leg.