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WO2011109665A2 - Étui à main et socle de téléphone intelligent - Google Patents

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WO2011109665A2
WO2011109665A2 PCT/US2011/027098 US2011027098W WO2011109665A2 WO 2011109665 A2 WO2011109665 A2 WO 2011109665A2 US 2011027098 W US2011027098 W US 2011027098W WO 2011109665 A2 WO2011109665 A2 WO 2011109665A2
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Eduardo Alejandro Noble Nava
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F2005/008—Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg

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  • the present invention relates to a method and system for securing a smart phone, PDA, touchscreen device, GPS or other device in a position that allows quick access, manipulation, and usabilty while docked.
  • the invention keeps a device in view of the user while he or she engages in activites that require the use of one or both hands.
  • the invention provides systems and methods for docking a cell phone or other hand held device having the top or working part of the device exposed and facing the user on the dorsal side of a hand, similar to a wrist watch as opposed to a pocket watch. This placement allows the device to be used, viewed , and manipulated with one finger if the hand are otherwise engaged.
  • the invention also allows the device to be quickly transferred into the palm. when needed for use as a phone.
  • holsters and carrying cases have been developed for cell phones, and many of them are designed to protect devices from impact due to falling. These holster and cases may be slung around a person's neck, attached to a bracelet type cord and carried about the wrist, or attached to a belt or other web. While these may be superior storage devices to a purse or backpack, they still suffer disadvantages. Many require both hands and eye contact and extraction from a case in order to remove or detach the device and manipulate it. Devices are often dropped as a result. In addition, these holster and carrying cases are particularly cumbersome for people riding bikes or in wheelchairs. This may be both time consuming and distracting, and damaging to device.
  • holsters such as those worn on a belt, may have a funny appearance and may be inconvenient when sitting, especially in small seats such as an airplane or a movie theatre.
  • a holstering device that allows it to be viewed while hands are engaged, such as when using a computer or driving. It is therefore desirable to provide a holster for hand held devices that provides quick access that does not require extraction or both hands or direct eye contact with the device.
  • the present invention advantageously provides a method and system for a PDA, Ipod®, GPS, cell phone, or other hand held device holster and dock comprising a glove having a palmar side, a dorsal side and a fastening pad on the dorsal side, a plaque having an attachment pad and one or more tethers connecting the glove to the holster.
  • the back fastening pad of the plaque may be affixed to the dorsal fastening pad of the glove and the tether allows the plaque to be positioned on the palm of the glove.
  • the device is not covered buy may be viewed and manipulated.
  • Figure 1 is a dorsal view of an embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 2 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention
  • Figure 3 is a dorsal view of an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 4 is a palmar view of an embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 5 is a palmar view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 6 is a dorsal view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention in use.
  • Figure 8 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiments of the invention in use:
  • FIGS. 9a - 9d are views of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figures 10a - lOf are views of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 12 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • Figure 13 is a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 shows a glove 12 and a plaque 14 connected by a tether 16.
  • the plaque 14 is attached to the back of a hand held device 18.
  • the hand held device 18 may be a cell phone such as an Iphone®.
  • the glove 12 has a fastening pad 19 incorporated within it on the dorsal side 20 of the glove 12.
  • the plaque 14 has a corresponding attachment pad 22.
  • the fastening pad 18 and attachment pad 22 are complimentary and bind to each other.
  • fastening pad 18 and attachment pad 22 are magnets the hold the plaque 14 and device 18 securely on the dorsal side 20 of the glove 12 when the device 18 does not require precise manipulation.
  • the other functions may still be used, such as touchscreen capabilities, playing of music or video, and GPS mapping.
  • FIG. 2 shows the device 18 secured to the dorsal side 20 of the glove 12.
  • the tether 16 lies at rest between the thumb and forefinger and the plaque is affixed to the dorsal fastening pad 19.
  • Device 16 is secured in a position that provides quick access and a clear line of sight to device while engaged in activities such as typing or driving, and may be moved to the palm of the hand without the use of either hand or extraction from a purse or case.
  • FIG. 3 shows the device 18 in the palm 24 of the operator's hand 26.
  • the operator may manipulate the device 18 while still attached to the plaque 14 by tether 16.
  • the tether is attached to the palm side 26 of the glove 12.
  • the tether 16 is folded over on itself.
  • the tether 16 allows the device 18 to travel between the palm and the dorsal side of the operator.
  • the tether 16 is stitched to the palm 26 of the glove 12 approximately in the thenar region of the glove 12.
  • the tether may be attached to the glove at many other locations.
  • the tehers may be easily detached, in this case by velcro but quickrelease buckles or other quick release devices may also be used. This allows the device to be readily detached from the holster/dock device so that others may use it or for other purposes.
  • FIG. 4 shows the glove 12, tether 16 and plaque 14.
  • plaque 14 has a slot 30 through which the distal end 32 of the tether 16 may pass.
  • Tether 16 is pulled through slot 30 and folded over on itself so that pads 34 and 35 come in contact and become secured to one another.
  • Velcro® may be used in pads 34 and 35 to allow them to connect easily and firmly.
  • Other materials that allow for detachable connection and adjustment may also be used, such as for example the series of snaps as commonly found on baseball caps or other methods for adjustably securing a web type device to an object having a slot or lanyard.
  • Pads 34 and 35 may be relatively long so that the operator may adjust the length of tether 16 and thus the distance it extends from the palm side 28 of the palm.
  • the tether is attached to the palm side 26 of the glove 12.
  • the invention may also be attached to the dorsal side of the glove, or to the region between the thumb and forefinger.
  • the invention may provide a tether that allows travel around the medial or lateral sides of the hand instead of between the thumb and forefinger. Additional fastening and attaching pads may be used to provide more than one position on the dorsal side of the glove to which a plaque or case may be secured.
  • FIG. 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the invention 50 having a case 52 instead of a plaque connected to the glove 54 by means of a tethers 56 attached to the medial side 58 of the glove 54.
  • case 52 may be designed to accommodate a Blackberry® mobile or other device.
  • the case 52 includes two attachment pads 60 capable of firmly affixing to fastening pads 62 on the dorsal side 64 of glove 54.
  • two smaller attachment and fastening pads may be used instead of one large one as shown in embodiment 10.
  • FIG. 7 shows the case 52 secured to the back of the glove 54.
  • the case 52 may be held in the palm, and when released by the hand the device may swing around the medial side of the hand and attaches to the fastening pads simply by flicking the wrist.
  • Glove 54 in this embodiment covers the wrist as well as the hand. This allows a tether to be attached near the wrist.
  • the number of tethers used and their point of attachment to the glove and case or plaque may be varied.
  • the tethers may alternatively be elastic or adjustably elastic to facilitate quick relocation from the dorsal to palmar sides of the operator' s hand.
  • FIG. 7 shows an embodiment70 including a glove 72 on an operator' s hand while he grasps a steering wheel 74.
  • the operator's other hand 76 may operate a touchscreen pad 78 of the device 80.
  • FIG. 8 similarly shows an embodiment 88 where a GPS map on a touchscreen 90 of the device 92 is easily visible while an operator holds a steering wheel 94.
  • FIGS. 8 and 9 show several different views of embodiments that include, inter alia, multiple dorsal fastening pads that provide alternative positioning of a hand held device on the dorsal side of a glove.
  • FIGS. 11 - 13 show alternate embodiments of the invention.
  • FIG. 11 shows an embodiment 100 having a tether 102 connected to a spring 104 to assist the translocation of a plaque 106 from the palm to the dorsal side of the holster/dock.
  • FIG. 12 shows an embodiment 110 having an alternative type of spring mechanism 112 attached to a tether 114.
  • FIG. 13 shows an alternative embodiment 120 that includes a ring 122 having a tether 124 connected to a plaque 126.
  • Plaque 126 includes an attachment pad 128 that is complimentary to a securing pad 130.
  • Pad 130 is incorporated into a simple band 132, rather than an entire glove.
  • the tethers allow a case or plaque to be swung about the hand from the back position to the palm position by flicking the wrist.
  • flicking the wrist the sudden force pulls the holster free from engagement with the fastening pads on the back of the hand.
  • the motion may then cause a device to swing on the tether in an arc and land in the palm of the hand.
  • the device When in the palm, the device then may securely affix to a magnetic fastening pads on the palm of the glove or be simply held in position by the user.
  • the device When manipulation of the device is no longer desired, or requires being held in a palm of a hand, the device may be returned to the back position by again flicking the wrist and swinging the device around to the dorsal side of the glove where it affixes and is secured.and can continue to be seen, and performing any number of applications, for example GPS direction finding, playing of music and the like.

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur un étui, pour un dispositif portatif, qui permet à un téléphone cellulaire ou à un autre dispositif d'être fixé sur le côté dorsal d'une main et d'être toujours visible tout en n'étant pas utilisé. Dans cette position, celui-ci peut être manipulé par une main. Si nécessaire, le téléphone cellulaire ou autre dispositif peut être rapidement repositionné dans la paume de la main. Ceci permet un accès rapide à un téléphone cellulaire ou à autre dispositif et une manipulation rapide de celui-ci, tout en permettant également à celui-ci d'être fixé de manière à ne pas gêner sur le côté dorsal du gant.
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