Attachment apparatus for electronic device
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1. An attachment apparatus for attaching an electronic device to at least one digit of a user, the attachment apparatus comprising:
- a support structure comprising an intermediate rib extending along the length of the support structure;
a first receptacle and a second receptacle, that are each configured to receive at least a portion of a respective digit of a user, wherein adjacent portion of outer surfaces of the first receptacle and the second receptacle engage against each other with free ends of the first receptacle and the second receptacle being spaced apart with gaps from the intermediate rib, andwherein the first and second receptacles are configured to;
at least partially receive the respective digit via relative movement between the first and the second receptacles and the respective digit in a first direction, andelastically deform, in response to relative movement between the first and the second receptacles and the respective digit in a second direction that is crosswise to the first direction, to at least further open both of the first receptacle and the second receptacle and widen a gap defined between the first receptacle and the second receptacle, to allow the respective digits to exit the first receptacle and the second receptacle through the gap.
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Abstract
An attachment apparatus for attaching an electronic device to at least one appendage of a user can include first and second receptacles that are each configured to releasably receive at least a portion of a respective digit of a user. Each of the first and second receptacles can be configured to at least partially receive the respective digit via relative movement between the receptacle and the respective digit in a first direction, and release the respective digit via relative movement between the receptacle and the respective digit in a second direction that is crosswise to the first direction.
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18 Claims
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1. An attachment apparatus for attaching an electronic device to at least one digit of a user, the attachment apparatus comprising:
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a support structure comprising an intermediate rib extending along the length of the support structure; a first receptacle and a second receptacle, that are each configured to receive at least a portion of a respective digit of a user, wherein adjacent portion of outer surfaces of the first receptacle and the second receptacle engage against each other with free ends of the first receptacle and the second receptacle being spaced apart with gaps from the intermediate rib, and wherein the first and second receptacles are configured to; at least partially receive the respective digit via relative movement between the first and the second receptacles and the respective digit in a first direction, and elastically deform, in response to relative movement between the first and the second receptacles and the respective digit in a second direction that is crosswise to the first direction, to at least further open both of the first receptacle and the second receptacle and widen a gap defined between the first receptacle and the second receptacle, to allow the respective digits to exit the first receptacle and the second receptacle through the gap. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An attachment apparatus for attaching an electronic device to at least one digit of a user, the attachment apparatus comprising:
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a support structure comprising an intermediate rib extending along the length of the support structure; a first partial band extending from the support structure at least partially around a first inner area configured to at least partially receive at least a first digit of a user; and a second partial band extending from the support structure at least partially around a second inner area configured to at least partially receive at least a second digit of the user, wherein the first and second partial bands extend convergently toward one another so that a free end of the first partial band is adjacent a free end of the second partial band, wherein adjacent portion of outer surfaces of the first partial band and second partial band engage against each other with the free ends of the first partial band and second partial band being spaced apart with gaps from the intermediate rib, wherein each of the first and second inner areas is configured to at least partially receive the respective digit via relative movement between the respective inner area and the respective digit in a first direction, and wherein each of the first and second partial bands is configured to elastically deform, in response to relative movement between the respective inner area and the respective digit in a second direction that is crosswise to the first direction, to at least increase a distance between the free end of the first partial band and the free end of the second partial band, and allow the first and second digits to simultaneously exit the first and second inner areas by simultaneously passing outwardly between the free end of the first partial band and the free end of the second partial band. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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