Grip security arrangement

• US 20070113098A1
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Published: 05/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Symbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
• Inventors: Croley, Curt
• Application Number:
  US11/273,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20070113098A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0279 Improving the user comfort or ergonomics

Abstract

Systems and methods that enhance a user'"'"'s grip on a hand held terminal (e.g., during one handed operation) via employing a grip securing arrangement. Such grip security arrangement includes a depression positioned to at a back surface of the hand terminal to receive a user'"'"'s finger (e.g., index finger). Accordingly, such finger can function as a pivot point to provide additional support for stability (e.g., moment and balance). Thus, holding the device can be facilitated during one handed operation.

Claims

1. A grip security arrangement for a hand held computing unit comprising:

a depression as part of a back side of the hand held computing unit, the depression accepts a user'"'"'s finger to facilitate one handed operation with the hand held computing unit; and

a surface(s) associated with the depression to contour the user'"'"'s finger.

2. The grip security arrangement of claim 1, the depression is a groove formed on a back side of the hand held computing unit.

3. The grip security arrangement of claim 2, the groove having an inclined ledge.

4. The grip security arrangement of claim 2, the groove having a vertical ledge.

5. The grip security arrangement of claim 1 further comprising elastometric material.

6. A mobile computing unit comprising:

a housing with a grip security arrangement attached to a back part thereof, the grip security arrangement having a depression that accepts a user'"'"'s finger; and

a central processing unit placed within the housing, to control operation of the mobile computing unit.

7. The mobile computing unit of claim 6 the grip security arrangement molded as part of the housing.

8. The mobile computing unit of claim 6 the grip security arrangement attached as a separate unit to the housing.

9. The mobile computing unit of claim 6, the grip security arrangement with slip resistant characteristics.

10. The mobile computing unit of claim 6, the grip security arrangement symmetrical with respect to a longitudinal axis of the mobile computing unit.

11. A method of enhancing a grip security for a mobile computing unit comprising;

forming a depression as part of a back side of the mobile computing unit; and

accepting a user'"'"'s finger by the depression.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising balancing a weight of the mobile computing unit via the user'"'"'s finger.

13. The method of claim 11 further comprising enabling adjustment of the user'"'"'s finger position by the depression.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising operating a keypad of the mobile computing unit during one handed operation and with a thumb of a hand that includes the user'"'"'s finger.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising mitigating inertial effects associated with motion of the thumb when touching the key pad, via adjusting an orientation of the user'"'"'s finger.

16. The method of claim 14, the act of forming a depression further comprises forming a groove.

17. The method of claim 14, the act of forming a depression further comprises attaching a grip security attachment to the back side of the mobile computing unit.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising forming the grip security arrangement as a separate unit.

19. The method of claim 18 further comprising employing slip resistant texture as part of the depression.

20. A grip security arrangement for a hand held computing unit comprising:

means for enabling a balance for a weight of the hand held computing unit by a user'"'"'s finger; and

means for contouring the user'"'"'s finger to facilitate operating the hand held computing unit.