Leashed Portable Personal Digital Appliance

• US 20080222849A1
• Filed: 09/07/2006
• Published: 09/18/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panda International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Panda International, Inc.
• Inventors: Lavoie, Shaine J.
• Application Number:
  US11/659,938
• Publication Number:
  US 20080222849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 24/3.13
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1397 Article held by flexible connector [e.g., chain]

Abstract

A leashed Personal Digital Device, comprises a personal digital appliance (PDA) (12) detachably connected to a leash. The leash includes at least one extendible member (13), detachably connected at one of its ends to the PDA, and, at the other end, clip for detachably connecting the leash to the user'"'"'s clothing or other user-portable device (15). The length of the extendible member is selected to reduce the likelihood of damage to said PDA if it is dropped, but permitting the user to use the PDA while it is attached to the user. The leashed PDA also discourages theft of the PDA or loss due to leaving the PDA in a public area. To encourage use of the leashed PDA, the leash includes a decorative segment.

Claims

1. A leashed Personal Digital Device (PDA), comprising, in combination:

a. a PDA, detachably connected to

b. a leash, said leash comprising

at least one extendible member, having two ends and having an extended length, a partially extended length and an unextended length, said extendible member being detachably connected at one of said ends to said PDA, and, at the other of said ends, to a clip for detachably connecting said leash to a user-portable anchor,

the extended length of said extendible member being selected to reduce the likelihood of damage to said PDA if dropped, and

the unextended or partially extended length of said extendible member being selected to permit use of the PDA while said connected to said PDA and said user-portable anchor.

2. The PDA-leash combination assembly of claim 1, wherein said leash includes a decorative segment in combination with said extendible member.