ARMBAND FOR HOLDING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20150060506A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: CAMERON, Gordon, FRAZIER, Cameron
• Granted Patent: US 9,756,928 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 224/267
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 11/00 Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/001 for portable audio devices, e.g. headphones or MP3-players
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/008 Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

An armband that holds an electronic device is presented. The armband includes a pouch which includes a window and an opening configured to allow an electronic device to be inserted into the pouch. The armband also includes an arm strap wherein the proximate end of the arm strap is coupled to the pouch, and wherein the arm strap includes: holes arranged in a specified pattern; loop cells at specified locations along the length of the arm strap; and a hook cell located at a distal end of the arm strap. The armband further includes a ring coupled to the pouch configured to allow the distal end of the arm strap to be passed through the ring and pulled toward the proximate end of the arm strap so that the hook cell can be coupled to one or more loop cells.

Claims

1. A portable computing device, including:

a device housing having a curved display surface and an input area, wherein the input area is configured to receive a touch input; and

a first strap and a second strap, each having first ends coupled to the device housing, and second ends configured to extend from the device housing and engage with each other for securing the portable computing device to an appendage.

2. The portable computing device of claim 1, wherein the first strap includes a hook portion and the second strap includes a plurality of holes.

3. The portable computing device of claim 1, wherein the first strap and the second strap are configured such that when the second ends are engaged with each other, the second ends terminate within a perimeter defined by the first strap and the second strap.

4. The portable computing device of claim 1, wherein the device housing includes an input mechanism protruding from an aperture in the device housing, wherein the input mechanism is a rotatable wheel.

5. The portable computing device of claim 1, wherein each of the first strap and the second strap are configured to be secured to the device housing and released from the device housing based on an adjustment to the first strap and the second strap by a user.

6. The portable computing device of claim 1, wherein the first strap includes a ring portion and the second strap is configured to penetrate the ring portion.

7. The portable computing device of claim 6, wherein a second end of the second strap is configured to engage with a middle portion of the second strap concurrently with the second strap penetrating the ring portion.

8. The portable computing device of claim 1, further comprising:

a first closure cell and a second closure cell, each configured to maintain the first strap and the second strap secured to the device housing respectively.

9. A computing system, comprising:

a curved computer body enveloped by a curved device pouch coupled to an armband, the curved device pouch including an input area configured to receive a touch input from a user and facilitate a display output of the computing system; and

the armband, including a first strap and second strap extending from the armband, wherein the first strap includes a ring portion, and a distal end of the second strap is configured to concurrently penetrate the ring portion and engage a middle portion of the second strap or the first strap when the armband is in a closed configuration.

10. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the curved computer body includes an input mechanism protruding from an aperture of the curved computer body, wherein the input mechanism is a rotatable wheel.

11. The computing system of claim 9, wherein each of the first strap and the second strap are configured to be released from the curved computer body based on an adjustment to the first strap and the second strap respectively by the user.

12. The computing system of claim 9, further comprising:

a first closure cell and a second closure cell, each configured to retain the first strap and the second strap secured to the curved computer body respectively.

13. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the middle portion of the second strap includes a plurality of apertures configured to engage with the distal end of the second strap.

14. The computing system of claim 9, wherein the input area includes a curved perimeter defining an edge of the curved computer body.

15. A computing device, comprising:

a curved device body configured to support a display surface and an input mechanism, wherein a perimeter of the display surface defines an input area configured to receive a touch input from a user and the input mechanism protrudes from a curved surface of the curved device body; and

a flexible strap portion including first ends coupled to opposing edges of the curved device body, and a locking mechanism for engaging second ends of the flexible strap portion when the flexible strap portion is in a closed configuration.

16. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the locking mechanism abuts a hole of a second end of the flexible strap portion in the closed configuration.

17. The computing device of claim 15, wherein when the second ends are engaged, the second ends terminate at a side of the computing device opposite the display surface.

18. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the input mechanism is a rotatable wheel that provides an input to the computing device based on a rotating motion of the rotatable wheel.

19. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the flexible strap portion is configured to be secured to the curved device body and released from the curved device body based on an adjustment to the flexible strap portion by the user.

20. The computing device of claim 15, wherein the flexible strap portion includes a ring portion and a second end of the flexible strap portion is configured to penetrate the ring portion in the closed configuration.