Wearable Mobile Device and Docking Station

• US 20150289615A1
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Published: 10/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ryan Welsch
• Original Assignee: Ryan Welsch
• Inventors: Welsch, Ryan
• Application Number:
  US14/252,534
• Publication Number:
  US 20150289615A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3861 carried in a hand or on fingers

Abstract

A wearable mobile device system may include a mobile device and a removable holder for the same. One or both of the device and the holder may be curved or otherwise contoured to match or generally follow the curvature of a user'"'"'s forearm, around which the holder may be disposed. The holder may be designed to receive and hold the device securely, while at the same time permitting rapid disengagement of the device, so that the user easily may be able to use the device by itself, if desired.

Claims

1. A mobile device holder system, comprising:

a mobile device holder, including;

a forearm-abutting portion configured to be disposed around a portion of a circumference of a user'"'"'s forearm;

a device-holding portion extending outward from the forearm-abutting portion; and

a band portion configured to be disposed around a remainder of the circumference of the user'"'"'s forearm;

wherein the device-holding portion forms a void configured to overlie a touch screen of a device; and

wherein the forearm-abutting portion is configured to contour around a user'"'"'s arm.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the forearm-abutting portion and the device-holding portion are configured to contour around a mobile device.

3. The system of claim 2, further including a mobile device having a screen side and a rear side opposite the screen side;

wherein at least one of the screen side and the rear side are curved.

4. The system of claim 2, further including a mobile device having a screen side and a rear side opposite the screen side;

wherein both the screen side and the rear side are curved.

5. The system of claim 1, the mobile device holder including a first end and a second end;

wherein the first end is configured to permit insertion and removal of a mobile device; and

wherein the second end is closed.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a communications connector disposed proximate the second end, the connector configured to electrically couple with a charging port of the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising means for charging the device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the charging means include a rechargeable battery.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the charging means include a solar panel disposed on or proximate the device-holding portion.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the forearm-abutting portion and the device-holding portion form a pocket configured to receive the mobile device.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the device-holding portion comprises a plurality of rails extending at least a part of the way between a first end and a second end.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising securing means configured to retain a device within the holder when the device is inserted fully between the rails.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the securing means comprise a protrusion extending inward from at least one of the rails.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the holder is configured to securely retain mobile devices having differing dimensions.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the holder is configured to securely retain a predetermined model of mobile device.

16. A mobile device holder system, comprising:

a mobile device holder, including;

a forearm-abutting portion configured to be disposed around a portion of a circumference of a user'"'"'s forearm;

a device-holding portion extending outward from the forearm-abutting portion; and

a band portion configured to be disposed around a remainder of the circumference of the user'"'"'s forearm; and

a mobile device having a screen side with a touch screen and a rear side opposite the screen side;

wherein the device-holding portion forms a void configured to overlie the touch screen;

wherein the forearm-abutting portion is configured to contour around a user'"'"'s arm;

wherein at least one of the screen side and the rear side is curved; and

wherein at least one of the forearm-abutting portion and the device-holding portion is contoured to match the respective rear side or screen side.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the forearm-abutting portion and the device-holding portion form a pocket configured to receive the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 16, the device-holding portion comprises a plurality of rails extending at least a part of the way between a first end and a second end.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising securing means configured to retain the device within the holder when the device is inserted fully between the rails.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the securing means comprise a protrusion extending inward from at least one of the rails.