CA2281465A1 - Carrying case for portable telephone, electronic organizer, and the like - Google Patents

Carrying case for portable telephone, electronic organizer, and the like Download PDF

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CA2281465A1
CA2281465A1 CA 2281465 CA2281465A CA2281465A1 CA 2281465 A1 CA2281465 A1 CA 2281465A1 CA 2281465 CA2281465 CA 2281465 CA 2281465 A CA2281465 A CA 2281465A CA 2281465 A1 CA2281465 A1 CA 2281465A1
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Albert Weizman
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45FTRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02Fastening articles to the garment
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45FTRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45FTRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02Fastening articles to the garment
    • A45F5/021Fastening articles to the garment to the belt
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45CPURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C2011/002Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45FTRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0516Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone

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Description

The present invention relates to a new carrying case or pouch for cellular telephones, electronic organizers, and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The field of portable electronic devices has burgeoned over recent years with more and more people owning and using cellular telephones and electronic organizers.
Cellular telephones are typically of an elongate, generally rectangular shape, with substantial thickness caused by the battery pack attached thereto. A cellular telephone typically will include a display area, showing the telephone number being dialled and possibly other information, a set of pushbuttons and an antenna. The antenna usually is extendable from and retractable into an antenna housing at one side of the telephone body and is typically found at the top of the telephone body. There is usually a short, cylindrical boss at the top of the telephone from which the tip of the antenna projects so that it can be pulled from its housing and extended for use. An electronic organizer will be wider and longer than a cellular telephone but it will typically be much thinner. An electronic organizer will not have any protuberances thereon and it usually will include a cover portion that, when the organizer is closed, will cover a set of keys that will include a set of alphabet keys set out much like the keys of a typewriter or a computer keyboard.
There are many pouches or carrying cases available for electronic items such as those described above. Examples are found in U.S. Patents Nos. 5,850,954; 5,711,469;
Des 395,749;
Des 369,903; Des 379,262; and Des 368,800. They may be made of leather, vinyl, soft nylon or other suitable materials. Telephone pouches usually include a spring clip for removably attaching the pouch to a belt. Such an arrangement can be very irritating when the antenna pushes upwardly into the flesh above a belt, particularly if the telephone is being wom while the user is seated or is engaging in a physical activity such as jogging. Furthermore, such pouches usually rely on a pouch or pocket section for permanent retention of the telephone therein, although they may also include a flap that covers the upper portion of the telephone. If someone wants to use the telephone without removing it from the carrying case the case must be removed from the user's belt, the flap must be removed, the telephone must be held securely to ensure that it does not fall from the pouch portion, and the user must punch the selection buttons through a transparent screen that is an integral part of the carrying case.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes the problems of the prior art by providing a carrying case or pouch that securely holds the portable telephone or electronic organizer in such a manner that it will not accidentally fall from the pouch while the user is involved in physical activity and will not poke into the user's flesh if being worn at the user's belt, but also in such a way that it is readily extractable from the carrying case for use. The carrying case includes a main pouch area that receives the item to be carried, the pouch area conforming fairly closely to the shape of the item so that it does not move excessively therein. The carrying case also includes one part of a hook and loop fastener combination {eg. Velcro~) on the back panel thereof, facing forwardly. The other part of the hook and loop fastener combination is secured to the rear face of the item to be carried so that the two portions engage with each other when the item is placed into the pouch portion. When the item to be carried is a portable telephone having an antenna boss thereon, with a short section of antenna projecting therefrom, the back panel of the carrying case will have a strap extending thereacross, the strap being elastic and positioned in close juxtaposition to the back panel. Preferably the strap is stitched or adhered to the back panel in the middle thereof to form two strap sections from the single strap. The antenna boss, or the projecting antenna, can be captured between the strap and the back panel to further secure the telephone within the carrying case. For an electronic organizer, which is symmetrical in configuration and does not have an antenna, the strap will not be interrupted by central stitching so that the organizer body can be slipped under the strap for securement.
The back panel of the carrying case can be turned rearwardly, back on itself, to form a loop that can be used for suspending the carrying case from a belt or a purse. If the loop-forming part of the back panel is stitched or otherwise secured to the back of the carrying case then a permanent loop is formed, through which a belt can be passed. If the loop-forming part of the back panel is provided with one part of a hook and loop fastener combination and the other part of the hook and loop combination is secured to the back of the carrying case then the loop-forming part of the back panel can be releasably secured to the back panel to facilitate the attachment of the carrying case to a belt or a purse or whatever.
2 The carrying case of the invention can be made from any appropriate material, preferably one that is soft to the touch and which will not be harmed on exposure to the elements. Materials such as nylon, lycra, leather or other synthetic materials are good choices as they will wear well, comes in a variety of colours, and it is relatively easy to stich the panel sections together as required and to stich components such as the hook and loop fastener parts and the strap thereto.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a front view of a carrying case of this invention particularly suited for use with a portable (cellular) telephone.
Figure 2 is a front view of the carrying case of Figure 1 with a telephone being shown in position therein.
Figure 3 is a front view of a carrying case of this invention particularly suited for use with an electronic organizer.
Figure 4 is a rear view of a carrying case of this invention showing one attachment method therefor.
Figure 5 is a rear view of a carrying case of this invention showing another attachment method therefor.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
Figure 1 shows a front view of a carrying case of this invention that is particularly suited for a portable telephone, such as a cellular telephone (cellphone). The carrying case 10 includes a pouch portion 12 which includes a front panel 14, a pair of side panels 16 and a bottom panel 18. Of course the front and side panels can be continuous, formed of a single piece of material, rather than separate individual panels that are stitched or bonded together. A
decorative band 20 can be provided adjacent the upper edge of the front and side panels, which and also helps to strengthen the pouch portion at the mouth.
With reference to Figures 1 and 4 it will be seen that the carrying case also includes a back panel 22 which extends upwardly from the bottom panel 18 and is secured to the side panels 16 along the edges thereof. The back panel 22 extends upwardly above the highest expected level
3 of the telephone and then is folded back on itself as seen in Figure 4 to create a rear panel 24.
At the back of the carrying case the back panel 22 is provided with one part 26 of a hook and loop fastener combination while the other part 28 of the hook and loop fastener combination is secured to the inside face of the rear panel 24. When the two parts of the hook and loop fastener combination are brought togther they will connect to each other so that a loop is defined between the back panel 22 and the rear panel 24. That loop can be engaged with a person's belt or with a strap on a purse, for example, whereby the carrying case can be carried by an individual.
With reference again to Figure 1 it will be seen that one part 30 of a hook and loop fastener combination is attached to the inside or forward face 32 of the back panel 22. The part 30 preferably is fully in view, although a portion thereof could extend downwardly into the pouch portion 12. The other part of this hook and loop fastener combination is adhered, as by a length of double-sided adhesive tape, to the back face of the telephone to be carried by the carrying case. That part of the fastener combination is positioned on the back of the telephone at a location such that it will interact with the part on the face 32 when the telephone is placed in the pouch portion 12.
The back panel 22 is also provided with a narrow strap 34, preferably made from an elastic material, which strap extends across the forward face 32 of the back panel in close juxtaposition with respect thereto. Preferably, but not essentially, the strap is secured to the front face 32 at the center thereof by stitching 36 to create a pair of strap sections 38, 40.
In use, referring to Figure 2, the owner of the pouch will initially attach the piece of hook and loop fastener combination to the rear surface of his or her telephone T
and then place the telephone in the pouch portion 12. Because the material of the canying case is flexible the owner can bend or fold the back portion above the pouch portion rearwardly so that when that portion is brought forwardly it is possible to slip the antenna boss A, or the antenna extending therefrom, under the appropriate strap section 38 or 40, depending on which side of the telephone mounts the antenna. While this is taking place the hook and loop fastener parts, namely the part on the rear of the telephone and the part 30 on the face 32 are brought together and become secured together. It will now be seen that the telephone is securely held within the pouch by three separate locking mechanisms, the pouch, the hook and loop fastener combination, and the
4 engagement of the strap section with the antenna boss or antenna of the telephone. Even if the person wearing the carrying case of this invention is jogging or taking part in vigorous activity the likelihood of the telephone becoming dislodged from the carrying case is extremely small.
In order to remove the telephone for use one need only extract the antenna boss or antenna from engagement with the strap section and then pull the telephone outwardly at the area above the mouth of the pouch portion 12 to disengage the hook and loop fastener combination.
The telephone can then be easily removed from the pouch portion for use. Of course, one could disengage the entire carrying case by disengaging the hook and loop fastener parts 26, 28 whereby the carrying case itself can be removed from the belt or purse to which it was attached.
Figure 3 shows another embodiment of this invention, namely a carrying case 42 suitable for use with an electronic organizer. Such a case will be dimensionally different from the carrying case 10 in view of the more rectangular configuration of such an electronic device. The carrying case 42 will include a front panel 44, side panels 46, a bottom panel 48 and a back panel 50 as with the telephone carrying case 10. It will also have a hook and loop fastener part 52 on the forward face 54 of the back panel 50 and the organizer will have a corresponding part of the fastener combination secured to the back face thereof. The carrying case 42 includes as well an elastic strap 56 secured to the back panel 50 in close juxtaposition thereto.
In this instance there is no central stitching of the strap 56 since the width of the back panel is just slightly greater than the width of the organizer and since the organizer does not have an antenna as does the telephone. In use the organizer is positioned within the carrying case 42 in the same manner as for the telephone and it can be readily removed from the carrying case in the same manner.
Figure 5 shows another mechanism for attaching a carrying case of this invention to a belt.
In this embodiment the back panel 22 or 42 is folded rearwardly on itself to form a rear panel 58.
The end edge 60 of the rear panel 58 is stitched or otherwise adhered to the back panel 22 or 42 to create a permanent loop 62 through which a belt can pass.
If desired the front panel of the carrying case can carry a small rectangular (or suitably shaped) area such as 64 for display of a logo or a trade-mark. The material of the carrying case can be provided in any colour and it can be decoratively embellished so that it will appeal to a wide
5 range of customers.
While the invention has been described with particular reference to cellulartelephones and electronic organizers it need not be restricted to use with those items. It is likely that there are other items, such as small digital cameras, which can be carried by appropriately configured canying cases which provide the same three-zone locking or securing capabilities of the present invention. For example, the principles of this invention could be incorporated into a pouch or carrying case that is built into a gentleman's or lady's suit coat or jacket, or into the interior of a ladies purse. It could also be attached, as by way of hook and loop type fasteners, to the dashboard or sun visor of an automobile.
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Cited By (1)

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WO2004030323A2 (en) * 2002-09-18 2004-04-08 Alexandra Zott Holder, in particular for mobile telephones

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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WO2004030323A2 (en) * 2002-09-18 2004-04-08 Alexandra Zott Holder, in particular for mobile telephones
WO2004030323A3 (en) * 2002-09-18 2004-10-21 Alexandra Zott Holder, in particular for mobile telephones

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