GB2480622A - USB drive holder with retractable cable - Google Patents

USB drive holder with retractable cable Download PDF

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GB2480622A
GB2480622A GB1008688A GB201008688A GB2480622A GB 2480622 A GB2480622 A GB 2480622A GB 1008688 A GB1008688 A GB 1008688A GB 201008688 A GB201008688 A GB 201008688A GB 2480622 A GB2480622 A GB 2480622A
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Hassan Fouladi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/005—Buckles combined with other articles, e.g. with receptacles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/004—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping with an automatic spring reel
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/40—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable
    • B65H75/42—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material mobile or transportable attached to, or forming part of, mobile tools, machines or vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4418—Arrangements for stopping winding or unwinding; Arrangements for releasing the stop means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/4418—Arrangements for stopping winding or unwinding; Arrangements for releasing the stop means
    • B65H75/4428—Arrangements for stopping winding or unwinding; Arrangements for releasing the stop means acting on the reel or on a reel blocking mechanism
    • B65H75/4434—Arrangements for stopping winding or unwinding; Arrangements for releasing the stop means acting on the reel or on a reel blocking mechanism actuated by pulling on or imparting an inclination to the material
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H75/00—Storing webs, tapes, or filamentary material, e.g. on reels
    • B65H75/02—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks
    • B65H75/34—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables
    • B65H75/38—Cores, formers, supports, or holders for coiled, wound, or folded material, e.g. reels, spindles, bobbins, cop tubes, cans, mandrels or chucks specially adapted or mounted for storing and repeatedly paying-out and re-storing lengths of material provided for particular purposes, e.g. anchored hoses, power cables involving the use of a core or former internal to, and supporting, a stored package of material
    • B65H75/44—Constructional details
    • B65H75/48—Automatic re-storing devices
    • B65H75/486—Arrangements or adaptations of the spring motor
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F5/00—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
    • A45F5/02—Fastening articles to the garment
    • A45F5/021—Fastening articles to the garment to the belt
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/30—Handled filamentary material
    • B65H2701/39—Other types of filamentary materials or special applications
    • B65H2701/3919—USB, earphones, audio or video cables, e.g. for connecting small electronic devices such as MP3 players or mobile telephones

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Abstract

A USB drive 2 is securely connected to a user's belt by a cable or chain 4 whose cable retraction mechanism 5 is enclosed in a rigid hollow casing 1. The cable 4 may lock in position once released and the cable retraction mechanism 5 may include a spring loaded wheel or reel. Casing 1 may accommodate the USB drive 2 and may include a belt clip 3 or the USB drive holder device may also act as a belt buckle (6 fig. 7).

Description

Secure USB Drive Holder This invention relates to a device that securely keeps USB drives with the user at all times. Memory sticks or USB drives are popular with users who use different computers. These users tend to leave their storage device behind once they finish, thereby loosing valuable important data.
To overcome this, the present invention proposes a retractable flexible thin cable or chain which is securely connected at one end to the back of the USB drive and at the other end to the user's belt, via a retractable cable mechanism enclosed in a rigid hollow shell for safe keeping.
One end of a flexible strong thin cable or chain is connected to the back of the USB drive while the other end is connected to the user's belt so it will always be with the user and not left behind.
Preferably, the cable or chain has a retractable facility.
Preferably, the cable is lockable, once extracted from its housing, to keep the preferred extension.
Preferably a belt clip or other quick release arrangement to the belt is used.
Preferably, for belt clip arrangement, the USB drive is loaded from the lowest side.
Preferably, for belt buckle arrangement, the USB drive can be loaded from any sides of the device.
Three examples of the invention will now be described by referring to the following drawings: -Figure 1 shows a USB drive fully enclosed in its outer shell.
-Figure 2 shows a USB device fully enclosed in its alternative outer shell.
-Figure 3 shows a partly opened USB drive with its' cable attached.
-Figure 4 shows a USB drive with its' cable fully extracted.
-Figure 5 shows a cross section view of inside components.
-Figure 6 shows the USB drive for use as normal without being connected to the user.
-Figure 7 shows a belt bucket as an alternative arrangement.
This device is made of a rigid hallow shell 1 and a memory stick holder 2, figure 1. The hallow shell can be in any shape to accommodate different USB drives as shown in figure 2. One end of a flexible strong thin cable or chain 4 is connected to the back of USB stick holder 2 via any standard secure arrangement. The other end of cable 4 is connected to a spring loaded wheel and locking mechanism housing 5. The housing 5 is securely located inside the hallow shell 1, figures 3 and 5. The shell 1 is connected to the user's belt via a secure connecting facility such as a belt clip 3.
When the USB drive holder 2 is withdrawn from shell 1, cable 4 is pulled and once the pull on cable is released it locks to keep cable's extension, figure 4. To replace the drive back into the shell, first the cable is slightly pulled away from its' housing so the cable lock is released and then retracted.
As figure 6 shows, this device can be used without the need for being connected to the user as well.
An alternative arrangement, seen in figure 7, is to have the USB drive holder device as a belt buckle 6 with any usual connections to the belt 7. The flexible thin cable 4, together with the spring loaded wheel and locking mechanism housing 5, function the same as the one in belt clip device, as explained above.

Claims (1)

  1. CLAIMS 3 1-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain securely connected at one end to the back of USB drive and also secured at the other end to the user's belt, via a cable retraction mechanism which is enclosed in a rigid hollow casing.
    2-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to claim 1, in which when the USB drive is pulled out, the cable is easily retracted from its housing and once the pull on it is stopped, the cable locks in position.
    3-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to claims 1 and 2, in which a spring loaded wheel and locking mechanism used to retract and extend the cable.
    4-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to the preceding claims, in which the USB drive is inserted from the lowest side of hollow casing.
    5-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to the preceding claims, in which the rigid hollow case has secure connecting facility to the user's belt.
    6-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to the preceding claims, in which the whole device can tilt up to 90 degrees in both sides.
    7-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to claims 1, 2 and 3, in which can act as a belt buckle.
    8-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to claim 1, 2, 3 and 7, in which the USB drive is inserted into the rigid hollow case from any sides.
    9-A retractable flexible strong thin cable or chain according to all the preceding claims, in which the outside rigid hollow casing can have any shape to accommodate the USB drive.
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WO2018158336A1 (en) * 2017-02-28 2018-09-07 Fidlock Gmbh Closing device having a winding element
WO2021044040A1 (en) * 2019-09-06 2021-03-11 Thales Holdings Uk Plc Support for a connector
US11109644B2 (en) 2017-11-14 2021-09-07 Fidlock Gmbh Fastener device having a winding element
WO2021197868A1 (en) * 2020-04-01 2021-10-07 Samson Aktiengesellschaft Field device and means for identifying a field device

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US5938137A (en) * 1998-06-22 1999-08-17 Poulson; Harold T. Cellular phone leash
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WO2007082311A2 (en) * 2006-01-13 2007-07-19 Samuelson Jacob B Container with integrally formed recoil device

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US3100608A (en) * 1961-07-24 1963-08-13 Adolph E Goldfarb Buckle key chain
US5513785A (en) * 1994-03-21 1996-05-07 Campagna, Jr.; Gerald P. Gun retention system
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WO2004002867A1 (en) * 2002-07-01 2004-01-08 Phillip Joseph Malvini Camera-attachable device
WO2007082311A2 (en) * 2006-01-13 2007-07-19 Samuelson Jacob B Container with integrally formed recoil device

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WO2018158336A1 (en) * 2017-02-28 2018-09-07 Fidlock Gmbh Closing device having a winding element
US11344086B2 (en) 2017-02-28 2022-05-31 Fidlock Gmbh Closing device having a winding element
US11805865B2 (en) 2017-02-28 2023-11-07 Fidlock Gmbh Closing device having a winding element
US11109644B2 (en) 2017-11-14 2021-09-07 Fidlock Gmbh Fastener device having a winding element
WO2021044040A1 (en) * 2019-09-06 2021-03-11 Thales Holdings Uk Plc Support for a connector
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