JP2778581B2 - Hand strap for mobile device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hand strap used for holding a portable device such as a portable telephone or a portable wireless device with one hand, and more particularly to a hand strap capable of being carried in different holding states. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When carrying a small portable device such as a portable telephone, a hand strap is usually used. For example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-227
No. 77 proposes a configuration in which a band-shaped hand strap in which gloves are integrated is provided, and both ends of the hand strap are respectively connected to a portable device. Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 63-6774 proposes that a band-shaped hand strap can be attached in a plurality of directions orthogonal to a position facing a part of a portable device. In the former case, the portable device can be naturally held by one hand by wearing gloves, and the portable device can be carried. In the latter, the portable device can be held with one hand by inserting a hand between the portable device and the hand strap.

[0003] In these hand straps, when the portable device is held by the palm, the hand strap is positioned on the back of the hand and the hand is fastened, so the fastening force becomes an assisting force when holding the portable device. It is possible to hold the portable device with a relatively small force. However,
In any of these devices, since the portable device is held at the palm position, the hand on the holding side is in a state where the palm is occupied by the portable device in the holding state, and one hand cannot be freed. Occurs.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, a hand strap 3 formed in the shape of a large-diameter hoop has also been proposed, and a small-diameter hoop provided on a part of a large-diameter hoop 31 of the hand strap 3 has been proposed. 32 is the concave portion 4 of the mounting portion 41 provided on the portable device 4.
2, the large-diameter ring portion 31 of the hand strap 3 can be carried by holding it in a state of being passed through a wrist or hanging with a finger.
Therefore, when the hand strap is held through the wrist, the hand on the holding side can be in a free state.

[0005]

However, in the hand strap shown in FIG. 5, the hand strap is used only to hold the portable device in a suspended state.
When trying to hold the portable device with the palm, it is necessary to hold the portable device in the same state as when no hand strap is present. For this reason, a large force is required for holding compared with the configuration in which the holding by the hand strap is assisted as in the above-mentioned conventional publication, which is not suitable for holding for a long time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a hand strap of a portable device capable of reducing the holding force when carrying the portable device and increasing the degree of freedom of the hand on the holding side.

[0007]

A hand strap for a portable device according to the present invention is provided with at least a first and a second mounting portion on the portable device, and the hand strap connected to the portable device is a human hand. Formed in an insertable loop, front
When the hand strap is extended straight,
One end is connected to the first mounting portion, and the other end is connected to the second mounting portion.
Is detachably connected to the mounting portion. Here, the hand strap is integrally connected to the one end portion with a small-diameter loop portion hooked to the first mounting portion, and to the other end portion .
The end detachable locking member is engaged with the second mounting portion are configured integrally connected to. This detachable locking member is preferably configured as a hook member that is opened and closed by finger operation.

In the hand strap according to the present invention, the portable device has a shape that can be gripped by the palm, and the first and second mounting portions are opposed to the mutually facing side surfaces of the portable device and vertically. Ru provided at the position. In this case, it is preferable that the hand strap be set to a length that extends with a margin to the back surface of the portable device when the hand strap is connected to the first and second attachment portions.

[0009]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as a mobile device. When viewed from the front of the telephone body 1, the mobile phone has first and second strap mounting portions 1 at an upper end portion on the right side and a lower end portion on the left side, respectively.
1 and 12 are provided. These first and second mounting portions 11 and 12 are provided with rectangular recesses 1 on each side surface of the telephone body.
3 and 14 are formed, and the fixing bar 1 is
5 and 16 are integrally formed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the hand strap 2 is formed as a large-diameter hoop made of a somewhat thicker string.
A small-diameter loop portion 22 made of a thin string is connected to a part of the large-diameter loop portion 21. Further, a hook member 23 made of metal is connected to another part of the large-diameter ring portion 21 facing the small-diameter ring portion 22. The hand strap 2 pulls the small-diameter ring portion 22 and the hook member 23 to both sides, and when the large-diameter ring portion 21 is in a straight state, the first and second mounting portions 11 of the telephone main body 1. ,
12 is formed to have a dimension slightly longer than the length connecting the straight lines 12.

[0011] The hand strap 2 shown in FIG.
(B) As shown in FIG.
The small-diameter ring portion 22 is hung on the fixing bar 15. In this locking structure, the small-diameter ring portion 22 is inserted through the inside of the fixed bar 15 and the hook hook member 23 and the large-diameter ring portion 21 are inserted into the loop of the small-diameter ring portion 22 as in the related art. The fixing bar 15 is fastened by the small-diameter ring portion 22 by pulling the hook member side. Therefore, in this state, the hand strap 2 can be handled in the same manner as the conventional hand strap shown in FIG. 5, for example, by inserting the large-diameter ring portion 21 through the wrist,
Can be held in a suspended state, and at this time, the palm on the holding side is in a free state. When the telephone body 1 is held by the palm in this state, the telephone body 1 is gripped by the palm of the hand while the large-diameter ring portion 21 is passed through the wrist as shown in FIG. Retention can be performed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3A, while the small-diameter ring portion 22 of the hand strap 2 is hung on the first mounting portion 11, the hook member 23 of the hand strap 2 is moved to the second position. When the hand strap 2
The large-diameter ring portion 21 extends obliquely along the back surface of the telephone body 1 while keeping some margin, and both ends thereof are connected and fixed to the telephone body. At this time, as shown in FIG.
The hook is locked to the second fixing bar 16. Therefore, when holding the telephone body 1 in this state, a part of the hand, in this case, the left thumb is inserted between the hand strap 2 and the back of the telephone body 1 as shown in FIG. Thus, the telephone body 1 can be held by the palm in a state where the hand strap 2 is hung on the back of the hand. As a result, the hand strap 2 assists in holding, and the telephone body can be securely held even with a small gripping force, and the burden of the force can be reduced even if the holding is performed for a long time.

When returning the hand strap from the state shown in FIG. 3 to the state shown in FIG. 1, the hook hook member 23 is elastically deformed by finger operation to open the hook, and then the second mounting portion 12 is opened.
It can be removed from the fixing bar 16 of the first embodiment, which is very easy. Therefore, in this hand strap,
When the telephone body is held, that is, when the telephone is not talking, the hand strap is set to the state shown in FIG. 1 so that it can be held in a suspended state as shown in FIG. Long-term holding becomes possible. on the other hand,
At the time of a telephone call or the like, the hand strap is set in the state shown in FIG. 3, and the telephone body can be held while being held as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which the present invention is applied to a telephone body. However, the present invention can be applied to a portable communication device or various portable devices such as a portable radio and a portable television. In addition, a first device provided in the mobile device
Configuration of the mounting portion and the second configuration of the opposite sides of the mounting portion of the hand strap connected and fixed to these mounting portions are not limited to those of the configuration described above, the at least one <br/> mounting portion Other configurations can be adopted as long as attachment and detachment are easy.

[0015]

As described above, according to the present invention, the portable device is provided with at least the first and second attachment portions, and the hand strap is formed in a ring shape through which a human hand can be inserted .
When the hand strap is extended straight,
Is connected to the end first mounting portion, the other end is detachably coupled configurations in the second mounting portion, in the connected state only to the first attachment portion utilizing a hand strap And the portable device can be held in a suspended state, and in a state where the portable device is connected to both the first and second mounting portions,
The hand can be held in a state where the hand is inserted through the loop of the hand strap and the portable device is gripped by the palm. This allows
It is possible to hold the portable device while arbitrarily changing its form according to the situation of use, and it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the hand at the time of holding, and at the same time, to ensure the holding and reduce the holding force The effect that it can be obtained is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention and a perspective view of a main part thereof.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a holding state in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention and a perspective view of a main part thereof.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a holding state in a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional hand strap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Telephone main body 2 Hand strap 11 1st attachment part 12 2nd attachment part 13,14 recessed part 15,16 Fixing bar 21 Large diameter ring part 22 Small diameter ring part 23 Hook hook member

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A hand strap connected to a portable device for holding the portable device, wherein the portable device is provided with at least first and second attachment portions, and the hand strap is insertable by a human hand. Formed in a ring shape
When the hand strap is extended in a straight line,
One end is connected to the first attachment portion, the other end is detachably connected to the second attachment portion, and the portable device
The container has a shape that can be gripped by the palm of a human hand.
And the second mounting portion is provided on a side of the portable device facing each other.
A hand strap for a portable device, which is provided at a position facing each other and in a vertical direction . A hand strap for a portable device, comprising: Wherein said hand strap said one end <br/> wheel portion of the small-diameter to be hooked on the first mounting portion is integrally connected, said the other end the first 2. The hand strap for a portable device according to claim 1 , wherein a detachable locking member that is locked to the second mounting portion is integrally connected. 3. The hand strap according to claim 2 , wherein the detachable locking member is a hook member that is opened and closed by a finger operation. Wherein said hand strap, when connected to said first and second attachment portions, with allowance for the person's hand is inserted to the back of the portable device extension 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the length is set to the set length .
A hand strap for a portable device according to item 1.