WO2015059726A1 - Dispositif pour permettre d'obtenir une connexion entre un appareil électronique mobile et un utilisateur dudit appareil - Google Patents

Dispositif pour permettre d'obtenir une connexion entre un appareil électronique mobile et un utilisateur dudit appareil Download PDF

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WO2015059726A1
WO2015059726A1 PCT/IT2014/000245 IT2014000245W WO2015059726A1 WO 2015059726 A1 WO2015059726 A1 WO 2015059726A1 IT 2014000245 W IT2014000245 W IT 2014000245W WO 2015059726 A1 WO2015059726 A1 WO 2015059726A1
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Gianluca INGROSSO
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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
    • 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
    • A45F2005/006—Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping comprising a suspension strap or lanyard
    • 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
    • A45F2005/008—Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg
    • 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
    • A45F2005/025—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
    • 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
    • A45F2005/025—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
    • A45F2005/026—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment with a pin having an enlarged head detachably connected to a fastening device, e.g. to a pin receiving slot
    • 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
    • A45F2005/025—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
    • A45F2005/027—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment with a horizontal and parallel rotation axis, i.e. the axis being parallel to the surface of the garment
    • 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
    • A45F2005/025—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment
    • A45F2005/028—Fastening articles to the garment with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment with a vertical rotation axis
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45F—TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
    • A45F2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45F
    • A45F2200/05—Holder or carrier for specific articles
    • A45F2200/0516—Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone

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  • the present invention refers to the field of accessories for mobile electronic ap- paratuses, i.e. apparatuses whose use does not set constraints on the user's mobility.
  • the mobile electronic apparatuses there are, by way of example, cell phones, smartphones (i.e. cell phones capable of carrying out several functions typically performed by a computer), MP3 players (i.e. devices capable of playing a sound track stored in the device and encoded in the MP3standard) and compact portable computer (i.e. constituted by a parallelepiped body with limited thickness).
  • the mobile electronic apparatuses can be provided with a touch-sensitive screen better known as a "touchscreen”, i.e. screen that, by touching it, the user of the apparatus interacts with the latter, imparting commands.
  • the present invention refers, in particular, to casings for mobile electronic apparatuses.
  • casing it is intended a protection connectable to a mobile electronic apparatus in a manner so as to at least partially cover the latter, in order to insulate it from the surrounding environment and hence ensure the preservation thereof as much as possible.
  • the present invention more precisely refers to a device comprising a casing for a mobile electronic apparatus conceived for allowing the obtainment of a connection between said apparatus and a user of the same.
  • a mobile electronic apparatus usually comprises the following: a first base at which a user of the apparatus can impart commands to the latter by means of a screen and/or a keyboard; a second base opposite the first base; and four side walls interposed with the bases and with height clearly lower than the length and the width of the bases.
  • the screen is usually of "touchscreen" type and has a width such to nearly completely occupy the first base.
  • the casings of such apparatuses are usually also of rectangular parallelepiped form with limited thickness and comprise a cavity that can be occupied by the apparatus to be preserved.
  • the cavity is preferably complementary to the apparatus to be preserved.
  • the cavity is delimited by a first base comprising an opening for allowing the insertion of the apparatus in the cavity, a se- cond base opposite said first base and four side walls interposed with the bases.
  • the connection between the casing and the apparatus inserted therein generally occurs via interlocking.
  • the opening at the first base of the casing usually has a width such that, when the apparatus is inserted in the casing, the screen and/or the keyboard at the first base of the apparatus are accessible by a user of the latter.
  • the opening at the first base of the casing can be as wide as the first base, such that the casing lacks the latter.
  • the above-described casing can also be provided with an oscillating wall that can be opposite the first base of the casing when it is not necessary to use the apparatus preserved therein.
  • connection between the casing and the user of the apparatus can be obtained by means of an openable and reclosable necklace.
  • the apparatus is hanging from the neck of the user via the necklace.
  • the presence of the ring therefore transforms the simple casing into a device that, in addition to performing a protective function with regard to the preserved apparatus, also facilitates the transport thereof by the user.
  • the rings are therefore integrally connected to the casing.
  • the ring is usually connected to the casing in a manner so as to lie parallel to the bases of the apparatus inserted in the casing.
  • the casing can rotate on itself around an axis passing through the point of contact between the ring and the bracelet (or necklace).
  • the rotation of the casing causes a twisting of the bracelet or necklace that can therefore give rise to a dangerous clasp on the wrist or on the neck of the user of the apparatus.
  • the object of the present invention is to indicate a device comprising a casing for a mobile electronic apparatus provided with at least one perforated element by means of which it is possible to obtain a connection between the casing and a user of the apparatus without the abovementioned drawbacks occurring.
  • the subject of the present invention is a device for allowing the obtainment of a connection between a mobile electronic apparatus and a user of the apparatus, the device comprising:
  • connection means are means for con- necting between a first portion of the casing and a second portion of the perforated element, the connection means being suitable for allowing a rotation of the perforated element with respect to the casing around at least one first rotation axis crossing through the first and second portion.
  • the perforated element is therefore rotatable with respect to the casing around a rotation axis passing through the junction between the perforated element and the casing.
  • this ensures that an undesired rotation of the casing on itself does not involve a rotation of the perforated element on itself.
  • the device comprises at least one element extended lengthwise indicated hereinbelow in the present description with the expression "longitudinal element”, the longitudinal element having a first end and a second end that are mutually connectable and disconnectable, the longitudinal element crossing through the hole of the perforated element so as to be linked to the perforated element when the first and the second end are mutually connected.
  • the longitudinal element has a length such that it can be wound at least once around a wrist of the user when the ends of the longitudinal element are mutually connected.
  • the length of the longitudinal element is such that the longitudinal element can be wound at least once around the neck of the user when the ends of the longitudinal element are mutually connected.
  • the longitudinal element is a bracelet or a necklace wearable by the user of the apparatus, respectively on a wrist or on the neck.
  • the longitudinal element via the perforated element, therefore attains a connection between the casing (and with this the apparatus preserved therein) and the user of the apparatus.
  • the fact that the perforated element is rotatable with respect to the casing around a rotation axis passing through the junction between the perforated element and the casing ensures that an undesired rotation of the casing on itself does not involve any twisting of the bracelet or necklace.
  • the longitudinal element also allows connecting the casing to an object transported by the user of the apparatus, such as a handle of a handbag.
  • an object transported by the user of the apparatus such as a handle of a handbag.
  • the apparatus can be identified in very short time periods, for example by running one's fingers along the longitudinal element until the perforated element and hence the casing are reached.
  • the means for connecting the perforated element to the casing comprise a pin having two ends (respectively indicated hereinbelow in the present description as “third end” and “fourth end”), the pin being integrally connected to the first portion of the casing at the third end, the pin being rotatably coupled to the second portion of the perforated element at the fourth end.
  • the means for connecting the perforated element to the casing comprise a pin having a third end and a fourth end, the pin being rotatably coupled to the first portion of the casing at the third end, the pin being integrally connected to the second portion of the perfo- rated element at the fourth end.
  • the means for connecting the perforated element to the casing comprise a pin having a third end and a fourth end, the pin being rotatably coupled to the first portion of the casing at the third end, the pin being rotatably coupled to the second portion of the perforated element at the fourth end.
  • the means for connecting the perforated element to the casing comprise a ball joint suitable for allowing a rotation of the perforated element with respect to the casing around at least one se- cond rotation axis orthogonal to the first rotation axis.
  • FIG. 1 shows, in perspective view, a device according to the present invention applied to a smartphone
  • FIG. 2 shows, in perspective view, a first variant of the device of figure 1 ;
  • FIG. 3 shows, in perspective view, a second variant of the device of figure 1 comprising a bracelet for the connection of the device to a wrist of a user of the smartphone.
  • Figure 1 shows a smartphone 1 with nearly rectangular parallelepiped form and comprising a first base 2 at which a screen 3 of touchscreen type is placed, a second base (not visible in the figures) opposite the first base 2, and four side walls (not visible in the figures) interposed with said first and second base.
  • the side walls have a height clearly lower than the length and width of the bases 2, such that the smartphone 1 has limited thickness.
  • the screen 3 preferably has rectangular form, occupies an area less than that of the first base 2 and is in centra! position with respect thereto. This ensures that there is a portion 4 of the first base 2 interposed between each edge of the screen 3 and the side wall of the smartphone 1 respectively opposite the edge.
  • the screen 3 is therefore surrounded , like a frame 4, by said four portions of the first base 2.
  • the smartphone 1 is connected to a device 10 comprising a casing 1 1 that encloses the smartphone 1 at the second base and side walls.
  • the casing 1 1 is made of metal and is connected to the smartphone 1 via interlocking.
  • the device 10 further comprises a ring 12 connected to the casing 1 1 preferably at a lateral edge 13 of the latter.
  • the edge 1 3 is convex and is placed at the top right in figure 1 .
  • the ring 12 delimits a hole 14 having, by way of example, a 20 mm diameter.
  • connection between the ring 12 and the casing 1 1 is obtained by means of a short pin 15, preferably rectilinear, integrally connected with the edge 13 of the casing 1 1 at one end 16 thereof (also indicated as “third end” in the present invention), and crossing through a through hole made in the thickness 18 of the ring 12 at another end 19 thereof (also indicated as “fourth end” in the present invention) opposite the end 16.
  • the through hole made in the thickness 18 of the ring 12 has a width such that the ring 12 is free to rotate around the pin 15.
  • the ring 12 is free to rotate, with respect to the casing 1 1 , around an axis conveniently materialized in the pin 15.
  • the latter projects inside the hole 14 for a short section 17 at which the pin 1 5 is transversely enlarged to prevent the unthreading of the pin 15 from the hole in the thickness 18.
  • the pin is integrally connected to the ring at one end , and crosses through a through hole made in the thickness of the casing at the opposite end.
  • the pin (and the ring therewith) is free to rotate on itself, with respect to the casing , in the hole made in the thickness of the latter.
  • the pin crosses through a through hole made in the thickness of the ring at one end, and through a through hole made in the thickness of the casing at the opposite end.
  • the pin is free to rotate on itself both with respect to the ring in the hole made in the thickness thereof, and with respect to the casing in the hole made in the thickness thereof.
  • the ring comprises at least two mutually connectable and disconnectable ends in order to allow the insertion of an object in the ring, i.e. in order to allow the ar- rangement of any object in a manner such that said object crosses through the hole 14.
  • an object in the ring i.e. in order to allow the ar- rangement of any object in a manner such that said object crosses through the hole 14.
  • such ring is a carabiner.
  • the ring 12 is a "couplab!e” element that renders the device 1 0 suitable for allowing the obtainment of a connection between the smartphone 1 and a user thereof.
  • Figure 2 shows a device 20 that differs from the device 10 of figure 1 by the presence of a ball joint 21 in place of the pin 15.
  • the joint 21 comprises an element 22, preferably spherical, integrally connected to a short pin 23, preferably rectilinear, at a first end thereof.
  • the pin 23 crosses through a through hole made in the thickness of the casing 1 1 at a second end thereof opposite the sphere 22.
  • the through hole made in the thickness of the casing 1 1 has a width such that the pin 23 (and the ring 12 therewith) is free to rotate on itself, with respect to the casing 1 1 , in said hole.
  • the sphere 22 comprises a through hole, preferably diametral, crossed by the ring 12.
  • the through hole made in the sphere 22 has a width such that the ring 12 is free to rotate, with respect to the sphere 22, around a diameter thereof.
  • the axis of rotation of the pin 23 on itself is arranged orthogonal to the diameter of the sphere 22 around which the ring 12 is rotatable.
  • Figure 3 shows a device 30 which differs from the device 10 of figure 1 for the fact that it comprises a bracelet 31 having two ends 32 and 33 mutually con- nectable and disconnectable.
  • the bracelet 31 crosses through the hole 14 delimited by the ring 12, so as to be Iinked with the latter.
  • the ends 32 and 33 are disconnected from each other.
  • the device 30 therefore allows connecting the smart- phone 1 to a wrist of a user thereof.
  • the axis around which the ring 12 is rotatable, conveniently materialized in the pin 1 5, is arranged vertically when the casing 1 1 is maintained raised from the ground via the bracelet 31 .
  • the device 30 allows obtaining a connection between the smartphone 1 and a wrist of a user of the smartphone 1
  • the device, subject of the invention is not limited to the aforesaid embodiment but can be employed for allowing the obtainment of a connection between any one mobile electronic apparatus and any one part of the body of the user of the apparatus.
  • the bracelet 31 is sufficiently long to be fastened around the neck of a user of the smartphone 1 , i.e. it is sufficiently long to act as a necklace, in such alternative configuration, the device, subject of the invention, therefore allows connecting the smartphone 1 to the neck of a user of the same.
  • the device 30 can be employed for allowing the obtainment 1 5 of a connection between the smartphone 1 and an object transported by a user thereof, such as the handle of a handbag.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif approprié pour permettre d'obtenir une connexion entre un appareil électronique mobile, tel qu'un téléphone intelligent, et un utilisateur du téléphone intelligent. Le dispositif (10, 20, 30) comprend un boîtier (11) dans lequel le téléphone intelligent peut être logé, raccordé de façon rotative à un anneau (12). L'accouplement rotatif entre le boîtier (11) et l'anneau (12) est obtenu au moyen d'une goupille (15) qui est formée d'une seule pièce avec le boîtier (11) et est raccorde à celui-ci à une première extrémité, et qui traverse l'anneau (12) au niveau d'un trou débouchant (14) obtenu dans l'épaisseur de ce dernier, à une seconde extrémité en face de ladite première extrémité. Ledit trou débouchant (14) possède une largeur telle que l'anneau (12) soit libre de tourner autour de la goupille (15). Dans une première variante du dispositif, objet de l'invention, l'accouplement rotatif entre le boîtier (11) et l'anneau est obtenu au moyen d'un joint sphérique (22, 23). Dans une seconde variante du dispositif, objet de l'invention, un bracelet qui comporte deux extrémités, qui peuvent être mutuellement raccordées et séparées, traverse l'anneau du dispositif afin d'être lié à ce dernier lorsque les deux extrémités du bracelet sont mutuellement raccordées.
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