Wearable sled system for a mobile computer device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016174674-A1
Application number	US-201514918914-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 21, 2015
Priority date	Dec 18, 2014
Publication date	Jun 23, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A wearable sled system for a mobile computer device includes an open-ended sled housing, a removable end cap, and a mounting assembly for mounting the sled housing onto a user's arm or belt. A mobile computer device is slidably received into the sled housing, and the end cap is received on the sled housing's open end to form a complete enclosure. The mounting assembly includes a rigid mounting plate having a front side configured to receive the back side of the sled housing. The mounting plate and the sled housing include locking formations for selectively securing the sled housing to the mounting plate. The mounting assembly further includes an attachment device secured to the back side of the mounting plate for removably mounting the system on the user.

First claim

1 . A wearable sled system for a mobile computer device, comprising:
a sled housing having a front side, a back side, a closed bottom end, and an open top end that cooperately define an interior cavity configured and arranged to slidably receive a mobile computer device; an end cap removably received at said top end of said sled housing; and a mounting assembly that includes (i) a rigid mounting plate having a front side and a back side, said front side of said mounting assembly being configured and arranged to receive said back side of said sled housing, said mounting plate and said sled housing including corresponding interfitting locking formations for selectively securing said sled housing to said mounting plate, and (ii) an attachment device secured to said back side of said mounting plate for removably mounting the wearable sled system to a user of the mobile computer device.

2 . The wearable sled system of claim 1 , wherein said interfitting locking formations comprise spring latches formed on said mounting plate and corresponding tabs formed on said sled housing.

3 . The wearable sled system of claim 1 , wherein said bottom end of said sled housing includes a passage configured and arranged to receive a peripheral connector plug.

4 . The wearable sled system of claim 1 , wherein said attachment device comprises a belt clip securable to said back side of said mounting plate.

5 . The wearable sled system of claim 4 , wherein said front side of said sled housing is closed.

6 . The wearable sled system of claim 5 , wherein said end cap includes a passage configured and arranged to receive an audio headset cable.

7 . The wearable sled system of claim 4 , wherein said end cap includes a passage configured and arranged to receive an audio headset cable.

8 . The wearable sled system of claim 1 , wherein said attachment device comprises (i) a strap assembly having a body portion securable to said back side of said mounting plate and (ii) two spaced pairs of elastomeric, coacting straps extending from said body portion of said strap assembly, said coacting straps being configured and arranged to encircle a user's limb, wherein each pair of said coacting straps include a buckle on one coacting strap and plurality of apertures on the opposing coacting strap, said buckle and apertures cooperating to releasably and adjustably secure said coacting straps to each other in one of a plurality of positions.

9 . The wearable sled system of claim 8 , wherein said front side of said sled housing is open to provide access to an input screen of the mobile computer device.

10 . The wearable sled system of claim 8 , wherein each pair of said coacting straps includes at least one pleated expansion area on at least one of said coacting straps.

11 . The wearable sled system of claim 10 , wherein said front side of said sled housing is open to provide access to an input screen of the mobile computer device.

12 . The wearable sled system of claim 10 , wherein said mounting plate includes opposing strap retaining arms for retaining the free ends of said apertured coacting straps.

13 . The wearable sled system of claim 12 , wherein said front side of said sled housing is open to provide access to an input screen of the mobile computer device.

14 . The wearable sled system of claim 8 , wherein said mounting plate includes opposing strap retaining arms for retaining the free ends of said apertured coacting straps.

15 . The wearable sled system of claim 14 , wherein said front side of said sled housing is open to provide access to an input screen of the mobile computer device.

16 . The wearable sled system of claim 8 , wherein said end cap includes a passage configured and arranged to receive an audio headset cable.

Assignees

• Hand Held Prod Inc

Inventors

• Oberpriller Mark Lee
• Bruffey Robert
• Phillips Marcus Charles

Classifications

• A45F5/021

  to the belt · CPC title

• A45F5/1516

  Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones · CPC title

• A45C11/003

  for storing portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators · CPC title

• A45C11/002

  for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones · CPC title

• A45F2005/008

  Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg · CPC title