U.S. patent application number 09/840833 was filed with the patent office on 2002-04-25 for holder for portable terminal.
Invention is credited to Harada, Hideki, Ide, Nobuhiro, Ito, Naoyuki.
Application Number | 20020047028 09/840833 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 18787810 |
Filed Date | 2002-04-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20020047028 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Harada, Hideki ; et
al. |
April 25, 2002 |
Holder for portable terminal
Abstract
A holder for a portable terminal allows the terminal to be used
stably even if the terminal is mounted on a forearm, and prevents a
heat from the portable terminal form being conducted directly. The
holder for a portable terminal comprising a holding unit for
holding the portable terminal detachably along the longitudinal
direction of the forearm, a first mounting unit for fixing the
holding unit to the forearm, and a second mounting unit for fixing
the holding unit to a thumb or palm. The holding unit includes a
forearm pad made of highly insulating material. The second mounting
unit includes a palm band and a thumb band for fixing the holding
unit to the palm and thumb, respectively.
Inventors: |
Harada, Hideki; (Osaka,
JP) ; Ito, Naoyuki; (Osaka, JP) ; Ide,
Nobuhiro; (Nara, JP) |
Correspondence
Address: |
WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P.
2033 K STREET N. W.
SUITE 800
WASHINGTON
DC
20006-1021
US
|
Family ID: |
18787810 |
Appl. No.: |
09/840833 |
Filed: |
April 25, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/219 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 5/00 20130101; A45F
2003/006 20130101; G06F 1/163 20130101; A45F 2200/0525
20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
224/219 |
International
Class: |
A45F 003/14 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Oct 6, 2000 |
JP |
2000-307273 |
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A holder for a portable terminal for mounting the portable
terminal on a body, comprising: a holding unit for holding the
portable terminal along a longitudinal direction of a forearm of
the body, a first mounting unit for fixing said holding unit to the
forearm, and a second mounting unit for fixing said holder to at
least one of a finger and palm of the body.
2. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said
second mounting unit fixes said holding part to a thumb and the
palm of the body.
3. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said
holding unit includes a selvage extended nearly at least to the
thumb and palm, and said second mounting unit is provided at said
selvage.
4. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said
holding unit is made of heat insulating material.
5. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said
holding unit is made of heat conducting material at a side
contacting the portable terminal, and of heat insulating material
at a side facing the forearm.
6. The holder for the portable terminal of claim 1, wherein said
first mounting unit includes a forearm band wound around the
forearm and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a length of said
forearm band.
Description
[0001] Moreover, since the portable terminal is directly mounted on
the forearm, the heat generated by the portable terminal is
directly conducted to the body.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0002] A holder for a portable terminal is presented for a stable
use of the portable terminal, even if the terminal in mounted on a
forearm, and for not conducting a heat from the portable terminal
directly to a body of a user.
[0003] The holder for a portable terminal comprises a holding unit
for holding the portable terminal detachably along a longitudinal
direction of a forearm, a first mounting unit for fixing the
holding unit to the forearm, and a second mounting unit for fixing
the holding unit to a thumb or palm. The holder holding the
portable terminal on the forearm thereby prevents the portable
terminal from rotating by its own weight and allows it to be used
stably even when not fixed firmly, so that it can be mounted for a
long time.
[0004] The holding unit made of insulating material does not
conduct the heat from the portable terminal directly to the
body.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1A is a front-side appearance view of a holder, for a
portable terminal, mounted on a forearm according to an exemplary
embodiment of the present invention worn on the forearm as seen
from the front side.
[0006] FIG. 1B is a back-side appearance view of the holder, for a
portable terminal. mounted on the forearm according to the
embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 2 is an appearance view of a holder on which a portable
terminal is mounted.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0008] An exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be
described below with referring to FIG. 1.
[0009] FIG. 1 is an appearance view a holder, for a portable
terminal, mounted on a forearm according to an exemplary embodiment
of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a front-side view, and FIG. 1B
is a back-side view. A portable terminal 1 incorporates a display
unit 2. A holding unit 3 holding the portable terminal 1 includes a
forearm pad 4 made of highly insulating material. The insulating
material of the forearm pad 4 is preferably a highly insulating and
soft material such as cloth or molded material. The forearm pad 4
has a mounting unit 5 for tightly contacting a forearm 11 and a
forearm fixing band 6 for fixing the unit to the forearm 11. At the
leading end of the holding unit 3, a selvage 7 extending from the
holding unit 3 contacts tightly the back of a palm 12. The selvage
7 is fixed to the palm 12 with a palm band 8, and also fixed to the
thumb 13 with a thumb band 9.
[0010] The operation of the holser for a portable terminal having
such configuration will be explained below. A user, when using the
portable terminal 1 with wearing on the forearm 11, makes the
forearm pad 4 of the holding unit 3 touch the forearm 11, makes the
mounting unit 5 contact the forearm 11 from both sides, and winding
the forearm band 6 around the forearm 11 to fix the holder. The
user then winds the palm band 8 around the palm 12 and further
fixes the mounting unit to the thumb 13 with the thumb band 9. Only
winding the forearm band 6 around the forearm 11 allows the
portable terminal 1 to rotate by its own weight, and however
further fixing the terminal to the palm 12 with the palm band 8
prevents the terminal from rotating. Additionally fixing the
terminal to the thumb 13 with the thumb band 9 prevents the
terminal from rotating more securely.
[0011] Thus, the portable terminal 1 can be stably worn on the
forearm 11 without being fixed firmly. As a result, the portable
terminal 1 can be worn for a long time.
[0012] The heat generated in the portable terminal 1 is insulated
by the forearm pad 4, thus not being conducted to the forearm
11.
[0013] Moreover, a heat conducting material employed at the side,
of the holding unit, contacting the portable terminal 1 gets the
terminal cool, and prevents the terminal from temperature
rising.
[0014] The forearm band 6 may have an adjustable length and thereby
allows the holder for a portable terminal to be worn stably
according to an individual user.
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