U.S. patent application number 14/592307 was filed with the patent office on 2016-07-14 for portable hands-free bracket.
The applicant listed for this patent is Eagle FAN. Invention is credited to Eagle FAN.
Application Number | 20160198836 14/592307 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 56366563 |
Filed Date | 2016-07-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20160198836 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
FAN; Eagle |
July 14, 2016 |
PORTABLE HANDS-FREE BRACKET
Abstract
A portable hands-free bracket includes: a wearing unit, a
support protective plate, an angle adjustment unit, and a receiving
tube; wherein the wearing unit being for the user to wear around
the waist; the support protective plate being disposed at the
wearing unit and pressing against user abdomen when in use; the
angle adjustment unit being installed at the support protective
plate to receive the receiving tube, and able to adjust and fix the
angle at which the receiving tube tilting outwards from the support
protective plate; and the receiving tube having a housing space for
insertion and placement. As such, the user wears the wearing unit
around waist with supporting clamping device holding a smart phone
and placed in receiving tube, to view the display hands-free.
Inventors: |
FAN; Eagle; (Chu-Pei City,
TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
FAN; Eagle |
Chu-Pei City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
56366563 |
Appl. No.: |
14/592307 |
Filed: |
January 8, 2015 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/271 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A45F 5/00 20130101; A45F
5/021 20130101; A45F 2200/0533 20130101; A45F 2200/0516
20130101 |
International
Class: |
A45F 5/00 20060101
A45F005/00 |
Claims
1. A portable hands-free bracket, comprising: a wearing unit, for
the user to wear around the waist, the wearing unit being able to
change length depending on the user waist; a support protective
plate, disposed at the wearing unit; an angle adjustment unit,
installed at the support protective plate to receive the receiving
tube, and able to adjust and fix the angle at which the receiving
tube tilting outwards from the support protective plate; and a
receiving tube, having a housing space for insertion and
placement.
2. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the support protective plate further comprises two hole trenches,
located close to the left and right sides of the support protective
plate respectively; the wearing unit comprises an adjustable belt
and a belt buckle, the belt buckle is connected to the adjustable
belt, the adjustable belt passes through one of the hole trenches
to connect with a side of the support protective plate, and the
other side of the support protective plate is buckled at the other
hole trench by the belt buckle.
3. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 2, wherein
the angle adjustment unit is installed on the support protective
plate between the two hole trenches.
4. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the support protective plate has a first side and a second side,
opposite to each other, and the first side has a concave curvy
surface to contact the abdominal area of the user when in use.
5. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 4, wherein
the first angle adjustment unit is installed at the second side,
located at a position with a distance to the top edge smaller than
a distance to the bottom edge of the support protective plate.
6. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 4, wherein
each of the first and the second angle adjustment units comprises:
a coupling base, a coupling tube, an axial element and a flip lock
element; the coupling base has a U shape and protrudes on the
second side of the support protective plate, the coupling tube is
formed at the first end of support rod; the coupling tube is
installed inside the coupling base, and the axial element passes
through the coupling tube and the coupling base; the flip lock
element is coupled to one end of the axial element and contacts the
outside wall of the coupling base; when the flip lock element is
flipped to a lock state, the coupling tube is tightly clamped by
the coupling base and the angle of the support rod with respect to
the support protective plate is fixed; and when the flip lock
element is flipped to an unlock state, the coupling base and the
coupling tube are loosely coupled, and angle adjustment can be
performed.
7. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 6, wherein
the surfaces of U shape facing each other are disposed with teeth
surface element, and each of the two ends of the coupling tube
forms a ring teeth.
8. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein
the support protective plate has a shield shape.
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present disclosure generally relates to a portable
hands-free apparatus technical field, and in particularly, related
to a hands-free bracket tied to the abdominal area of a user for
holding smart phones, to achieve hands-free viewing of the smart
phone.
BACKGROUND
[0002] Conventional hands-free apparatuses for portable electronic
devices are fastened to an object, such as, windshield, glass, wall
or desk top, and clamp to hold the portable electronic device. As
such, a user can view the video played on the electronic device
comfortably by adjusting the viewing angle and distance. However,
as the hands-free apparatus is fastened to a stationary place, when
the user changes position, the viewing angle and distance with
respect to the display also changes. In addition, when the user
sits on a sofa or lies in bed without a hard-surfaced object for
the hand-free apparatus to be fastened to, the user is often forced
to hold the electronic device in hand, which is inconvenient to use
for viewing for an extended period of time.
SUMMARY
[0003] The primary object of the present disclosure is to provide a
portable hands-free bracket, to be fastened to the abdominal area
of a user, for holding light-weighted objects. For close-range use
of portable electronic device, such as, smart phone, the bracket of
the present disclosure may be used with additional supporting
clamping device to clamp onto the electronic device in front of the
chest area so that the user can view the display of the electronic
device comfortably.
[0004] To achieve the aforementioned object, an exemplary
embodiment provides a portable hands-free bracket, including: a
wearing unit, a support protective plate, an angle adjustment unit,
and a receiving tube; wherein the wearing unit being for the user
to wear around the waist, the wearing unit being able to change
length depending on the user waist; the support protective plate
being disposed at the wearing unit; the angle adjustment unit being
installed at the support protective plate to receive the receiving
tube, and able to adjust and fix the angle at which the receiving
tube tilting outwards from the support protective plate; and the
receiving tube having a housing space for insertion and
placement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 illustrates a schematic view of an embodiment of the
present disclosure.
[0006] FIG. 2 illustrates a schematic view of the support
protective plate from another angle according to an exemplary
embodiment.
[0007] FIG. 3 illustrates a dissected view of the first angle
adjustment unit according to an exemplary embodiment.
[0008] FIG. 4 illustrates a schematic view of a supporting clamping
device used with the portable hands-free bracket according to an
exemplary embodiment.
[0009] FIG. 5 illustrates a schematic view of the actual
application of the present disclosure.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DISCLOSED EMBODIMENTS
[0010] Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail
with reference to accompanying drawings so as to be easily realized
by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art. The inventive
concept may be embodied in various forms without being limited to
the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Descriptions of
well-known parts are omitted for clarity, and like reference
numerals refer to like elements throughout.
[0011] FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of the
present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, a portable hands-free
bracket includes: a wearing unit 1, a support protective plate 2,
an angle adjustment unit 3, and a receiving tube 4; wherein the
wearing unit 1 being for a user to wear around the waist, the
wearing unit 1 being able to change length depending on the user
waist; the support protective plate 2 being disposed at the wearing
unit 1, and pressing against the abdominal area of the user when in
use; the angle adjustment unit 3 being installed at the outer side
of the support protective plate 2 to receive the receiving tube 4.
The angle adjustment unit 3 is able to adjust the angle at which
the receiving tube 4 tilting outwards from the support protective
plate 2, and fixes the position of the receiving tube 4 after
adjustment. The receiving tube 4 and an opening facing outwards and
has a housing space 41 for inserting and placing an object. As
such, the portable hands-free bracket of the present disclosure can
be worn around the user waist to provide a place for placing an
object.
[0012] The following describes the components in details. As shown
in FIG. 2 and FIG. 2, the support protective plate 2 is shaped as a
shield, with two opposite sides, a first side 21 and a second side
22. The first side 21 has a concave curvy surface to contact the
abdominal area of the user when in use, and the concave shape
matches the shape of the abdomen of the user. The second side 22 is
for install the angle adjustment unit 3. The installation is
located at the lateral center with the distance to the top edge 221
smaller than the distance to the bottom edge 222. The support
protective plate 2 contacts the user abdomen with a large area to
disperse the pressure. The asymmetry between the top part and the
bottom part is able to reduce the discomfort on the abdomen and
provide stable support when in use. The support protective plate 2
further includes two hole trenches 23, 24, located close to the
left and right sides of the support protective plate 2
respectively. The angle adjustment unit 3 is installed on the
support protective plate 2 between the hole trenches 23, 24 and at
the same height level.
[0013] The wearing unit 1 is for the user to wear the present
disclosure around the waist. The wearing unit 1 is able to change
length to accommodate the waist change of the user. The structure
of the wearing unit 1 may be similar to a conventional belt, and no
specific restriction is imposed here. The following exemplar shows
an embodiment of the wearing unit 1, including an adjustable belt
11 and a belt buckle 12. The belt buckle is connected to the
adjustable belt 11. The adjustable belt 11 includes a movable
element 111. The length of the adjustable belt 11 is changed by
adjusting the position of the movable element 111. The adjustable
belt 11 passes through the hole trench 24 to connect with a side of
the support protective plate 2, and the other side of the support
protective plate 2 is buckled at the hole trench 23 by the belt
buckle 12. As such, the wearing unit 1 is worn around the waist. In
addition, the wearing unit 1 can also be realized by belt with
adhesive fastener.
[0014] The angle adjustment unit 3 is for adjusting the angle at
which the receiving tube 4 tilts outwards from the support
protective plate 2, and fixing the position after adjustment. In
the instant embodiment, the angle adjustment unit 3 is coupled to
the receiving tube 4, as shown in FIG. 3. The angle adjustment unit
3 includes a coupling base 31, a coupling tube 32, an axial element
33 and a flip lock element 34. The coupling base 31 has a U shape
and formed protrudingly on the second side 22 of the support
protective plate 2. The surfaces of U shape facing each other are
disposed with teeth surface element 311. The coupling tube 32 is
formed at the sealed end of receiving tube 4. Each of the two ends
of the coupling tube 32 forms a ring teeth 321. The coupling tube
32 is installed inside the coupling base 31, and the axial element
33 passes through the coupling tube 32 and the coupling base 31 so
that the three components are inseparable. The flip lock element 34
is coupled to one end of the axial element 33 and contacts the
outside wall of the coupling base 31. When the flip lock element 34
is flipped to a lock state, the coupling tube 32 is tightly clamped
by the coupling base 31, and the teeth surface element 311 engages
with the ring teeth 321 so that the coupling tube 32 cannot be
rotated. As a result, the angle of the receiving tube 4 with
respect to the support protective plate 2 is fixed. On the other
hand, when the flip lock element 34 is flipped to an unlock state,
the coupling base 31 and the coupling tube 32 are loosely coupled,
and angle adjustment can be performed. In addition, the angle
adjustment unit 3 is not limited to the above embodiment. Other
implementations can also be used, such as, a structure of a ball
shape with multi-direction.
[0015] FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 show a schematic view of the present
disclosure in actual application. The portable hands-free bracket
provides a place for placing an object. In the instant application,
the object is a supporting clamping device 5, and in particular,
the supporting clamping device 5 is a selfie auxiliary rod. The
supporting clamping device 5 includes a support rod 51 and a
clamping device 52. The clamping device is coupled to the tip of
the support rod, and the length of the support rod is adjustable.
As shown in FIG. 5, when in use, the wearing unit 1 is for a user 6
to wear around the waist so that the support protective plate 2
presses against the abdominal area of the user 6. The angle
adjustment unit 3 fixes the angle of the r4eceiving tube 4 tilting
outwards from the support protective plate 2. The support rod 51 of
the supporting clamping device 5 is inserted into the receiving
tube 4, and the clamping device 52 clamps onto a smart phone 7. As
such, the user 6 is able to view the smart phone 7 without the need
to hold by hand. The user can either sit or stand when using the
present disclosure.
[0016] In summary, the portable hands-free bracket of the present
disclosure provides the user with a place fixed to the abdominal
area to place an object. When used with a supporting clamping
device, a smart phone is supported in front of the chest area of
the user for viewing.
[0017] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various
modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed
embodiments. It is intended that the specification and examples be
considered as exemplary only, with a true scope of the disclosure
being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
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