Restraining system for handheld electronic devices

{
  "publication_number": "US9723116B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "Restraining system for handheld electronic devices",
  "abstract": "A case-strap system for Handheld Electronic Devices having a case with direct or indirect attachments to receive a handheld electronic device, a strap directly or indirectly mounted on the back of said case with said attachments to receive a user's hand; a handheld electronic device is enclosed inside said case-strap unit, and said strap mounted on the back of said case stretched to receive and catch user's hand; unit is flipped to rest on top of user's hand or wrist; a case-strap is hooked with a lanyard, coupled with an earphone's audio cord attached on the surface or inserted between layers of said lanyard; one end of earphone's audio cord is connected to the device's audio jack and to a user's ear(s); a case-strap unit is enclosed into a magnetized wrist strap system to carry, hold, or manage the handheld electronic device inside said case-strap unit.",
  "claims": [
    "1. A hand held electronic device restraining system, the system comprising: a case strap unit configured to receive a hand held electronic device, the case strap unit having a front side for receiving and holding an entire body of the hand held electronic device and a back side comprising a plurality of magnets, the plurality of magnets projecting from the back side of the case strap unit; and a magnetized wrist strap holder, the magnetized wrist strap holder comprising a wrist strap configured to be worn on the wrist of a user and a circular space cavity formed within the magnetized wrist strap holder, the circular space cavity comprising a magnetic field configured to attract the magnets projecting from the back side of the case strap unit, and wherein the circular space cavity of sufficient diameter to fully receive all of the plurality of magnets from the case strap unit allowing the plurality of magnets to rotate within the circular space cavity.",
    "2. The system of claim 1, wherein the circular space cavity has a diameter width wider than the wrist strap.",
    "3. The system of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of magnets has a larger end having a width and a lesser end having a width, the larger end width being greater than the lesser end width.",
    "4. The system of claim 3, wherein the case strap unit front side comprises a plurality of clearance holes, the clearance holes having diameters suitable to receive only the lesser ends of the plurality of magnets while not permitting the larger ends of the plurality of magnets to pass through the clearance holes.",
    "5. The system of claim 1, wherein the case strap unit further comprises a strap coupled to the back side, the strap having a first end and a second end and the strap configured to allow the case strap unit to be worn around the hand of a user.",
    "6. The system of claim 5, wherein the strap passes through a middle ring and the middle ring is coupled to the back side of the case strap unit.",
    "7. The system of claim 5, wherein the first end of the strap is coupled to a first end ring and the second end of the strap is coupled to a second end ring.",
    "8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first and second end rings are coupled to a neck lanyard.",
    "9. The system of claim 8, wherein the neck lanyard comprises a wired earphone audio cord within the neck lanyard.",
    "10. The system of claim 1, wherein the back side of the case strap unit comprises an adhesive plate.",
    "11. The system of claim 10, wherein the adhesive plate is coupled to a middle ring, the middle ring securing a strap.",
    "12. The system of claim 10, wherein the adhesive plate comprises a slot configured to hold a credit card."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This is a continuation in part of Ser. No. 13/586,818, filed on Aug. 15, 2012.\n\nNot Applicable\n\nNot Applicable\n\n1. Field of the Invention\n\nThe present invention relates generally to the field of protective cases or covers that are separately made to protect or cover hand held computers. More specifically, the present invention relates to a case or cover, joined with straps to form a case-straps unit which is intended to receive a hand held electronic device. Such case-straps unit helps secure said hand held computers to users' hand, wrist or neck, ensuring their technology stays tethered, and not splayed on the floor and left behind.\n\n2. Description of the Related Arts\n\nThe closest reference corresponds to U.S. Pat. No. 6,471,056 issued to Kuo-Chen Tzeng on Oct. 29, 2002, U.S. Pat. No. 7,469,809 B2 by Luis Ernesto Elizalde Rodarte; U.S. Pat. No. 2013/0072266 A1; U.S. Pat. No. 7,650,007 B2; U.S. Pat. No. 2002/0090099 A1; U.S. Pat. No. 20110019861.\n\nReferring to U.S. Pat. No. 7,469,809 B2 by Luis Ernesto Elizalde Rodarte. Mr. Ekizalde invented a PDA with a built-in hand strap designed to help users overcome hand fatigue and so forth. The main problem with this invention is the fact that he had to add an expensive feature in order to accommodate both right and left handed users. Unable to find a unique way to balance user's hand while holding the device, the inventor came up with a sliding mechanism located in the back of the PDA so users may setup the strap whether to the left or to the right, according to their needs.",
  "cpc": [
    "H04M 1/04",
    "A45F 2005/006",
    "A45F 2005/008",
    "A45F 2200/0516",
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  "ipc": [
    "A45F 5/10",
    "A45F 5/00",
    "H04M 1/04"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Jean Edrice Georges"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2014-05-28",
  "publication_date": "2017-08-01",
  "grant_date": "2017-08-01",
  "priority_date": "2012-09-25",
  "application_number": "US-201414246119-A",
  "family_id": "55066021",
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