IP Library Granted Patent US 11,388,966
Granted Patent B2
US 11,388,966 · App. 16/932,071 · Granted Jul 19, 2022

Device case with strap configurable for use with accessories

Inventors: Noah Balmer (Santa Rosa, CA); Hen-Li Philip Chao (Livingston, NJ)
Assignee: Yitec Imaging Solutions S.P.A.
A45C11/00A45C15/00A45C2011/002A45F2200/0516H04B2001/3861H04M1/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,388,966
App. No.
16/932,071
Granted
Jul 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device case with a strap adapted to allow the user to hold an electronic device with the aid of a strap. The device case is adapted to receive an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, with a case with rimmed sides that capture the electronic device. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. An attachable device strap adapted to be adhesively fastened to the back side of an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, or to the back side of a case holding a cellular telephone. The strap may unclip and move along a fixed path, exposing a clip adapted to be received by a clip receiver, such as on a tripod. Accessories such as stands, holders, and lights may be couple to the exposed clip, adding other functionalities to the case system.

Claims (36)

1. A device case with strap, said device case with strap comprising:

a main case, said main case comprising:

a central panel; said central panel comprising a first side and a second side;

a rim around said central panel extending from said first side of said central panel, said rim and said central panel defining a space on said first side of said panel adapted to receive an electronic device;

a case clip coupled to said second side of said main case; and

a clip slider coupled to said case clip; said clip slider adapted to slide along said case clip; and

a strap coupled to said main case on a first end and coupled to said clip slider on a second end.

2. The device case with strap of claim 1 wherein said clip slider comprises a clip receiver, and wherein said case clip comprises a clip plate, wherein said clip plate is releasably latched to said clip receiver with a latch when said case slider is in a closed position.

3. The device case with strap of claim 2 wherein said case clip comprises one or more guide slots, and wherein said clip slider comprises one or more rails adapted to slide within said guide slots.

4. The device case with strap of claim 1 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said central panel when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

5. The device case with strap of claim 2 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said central panel when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

6. The device case with strap of claim 2 wherein said case clip comprises a push tab and a latch coupled to push tab, wherein said latch fits into a recess in said clip plate when said case clip is in a latched configuration.

7. The device case with strap of claim 2 further comprising a flexible leg attachment accessory, said flexible leg attachment accessory comprising a clip receiver and two flexible legs, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case.

8. The device case with strap of claim 7 wherein said legs of said flexible leg attachment accessory comprise a metal core surrounded by a resilient compound.

9. The device case with strap of claim 7 wherein said legs of said flexible leg attachment accessory comprise ball and socket connectors.

10. The device case with strap of claim 2 further comprising a cold shoe attachment accessory, said cold shoe attachment accessory comprising:

a cold shoe;

a clip receiver; and

an extension arm coupled to said cold shoe on a first end and coupled to said clip receiver on a second end, wherein said cold shoe resides further from said clip receiver than an adjacent portion of said rim of said device case.

11. An attachable strap device, said attachable strap device comprising:

a main structure, said main structure comprising a first side and a second side;

a case clip coupled to said second side of said main structure;

a clip slider coupled to said case clip; said clip slider adapted to slide along said case clip; and

a strap coupled to said second side of said main structure on a first end and coupled to said clip slider on a second end.

12. The attachable strap device of claim 11 wherein said clip slider comprises a clip receiver, and wherein said case clip comprises a clip plate, wherein said clip plate is releasably latched to said clip receiver with a latch when said case slider is in a closed position.

13. The attachable strap device of claim 12 wherein said case clip comprises one or more guide slots, and wherein said clip slider comprises one or more rails adapted to slide within said guide slots.

14. The attachable strap device of claim 11 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said main structure when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

15. The attachable strap device of claim 12 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said main structure when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

16. The attachable strap device of claim 12 wherein said case clip comprises a push tab and a latch coupled to push tab, wherein said latch fits into a recess in said clip plate when said case clip is in a latched configuration.

17. The attachable strap device of claim 12 further comprising a flexible leg attachment accessory, said flexible leg attachment accessory comprising a clip receiver and two flexible legs, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case.

18. The attachable strap device of claim 17 wherein said legs of said flexible leg attachment accessory comprise a metal core surrounded by a resilient compound.

19. The attachable strap device of claim 17 wherein said legs of said flexible leg attachment accessory comprise ball and socket connectors.

20. The attachable strap device of claim 12 further comprising a cold shoe attachment accessory, said cold shoe attachment accessory comprising:

a cold shoe;

a clip receiver; and

an extension arm coupled to said cold shoe on a first end and coupled to said clip receiver on a second end.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 26, 2022
From: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
To: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIOINS S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 060020/0225 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: BALMER, NOAH
To: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
Reel/Frame 058188/0052 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 22, 2021
From: CHAO, HEN-LI PHILIP
To: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
Reel/Frame 058188/0057 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62876036 · Jul 19, 2019
Related Publication 20210059371A1 · Mar 4, 2021
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