IP Library Granted Patent US 11,653,731
Granted Patent B2
US 11,653,731 · App. 17/824,907 · Granted May 23, 2023

Device case with strap configurable for use with accessories

Inventors: Noah Balmer (Santa Rosa, CA); Hen-Li Philip Chao (Livingston, NJ)
Assignee: Vitech Imaging Solutions S.p.A.
A45C11/00A45C15/00A45C2011/002A45F2200/0516H04B2001/3861H04M1/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,653,731
App. No.
17/824,907
Granted
May 23, 2023
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 (23)

1. 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.

2. The attachable strap device 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 attachable strap device 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 attachable strap device of claim 1 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said main structure when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

5. The attachable strap device of claim 2 wherein said strap is bowed out away from said main structure when said clip slider is in an open configuration.

6. The attachable strap device 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 attachable strap device of claim 2 further comprising an offset threaded adapter accessory, said offset threaded adapter accessory comprising

a clip receiver, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case;

a threaded adapter; and

a body, said body coupled to said clip receiver on a first end, said body coupled to said threaded adapter on a second end.

8. The attachable strap device of claim 2 further comprising a lighting accessory, said lighting accessory comprising

a clip receiver, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case;

a light, wherein said clip receiver is coupled to a back surface of said light.

9. The attachable strap device of claim 2 further comprising a speaker accessory, said speaker accessory comprising

a clip receiver, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case;

a speaker, wherein said clip receiver is coupled to a back surface of said speaker.

10. The attachable strap device of claim 2 further comprising a suction cup accessory, said suction cup accessory comprising:

a clip receiver, said clip receiver adapted to latch onto said clip plate of said device case;

a suction cup, wherein said clip receiver is coupled to a back surface of said suction cup.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2025
From: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIONS S.P.A.
To: VIJIM LIMITED
Reel/Frame 072572/0705 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: CHAO, HEN-LI PHILIP
To: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
Reel/Frame 061949/0391 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: BALMER, NOAH
To: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
Reel/Frame 061949/0393 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2022
From: VITEC HOLDINGS ITALIA SRL
To: VITEC IMAGING SOLUTIONS S.P.A.
Reel/Frame 061949/0399 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16932071 · Jul 17, 2020
Provisional Application 62876036 · Jul 19, 2019
Related Publication 20220312916A1 · Oct 6, 2022
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