Mobile phone glove
View Patent ↗A method and apparatus for managing a mobile phone. In one illustrative example, an apparatus comprises a garment having a glove-type shape, a pocket attached to a side of the garment, and a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen. The receptacle is attached to the garment through the pocket. The receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a garment having a glove-type shape;
a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,
wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through a pocket,
wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;
the pocket attached to a side of the garment,
wherein the pocket comprises:
an interior space for receiving the receptacle holding the mobile device, the pocket further comprising a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle; and
a seal mechanism that tends to keep out water when the apparatus is used in recreational ways, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:
a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, wherein the first plurality of interlocking members comprises a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and
a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the interlocking members comprise one or more of an interlocking plastic strips, a zipper system, or a hook and loop fastener.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone and wherein the garment, the pocket material, and the pouch form a mobile phone glove.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the receptacle is attached to both the first section of the pocket material and the second section of the pocket material.
5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first section is formed by a portion of the side of the garment.
6. An apparatus comprising:
a garment having a glove-type shape;
a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,
wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through a pocket,
wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;
the pocket attached to a side of the garment,
wherein the pocket comprises:
an interior space for receiving the receptacle holding the mobile device, the pocket further comprising a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle; and
a seal mechanism that tends to keep out water when the apparatus is used in recreational ways, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:
a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle; and
a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle;
wherein the second plurality of interlocking members comprises:
a first interlocking member positioned below an opening in the receptacle but above a fold area of the receptacle; and
a second interlocking member positioned below the fold area in the receptacle.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a garment having a glove-type shape;
a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,
wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through a pocket,
wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;
the pocket attached to a side of the garment,
wherein the pocket comprises:
an interior space for receiving the receptacle holding the mobile device, the pocket further comprising a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle; and
a seal mechanism that tends to keep out water when the apparatus is used in recreational ways, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:
a first snap system comprising:
a first pair of interlocking members positioned above an opening in the receptacle; and
a second pair of interlocking members positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and
a second snap system comprising:
a third pair of interlocking members positioned below the opening in the receptacle but above a fold area of the receptacle; and
a fourth pair of interlocking members positioned below the fold area of the receptacle.
8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the material of the receptacle comprises at least one of touch-sensing, touch-sensitive, pressure-sensitive, or conductive.
9. A mobile phone glove comprising:
a garment having a glove-type shape;
a receptacle for holding a mobile device that has a touchscreen,
wherein the receptacle is attached to the garment through a pocket material such that the mobile phone is stabilized relative to the garment,
wherein the receptacle is comprised of a touch-sensing material that enables a user to interact with the touchscreen of the mobile device;
the pocket attached to a side of the garment,
wherein the pocket comprises:
an interior space for receiving the receptacle holding the mobile device, the pocket further comprising a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle; and
a seal mechanism that tends to keep out water when the apparatus is used in recreational ways, wherein the seal mechanism comprises:
a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, wherein the interlocking members comprise; a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle; and
a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle.
10. The mobile phone glove of claim 9 , wherein the garment has an opening to allow a thumb of a person to pass through the opening.
11. The mobile phone glove of claim 9 , wherein the first plurality of interlocking members and the second plurality of interlocking members are interlocking plastic strips that are attached to the receptacle.
12. A method for making a mobile phone glove, the method comprising:
positioning a portion of a receptacle for holding a mobile phone within the pocket, wherein the receptacle is comprised of a material that enables a user to interact with a touchscreen of the mobile phone; and
securing the receptacle to the pocket such that the receptacle is also secured to the garment;
wherein securing the receptacle to the pocket comprises securing an interior space for receiving the receptacle holding the mobile device, the pocket further comprising a hole configured to be positioned over a button of the mobile device when the mobile device is placed with the receptacle; and
wherein the receptacle comprises a seal mechanism that tends to keep out water when the apparatus is used in recreational ways, the seal mechanism comprises a first plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle and a second plurality of interlocking members attached to the receptacle, the first plurality of interlocking members comprising a first interlocking member positioned above an opening in the receptacle and a second interlocking member positioned below the opening in the receptacle.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein attaching the pocket comprises:
attaching a first section of a pocket material to the side of the garment; and
attaching a second section of the pocket to three sides of the first section of the pocket material to form the pocket.
14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:
securing a seal mechanism to the receptacle.