# US 10,501,138 B2 · Arrangement for holding a device attached to a handlebar

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- Number: US 10,501,138 B2
- Document ID: US10501138B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/992,266
- Filed: 2018-05-30
- Published: 2018-12-06
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2017-06-01
- Assignees: Suunto Oy
- Applicants: Suunto Oy
- Inventors: Jukka Manni; Tuomas Reivo; Mikko Sepänniitty; Ossi Lehtinen; Arto Komulainen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10501138B2

## CPC

- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- B62J 11/00: Supporting arrangements specially adapted for fastening specific devices to cycles, e.g. supports for attaching maps
- B62J 45/20: Cycle computers as cycle accessories
- B62J 50/225: {Mounting arrangements therefor}
- F16B 2/08: using bands
- F16B 2/22: of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material {(F16B2/205 takes precedence)}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- F16M 13/02: for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)

## Abstract

The invention relates to arrangements for holding a wristband device attached to a handlebar, such as a bicycle handlebar. The arrangement comprises a holder and a strap of a stretchable material forming an elastic strap loop. The holder comprises a plate-like middle portion having a flat surface on the top side to support the housing of said electronic device, and a first recess on the opposite bottom side for interfacing with a handlebar. It also comprises first and second bent outer portions attached to opposite ends of said middle portion adapted to support at least part of said wristband of said electronic device, and a pair of second recesses formed on the top side of said middle portion at its opposite ends between the middle portion and said outer portions, respectively. The holder is attached to the handlebar with the first recess mating with the handlebar and the elastic strap loop wrapped around the handlebar with a first end fitted in a first recess and the other end of said strap fitted in the second recess of said pair of second recesses.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An arrangement for holding an electronic device provided with a wristband, such as a wristop computer, attached to a handlebar, the arrangement comprising a holder and a strap of a stretchable material forming an elastic strap loop, said holder comprising:
a plate-like middle portion having a flat surface on the top side to support the housing of said electronic device, and a first recess on the opposite bottom side for providing a mating interface with a handlebar;
first and second bent outer portions attached to opposite ends of said middle portion, said portions being curved downwards from the top side of the middle portion extending below said middle portion and towards each other in a C-shaped and flexible manner adapted to support at least part of said wristband of said electronic device; and
a pair of second recesses formed on the top side of said middle portion at said opposite ends between the middle portion and said outer portions, respectively; wherein
said holder being attached to said handlebar with said first recess mating with the handlebar and the elastic strap loop wrapped around the handlebar with a first end fitted in a first recess of said pair of second recesses and the other end of said strap fitted in the second recess of said pair of second recesses.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the top of the middle portion is a mounting pad made of a material that is softer than the holder.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the middle portion in the recess for the handlebar is provided with friction strips made of a material that is softer than the holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the top of the middle portion is a mounting pad made of a material that is softer than the holder, the middle portion in the recess for the handlebar is provided with friction strips made of a material that is softer than the holder and wherein said mounting pad and said friction strips are formed in a molding step as a single integral part of the same material.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the first and second bent outer portions are arranged such that, when the arrangement is attached to the handlebar, the first and second bent outer portions do no interface with the handlebar.