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US 12,593,908 B2Granted
Cell phone armband with polypropylene or low friction panels inside pocket
AssigneeTune Belt, Inc.
InventorRichard S. Wagner, II
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Abstract
A wearable armband having a secure pocket defined therein for holding a user's personal cellphone or similar device. The armband may incorporate additional liner panels allowing for fast and efficient removal and insertion of the user's device without removing the armband while simultaneously providing a secure hold to prevent movement or unwanted removal of the device from the armband.
Claims20
An armband comprising:
- a strap and fastener operable to attach the armband about a user's arm;
- a first outer panel of material in operable connection to a second outer panel of material, the first and the second outer panels of material further defining a pocket therebetween;
- a first liner panel inside the pocket, wherein the first liner panel is comprised of a polymer material, and the first liner panel comprises a top edge that extends upward within the pocket, and wherein the top edge is connected with an inner surface of the first outer panel and a remainder of the first liner panel hangs free within the pocket, wherein the first liner panel further comprises that the top edge includes a neck and a pair of shoulders that define a tab, and the tab is upwardly extended within the pocket and the tab connected with the inner surface of the first outer panel;
- a second liner panel inside the pocket and connected to the second outer panel of material;
- wherein the pocket is operable to receive a device inserted therein while the armband is secured on the user's arm, and wherein the first liner panel and the second liner panel assist insertion of the device within the pocket, assist retention and securement of the device within the pocket by enabling the first outer panel of material to apply targeted tension upon the device, and assist removal of the device from the pocket.
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A method of inserting a device into an armband comprising:
- engaging a strap and a fastener to secure the armband about a user's arm;
- inserting a device into a pocket of an armband having a first material layer having a first liner panel attached thereto and a second material layer having a second liner panel attached thereto, wherein the first liner panel is composed of a polymer material and comprises a top edge that is upwardly extended within the pocket, and wherein the top edge is connected with the inner surface of the first outer panel and a remainder of the first liner panel hangs free within the pocket, wherein the first liner panel further comprises that the top edge includes a neck and a pair of shoulders that define a tab, and the tab is upwardly extended within the pocket and the tab is connected with the inner surface of the first outer panel;
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- securing the device within the pocket between the first and the second liner panels.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.