# US 12,599,203 B2 · Detachable wearing member and wearable electronic device including same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,599,203 B2 - Document ID: US12599203B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/891,372 - Filed: 2022-08-19 - Published: 2023-02-23 - Granted: 2026-04-14 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-19 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jinwook Kim; Insik Chung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12599203B2 ## CPC - A44C 5/147: {Watchcase itself used as fastener} - A44C 5/18: Fasteners for straps, {chains or the like}(buckles A44B11/00) - G04B 37/1486: {Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet (building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446)} - A44C: PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS - G04B: MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS (spring- or weight-driven mechanisms in general F03G; electromechanical clocks or watches G04C; electromechanical clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at pre-selected times or after predetermined time intervals G04C23/00; clocks or watches with stop devices G04F7/08) ## Abstract A wearing member of a wearable electronic device may have a housing, the wearing member may have a holder body fixed to the housing of the wearable electronic device, the holder body defining a guide recess, a holder member including a fixing portion that protrudes at least partially from a surface of the holder body, a portion of the holder member being engaged in a recess of a side surface of the housing of the wearable electronic device such that the holder member is secured to the holder body, and a rotation member that is pivotably coupled to the holder body, the rotation member including a first portion that includes a guide protrusion that engages the guide recess and a second portion that is couplable to a wearable strap. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wearing member of a wearable electronic device having a housing, the wearing member comprising: a holder body detachably coupled to the housing of the wearable electronic device, the holder body defining a guide recess; a holder member including a fixing portion and secured to the holder body to make at least a first portion of the holder member protrude from a surface of the holder body at a first side of the holder body, the first portion of the holder member is configured to be in contact with a side surface of the housing of the wearable electronic device while the holder member being compressed or creating static frictional force to fix the holder body to the housing; and a rotation member that is pivotably coupled to the holder body, the rotation member including a first portion that includes a guide protrusion that engages the guide recess and a second portion that is couplable to a wearable strap, wherein the guide protrusion is configured to move in the guide recess along an arc trajectory, and wherein the rotation member is disposed to surround at least a portion of a support rod of the wearable electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wearing member of claim 1, wherein the holder member comprises: a support protruding from a surface of the fixing portion and disposed to be exposed to an other side of the holder body to face the rotation member. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wearing member of claim 1, wherein a gap between an other portion of the holder member and the rotation member is configured to be varied as the rotation member rotates about the holder body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wearing member of claim 1, wherein the rotation member comprises: a guide area surrounded by a tube or cylindrical shape portion extending in a direction; and a coupling area formed on a side of the tube or cylindrical shape portion and configured to expose the guide area to an external space. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The wearing member of claim 1, wherein the guide protrusion comprising: two or more first guide protrusions respectively extending away from two opposite sides of the rotation member, wherein the two or more first guide protrusions are configured to move along the arc trajectory in the holder body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The wearing member of claim 5, wherein the holder body comprises: an upper body; another guide recess formed in a surface of the upper body; a lower body coupled with the upper body to at least partially face the upper body; and a second guide protrusion disposed on the lower body and at least partially received in the guide recess, and wherein the two or more first guide protrusions are configured to move along the arc trajectory in the guide recess while being supported by the second guide protrusion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wearing member of claim 1, wherein: the holder body is detachably disposed on the housing of the wearable electronic device between the housing and the support rod of the wearable electronic device; and wherein while the holder body is disposed on the housing, the rotation member is configured to be disposed to surround at least a portion of the support rod to pivot around the support rod. ### Claim 8 A wearable electronic device comprising: a housing; a support rod disposed to be spaced apart from a side surface of the housing; and at least one wearing member connected to at least a portion of the housing and configured to detachably fasten the housing or the wearable electronic device to a user's body, the at least one wearing member including a holder body detachably disposed on the housing between the housing and the support rod; a holder member fixed to the holder body and including a fixing portion at least partially exposed to a side of the holder body; and a rotation member pivotably coupled to the holder body, wherein the holder member is configured to be compressed and tightly contact the side surface of the housing, wherein a guide protrusion of the rotation member is configured to move along an arc trajectory in the holder body, and wherein the rotation member is disposed to surround at least a portion of the support rod and configured to pivot around the support rod. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein: the holder member further includes a support provided to an end of the fixing portion; and the support is exposed to another side of the holder body and configured to tightly contact the support rod. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the holder member is formed of an elastic material. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein while the holder body is disposed on the housing, the rotation member is configured to be disposed to surround at least a portion of the support rod to pivot around the support rod. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein a portion of the holder member and the rotation member are disposed to face each other while the holder body is disposed on the housing, and the support rod is configured to be exposed to an outside through a gap between the portion of the holder member and the rotation member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The wearable electronic device of claim 12, wherein as the rotation member pivots about the holder body, the gap between the portion of the holder member and the rotation member varies within a predetermined range. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The wearable electronic device of claim 13, wherein a range in which the gap between the portion of the holder member and the rotation member is varied is at least partially smaller than a diameter of a cross section of the support rod or a diagonal length of the cross section of the support rod. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one wearing member further includes a strap extending from the rotation member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the guide protrusion of the rotation member includes a first guide protrusion extending from at least a side of the rotation member, and the first guide protrusion moves in the arc trajectory around the support rod as the rotation member pivots about the holder body. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The wearable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the holder body includes: an upper body; a guide recess formed in a surface of the upper body; a lower body coupled with the upper body, the lower body at least partially face the upper body; and a second guide protrusion disposed on the lower body and at least partially received in the guide recess, wherein the first guide protrusion is configured to move along the arc trajectory in the guide recess while being supported by the second guide protrusion. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The wearable electronic device of claim 16, wherein the at least one wearing member includes a pair of first guide protrusions, and the holder member is selectively positioned between the first guide protrusions as the at least one wearing member pivots about the holder body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 8) The wearable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the rotation member includes: a guide area receiving the support rod while at least partially surrounding an outer circumference surface of the support rod; and a coupling area exposing at least a portion of the guide area to an outside. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The wearable electronic device of claim 19, wherein at least a portion of the holder member and at least a portion the rotation member are disposed to face each other, the support rod being exposed to the outside through a gap between the portion of the holder member and the rotation member, the gap including at least a portion of the coupling area.