# US 2014/0152034 A1 · Device case with strap > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0152034 A1 - Document ID: US20140152034A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/094,649 - Filed: 2013-12-02 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-01 - Inventors: Kevin Alan Tussy - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152034A1 ## CPC - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - 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)} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers - A45F 2005/008: {Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg} - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - H04B: TRANSMISSION - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY ## Abstract A case for a portable electronic device includes a base plate, a device securing mechanism operable to hold the electronic device adjacent to the base plate, and a stretchable strap connected to the base plate. The strap is biased toward a rest position, wherein the strap lies substantially flush with the base plate. The strap is configured to be stretchable between the rest position and a stretched position away from the back of the base plate to allow a user's hand or other item to be placed between the strap and the case. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A case for a portable electronic device comprising: a base plate; a device securing mechanism operable to retain the electronic device adjacent to the base plate; and a stretchable strap connected to the base plate such that the stretchable strap is biased toward a rest position which is substantially flush with the base plate, the strap configured to be stretchable between the rest position and a stretched position spaced from the base plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the device securing mechanism comprises: a side wall extending from the base plate; and a flange extending from the side wall, with the flange retaining the device adjacent to the base plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the strap has an elasticity sufficient to bias the strap toward the rest position after stretching. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the base plate includes a side wall, with the strap lying substantially flush with the side wall when in the rest position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the base plate includes a strap recess, with the strap being seated in the strap recess when in the rest position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The case of claim 5, wherein the strap recess is disposed on the base plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the base plate includes an interior face, an exterior face, and a slot extending through the base plate such that the strap connects to the base plate at the interior face and extends through the slot to expose and allow access to the strap from the exterior of the case. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, further including a hinged arm extending from the base place to selectively stretch the strap. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The case of claim 1, wherein the strap attaches to the base plate with a pin. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The case of claim 9, wherein the strap is formed using injection molding, with the pin being placed into the mold prior to injection. ### Claim 11 A case for a portable electronic device having a front and a rear, said case comprising: a base plate having an interior face and an exterior face; a device securing mechanism operable to retain the device adjacent to the base plate such that the rear of the device rests against the interior face of the base plate while the front of the device remains substantially uncovered for interaction by a user; a strap connected to the base plate and movable between a rest position and a stretched position, with the strap having an elasticity sufficient to bias the strap toward the rest position. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The case of claim 11, wherein the strap rests substantially flush against the exterior face of the base plate when in the rest position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The case of claim 11, wherein the base plate includes a side wall, with the strap resting substantially flush against the side wall when in the rest position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The case of claim 11, wherein the device securing mechanism comprises: a side wall extending from the base plate; and a flange extending from the side wall, with the flange retaining the device adjacent to the base plate. ### Claim 15 A case for a portable electronic device, the electronic device having a back surface and a front surface comprising: a base plate having an interior face and an exterior face; an electronic device securing mechanism operable to retain the back surface of the electronic device against the interior face of the base plate; and a flexible strap attached to the base plate and movable between a rest position and a stretched position, with the strap being accessible from the exterior of the case. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The case of claim 15, wherein the strap lies substantially flush with the base plate when in the rest position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The case of claim 15, wherein the base plate includes a slot extending through the base plate, with the strap connecting to the interior face of the base plate and extending through the slot to provide access to the strap from the exterior of the case. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The case of claim 15, wherein the device securing mechanism comprises: a side wall extending from the base plate; and a flange extending from the side wall, with the flange securing the device to the base plate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The case of claim 18, wherein the side wall extends from the interior face of the base plate. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The case of claim 18, wherein the side wall extends substantially perpendicularly from the base plate and the flange extends substantially perpendicularly from the side wall, such that the flange and the base plate are substantially parallel.