# US 2014/0190841 A1 · Data signal blocking personal communication device holder > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190841 A1 - Document ID: US20140190841A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/095,557 - Filed: 2013-12-03 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-07 - Inventors: Michael J. Nash - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190841A1 ## CPC - A45C 11/00: Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00 (specially adapted for toiletry or cosmetic equipment A45D29/20, A45D44/18; travelling sewing kits A45F3/48) - H05K 9/0045: {being rigid plastic containers having a coating of shielding material} - H05K 9/0047: {being rigid plastic containers having conductive particles, fibres or mesh embedded therein} - A45C 11/002: {for storing portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones} - H04B 1/3888: Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers - A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A personal communication device holder includes: a first housing component including a tubular data signal blocking body having a capped end and a male mating end; a second housing component including a tubular data signal blocking body having a capped end and a female mating end sized to receive the male mating end of the first housing component; a first liner material disposed on an inner surface of the first housing so as to leave an outer surface of the data signal blocking material of the male mating end exposed; a second liner material disposed on an inner surface of the second housing so as to leave an inner surface of the data signal blocking material of the female mating end exposed; and a data signal blocking gasket positioned between the exposed outer surface of the male mating end and the exposed inner surface of the female mating end. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A personal communication device holder comprising: a first housing component including a tubular body having a capped end and a male mating end, the first housing component including a data signal blocking material that causes the first housing component to be data signal blocking; a second housing component including a tubular body having a capped end and a female mating end sized to receive the male mating end of the first housing component, the second housing component including a data signal blocking material that causes the second housing component to be data signal blocking; a first liner material disposed on an inner surface of the first housing so as to leave an outer surface of the data signal blocking material of the male mating end exposed; a second liner material disposed on an inner surface of the second housing so as to leave an inner surface of the data signal blocking material of the female mating end exposed; and a data signal blocking gasket positioned between the exposed outer surface of the data signal blocking material of the male mating end and the exposed inner surface of the data signal blocking material of the female mating end. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein the gasket is an O-ring gasket. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The PCD holder of claim 2, wherein the O-ring gasket fits into a groove defined in the mating end of the first housing component. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein the first liner material is disposed on an inner surface of the first housing component so as to leave an edge of the male mating end exposed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The PCD holder of claim 4, wherein the female mating end is formed or machined to have a larger inner diameter than an inner diameter of the tubular body of the second housing component, forming a ledge between the differing inner diameters, the ledge uncovered by the second liner, exposing the data signal blocking material of the second housing component, the ledge mating with the edge of the male mating end when the first housing component is mated with the second housing component. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein the tubular bodies are ovular, elliptical or oblong in cross-section, and wherein the gasket encircles the ovular, elliptical or oblong cross-section of the male mating end. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein the male mating end is formed or machined to have a smaller outer diameter than an outer diameter of the tubular body of the first housing component, forming a ledge between the differing outer diameters, the ledge uncovered by the first liner, exposing the data signal blocking material of the first housing component, the ledge mating with a data signal blocking edge of the female mating end when the first housing component is mated with the second housing component. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The PCD holder of claim 7, wherein the smaller outer diameter male mating end defines a groove for seating the gasket. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The PCD holder of claim 7, wherein the female mating end defines at least one pressure release aperture between its edge and a line along an inner surface of the female mating end that contacts the gasket when the first housing component is mated with the second housing component. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein an inner diameter of the tubular body of the first housing component is at least substantially the same as an inner diameter of the tubular body of the second housing component. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The PCD holder of claim 1, wherein an outer diameter of the tubular body of the first housing component is at least substantially the same as an outer diameter of the tubular body of the second housing component. ### Claim 12 A personal communication device holder (“PCD”) comprising: a first data signal blocking component including a capped end and a first PCD receiving end; a second data signal blocking component including a capped end and a second PCD receiving end; a data signal blocking gasket positioned between the first and second PCD receiving ends when the first and second data signal blocking components are mated; and a pressure release aperture defined in one of the first and second data signal blocking components, the pressure release aperture located between an edge of the first and second PCD receiving ends and a location at which the data signal blocking gasket contacts the first and second data signal blocking components. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The PCD holder of claim 12, wherein the data signal blocking gasket includes a conductive rubber or plastic. ### Claim 14 A personal communication device holder (“PCD”) comprising: a first data signal blocking component including a capped end and a male PCD receiving end, the male PCD receiving end including a reduced outer diameter; and a second data signal blocking component including a capped end and a female PCD receiving end, the female PCD receiving end including an increased inner diameter sized to mate with the reduced outer diameter of the first data signal blocking component, such that inner surfaces of the first and second data signal blocking components are at least substantially flush with each other and outer surfaces of the first and second data signal blocking components are at least substantially flush with each other when the first and second data signal blocking components are mated together. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The PCD holder of claim 14, wherein the first and second data signal blocking components are ovular, elliptical or oblong in cross-section. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The PCD holder of claim 14, wherein one of the reduced outer diameter or the reduced inner diameter ends defines a groove for seating an O-ring gasket. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The PCD holder of claim 16, wherein at least one of the reduced outer diameter, the reduced inner diameter, a depth of the groove or the O-ring gasket diameter is sized to compress the O-ring gasket a desired amount. ### Claim 18 A personal communication device holder (“PCD”) assembly comprising: a first housing component including a material that causes the first housing component to be data signal blocking; and a plurality of second housing components each including a material that causes the second housing components to be data signal blocking, the second housing components each attaching to the first housing component to create a data signal blocking enclosure, the second housing components sized differently to allow a user to achieve a desired size for the enclosure by choosing one of the second housing components. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The holder of claim 18, wherein the plurality of second housing components are provided with the holder, or one of the plurality of second housing components is selected to be provided with the holder. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The holder of claim 18, wherein the second housing components are sized to create enclosures having snug fits with specific PCD's. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The holder of claim 18, further comprising a liner material disposed on an inner surface of the enclosure, the second housing components sized along with the liner material to create enclosures having snug fits with specific PCD's.