# US 2017/0280862 A1 · Method, device and kit for securing cell phone in a pocket during activity > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0280862 A1 - Document ID: US20170280862A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/388,202 - Filed: 2016-12-22 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2016-04-01 - Inventors: Matthew A. BLACKWOOD - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170280862A1 ## CPC - A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping - A45F 3/00: Travelling or camp articles (travelling rugs A47G9/06); Sacks or packs carried on the body (convertible into other articles A45F4/00) - H04B 1/385: {Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets} - A45F 5/1516: {Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones} - A45F 2003/006: {Sacks or packs carried on the body by means of straps passing around an arm or a leg} - A45F 2005/008: {Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg} - H04B 2001/3855: {carried in a belt or harness} - A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract A cell phone holding device includes a belt that is adjustable in length and has two opposing ends connectable together, the belt sized for surrounding a user's thigh. A stretchable loop is attached to the belt, the loop having an opening sized to receive a cell phone-containing pocket, the pocket in clothing worn by the user, the stretchable loop configured to hold the pocket against the belt but not support the weight of the cell phone. The loop including means to expand the opening to receive the cell-phone containing pocket. The loop can also include a material to grab the pocket to keep it in the loop if the phone should be removed. The device can also be in kit form using a stopper to keep the phone in the pocket after the pocket is received by the stretchable loop. A method of using the device is also disclosed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cell phone holding device comprising: a belt that is adjustable in length and has two opposing ends connectable together, the belt sized for surrounding a thigh of a user; a stretchable loop attached to the belt, the loop having an opening sized to receive a cell phone-containing pocket, the pocket in clothing worn by the user, the stretchable loop configured to hold the pocket against the belt but not support the weight of the cell phone; and the loop including means to expand the opening to receive the cell-phone containing pocket. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the belt is stretchable. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the belt includes a buckle to connect the opposing ends together. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the expanding means is one of a tab on the loop, a raised member on the tab or a raised member on the loop, grasping of the tab or raised member allowing expansion of the opening. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the belt has a pair of stretchable loops for accommodating different sized cell phones. ### Claim 6 A cell phone holding kit comprising: a belt that is adjustable in length and has two opposing ends connectable together, the belt sized for surrounding a thigh of a user; a stretchable loop attached to the belt, the loop having an opening sized to receive a cell phone-containing pocket, the pocket in clothing worn by the user, the stretchable loop configured to hold the pocket against the belt but not support the weight of the cell phone; and the loop including means to expand the opening to receive the cell-phone containing pocket, and a stopper, the stopper sized larger than the opening and intended to be inserted into a bottom of the pocket and past the stretchable loop to keep the pocket in the stretchable loop when the cell phone may be removed, the stopper optionally having a slot to be attached to the belt for storage purposes. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The kit of claim 6, wherein the belt is stretchable. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The kit of claim 6, wherein the belt includes a buckle to connect the opposing ends together. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The kit of claim 6, wherein the expanding means is one of a tab on the loop, a raised member on the tab or a raised member on the loop, grasping of the tab or raised member allowing expansion of the opening. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A method of securing a cell phone during activity comprising: providing a cell phone holding device of claim 1, placing the belt around a user's thigh; and expanding the opening of the loop and inserting a cell-phone containing pocket into the loop. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising inserting a stopper into the pocket, the stopper sized larger than the opening of the loop, the stopper keeping the pocket in the loop if the cell phone is removed from the pocket. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the stopper has a slot and is stored on the belt when not in use by the belt engaging the slot. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the loop has one of a tab on it, a raised member on it or the tab, and the tab or raised member is grasped to open the loop. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a pocket adhering material, the pocket adhering material located on an inner surface of the stretchable loop so as to be in contact with a surface of the pocket and adhere a portion of the pocket to the pocket adhering material to facilitate phone removal from the pocket while keeping the pocket in the stretchable loop. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the pocket adhering material is one of hooks of a hook and loop fastener and a textured material. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, further comprising adhering the pocket to an inside of the stretchable loop using a pocket adhering material located on an inner surface of the stretchable loop. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The device of claim 14, wherein the pocket adhering material also functions as the means for expanding. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the pocket adhering material is a tab, a portion thereof located on the inner surface of the stretchable loop and another portion extending outside of the stretchable loop for grasping purposes.