# US 2019/0379775 A1 · Swivel Case For Phone

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- Number: US 2019/0379775 A1
- Document ID: US20190379775A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/551,637
- Filed: 2019-08-26
- Published: 2019-12-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-04-13
- Inventors: Gregory F. Nielsen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190379775A1

## CPC

- H04M 1/04: Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)

## Abstract

A phone case designed to secure a phone to a user's hand while permitting the user to readily rotate the phone and case relative to his hand without requiring the user to release the phone from his hand. A case body has at least one slot, a portion of which is arcuate. A strap extends from a strap connector on the inside of the case body, outwardly through one of the slots, across a portion of the outside of the case body, and inwardly through a slot. The size of the strap permits a user to slide one or more fingers between the strap and the outside of the case body. The strap slides within the slot(s) when the phone case is rotated relative to a user's hand.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A phone case comprising:
a case body comprising:
a phone side and a user side;
flexible attachment structure for securing a phone to said phone side;
at least one slot extending through said case body between said phone side and said user side, said at least one slot comprising an arcuate portion which defines a continuous opening with an arc of at least 180°; and
a strap extending through said at least one slot and slidably movable within said slot whereby the case body can be rotated through an angle of about 180° relative to said strap when said strap is fastened to a user's fingers.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A phone case according to claim 1 wherein said case body comprises two slots.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein said user side of said case body comprises a raised surface between portions of said slots.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A phone case according to claim 3 wherein said raised surface is generally conical.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

A phone case according to claim 3 wherein said raised surface comprises curved sides.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein said slots are entirely arcuate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein said slots each comprise a portion which is arcuate and at least one portion which is generally linear.

### Claim 8 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein each of said slots comprise a portion which is arcuate and at least two portions which are generally linear.

### Claim 9 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein each of said slots comprise a portion which is arcuate and two portions which are generally linear.

### Claim 10 (depends on 2)

A phone case according to claim 2 wherein said case body comprises a strap connector, said strap is rotatably connected to said strap connector, said strap extends from said strap connector outwardly through a first one of said slots, over a portion of the user side of said case body and inwardly through a second one of said slots.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A phone case according to claim 10 wherein said portion of the user side of said case body over which said strap extends comprises a raised surface.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

A phone case according to claim 1 wherein said strap is stretchable.

### Claim 13

A phone case comprising:
a case body comprising:
a phone side, a user side, a flexible attachment structure for securing a phone to said phone side;
two slots extending through said case body between said phone side and said user side, each of said slots comprising a continuous opening which transverses an angle of about 180°; and
a strap extending through said slots and slidably movable within said slots whereby the case body can be rotated through an angle of about 180° relative to said strap when said strap is fastened to a user's fingers.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

A phone case according to claim 13 wherein said strap is stretchable.

### Claim 15 (depends on 13)

A phone case according to claim 13 wherein said user side of said case body comprises a raised surface between portions of said slots.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

A phone case according to claim 13 wherein said raised surface is generally conical.

### Claim 17 (depends on 13)

A phone case according to claim 13 wherein said raised surface comprises curved sides.

### Claim 18 (depends on 13)

A phone case according to claim 13 wherein said portion of the outside of said case body over which said strap extends comprises a raised surface.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

A phone case according to claim 18 wherein said raised surface is generally conical.