# US 5,346,111 A · Portable, personal computer, personal communicator holder

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- Number: US 5,346,111 A
- Document ID: US5346111A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 07/987,827
- Filed: 1992-12-14
- Granted: 1994-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 1992-12-14
- Inventors: James B. Huntley; James Brian Huntley; Tonya M. Huntley; Cornelius L. Burroughs
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5346111A

## CPC

- A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- 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)}
- 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)}
- H04M 1/05: specially adapted for use on head, throat or breast
- A45F 5/1516: {Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones}
- A45F 5/1525: {Holders or carriers for portable computing devices, e.g. laptops, tablets or calculators}
- Y10S 224/93: Attached to animate bearer
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
- H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08)
- Y10S: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

## Abstract

A portable, self contained, lightweight personal computer, personal communicator holder device which permits head free, hands free usage is basically of a rectangular configuration in plan and is comprised of two L-shaped components and an obliquely vertical phone support or cradle extended from one end of the L-shaped components and adjusting straps attached thereto, one on each side of the two front corners of the device and one near the middle of the front across the chest L-shaped member, so that they hold the mechanism in place while the holder is being used.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus for supporting a telephone headset comprising first and second members and an adjustable strap means;
the first member comprising first and second legs forming a substantially L-shaped section wherein the first leg is short relative to the second leg, the second longer leg is adapted to be positioned across a user's chest and the first leg extends from one end of the second leg over one of the user's shoulders, the first member further includes a substantially vertical section extending from the other end of the second leg and upwardly from the user's shoulder, wherein the substantially vertical section comprises a bracket means for attaching the telephone handset;
the second member comprising third and fourth legs forming a substantially L-shaped section wherein the third leg is shorter relative to the fourth leg, the fourth leg is attached to the other end of the first leg and the third short leg is adjacent to the vertical section wherein the four legs, when connected, form a substantially rectangular configuration having two rear corners and two front corners;
the adjustable strap means comprising two adjustable straps wherein each adjustable strap extends from adjacent one rear corner, under one of the user's armpits to a point adjacent to one front corner of the substantially rectangular configuration; whereby fastening and adjusting the strap means under the user's arms provides for comfort and stability:
the apparatus further comprising three straps configured to support a computer or communicating device in a raised stable position or a lowered stable position; two of the straps attached to the second leg, wherein the two straps are attached at opposite ends of the second leg and are secured to the personal computer or communicating device; the third strap being secured to the second leg approximately midway between the first two straps and at a bottom point of the computer or communicating device.