Hands free aural device holder
AssigneeThought Development, Inc.
InventorAlan Amron
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Abstract
A hands-free aural device holder for hands-free use of an aural device that is designed to be held up to a user's ear is connectable to the device and defines at least a portion of a pocket for receiving the top of a user's ear when the holder is connected to the device. The pocket thus formed is configured to cover a top of the user's ear when the user's ear is received in the pocket such that the holder and the aural device connected to the holder are supported and retained on the user's ear, thereby allowing hands-free use of the aural device connectable to the holder.
Claims20
A hands-free holder for hands-free use of a device that is designed to be held up to a user's ear, the holder being connectable to the device and defining at least a portion of a pocket for receiving the top of a user's ear when the holder is connected to the device, the pocket being configured to cover a top of the user's ear when the user's ear is received in the pocket such that the holder and the device is supported and retained on the user's ear when the holder is connected to the device, thereby allowing hands-free use of the device connectable to the holder, wherein said holder is hood-shaped and has a front section, rear section, side sections connecting the ends of the front and rear sections, a top section, and an open bottom, said holder being stretchably installable over an end of the device, the pocket being defined between the front section and the device when the holder is installed on the device.
A handset device designed to be held proximate a user's ear during use thereof having a device body and a holder arranged on the device body, the holder defining at least a portion of a pocket for receiving the top of a user's ear, the pocket being configured to cover the top of the user's ear when the top of the user's ear is received in the pocket such that the device connected to the holder is supported by the top of the user's ear, thereby allowing hands-free use of the device, wherein said holder has a front section, rear section, side sections connecting the ends of the front and rear sections, a top section, and an open bottom, said holder being arranged over a top of the device, the pocket being defined between the front section and the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.