# US 8,783,533 B1 · Hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for portable electronic devices

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- Number: US 8,783,533 B1
- Document ID: US8783533B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 14/196,325
- Filed: 2014-03-04
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2014-03-04
- Applicants: Ricardo Marseille
- Inventors: Ricardo Marseille
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783533B1

## CPC

- A45F 5/00: Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
- 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 2005/006: {comprising a suspension strap or lanyard}
- A45F 2005/008: {Hand articles fastened to the wrist or to the arm or to the leg}
- H04B 2001/3861: {carried in a hand or on fingers}
- A45F: TRAVELLING OR CAMP EQUIPMENT: SACKS OR PACKS CARRIED ON THE BODY
- H04B: TRANSMISSION

## Abstract

A hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device including a swivel ball mount, the swivel ball mount configured to engage a swivel ball of a base, a sheath configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's hand, the sheath in operational communication with the swivel ball mount, an elastomeric drawstring and elastomeric bands continuously disposed around various passageways of the sheath, a stopper frictionally and slidingly engaged with the drawstring, and a hook and loop attachment means disposed on each of the base and a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is attachable to and alternately detachable from the base of the hand covering. The present hand covering with hook and loop attachment member aids in holding portable electronic devices and prevents the dropping and breaking of said devices from tired fingers and sweaty hands.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device comprising:
a swivel ball mount having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a node, the distal end having a flattened elongated surface;
a sheath configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's hand, the sheath in operational communication with the node;
an aperture centrally disposed on the elongated surface of the distal end of the swivel ball mount, the aperture configured to engage a swivel ball;
a base having a superior face and an inferior face, the swivel ball centrally disposed on the superior face, wherein the swivel ball is engaged and in operational communication with the aperture of the swivel ball mount, wherein the base is configured to swivel about the swivel ball mount;
a hook and loop attachment member comprising:
a hook tape; and
a loop tape;
wherein each of the hook tape and the loop tape have an adhesive back; and
wherein the adhesive back of the hook tape, and alternately the adhesive back of the loop tape, adheres to the inferior face of the base, and wherein the adhesive back of the loop tape, and alternately the adhesive back of the hook tape adheres to the outer surface of an electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is attachable to and alternately detachable from the base.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device of claim 1:
wherein the swivel ball mount further comprises a plurality of channels traversing therethrough;
wherein the sheath further comprises:
a thumb covering having a first outer perimeter, wherein the thumb covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's thumb, wherein the thumb covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a metacarpus covering having a second outer perimeter, wherein the metacarpus covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's metacarpus, wherein the metacarpus covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a plurality of passageways disposed along the entire first outer perimeter and the entire second outer perimeter;
a drawstring continuously disposed within each of the passageways of the first outer perimeter, the second outer perimeter, and each of the channels of the swivel ball mount; and
a stopper having a conduit configured to accept the drawstring therethrough, wherein the conduit frictionally slidingly engages with the drawstring.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device of claim 1:
wherein the swivel ball mount further comprises a plurality of channels traversing therethrough;
wherein the sheath further comprises:
a thumb covering having a first outer perimeter and a first inner perimeter, wherein the thumb covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's thumb, wherein the thumb covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a metacarpus covering having a second outer perimeter and a second inner perimeter, wherein the metacarpus covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's metacarpus, wherein the metacarpus covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a plurality of passageways disposed along the entire first outer perimeter, the entire first inner perimeter, the entire second outer perimeter, and the entire second inner perimeter;
a drawstring continuously disposed within each of the passageways of the first outer perimeter, the second outer perimeter, and each of the plurality of channels of the swivel ball mount;
a stopper having a conduit configured to accept the drawstring therethrough, wherein the conduit frictionally slidingly engages with the drawstring;
a first elastomeric band continuously disposed within the passageway of the first inner perimeter; and
a second elastomeric band continuously disposed within the passageway of the second inner perimeter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device of claim 2 wherein the drawstring is elastomeric.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device of claim 3 wherein the drawstring is elastomeric.

### Claim 6

A hand covering with hook and loop attachment member for a portable electronic device comprising:
a swivel ball mount having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a node, the distal end having a flattened elongated surface;
a plurality of channels traversing through the swivel ball mount;
an aperture centrally disposed on the elongated surface of the distal end of the swivel ball mount, the aperture configured to engage a swivel ball;
a base having a superior face and an inferior face, the swivel ball centrally disposed on the superior face, wherein the swivel ball is engaged and in operational communication with the aperture of the swivel ball mount, wherein the base is configured to swivel about the swivel ball mount;
a sheath configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's hand, the sheath in operational communication with the node, wherein the sheath further comprises:
a thumb covering having a first outer perimeter and a first inner perimeter, wherein the thumb covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's thumb, wherein the thumb covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a metacarpus covering having a second outer perimeter and a second inner perimeter, wherein the metacarpus covering is configured to partially encompass and conform to a user's metacarpus, wherein the metacarpus covering is in operational communication with at least one of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a plurality of passageways disposed along the entire first outer perimeter, the entire first inner perimeter, the entire second outer perimeter, and the entire second inner perimeter;
an elastomeric drawstring continuously disposed within each of the passageways of the first outer perimeter, the second outer perimeter, and each of the channels of the swivel ball mount;
a stopper having a conduit configured to accept the drawstring therethrough, wherein the stopper frictionally slidingly engages with the drawstring;
a first elastomeric band continuously disposed within the passageway of the first inner perimeter;
a second elastomeric band continuously disposed within the passageway of the second inner perimeter;
a hook and loop attachment member comprising:
a hook tape; and
a loop tape;
wherein each of the hook tape and the loop tape have an adhesive back; and
wherein the adhesive back of the hook tape, and alternately the adhesive back of the loop tape, adheres to the inferior face of the base, and wherein the adhesive back of the loop tape, and alternately the adhesive back of the hook tape adheres to the outer surface of an electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device is attachable to and alternately detachable from the base.