Securing arrangement for a mobile device

Abstract

A securing arrangement for a portable electronic device comprises a wrist receiving loop a first end of which is permanently coupled to a first location on the device and an anchoring member coupled to a second end of the wrist receiving loop in combination with a coupling member including a first anchoring loop coupled to the device at a second location separated from the first location, the first anchoring loop and the wrist receiving loop being sized so that the anchoring loop may be passed over the anchoring member to releasably couple the securing arrangement in a first configuration.

1 . A securing arrangement for a portable electronic device comprising: 
 a wrist receiving loop a first end of which is permanently coupled to a first location on the device;    an anchoring member coupled to a second end of the wrist receiving loop; and    a coupling member including a first anchoring loop coupled to the device at a second location separated from the first location, the first anchoring loop and the wrist receiving loop being sized so that the first anchoring loop may be passed over the anchoring member to releasably couple the securing arrangement in a first configuration.    
   
   
       2 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the first end of the wrist receiving loop is coupled to the device via a flexible connection member.  
   
   
       3 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein a first side of the wrist receiving loop is formed of a substantially inelastic member and a second side of the wrist receiving loop is formed of a longitudinally stretchable member.  
   
   
       4 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring member is coupled to the wrist receiving loop via a lanyard.  
   
   
       5 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the anchoring member is rigid and projects outward from a center coupled to the wrist receiving loop.  
   
   
       6 . The securing arrangement of  claim 5 , wherein the anchoring member is formed as a button.  
   
   
       7 . The securing arrangement of  claim 6 , wherein the button extends further from the center in a first direction substantially perpendicular to a length of the wrist receiving loop than in a second direction substantially parallel to the length of the wrist receiving loop.  
   
   
       8 . The securing arrangement of  claim 6 , wherein the button is coupled to the wrist receiving loop via a lanyard and wherein a loop of the lanyard extends through eyes of the button.  
   
   
       9 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein, when the anchoring loop is received around the anchoring member in the first configuration, application of a tension of a predetermined magnitude or greater causes the anchoring member to fail, releasing the securing arrangement from the first configuration to a second configuration.  
   
   
       10 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , further comprising a second anchoring loop coupled to the device at a third location separated from the first and second locations, the third anchoring loop and the wrist receiving loop being sized so that the third anchoring loop may be passed over the anchoring member to releasably couple the securing arrangement in a third configuration.  
   
   
       11 . The securing arrangement of  claim 1 , wherein the device has a pistol grip extending from a base and the first location is at a back of the base and the second location is near an end of the pistol grip furthest from the base.  
   
   
       12 . The securing arrangement of  claim 7 , wherein the button is substantially elliptical with a major axis of the button extending substantially perpendicular to the length of the wrist receiving loop.