US2012031937A1PendingUtilityA1

Holding a personal digital assistant

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 6, 2010Filed: Sep 7, 2010Published: Feb 9, 2012
Est. expiryAug 6, 2030(~4 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Scott Baker
A45F 5/1525A45C 11/003A45C 11/00A45C 13/10A45C 13/30A45C 2013/1015A45F 5/00
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Abstract

Among other things, a device that helps a user in holding a personal digital assistant (PDA) includes at least one sleeve sized to receive at least one of the user's fingers, and a mechanism to attach the sleeve to the PDA in an orientation to permit the user to hold the PDA by placing the finger in the sleeve while permitting the user to manipulate a function of the PDA with another finger of thumb.

Claims

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1 . A device to help a user in holding a personal digital assistant (PDA), the device comprising
 at least one sleeve sized to receive at least one of the user's fingers, and   a mechanism to attach the sleeve to the PDA in an orientation to permit the user to hold the PDA by placing the finger in the sleeve while permitting the user to manipulate a function of the PDA with another finger or thumb.   
     
     
         2 . The device of  claim 1  in which there are two sleeves. 
     
     
         3 . The device of  claim 2  in which the two sleeves are oriented to permit the user to hold the PDA by placing a finger of one hand in one of the sleeves and a finger of the other hand in the other of the sleeves. 
     
     
         4 . The device of  claim 2  in which the sleeve and the mechanism are configured so that the sleeve can be moved to various positions relative to the PDA when the sleeve is attached to the PDA. 
     
     
         5 . The device of  claim 1  in which the mechanism is configured to attach the sleeve to a back of the PDA. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1  in which the mechanism is configured to attach the sleeve to a case in which the PDA is to be held. 
     
     
         7 . The device of  claim 1  in which the sleeve comprises a tube open at both ends. 
     
     
         8 . The device of  claim 1  in which the mechanism enables the sleeve to be rotated about an axis to reposition the finger relative to the PDA. 
     
     
         9 . The device of  claim 1  in which the sleeve is collapsible. 
     
     
         10 . The device in  claim 1  in which the mechanism comprises at least one of a suction cup, hook-and-loop fastener, a ball and socket joint, a guide way to be attached to the PDA and a guided element that includes the sleeve. 
     
     
         11 . The device of  claim 1  in which the mechanism is configured to cause the sleeve to lie along an edge of the PDA. 
     
     
         12 . The device of  claim 1  in which the sleeve and the mechanism are incorporated into a housing of the PDA. 
     
     
         13 . The device of  claim 1  also including the PDA. 
     
     
         14 . The device of  claim 1  including decorative elements associated with the sleeve. 
     
     
         15 . The device of  claim 14  in which the decorative elements can be attached to and removed from the sleeve repeatedly. 
     
     
         16 . The device of  claim 15  in which there are set of decorative elements in a kit associated with the sleeve.

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