Wearable garment for carrying electronic device

Abstract

A generally rectangular, flexible fabric, strap-on garment has a pocket for protectively enclosing and transporting a small electronic device at locations on the body of a wearer of the garment where the device can be viewed and operated. Closure features are provided adjacent an opening into the pocket that prevent moisture from entering the pocket, and strap features are provided that enhance the versatility and adjustability of the holder.

1 . A flexible-fabric holder for protectively enclosing and transporting a small, portable, electronic device, comprising an elongate main strap portion of sufficient length to encircle a hand, and alternatively an upper arm of a wearer, a generally rectangular pocket portion connected to the main strap portion and configured to removably receive and to substantially fully enclose a small, portable, generally rectangular electronic device, with the pocket portion providing a transparent window through which a changeable display of a pocket-inserted electronic device can be viewed, with the transparent window being depressible to enable force applied thereto by a wearer of the holder to operate the pocket-inserted electronic device, with the generally rectangular pocket portion having an end region defining an elongate opening capable of being closed by two closure members connected to the pocket portion and having portions thereof that are movable between closed and open positions, and that cooperate when in the closed position to retain the pocket-inserted electronic device within the pocket portion. 
     
     
         2 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 1  with the closure members being cooperative when in the closed position to minimize moisture passage through the elongate opening. 
     
     
         3 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 1  with each of the closure members being configured to extend quite near to a different one of two opposite sides of an electrical cable that is electrically connected to the pocket-inserted electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 3  with one of the closure members taking the form of a zipper that extends along and is capable of closing a majority of the elongate opening. 
     
     
         5 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 4  with the other of the closure members taking the form of a small strap that is capable of closing a minority of the elongate opening. 
     
     
         6 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 3  with one of the closure members including a strap configured to overlie and close a part of the elongate opening, and with the other of the closure members including a zipper capable of closing a major portion of the elongate opening that the strap is not configured to overlie and close. 
     
     
         7 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 1  with the window through which the display is visible extending along a length of the holder, and with the elongate main strap having an end region configured to reverse turn and adhere to itself after extending through a ring-like clip member that is slidably movable along an elongate rail-like auxiliary strap that extends along a rear face of the holder paralleling the length of the holder. 
     
     
         8 . The flexible holder of  claim 1  additionally including an energizable source of illumination extending around at least a portion of the window through which the display can be viewed. 
     
     
         9 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 1  additionally including strap portions pivotally connected to the pocket structure and being movable between an extended position for surrounding an upper arm portion of a wearer to support the holder on the upper arm of the wearer, and a retracted position located behind the pocket structure. 
     
     
         10 . A flexible holder for protectively enclosing and transporting a small, portable, electronic device, comprising an elongate main strap for encircling a hand, and, alternatively, an upper arm, of a wearer, a pocket structure defining a generally rectangular pocket connected to the main strap and configured to removably receive and to substantially fully enclose therein a small, portable, electronic device, with the pocket portion providing a transparent window that defines a front face of the holder and through which a changeable display of a pocket-inserted electronic device can be seen and operated, with the main strap having an end region configured to execute a reverse turn and to adhere to itself after extending through a ring-like clip member that is carried on and slidably movable along an elongate, auxiliary rail-like strap that extends along a rear face of the holder, with opposite end regions of the auxiliary strap being connected to the pocket structure. 
     
     
         11 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 10  additionally including strap portions pivotally connected to the pocket structure and being movable between an extended position for surrounding an upper arm portion of a wearer to support the holder on the upper arm of the wearer, and a retracted position located behind the pocket structure. 
     
     
         12 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 10  additionally including an energizable source of illumination extending around at least a portion of the window through which the display can be viewed. 
     
     
         13 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 10  with the pocket structure having an end region defining an elongate opening capable of being closed by two closure members connected to the pocket structure and having portions thereof that are movable between closed and open positions, and that cooperate when in the closed position to retain the electronic device within the pocket portion. 
     
     
         14 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 13  with the closure members being cooperative when in the closed position to minimize moisture passage through the elongate opening. 
     
     
         15 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 14  with each of the closure members being configured to extend quite near to a different one of two opposite sides of an electrical cable that is electrically connected to a the electronic device contained within the pocket portion. 
     
     
         16 . The flexible-fabric holder of  claim 15  with one of the closure members including a strap configured to overlie and close only a minor portion of the elongate opening, and with the other of the closure members including a zipper capable of closing a major portion of the elongate opening that the strap is not configured to overlie and close. 
     
     
         17 . A flexible-fabric holder for protectively enclosing and transporting a small, portable, electronic device, comprising a flexible-fabric elongate main strap configured to encircle, one at a time, a hand or an upper arm of a wearer of the holder, a flexible-fabric pocket of generally rectangular configuration connected to the main strap and capable of protectively containing and substantially fully enclosing the electronic device, with the pocket providing a flexible, transparent window through which a changeable display of the electronic device can be viewed and operated while inserted into the pocket, with the holder further including an energizable source of illumination extending around at least a major portion of the window through which the display can be viewed.