Safety/anti-theft leash for loss-prevention and anti-theif

Abstract

A safety/anti-theft leash for securing a mobile device includes an adjustable armband, a strap having an adjustable unit that expands or shrinks an opening surrounded by the strap, and a connector coupled between the armband and the strap. The opening may be expanded to receive the mobile device and shrunk to secure the mobile device to the leash.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A safety/anti-theft leash for securing a mobile device, comprising:
 an adjustable armband;   a strap having an adjustable unit that expands or shrinks an opening surrounded by the strap; and   a connector coupled between the armband and the strap,   wherein the opening is expanded to receive the mobile device and shrunk to secure the mobile device to the leash.   
     
     
         2 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable armband comprises at least one of fabric, synthetic fabric, leather, artificial leather, rubber, rubberized plastic, and wire. 
     
     
         3 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 , wherein the adjustable armband comprises an adjustable fastener. 
     
     
         4 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 3 , wherein the adjustable fastener comprises at least one of a hook-and-loop fastener, a wrist fastener, and a cam buckle. 
     
     
         5 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 4 , wherein the adjustable fastener comprises the hook-and-loop fastener, wherein the hook-and-loop fastener comprises:
 hooks placed on an inner surface and a first end portion of the adjustable armband; and   loops placed on an outer surface and a second end portion of the adjustable armband.   
     
     
         6 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 3 , wherein the adjustable armband is about 12 inches long, and the hooks and the loops are about 3.5 inches long. 
     
     
         7 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 , wherein the strap comprises a first layer and a second layer connected to each other at and extending between a first end and a second end of the strap, and
 wherein the first end of the strap is connected to the connector.   
     
     
         8 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 7 , wherein the strap comprises an adjusting unit that engages the strap, and
 wherein a location of the adjusting unit on the strap defines a size of an opening surrounded by the strap.   
     
     
         9 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 8 , wherein the adjusting unit comprises a sliding buckle, and
 wherein the opening is enlarged when the sliding buckle is moved toward the first end of the strap, and the opening is shrunk when the sliding buckle is moved toward the second end of the strap.   
     
     
         10 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 7 , wherein the strap is about 12 inches to about 24 inches long. 
     
     
         11 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 , wherein the strap comprises at least one of a cam strap, a ring belt and a ratchet strap. 
     
     
         12 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 , wherein the connector comprises a swivel connector. 
     
     
         13 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 12 , wherein the swivel connector is at least one of a swivel ring connectors, a double-eye swivel ring, a bell-bearing swivel, and a swivel hoist ring. 
     
     
         14 . The safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 13 , wherein the swivel connector is a swivel ring connector, which comprises:
 a first ring connected to the adjustable armband;   a second ring connected to the strap; and   a swivel base coupled between the first ring and second ring, wherein the swivel base allows the first ring and the second ring to rotate independently from each other.   
     
     
         15 . The mobile device comprising the safety/anti-theft leash of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         16 . The mobile device of  claim 15 , wherein the mobile device is at least one of a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet, an e-book reader, a notebook computer, a personal navigation system, a portable media player, and a fitness tracking device. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile device of  claim 16 , wherein the mobile device comprises a cover having a folding line, and the strap is placed to align with the folding line. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile device of  claim 16 , wherein the mobile device has a hinge line, and the strap is placed to align with the hinge line.