Apparatus for converting mobile device into wearable

Abstract

This disclosure relates to an apparatus for converting a mobile device into a wearable. The apparatus comprises a body including an area configured to couple to a mobile device, and one or more flexible members coupled to the body, wherein the one or more flexible members are capable of retracting to a first position and capable of expanding to a second position, wherein the second position allows a user to wear the apparatus.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus for converting a mobile device into a wearable, comprising:
 a body including an area configured to couple to a mobile device; and   one or more flexible members coupled to the body, wherein the one or more flexible members are capable of retracting to a first position and capable of expanding to a second position, wherein the second position allows a user to wear the apparatus.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible members are coupled to a rear of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein a first end of at least one flexible member of the flexible members is secured to the rear of the body at a first position on the body. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein, when the at least one flexible member is in the first position, a second end of the at least one flexible member is removeably coupled at a second position on the body. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the second end of the at least one flexible member is coupled to a link, and wherein, when the at least one flexible member is in the first position, the link coupled to the second end of the at least one flexible member is removeably coupled to a hook disposed at the first position on the body. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein, when the at least one flexible member is in the second position, the second end of the at least one flexible member is decoupled from the second position on the body and the at least one flexible member is extended from the body. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein, to move the at least one flexible member to the second position, the at least one flexible member slides through a slot at a third position of the body. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein the first position and second position are disposed at diagonally opposite corners of the body, and wherein the third position is disposed at another corner of the body adjacent to the first position and the second position. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least a part of each of the flexible members is disposed within a portion of the body when in the first position. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the flexible members are configured to be pulled from within the portion of the body to extend the flexible members to the second position. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the at least a part of each of the flexible members is wrapped around a spool within the portion of the body. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the area of the body configured to couple to the mobile device is a recessed portion of the body. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the body includes two or more separate portions that each couple to the mobile device at different positions on the mobile device. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the two or more separate portions are adhesively coupled to the mobile device. 
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a pouch coupled to a rear of the body. 
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a harness coupled to a rear of the body configured to receive a toy. 
     
     
         17 . A method for operating an apparatus for converting a mobile device into a wearable, comprising:
 expanding one or more flexible members coupled to a body of the apparatus from a first position to a second position; and   inserting a portion of a body of a user between the expanded one or more flexible members and the body of the apparatus.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein expanding the one or more flexible members from the first position to the second position includes sliding the one or more flexible members through a slot disposed at a position of the body. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 returning the one or more flexible members to the first position, including:
 retracting the one or more flexible members; and 
 securing the one or more flexible members to the body of the apparatus. 
   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein securing the one or more flexible members to the body of the apparatus includes coupling one end of each of the one or more flexible members to one or more snaps.