Appendage mounted device carrier

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to device carriers configured to be mounted to a limb or appendage of a user. In various configurations, the device carriers disclosed herein are configured to be mounted to an arm of a user to provide convenient access to an electronic device. In various embodiments, the disclosed apparatus may include a mechanism for mounting the device to the user's limb and a supplemental fastening mechanism. In some configurations the mechanism for mounting the apparatus to the user's limb includes two or more elastic loops having differing diameters. In various embodiments the supplemental fastening mechanism includes a wrapping portion configured to wrap around the user's limb, which may further include a retaining mechanism such as hook-and-loop fabric configured to interface with hook-and-loop fabric on the elastic loops to secure the apparatus to a user in a wrapped state.

The following is claimed: 
     
         1 . A device carrier configured to be mounted to an appendage of a user, the device carrier comprising:
 a first pocket having an entrance disposed on the anterior surface of the device carrier; and   a second pocket having an entrance disposed on the posterior surface of the device carrier.   
     
     
         2 . The device carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the first pocket includes an access panel disposed on the anterior surface of the device carrier. 
     
     
         3 . The device carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the access panel includes a transparent covering having a thickness ranging from about 1 mil to about 30 mils. 
     
     
         4 . The device carrier of  claim 1 , wherein the second pocket is configured to wrap at least partially around the appendage to which the device carrier is mounted. 
     
     
         5 . The device carrier of  claim 4 , wherein the first pocket entrance is pressed against the user and occluded by the second pocket when the device carrier is mounted to a user. 
     
     
         6 . The device carrier of  claim 4 , configured to be mounted to the forearm of a user such that the second pocket entrance is oriented substantially vertically when the user assumes a running posture with the user's forearm substantially parallel to the ground. 
     
     
         7 . A device carrier configured to be mounted to an appendage of a user, the device carrier comprising:
 a first mounting mechanism comprising at least one resilient band configured to wrap around an appendage of a user; and   a second mounting mechanism configured to wrap around both the first mounting mechanism and the user's appendage.   
     
     
         8 . The device carrier of  claim 7 , wherein the first mounting mechanism comprises a first and a second resilient band. 
     
     
         9 . The device carrier of  claim 8 , wherein the first resilient band is shorter than the second resilient band. 
     
     
         10 . The device carrier of  claim 8 , wherein the first resilient band forms a first mounting loop and the second resilient band forms a second mounting loop. 
     
     
         11 . The device carrier of  claim 10 , wherein the first mounting loop has a smaller diameter than the second mounting loop. 
     
     
         12 . The device carrier of  claim 8 , wherein the first and second resilient bands are joined by a mount side retaining mechanism. 
     
     
         13 . The device carrier of  claim 12 , wherein the mount side retaining mechanism includes a section of hook and loop fabric spanning between the first and second resilient bands. 
     
     
         14 . The device carrier of  claim 7 , wherein the second mounting mechanism configured to wrap around both the first mounting mechanism and the user's appendage further comprises a pocket. 
     
     
         15 . The device carrier of  claim 14 , wherein the pocket entrance is disposed on the anterior of the device. 
     
     
         16 . The device carrier of  claim 14 , wherein the second mounting mechanism further comprises a wrap side retaining mechanism. 
     
     
         17 . The device carrier of  claim 16 , wherein the wrap side retaining mechanism includes a section of hook and loop fabric. 
     
     
         18 . The device carrier of  claim 17 , wherein the wrap side retaining mechanism is configured to interface with a section of hook and loop fabric affixed to the first mounting mechanism comprising the at least one resilient band. 
     
     
         19 . A device carrier configured to be mounted to the forearm of a user, the device carrier comprising:
 a first pocket having an entrance disposed on the anterior surface of the device carrier;   a second pocket having an entrance disposed on the posterior surface of the device carrier;   a first mounting mechanism comprising at least two resilient bands configured to loop around an appendage of a user;
 wherein at least one of the at least two loops has a diameter shorter than at least one other loop; 
 wherein the first mounting mechanism further includes a mount side retaining mechanism; 
   a second mounting mechanism configured to wrap around the first mounting mechanism and the user's appendage;
 wherein the second mounting mechanism further includes a wrap side retaining mechanism configured to interface with the mount side retaining mechanism to secure the device in a wrapped state around the appendage of the user; and 
 wherein the first pocket entrance is pressed against the user's appendage and occluded by the second pocket when the device is secured to the user in a wrapped state. 
   
     
     
         20 . The device carrier of  claim 19 , wherein the second pocket comprises a resilient material that constrains a content within the pocket when the device is mounted to the user in a wrapped state.