US20240245175A1

US20240245175A1 - Mobile phone tether

Info

Publication number: US20240245175A1
Application number: US18/101,346
Authority: US
Inventors: Jamie Quebodeaux
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2023-01-25
Filing date: 2023-01-25
Publication date: 2024-07-25

Abstract

A tether apparatus for tethering a phone or other personal device to a wrist of a user includes a bracelet being flexible and forming a closed loop for receiving a wrist of the user. A plurality of bracelet sliders is arranged along the bracelet. The bracelet is threaded through each bracelet slider of the plurality of bracelet sliders, and the plurality of bracelet sliders is positioned to be configured for abutting a wrist of the user. A tie loop is coupled to and extends away from the bracelet. The tie loop is also flexible. A diameter of the tie loop is smaller than a diameter of the bracelet. The tie loop is configured for threading through an attachment loop associated with the personal device and receiving the bracelet.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(1) Field of the Invention

The disclosure relates to phone tethers and more particularly pertains to a new phone tether for tethering a phone or other personal device to a wrist of a user.

(2) Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 1.98

The prior art relates to phone tethers and includes devices which are wearable around a wrist of a user and attaches a phone to the wrist. However, the prior art does not disclose a phone tether which comprises a bracelet and an attachment loop, in which the attachment loop can be threaded through an attachment loop associated with the phone and receive the bracelet to tie to the attachment loop, and in which a plurality of bracelet beads are threaded onto the bracelet which abut the wrist of the user.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a bracelet being flexible and forming a closed loop for receiving a wrist of the user. A plurality of bracelet sliders is arranged along the bracelet. The bracelet is threaded through each bracelet slider of the plurality of bracelet sliders, and the plurality of bracelet sliders is positioned to be configured for abutting a wrist of the user. A tie loop is coupled to and extends away from the bracelet. The tie loop is also flexible. A diameter of the tie loop is smaller than a diameter of the bracelet. The tie loop is configured for threading through an attachment loop associated with the personal device and receiving the bracelet.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a tether apparatus according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

FIG. 3 is an in-use view of an embodiment of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 3 thereof, a new phone tether embodying the principles and concepts of an embodiment of the disclosure and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.
As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 3 , the tether apparatus 10 generally comprises a bracelet 12 which is flexible and forms a closed loop 14 for receiving a wrist 18 of a user 16. A plurality of bracelet sliders 20 is arranged along the bracelet 12. The bracelet 12 is threaded through each bracelet slider 20 of the plurality of bracelet sliders 20. The plurality of bracelet sliders 20 is positioned to abut a wrist 18 of the user 16 such that the bracelet 12 does not abut the wrist 18 of the user 16, which can cause pain to the user 16 when the bracelet 12 is formed of a thin material that can cut into the wrist 18 of the user 16. Each bracelet slider 20 of the plurality of bracelet sliders 20 has an ornamental appearance. Each bracelet slider 20 comprises a bracelet bead 22 but may comprise a gemstone, charm, locket, or the like.
A tie loop 24 is coupled to and extends away from the bracelet 12. The tie loop 24 is flexible. A diameter of the tie loop 24 is smaller than a diameter of the bracelet 12. Each one of a pair of tie ends 26 of the tie loop 24 is coupled to a respective one of a pair of bracelet ends 28 of the bracelet 12, and the pair of tie ends 26 is positioned adjacent to each other. The tie loop 24 threads through an attachment loop 38 associated with a personal device 30 and receives the bracelet 12. The personal device 30 may be a mobile phone, a personal music player, or the like.
Some embodiments of the present invention include a case 32 with an outer wall 34, in which the outer wall 34 defines an inner space 36 for receiving the personal device 30. The attachment loop 38 is coupled to the outer wall 34 in these embodiments, and an outer surface 40 of the attachment loop 38 may be coplanar with an outer surface 42 of the outer wall 34.
A plurality of collars 44 is coupled to the tie loop 24. The tie loop 24 has a pair of end portions 46 and a center portion 48, and the center portion 48 extends between the pair of end portions 46. Each collar 44 of the plurality of collars 44 is coupled to both of the pair of end portions 46 such that the pair of end portions 46 are retained adjacent to each other. The plurality of collars 44 retains the pair of bracelet ends 28 adjacent to each other. The plurality of collars 44 includes a charm 50 which has an ornamental shape 52 and a plurality of collar beads 54. Each collar bead 54 of the plurality of collar beads 54 has an ornamental appearance. Each end portion 46 of the pair of end portions 46 is threaded through each collar 44 of the plurality of collars 44. The bracelet 12 and the tie loop 24 are jointly constructed of an endless cord 56 which comprises a fishing line 58.
In use, the tie loop 24 is threaded through the attachment loop 38 and receives the bracelet 12 such that the tie loop 24 ties to the attachment loop 38. Then the bracelet 12 is worn on the wrist 18 of the user 16 such that the personal device 30 is attached to the wrist 18.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.

Claims

I claim:

1. A tether apparatus for securing a personal device to a user, the apparatus comprising:

a bracelet forming a closed loop for receiving a wrist of the user, said bracelet being flexible;

a plurality of bracelet sliders being arranged along said bracelet, said bracelet being threaded through each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders, said plurality of bracelet sliders being positioned to be configured for abutting a wrist of the user; and

a tie loop being coupled to and extending away from said bracelet, said tie loop being flexible, a diameter of said tie loop being smaller than a diameter of said bracelet, said tie loop being configured for threading through an attachment loop associated with the personal device and receiving said bracelet.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders comprise a bracelet bead.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders has an ornamental appearance.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each one of a pair of tie ends of said tie loop is coupled to a respective one of a pair of bracelet ends of said bracelet, said pair of tie ends being positioned adjacent to each other.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of collars being coupled to said tie loop, said tie loop having a pair of end portions and a center portion, said center portion extending between said pair of end portions, each collar of said plurality of collars being coupled to both of said pair of end portions such that said pair of end portions are retained adjacent to each other, said plurality of collars retaining said pair of bracelet ends adjacent to each other.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said plurality of collars includes a charm having an ornamental shape and a plurality of collar beads, each collar bead of said plurality of collar beads having an ornamental appearance.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein each end portion of said pair of end portions is threaded through each collar of said plurality of collars.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said bracelet and said tie loop are jointly constructed of an endless cord.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein said endless cord comprises a fishing line.

10. A tether apparatus for securing a personal device to a user, the apparatus comprising:

a plurality of bracelet sliders being arranged along said bracelet, said bracelet being threaded through each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders, said plurality of bracelet sliders being positioned to be configured for abutting a wrist of the user, each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders comprising a bracelet bead, each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders having an ornamental appearance;

a tie loop being coupled to and extending away from said bracelet, said tie loop being flexible, a diameter of said tie loop being smaller than a diameter of said bracelet, said tie loop being configured for threading through an attachment loop associated with the personal device and receiving said bracelet, each one of a pair of tie ends of said tie loop being coupled to a respective one of a pair of bracelet ends of said bracelet, said pair of tie ends being positioned adjacent to each other;

a plurality of collars being coupled to said tie loop, said tie loop having a pair of end portions and a center portion, said center portion extending between said pair of end portions, each collar of said plurality of collars being coupled to both of said pair of end portions such that said pair of end portions are retained adjacent to each other, said plurality of collars retaining said pair of bracelet ends adjacent to each other, said plurality of collars including a charm having an ornamental shape and a plurality of collar beads, each collar bead of said plurality of collar beads having an ornamental appearance, each end portion of said pair of end portions being threaded through each collar of said plurality of collars; and

said bracelet and said tie loop being jointly constructed of an endless cord, said endless cord comprising a fishing line.

11. A tether assembly for securing a personal device to a user, the assembly comprising:

a plurality of bracelet sliders being arranged along said bracelet, said bracelet being threaded through each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders, said plurality of bracelet sliders being configured for abutting a wrist of the user;

a tie loop being coupled to and extending away from said bracelet, said tie loop being flexible, a diameter of said tie loop being smaller than a diameter of said bracelet; and

a case having an outer wall, said outer wall defining an inner space for receiving the personal device, said case having an attachment loop being coupled to said outer wall, said tether being securable to said case by threading said tie loop through said attachment loop and receiving said bracelet through said tie loop such that said tie loop ties to said attachment loop.

12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders comprises a bracelet bead.

13. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each bracelet slider of said plurality of bracelet sliders has an ornamental appearance.

14. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each one of a pair of tie ends of said tie loop being coupled to a respective one of a pair of bracelet ends of said bracelet, said pair of tie ends being positioned adjacent to each other.

15. The assembly of claim 11, wherein an outer surface of said attachment loop is coplanar with an outer surface of said outer wall.

16. The assembly of claim 11, further comprising a plurality of collars being coupled to said tie loop, said tie loop having a pair of end portions and a center portion, said center portion extending between said pair of end portions, each collar of said plurality of collars being coupled to both of said pair of end portions such that said pair of end portions are retained adjacent to each other, said plurality of collars retaining said pair of bracelet ends adjacent to each other.

17. The assembly of claim 16, wherein said plurality of collars includes a charm having an ornamental shape and a plurality of collar beads.

18. The assembly of claim 16, wherein each collar bead of said plurality of collar beads has an ornamental appearance.

19. The assembly of claim 16, wherein each end portion of said pair of end portions is threaded through each collar of said plurality of collars.

20. The assembly of claim 11, wherein said bracelet and said tie loop are jointly constructed of an endless cord, said endless cord comprising a fishing line.