System for carrying a portable item of equipment

Abstract

The invention relates to a carrying system for carrying a portable item of equipment, said system comprising a cord forming a loop, and a member placed on the loop and provided with first retaining means for retaining a portion of the loop. The system is in the form of a double loop when a portion of the cord in the loop is retained by the first retaining means. It is thus possible to reduce the aperture of the loop so as to make it about four times smaller. The loop of the carrying system can thus selectively be placed around the neck or around the wrist of a user. The carrying system of the invention may serve to carry a portable item of equipment such as a mobile telephone, an electronic diary, or an organizer.

Description

[0001] Document FR-A-2 661 662 describes a portable item of equipment having a housing provided with two parallel slideways formed on opposite edges of the housing. A fastening system is fixed in removable manner to the housing. The fastening system is either a wrist strap that fixes around the wrist of the user, or a neck strap that is placed around the neck of the user.[0002] Document GB-A-2 266 452 describes a carrying system for carrying a portable item of equipment. That carrying system has a wrist strap and a belt clip formed in integral manner. A chain detachably connects the carrying system to the portable item of equipment.[0003] Document CH-A-665 327 G describes a device for attaching a wrist strap to a watch case. A tie is fixed to the case via one of its ends to form a loop around a wrist. The case has a pillar around which the tie is wound to set the size of the loop formed by the tie.[0004] Those devices suffer from drawbacks. They do not make it possible to obtain dif...

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Benefits of technology

[0005] There is therefore a need for a system for carrying a portable item of equipment that makes it possible, for example, to attach a portable item of equipment selectively either to the neck or to the wrist of a user. It is also desirable for a carrying system of this type to be compact.

[0006] The invention thus provides a carrying system for carrying a portable item of equipment, said system comprising a cord forming a loop, and a member on the loop, retaining two strands of the cord to form a closed loop defining an aperture. The member is provided with first retaining means suitable for retaining a portion of the closed loop, so as to form a closed double loop, thereby reducing the aperture.

[0009] In yet another variant, the member has locking means for preventing said strand of the cord from sliding.

[0010] In yet another variant, the member is provided with a passageway of cross-section suitable for preventing said strand of the cord from sliding when a force less than a predetermined force is applied to the cord.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a section view of a carrying system body making it possible to set the adjustment of the carrying system; and

Problems solved by technology

Those devices suffer from drawbacks.

They do not make it possible to obtain different sizes of loop with the same cord for the purpose of adapting the fixing so as to suit needs.

In particular, those systems do not make it possible to use the same system to attach a portable item of equipment around a user's neck or wrist depending on what the user wants.

In addition, those devices are complicated and are not easy to adjust.

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