System for carrying a portable item of equipment
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US ยท United States
- Patent Type
- Applications(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- IPG ELECTRONICS 503
- Publication Date
- 2002-08-08
- Estimated Expiration
- Not applicable ยท inactive patent
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Abstract
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...