SUPPORT WITH HARNESS
A support with a harness using magnetic attraction and adjustable clamping features addresses the bulkiness of existing holders by securely attaching to cylindrical objects, enabling hands-free use of electronic devices.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- FR2023010532
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-10-03
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-29
- Estimated Expiration
- 2033-10-03
AI Technical Summary
Existing mobile phone holders are bulky and inconvenient to carry, especially when used with cylindrical objects like water bottles, and there is a need for a hands-free solution that is compact and easy to attach.
A support with a harness comprising a carrier member with magnetic attraction, a pivotable support member, and a flexible strap that can be adjusted and clamped around a cylindrical object to securely hold an electronic device like a mobile phone.
The support provides a compact, easy-to-carry solution that allows for hands-free use of electronic devices by securely attaching to cylindrical objects, offering convenience and aesthetic appeal.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: SUPPORT WITH HARNESS
[0001] BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] 1. Field of the invention
[0003] The present invention relates generally to the technical field of a support with a harness, in particular a support capable of holding an electronic device on a cylindrical object.
[0004] 2. Prior art
[0005] Mobile phones are electronic devices that most people own nowadays, which not only allow them to answer calls at any time, but also allow them to watch videos. As the scope of users' activities is becoming increasingly wider, it is desirable to use the mobile phone at any time more conveniently and even use it hands-free, which is why various hands-free holders have appeared in the consumer market. However, most of these holders are bulky and inconvenient to carry. In addition, since most people carry a water bottle when exercising outdoors, if the holder can be fixed on the water bottle in a simple way to carry the mobile phone, it can achieve the hands-free effect and meet the needs of users. The water bottle can certainly be replaced by various cylindrical objects. Summary of the invention
[0006] The present invention aims to provide a holder with a harness, which can be fixed on a cylindrical object by a structure of the harness. The cylindrical object can be a water bottle or other tubular-shaped objects. The holder can adjust the position of an electronic device, such as a mobile phone, disposed thereon, thereby enabling the user to use the mobile phone conveniently and hands-free.
[0007] To this end, the present invention relates to a support with a harness, comprising: a carrier member, a support member and the harness. The carrier member has a flat surface, a local area of the surface comprises a magnetic attraction area, and magnets are arranged in the carrier member on the magnetic attraction area, such that the magnetic attraction area has a magnetic attraction force. The support member is arranged with a pivotable connection structure on one side thereof adjacent to the carrier member (i.e., is pivotally connected to an edge of the carrier member), and is capable of maintaining an angle between the carrier member and the support member after being adjusted. The harness comprises a flexible curved strap, and at least one end of the harness is coupled to the support member, such that the support member and the harness join to form a ring shape.
[0008] According to one of the preferred embodiments, the carrier element comprises a ring-shaped structure, the center of the carrier element forms a through space, and the magnets are arranged in the ring-shaped structure.
[0009] According to one of the preferred embodiments, the ring-shaped structure of the carrier member is formed with a groove in which the magnets are arranged, and a cover sheet is fixed on the carrier member to close the groove, and an exposed flat area of the cover sheet is the surface.
[0010] According to one of the preferred embodiments, a stop is pivotally connected to the carrier member, and protrudes from the surface after being raised, the majority of the stop is in the gap and does not protrude from the surface once the stop is pivoted towards the carrier member.
[0011] According to one of the preferred embodiments, the support member comprises a bendable thin sheet with elasticity such that the support member returns to an original state once an external force acting on the support member is removed, and the support member and the harness have a clamping effect by using an elastic force to return the support member to the original state when the bent support member and the harness surround a circumference of a cylindrical object.
[0012] Compared with the prior art, the holder according to the present invention is small in size and easy to carry, and can be quickly and conveniently fixed on a cylindrical object, thus enabling the electronic device to be used in a hands-free mode and the user to enjoy excellent convenience. Brief description of the drawings
[0013] [Fig.l] is a perspective view of a support with a harness according to the present invention.
[0014] [Fig.2] is an exploded view of the support of the present invention.
[0015] [Fig.3] is a perspective view showing the support according to the present invention in a state of use and the supporting element bent and deformed.
[0016] [Fig.4] is a perspective view showing the support according to the present invention in another state of use.
[0017] [Fig.5] is a perspective view showing the support according to the present invention in a state of practical use.
[0018] [Fig.6] is a side view showing a mobile phone arranged on the support according to the present invention.
[0019] [Fig.7] is a side view showing a mobile phone arranged on the support according to the present invention in another state.
[0020] [Fig.8] is a perspective view showing the support according to the present invention in a folded state.
[0021] [Fig.9] is a view showing another state of use of the support according to the present invention.
[0022] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0023] Figures 1 to 3 correspond to a perspective view, an exploded view and a view in a state of use of a holder with a harness according to the present invention. The holder according to the present invention comprises a carrier member 10, a stopper 20, a support member 30 and the harness 40. The carrier member 10 is mainly used for holding an electronic device thereon. The electronic device may be a mobile phone. The carrier member 10 may have a flat surface 11, a local area of the surface 11 may be a magnetic attraction area 12, and magnets 13 may be arranged in the carrier member 10 on the magnetic attraction area 12, such that the magnetic attraction area 12 has a magnetic attraction force. In these drawings, the magnetic attraction area 12 may be represented by imaginary dotted lines.One end of the stopper 20 may be pivotally connected to the carrier member 10, the stopper 20 may protrude from the surface 11 after being raised, and the stopper 20 may be used to support an edge of the mobile phone so as to prevent the mobile phone from falling. The support member 30 may be pivotally connected to one side of the carrier member 10 adjacent thereto by a pivotal connection structure 33, and the carrier member 10 may maintain an angle relative to the support member 30 after being adjusted, such that the mobile phone may be disposed thereon in an inclined manner to enable the user to conveniently watch a video played by the mobile phone. The harness 40 may be a flexible curved strap, and at least one end of the harness 40 may be coupled to the support member 30 as shown in [Fig. 3].Thus, a ring-shaped structure formed by the support member 30 and the harness 40 can be used to surround or fit over a circumference of a cylindrical object, thereby achieving the purpose of being fixed on the cylindrical object; therefore, the mobile phone can be held by the support member 10 and the stopper 20 to enable the user to use the mobile phone in a hands-free mode.
[0024] In the following, the elements of the present invention will be explained in detail as shown in [Fig.2].
[0025] The carrier element 10 can attract and hold the mobile phone mainly by the magnetic attraction force. In one embodiment of the present invention, the carrier element 10 may be a ring-shaped structure, the carrier element 10 may have a through-space 14 in its center, the structure in ring shape of the carrier member 10 may be formed with a groove 15, and magnets 13 may be arranged in the groove 15. Furthermore, the holder according to the present invention may comprise a cover sheet 16, the cover sheet 16 may be a soft pad or a rubber pad, the cover sheet 16 may be fixed on the carrier member 10 to close the groove 15, an exposed flat area of the cover sheet 16 may be the surface 11 (as shown in [Fig. 1]), and thus a local area of the surface 11 may have the magnetic attraction area 12 which can generate a magnetic attraction force. Some mobile phones have a magnetic attraction force on a specific surface thereof, such as the iPhone® 12 and iPhone® 13 series of products, these types of mobile phones can be directly attracted by the carrier member 10.On the other hand, other mobile phones without magnetic attraction force can be fixed using an iron sheet on their back side. When the iron sheet is attracted to the carrier member 10, these types of mobile phones can also be held on the carrier member 10.
[0026] Although the carrier member 10 can serve to hold the mobile phone, the present invention further provides another safety mechanism to prevent the mobile phone held on the carrier member 10 from falling. The carrier member 10 can further be pivotally connected to the stopper 20, and a pivotally connecting position of the stopper 20 can be close to the pivotally connecting structure 33 of the carrier member 10 and the support member 30. The stopper 20 can protrude from the surface 11 after being raised, a maximum opening angle between the stopper 20 and the surface 11 can be 90°, and thus the stopper 20 can support an edge of the mobile phone to effectively prevent the mobile phone from slipping and falling. Furthermore, as shown in [Fig.4], in view of a good aesthetic appearance after folding, when the stopper 20 is pivoted toward the carrier member 10 to the lowest position, most of the stopper 20 may be in the gap 14 and not protrude from the surface 11, and a shape of the stopper 20 may correspond to a part of a shape of the gap 14, thus presenting a good aesthetic appearance in a folded state. As shown in [Fig. 2], in one embodiment of the present invention, for ease of assembly, the stopper 20 may have a connecting portion 21 at one end thereof, the connecting portion 21 may have a C-shaped pin hole, the carrier member 10 may have a pin 17 at a corresponding position. When the connecting portion 21 is coupled to the pin 17, the stopper 20 can pivot about the pin 17 as a pivot center.Furthermore, the stopper 20 may have a protruding portion 22 at another end thereof, distant from the connecting portion 21. The protruding portion 22 serves to prevent the mobile phone from slipping and falling.
[0027] One side of the support member 30 adjacent to the carrier member 10 can be coupled to the carrier member 10 by the pivoting connection structure 33, an angle between the support member 30 and the carrier member 10 can be adjustably controlled, and a maximum adjustable angle can reach 270°. In one embodiment of the present invention, the pivoting connection structure 33 of the support member 30 and the carrier member 10 can be press-fitted, and thus the carrier member 10 can maintain the angle relative to the support member 30 after being adjusted.
[0028] In the present invention, the support member 30 and the harness 40 can be attached and fixed on a target object. The support member 30 may comprise a bendable thin sheet, the thin sheet has elasticity, and thus the support member 30 can return to an original state when an external force acting on the support member 30 is removed. When the bent and deformed support member 30 and the harness 40 surround a circumference of the cylindrical object, an elastic force of the support member 30 to return the support member 30 to the original state can cause the support member 30 and the harness 40 to have a clamping effect. In Figures 3 and 4, the support member 30 is assumed to be in a deformed state under the action of an external force, and the external force is not yet removed.The harness 40 may comprise a flexible curved strap for surrounding or sleeved on the circumference of the cylindrical object so as to achieve the purpose of clamping and fixing. The harness 40 may be made in various ways, for example, a strap folded in two directions into two parts, but not limited to, i.e., the strap may comprise two parts connected to two ends of the support member 30, respectively, and two ends of the strap may be buckled to each other. Hereinafter, the present invention is explained with only one type of harness, but it is not limited thereto.In one embodiment of the present invention, two ends of the support member 30 away from the pivoting connection structure 33 in a transverse direction may have a clamping portion 31, respectively, a cross-section of the clamping portion 31 may have a C-shape that forms a coupling groove 32, and a transverse size at the deepest position of the coupling groove 32 is larger than a size at an opening thereof. Two ends of the harness 40 may respectively have a coupling portion 41, a shape of the coupling portion 41 matches that of the coupling groove 32, and when assembling, the coupling portions 41 of the harness 40 may be inserted into the coupling grooves 32 along a specific direction.When the coupling portions 41 are inserted into and along a center line of the coupling grooves 32, for example from top to bottom or from bottom to top in the drawing, the harness 40 and the support member 30 can join to form a ring shape such that the harness 40 cannot fall even if it is pulled in a . vertical direction to and away from the support member 30. Furthermore, the harness 40 may include an elastic strap capable of contracting and elongating, and it may spontaneously return to an original state when an external force acting thereon is removed.
[0029] Next, the method of using the present invention will be explained below.
[0030] As shown in [Fig.5], in one embodiment of the present invention, the cylindrical object on which the harness is fixed may be a water bottle 50. The ring-shaped structure formed by the support member 30 and the harness 40 may sleeve on an upper portion of the water bottle 50, which is a bottle cap 51, while the support member 30 and the harness 40 may achieve the purpose of clamping by a deformed state of the support member 30. The carrier member 10 may be raised to form an inclined state, and the stopper 20 may also be raised to protrude from the surface 11. As shown in [Fig. 6], a mobile phone 60 may be transversely arranged on the surface 11, a purpose of attracting and holding the mobile phone 60 may be achieved by the magnetic attraction force of the magnetic attraction area 12, and the stopper 20 may support an edge of the mobile phone 60 to further prevent the mobile phone 60 from slip and fall.
[0031] As shown in Figures 4 and 7, when the stopper 20 is pushed into the gap 14, a rear surface of the mobile phone 60 can be attracted into a standing position by the magnetic attraction area 12 and, therefore, the mobile phone 60 can be held on the water bottle 60 in a different holding manner.
[0032] As shown in [Fig.8], when the holder is not in use, the supporting member 10 can be rotated downward to fix on an upper surface of the bottle cap 51, and the stopper 20 can also be pushed into the gap 14. The holder can be regarded as a decoration which has a good aesthetic appearance. Furthermore, when the bottle cap 51 is removed from the water bottle 50, the holder cannot be loosened. Therefore, the holder according to the present invention is a very practical and convenient design.
[0033] Furthermore, the supporting member 10 of the holder according to the present invention uses the magnetic attraction force to attract the mobile phone 60. Furthermore, the present invention can provide a more compact structure without the stopper 20, thereby obtaining a simpler and less expensive holder.
[0034] [Fig.9] is a view showing another state of use of the holder according to the present invention. In one embodiment of the present invention, the cylindrical object is replaced by a rectangular prism 70. A closed-shaped structure formed by the support member 30 and the harness 40 surrounds a circumference of the rectangular prism 70. The carrier member 10 is adjusted to an inclination angle desired and, therefore, a lower edge of the mobile phone 60 can be placed on the carrier member 10 and an upper edge of the mobile phone 60 can be leaned against the rectangular prism 70. This shows another state of hands-free use of the mobile phone. Furthermore, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the cylindrical object can be replaced by a columnar object of any shape.
[0035] The above embodiments are intended to explain by way of example the effects of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Those skilled in the art may make modifications and variations to the present invention without departing from the scope of the present invention. Furthermore, the numbering of the elements in the embodiments is by way of example and is not intended to limit the present invention.
Claims
Claims
1. A support with a harness (40), characterized by comprising: a carrier member (10) having a flat surface (11), a local area of the surface (11) including a magnetic attraction area (12), magnets (13) being arranged in the carrier member (10) on the magnetic attraction area (12), such that the magnetic attraction area (12) has a magnetic attraction force; a support member (30) arranged with a pivoting connection structure (33) on one side thereof adjacent to the carrier member (10), and capable of maintaining an angle between the carrier member (10) and the support member (30) after being adjusted; and the harness (40) comprising a flexible curved strap, at least one end of the harness (40) being coupled to the support member (30), such that the support member (30) and the harness (40) join to form a ring shape.
2. A support according to claim 1, characterized in that the carrier element (10) comprises a ring-shaped structure, the center of the carrier element (10) forms a through space (14), and the magnets (13) are arranged in the ring-shaped structure.
3. A holder according to claim 2, characterized in that the ring-shaped structure of the carrier member (10) is formed with a groove (15) in which the magnets (13) are arranged, and a cover sheet (16) is fixed on the carrier member (10) to close the groove (15), and an exposed flat area of the cover sheet (16) is the surface (11).
4. A support according to claim 2, characterized in that a stop (20) is pivotally connected to the carrier element (10), and protrudes from the surface (11) after being raised, the greater part of the stop (20) is in the gap (14) and does not protrude from the surface (11) once the stop is pivoted towards the carrier element (10).
5. A support according to claim 1, characterized in that the support member (30) comprises a bendable thin sheet with elasticity such that the support member (30) returns to an original state once an external force acting on the support member (30) is removed, and the support member (30) and the harness (40) have a clamping effect by using an elastic force to bring the support member (30) back to an original state. support (30) in the original state when the curved support member (30) and the harness (40) surround a circumference of a cylindrical object.