Interchangeable Finger-Grip Attachment for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Large mobile devices, such as cellular phones and tablets, are difficult to grasp and prone to slipping from users' hands when reaching across the screen or taking photos, and they do not fit neatly into pockets.
Innovation Solution
An interchangeable finger-grip attachment system featuring a flexible strap with a track and anchoring mechanism that adjusts to form a loop, allowing for secure handling and easy carrying by forming a circumference for the user's hand or finger, and an insert with a flanged edge that secures to a mobile device case.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices are made larger to provide more functionality, then device capability is improved, but ease of grasping deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
A flexible strap with adjustable loop acts as an intermediary between the user's hand and the mobile device. The strap provides additional contact points and distribution of force, making it easier to hold larger devices securely without increasing the device size itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible strap features an adjustable loop that can dynamically adapt to different hand sizes and gripping preferences. The loop can be extended or repositioned along the strap to optimize the grip configuration for each user and situation, providing dynamic adaptability to the grasping task.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices are made larger to provide more functionality, then device capability is improved, but stability in hand deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible strap serves as a mediator that enhances stability by providing additional anchoring points. The adjustable loop allows the strap to conform to the user's hand anatomy, creating a more stable and secure connection between the device and the user during use.
3Adaptability or versatility
If mobile devices are made larger to provide more functionality, then device capability is improved, but ease of storage deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible strap is made from a thin, pliable material that can be easily folded, bent, and compressed. This allows the strap to be compacted into a small form factor when not in use, enabling easy storage in pockets or attached to the device without adding significant bulk or volume.
Data Source
AI summary
What is disclosed is an attachment for a portable media device that case that is configured for attachment to a flexible strap. An end of the flexible strap is configured to slide along the attachment in a track to form an adjustable loop. A plurality of straps can be provided to allow a user to vary the color and/or shape of the strap. What is further disclosed is a portable media case having the track integral with the case. The case is configured to provide protection to a mobile device, including but not limited to a mobile phone. The case with flexible strap forming a loop provides a mechanism to secure a mobile device in the hand of a user or to mount the device. Alternatively the attachment can be formed as an insert into an opening in a case such that the insert and strap are removable from the case.