Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-29
2001-12-11
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S581000, C224S582000, C024S003130
Reexamination Certificate
active
06328193
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field Of The Invention
The preset invention generally relates to package and article carriers. More particularly, this invention relates to an article retention system having a tether that is connected to a belt strap that encircles some part of a user's body.
2. Description Of The Related Art
Growing numbers of people appear to be concerned that they will misplace and lose valuable portable, personal articles, such as cell phones, pagers, eyeglasses, key chains and wallets. A primary reason for this situation is that more people are choosing to carry with them a greater number of more expensive personal articles, of which there are many more today than ever before, with many people preferring to have these articles at their finger tips for easy use.
Meanwhile, modern clothing is often being configured to be lighter weight and less bulky, thereby providing fewer pockets and space for transporting such personal articles. It also aes to be the case that those who prefer such clothing seldom want to be encumbered with Weighty bags for carrying personal articles; especially when such bags do not usually make such articles readily accessible, nor do they contribute to preventing the situation wherein one just forgets to put a personal article back into the bag after use.
Some work-specific items have been developed to address the related problem of providing one with easy access to items which must be transported, but always within easy reach. For example, we have a night watchman's one end of which contains a key ring, while the other end is attached to some item of the watchmans clothing's. Similarly, many tradesmen wear tool belts which allow them to have their tools constantly at-hand and ready for use.
However, these work-specific items are not well suited for general use by greater numbers of people. The need exists for better means of allowing one to transport, with minimum risk of lost valuable person articles which need to be readily accessible for ease, effectiveness and efficiency of use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is generally directed to satisfying the needs set forth above. The problems of one misplacing or losing transported, easily-accessible personal articles are minimized or resolved by the present invention.
In accordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foregoing needs can be satisfied by providing a tether with a means on one end for attaching a personal article of its user or a unit for carrying such a personal articles. The other end of the tether passes through a first connector body and is then detachably connected to a second connector body, with each of these connector bodies being attached or clamped to a user's belt or to the waist portion of a user's clothing.
This tether is positionable between an extended and a retracted position. In its retracted position, the tether encircles the waist of its user so that a personal article is held in close proximity to the waist of its user. In its extended position, the tether's detachable end is disconnected so that its other end may be moved away from the user's body to allow an attached personal article to be used more effectively.
In another embodiment, this personal article retention system further includes a second tether having the ability to attach a second personal article, while utilizing the same or similar connector bodies. In a further embodiment, these connector bodies are attached to a belt that is Worn by the system user and around which the tethers reside in their retracted position. Such a belt may be especially configured to allow it to be twice wrapped about the user's waist, with the tethers and connectors being positioned on the outer wrap of the belt.
These retention systems seen to achieve their objects of minimizing the risk that transported, readily accessible, personal articles will be lost. Other objects and advantages of this invention will become readily apparent as the invention is better understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description that follows.
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Guffey Larry J.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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