Holder for portable terminal

Details Holder for portable terminal Holder for portable terminal

2001-04-25

2003-12-16

Young, Lee (Department: 3727)

Package and article carriers

Carried by animate bearer

Article held by receiver

C224S904000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06662985

ABSTRACT:

FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a holder for holding a portable terminal, such as a portable personal computer, on a body of a user.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Portable terminals such as a portable personal computers have recently been getting smaller and lighter. Therefore, in order for a user to carry portable terminal outdoors, the portable terminal may be designed to be worn on the body of the user directly or with a holder.
A conventional holder for a portable terminal will be explained below with reference to
FIG. 3
which is an outline view a holder attached to a body. Holding members
23
through which a waist belt
24
of trousers or the like passes are provided on a case
22
of a portable terminal
21
. When wearing the portable terminal
21
on the waist of the body, the user passes the waist belt
24
between the case
22
of the portable terminal
21
and the holding members
23
.
The position at which this portable terminal holder can be worn is limited to the waist of the body. When working outside, for example, a user often wears working tools on a waist belt, and thus, space for wearing the portable terminal may not be available, or the portable terminal may be damaged by the tools.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A holder, for holding a portable terminal, is wearable selectively on a waist or a thigh.
The holder comprises an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal, and plural wearing units attached to the accommodating unit for wearing the accommodating unit selectively on the thigh or the waist of a body. As a result, depending on the desired usage, the portable terminal can be flexibly worn on either the thigh or the waist.


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