Patent · US Expired

Flexible receptacle device

US5957357A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 7, 1997
Grant dateSep 28, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S224/93
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for holding objects, comprising a receptacle having a having a flexible wall, a potential space and at least one open end leading to the potential space, adapted for holding an object therewithin; a strap, forming a passage between the flexible wall and the strap; and a flexible elongated supporting member affixed to the flexible wall, having an encircling portion adapted to pass through the passage and around the receptacle. The device preferably comprises flexible front and rear panels, the front and rear panels being secured to each other along the respective sides and bottoms to form a potential space. The strap is preferably on the rear, forming a space between the rear panel and the rear strap, with the flexible elongated supporting member affixed to the rear panel. The rear strap is preferably held between a junction of the front and rear panels; and the flexible elongated supporting member preferably has a pair of intersecting elongated elements affixed to the rear panel above the rear strap, the encircling portion being distal to an intersection of the elongated elements. The receptacle may be used to carry and protect a cellular telephone or other electronic comm…

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