Wearable communication device with contoured back
US7844310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2001/3866
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An improved PDA-like portable electronic communication device includes a housing having a display screen on the front and a mounting surface that is contoured to generally conform to the shape of a user's forearm. In this way, the communication device can be comfortably and securely worn on a user's forearm so that it is constantly or immediately available for use. In example embodiments, the mounting surface is formed by the back side of the housing and is cylindrically concave or frustoconically concave. In other example embodiments, the device includes a mount to which the housing attaches in multiple positions, with the mount having a frustoconically concave back surface in one embodiment and with another embodiment additionally including mating cylindrically convex and concave surfaces of the mount and the housing.
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