US 11,717,076 B1
Strap assembly for a wearable mobile device and method of using the same
Dwight Franz, Mount Laurel, NJ (US); Blake E Dunbar, Mount Laurel, NJ (US); Emily N Cort, Mount Laurel, NJ (US); and Robert M Pierce, Mount Laurel, NJ (US)
Assigned to HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Hand Held Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Apr. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/660,792.
Int. Cl. A45F 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/00 (2013.01) [A45F 2005/008 (2013.01); A45F 2200/0516 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A strap assembly for securing a mobile device relative to an arm of a user, the strap assembly comprising:
a strap panel comprising a rachet cable tension adjustment slot;
a ratchet assembly configured to facilitate selective tightening of the strap assembly towards an arm of a user, the rachet assembly comprising:
a ratchet element arranged on the strap panel;
a dynamic cable attachment element disposed within the rachet cable tension adjustment slot and configured to move throughout a range of motion defined along a length of the rachet cable tension adjustment slot; and
a ratchet cable extending at least between the ratchet element and the dynamic cable attachment element, the ratchet cable being defined at least in part by a looped cable portion configured for attachment to the dynamic cable attachment element;
wherein the dynamic cable attachment element is configured to be moved along the length of the rachet cable tension adjustment slot in response to one or more forces imparted on the dynamic cable attachment element from the ratchet cable.