US 12,226,004 B2
Communications pouch
Jennifer Pinkos, Hanover, MD (US); Keren Espina, Randallstown, MD (US); James Turney, Silver Spring, MD (US); Can Gun Yaprak, Halethorpe, MD (US); and Christie Burrow, New Market, MD (US)
Filed by Vorbeck Materials Corp., Jessup, MD (US)
Filed on Mar. 16, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/696,562.
Prior Publication US 2023/0292913 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. A45F 3/02 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/52 (2006.01); A45F 3/00 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 3/02 (2013.01) [H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/526 (2013.01); A45F 2003/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wearable communications pouch (“WCP”) comprising:
a front panel;
a back panel;
a shoulder strap;
a first closed state;
an first open state
wherein
the front panel comprises an antenna element;
the back panel is pivotably coupled to the front panel;
the shoulder strap is pivotably coupled to and extends from the back panel;
the back panel comprises a communications hub affixed thereto;
the communications hub comprises antenna ports;
each antenna element is conductively coupled to an antenna port;
each shoulder strap receives a garment strap and thereby demountably couples the WCP to the garment;
each antenna port demountably and conductively couples to a portable radio;
in the first closed state,
the front panel is positioned proximate to the back panel and thereby covers the communications hub;
the communications hub is oriented towards the first panel; and
in the first open state, the front panel is pivoted away from the back panel and thereby exposes the communications hub.