PORTABLE HANDS-FREE BRACKET
A portable hands-free bracket includes: a wearing unit, a support protective plate, an angle adjustment unit, and a receiving tube; wherein the wearing unit being for the user to wear around the waist; the support protective plate being disposed at the wearing unit and pressing against user abdomen when in use; the angle adjustment unit being installed at the support protective plate to receive the receiving tube, and able to adjust and fix the angle at which the receiving tube tilting outwards from the support protective plate; and the receiving tube having a housing space for insertion and placement. As such, the user wears the wearing unit around waist with supporting clamping device holding a smart phone and placed in receiving tube, to view the display hands-free.
The present disclosure generally relates to a portable hands-free apparatus technical field, and in particularly, related to a hands-free bracket tied to the abdominal area of a user for holding smart phones, to achieve hands-free viewing of the smart phone.
BACKGROUNDConventional hands-free apparatuses for portable electronic devices are fastened to an object, such as, windshield, glass, wall or desk top, and clamp to hold the portable electronic device. As such, a user can view the video played on the electronic device comfortably by adjusting the viewing angle and distance. However, as the hands-free apparatus is fastened to a stationary place, when the user changes position, the viewing angle and distance with respect to the display also changes. In addition, when the user sits on a sofa or lies in bed without a hard-surfaced object for the hand-free apparatus to be fastened to, the user is often forced to hold the electronic device in hand, which is inconvenient to use for viewing for an extended period of time.
SUMMARYThe primary object of the present disclosure is to provide a portable hands-free bracket, to be fastened to the abdominal area of a user, for holding light-weighted objects. For close-range use of portable electronic device, such as, smart phone, the bracket of the present disclosure may be used with additional supporting clamping device to clamp onto the electronic device in front of the chest area so that the user can view the display of the electronic device comfortably.
To achieve the aforementioned object, an exemplary embodiment provides a portable hands-free bracket, including: a wearing unit, a support protective plate, an angle adjustment unit, and a receiving tube; wherein the wearing unit being for the user to wear around the waist, the wearing unit being able to change length depending on the user waist; the support protective plate being disposed at the wearing unit; the angle adjustment unit being installed at the support protective plate to receive the receiving tube, and able to adjust and fix the angle at which the receiving tube tilting outwards from the support protective plate; and the receiving tube having a housing space for insertion and placement.
Below, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings so as to be easily realized by a person having ordinary knowledge in the art. The inventive concept may be embodied in various forms without being limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Descriptions of well-known parts are omitted for clarity, and like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
The following describes the components in details. As shown in
The wearing unit 1 is for the user to wear the present disclosure around the waist. The wearing unit 1 is able to change length to accommodate the waist change of the user. The structure of the wearing unit 1 may be similar to a conventional belt, and no specific restriction is imposed here. The following exemplar shows an embodiment of the wearing unit 1, including an adjustable belt 11 and a belt buckle 12. The belt buckle is connected to the adjustable belt 11. The adjustable belt 11 includes a movable element 111. The length of the adjustable belt 11 is changed by adjusting the position of the movable element 111. The adjustable belt 11 passes through the hole trench 24 to connect with a side of the support protective plate 2, and the other side of the support protective plate 2 is buckled at the hole trench 23 by the belt buckle 12. As such, the wearing unit 1 is worn around the waist. In addition, the wearing unit 1 can also be realized by belt with adhesive fastener.
The angle adjustment unit 3 is for adjusting the angle at which the receiving tube 4 tilts outwards from the support protective plate 2, and fixing the position after adjustment. In the instant embodiment, the angle adjustment unit 3 is coupled to the receiving tube 4, as shown in
In summary, the portable hands-free bracket of the present disclosure provides the user with a place fixed to the abdominal area to place an object. When used with a supporting clamping device, a smart phone is supported in front of the chest area of the user for viewing.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A portable hands-free bracket, comprising:
- a wearing unit, for the user to wear around the waist, the wearing unit being able to change length depending on the user waist;
- a support protective plate, disposed at the wearing unit;
- an angle adjustment unit, installed at the support protective plate to receive the receiving tube, and able to adjust and fix the angle at which the receiving tube tilting outwards from the support protective plate; and
- a receiving tube, having a housing space for insertion and placement.
2. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support protective plate further comprises two hole trenches, located close to the left and right sides of the support protective plate respectively; the wearing unit comprises an adjustable belt and a belt buckle, the belt buckle is connected to the adjustable belt, the adjustable belt passes through one of the hole trenches to connect with a side of the support protective plate, and the other side of the support protective plate is buckled at the other hole trench by the belt buckle.
3. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 2, wherein the angle adjustment unit is installed on the support protective plate between the two hole trenches.
4. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support protective plate has a first side and a second side, opposite to each other, and the first side has a concave curvy surface to contact the abdominal area of the user when in use.
5. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first angle adjustment unit is installed at the second side, located at a position with a distance to the top edge smaller than a distance to the bottom edge of the support protective plate.
6. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the first and the second angle adjustment units comprises: a coupling base, a coupling tube, an axial element and a flip lock element; the coupling base has a U shape and protrudes on the second side of the support protective plate, the coupling tube is formed at the first end of support rod; the coupling tube is installed inside the coupling base, and the axial element passes through the coupling tube and the coupling base; the flip lock element is coupled to one end of the axial element and contacts the outside wall of the coupling base; when the flip lock element is flipped to a lock state, the coupling tube is tightly clamped by the coupling base and the angle of the support rod with respect to the support protective plate is fixed; and when the flip lock element is flipped to an unlock state, the coupling base and the coupling tube are loosely coupled, and angle adjustment can be performed.
7. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 6, wherein the surfaces of U shape facing each other are disposed with teeth surface element, and each of the two ends of the coupling tube forms a ring teeth.
8. The portable hands-free bracket as claimed in claim 1, wherein the support protective plate has a shield shape.
Type: Application
Filed: Jan 8, 2015
Publication Date: Jul 14, 2016
Inventor: Eagle FAN (Chu-Pei City)
Application Number: 14/592,307