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FONETAG: leather accessory for carrying cell phone, ids, and personal digital assistants. The subject invention is used in coordination with a specialy designed pocket called PoshPocket. This poshPocket is mounted on garments, clothings, and including professional uniforms and medical scrubs. The Posh Pocket is preferably mounted on the lateral sides of pants in this cases, and/or wherever practical and desirable. Fonetag is designed to hold and carry phones, personal digital assistants, stethoscope, IDs and, and wherein such items are linked to fonetag by means of a satin cord and a detachable palstic clip. Its unique features include a flexible loop, an open loop, and a posh compartment with unique securing features for ids and/or credit cards.
Fonetag pertains portability of compact electronics by mobile workers in the medical field. In addition, The subject invention allows to carry a compact electronic an id and/or credit cards. Moreover, fonetag holds keys or a picture of a loved one. Fonetag pertains to portability and use of electronics and identifies owners thanks to the posh pocket compartment, wherein an id or a picture is inserted. However, fonetag is more than a tag for it encompassses unique and dynamic features including the flexible loop, the open loop, and and accessory fonetag.
Fonetag relates to small electronics portability and accessibility. It is a small leather accessory that can be attached to a cell phone, pager, keys or other personal digital assistants. Fonetag is inserted in a pocket and the objects linked to it by means of a clip hang outside the pocket like appendages. In addition, the top and superior quarter of fonetag encompasses an opening, which allow users to lock fonetag with a button and secure it. The inferior three quarters of Fonetag encompass a flat compartment mounted with a plastic window. The inferior compartment carries IDs and/or Credit cards. The clip is mounted on the left and/or right superior and lateral corners. In addition, the clip encompasses a male piece that is attached to fonetag by a small leather band. The female part of the clip is attached or tagged to the object to be carried by mean of a strong satin cord. There is an opening in the middle of fonetag from top to bottom forming a thin pouch for introducing ids or credit cards.
Furthermore, fonetag is more than a tag for it encompassses unique and dynamic features including the flexible loop, the open loop, and an accessory fonetag, wherein a pocket is not needed and a creative, flexible, and dynamic mechanism other than a pocket is used to secure fonetag to garments, luggage and other compatible items.
The open loop may be mounted on a handbag, wherein a superior and and inferior comparment are linked by two flexible attachment bands forming an open loop. The open loop described herein is then use to carry this bag, wherein a user inserts his/her fingers in the open loop, flexes them and traps the the small and flat upper compartment in his/her palm. The superior compartment herein must be small and only big enough to conatain a cell Phone or another small electronic oriented in the horizontal direction, FIG. 13. The lower comapartment is used to carry ids, pictures and another small electronic such as a small camera, oriented in the horizontal direction, FIG. 13
FIG. 1: Lateral view of a pocket mounted on pants showing the following:
FIG. 2 Electronic device held by fonetag and showing the following
FIG. 3: showing Fonetag posterior view and the following:
FIG. 4: anterior view of fonetag showing the following:
FIG. 5: Fonetag upper and lower layers showing the following:
FIG. 6: showing fonetag when used as a palm desk to hold and secure compact electronics with the following:
FIGS. 7A and 7B: anterior and superior views of the detachable clip
FIG. 7A: male clip
FIG. 7B: female clip showing the following
FIG. 8 showing a cut female clip and the following:
FIG. 9 showing the harnessing and securing mechanism and the following:
FIG. 9A
FIG. 9 B
Showing securing and attachment of female clip to an electronic
FIG. 10A
FIG. 10 B
FIG. 11 SHOWING anterior view of fonetag when used as an id holder on a medical equipment and showing the following:
showing the anterior view of a stethoscope harnessed to a fonetag system and showing the following:
FIG. 12
FIG. 13 showing an open loop inserted between two small compartments on a handbag and showing the following:
FIG. 13:
FIG. 14 Showing the Following:
FIG. 15 showing the following:
FIG. 16 showing the following:
FIG. 17A showing the following;
FIG. 17B Showing the Following
FIG. 18: superior view of a flexible loop mounted on a wallet showing
FIG. 19: superior view of a Fonetag showing
FIG. 20: anterior view of a smaller fonetag or key holder showing
FIG. 21: Anterior view of a flexible loop mounted on wallet compartments showing
FIG. 22: anterior view of a hand holding and turning a key and showing
FIG. 23: anterior view of a key-holding loop mounted on a belt and showing
Fonetag is a leather tag measuring 7 cm×13.2 cm. Fonetag is made out of leather and encompasses a superior compartment and an inferior compartment in the top ¼ and inferior ¾ respectively. fonetag measures about 2 mm in thickness. In addition, Fonetag is composed of a superior and an inferior layer. These two layers FIGS. 5A, B are stitched and glued together, except in the middle slot that constitutes the pocket, which goes from the superior and upper border of the two-lip flexible loop and travels trough the open loop and into the ID compartment. This internal slot or pouch measures 6.7 cm×13.2 cm.
The superior compartment and the inferior compartment FIGS. 4C, D have different characteristics. The superior compartment has a two-lip flexible loop forming a rectangle oriented in the horizontal direction FIG. 4C, and measuring 4 cm×6 cm. The middle of this rectangle forms a rectangular hole oriented in the horizontal direction and measuring 4 cm×2 cm. The outer rectangle constitutes the flexible two-lip loop, whereby the two lips are separated by a slot FIGS. 5 A,C from the top border of the loop, where they are unstitched, to the inferior border of the outer rectangle. However, the lateral and outer borders of the outer rectangle are stitched and/or glued together. In addition the inferior and horizontal border of the upper compartment encompasses a snap-in metallic button in the middle for securing ids and credit cards in the lower compartment. The inferior and horizontal border is marginal, and does not constitute a true devide between the upper and lower compartments, since this border may be claimed in either compartment FIGS. 2F,G. This unique feature increases the workability, and dynamics of the flexible loop and the the open space, along with the that of the PoshPocket™ compartment.
The superior and outer rectangle constitutes the flexible lips or loop, which curves and trap(s) tissue material into its open loop when inserted in a pocket FIGS. 12, 1 and when attached to an object, by means described herein. Moreover, the flexible loop or loop encompasses a superior lip and an inferior lip, wherein the attachment bands are secured. This flexible loop prevents fonetag from falling out of the pocket. The flexible lip makes a mechanism which is flexible and natural for holding small object on Fonetag when the later is inserted in a pocket. When users of Fonetag seat down, stand up or walk, the flexible loop bends and/or flexes according to physical dynamics, and embraces the users natural curves and dynamics while trapping a piece of tissue from the outer layer of a pocket within its inner opening or open loop or space FIGS. 1,4,12.
Further, the open loop is designed to make up a lock mechanism whereby a button can be passed through it and locked on the outer layer of a pocket. This latch and lock mechanism allows maximum performance of fonetag while providing further security against falling and pocket lifting. The two flexible lips FIG. 5 are designed to regain their original shape after flexing and/or bending.
Further the upper compartment encompasses a snap-in clip made of a male FIG and a female part FIG. This plastic clip is 2.5 cm long and 1 cm wide. The male part of the clip is attached to the left and/or right lateral and superior corner of the lower lip of the flexible clip by means of a small leather band measuring 1 cm×1 cm. The female part of the clip encompasses a lower lateral hole FIG. 17 at the end of the clip and a small vertical hole FIG at the tip of the clip. This part of the clip is attached to on objects having a hole on their inferior surfaces such as cell phones (wristband hole). Moreover, a heavy duty fonetag (Fig.) having two clips will be used to carry and support heavier items by means described below in the attachment mechanism. This amphidextrous fonetag may be used to carry two items such as a cell phone and keys in addition to an ID or credit card.
The attachment mechanism consists of passing a looped cord through the female clip into the tip canal FIG. 16C with an accessory thread FIG. 16 D and passing this looped thread through an accessory hole on an object FIG. 9A. Furthermore, the looped cord is opened after passing it through the accessory hole FIG. 9B. The the female clip is then passed through the loop FIG and pulled tight FIG. Further, the tied end FIG. 15D of the looped thread is pulled out through the lateral hole hole by means of a pin FIG. 17C. The tied end of the loop cord are then cut with scissors, and two tight knots are made. In addition, the excess cord is cut off and tips are burned with a match or glued FIG. 10.2 The male and female clips are then rejoined FIG. 1 and pulled tight while the tied knots snap into the lateral hole hole.
The lower compartment (PoshPocket) constitutes the lower ¾ of fonetag. The main characteristics of this lower compartment is the id and credit cart pouch. This pouch is flat and comprises a plastic window FIG. 2H. The id pouch is secured with a small metallic snap-in button, located in the middle of the upper edge of the id compartment FIG. 2I. A plastic id must be inserted in the lower compartment of fonetag for better performance and carrying capabilities.
Further more, the inner edges of the two flexible lips are separated by a thin slot FIG. 5C which work as a lock mechanism FIG. 11 to keep the id in PoshPocket compartment and prevent it from sliding into the open loop or space. This is an additional and an alternative locking mechanism, which is natural and dynamic. therfore a metallic button is not always necessary.
An accessory fonetag is created, wherein a leather or fabric plate is attached to a garment or other compatible surfaces FIG. 1H, and wherein the subject tag is is secured to said surface by means of butttons, stitches, and/or clips, and wherein small objects or items are attached to the subject tag by means of clips, cords, cords, bands, and hooks.
Even though there are similar items in the market for carrying Ids, keys or credit cards. None of them is mounted with a flexible loop (or lips), which is/are dynamic, flexible, and take(s) advantage of natural folds and dynamics to effectively trap the outer layer of a pocket in an open loop as Fonetag does. Further, the open loop provides a secure latch-and-lock mechanism to prevent loss of objects due to falling, and sliding.
Fonetag is designed to be used with medical scrubs, where a special and fit pocket is mounted on the lateral side of the pants. However, fonetag can be used on other pockets by taking advantage of the fall-proof flexible upper and lower lips. However, a specially designed pocket must be used if maximum security and performance are desired. This PoshPocket™ must be mounted 2 inches from the superior belt rim FIG. 1, on pants or scrubs, and must be lateral.