Patent Application
20240381982
Infants often drop their toys and other objects on the ground while being held by caretakers. When retrieved, the fallen toys or objects pose potential health risks to the infants by exposing them to germs. Even when the toys and objects are thoroughly cleaned before being given back to the infants, the time and effort of sanitizing the toys or objects diverts caretakers' attention away from their infants.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a solution to prevent infants being held by their caretakers from dropping toys and other objects to the ground.
To address the foregoing problems, in whole or in part, and/or other problems that may have been observed by persons skilled in the art, the present disclosure provides compositions and methods as described by way of example as set forth below.
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In some embodiments, the casing comprises:
In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to allow unwinding of the cord from the winch drum. In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to retract and reel the cord back around the winch drum when a pulling force is removed and the cord is released. In other embodiments, the coupler is attached to a free end of the cord and is disposed outside the casing. In other embodiments, the coupler is configured to facilitate removable coupling of the bracelet with the object. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the hook comprises a ring shape. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
According to another aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In some embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to allow unwinding of the cord from the winch drum. In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to retract and reel the cord back around the winch drum when a pulling force is removed and the cord is released. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
According to another aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In one embodiment, the at least one arm comprises two arms extending from opposite ends of the housing structure in an arcuate manner around the central axis of the bracelet. In other embodiments, the housing structure and the arm are made of silicone, rubber, plastic, or metal. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
Additional features of the invention will be or will become apparent to one with skill in the art upon examination of the following figures and detailed description. It is intended that all such additional features and advantages be included within this description, be within the scope of the invention, and be protected by the accompanying claims.
Having thus described the subject matter of the present invention in general terms, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale.
The subject matter of the present invention now will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which some, but not all embodiments of the subject matter of the present invention are shown. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout. The subject matter of the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Indeed, many modifications and other embodiments of the subject matter of the present invention set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which the subject matter of the present invention pertains having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings. Therefore, it is to be understood that the subject matter of the present invention is not to be limited to the specific embodiments disclosed and that modifications and other embodiments are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims.
According to an aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In some embodiments, the casing comprises:
In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to allow unwinding of the cord from the winch drum. In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to retract and reel the cord back around the winch drum when a pulling force is removed and the cord is released. In other embodiments, the coupler is attached to a free end of the cord and is disposed outside the casing. In other embodiments, the coupler is configured to facilitate removable coupling of the bracelet with the object. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the hook comprises a ring shape. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
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According to another aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In some embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to allow unwinding of the cord from the winch drum. In other embodiments, the retractable tether comprises a biasing mechanism configured to retract and reel the cord back around the winch drum when a pulling force is removed and the cord is released. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
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Further, the coupler 306 is coupled to a free end of the cord 122 of the retractable tether 304, and is suitable for removable engagement to an object 350, for example, a toy (shown in
According to another aspect of the disclosure, a no-drop bracelet assembly is disclosed, comprising:
In one embodiment, the at least one arm comprises two arms extending from opposite ends of the housing structure in an arcuate manner around the central axis of the bracelet. In other embodiments, the housing structure and the arm are made of silicone, rubber, plastic, or metal. In other embodiments, the coupler is a keyring, a clasp, or a flexible strap having buttons at both ends. In other embodiments, the object comprises a toy.
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The advantages of the no-drop bracelet assembly 100, 300, 400 are now described. Once the object is secured to the coupler 106, 306, 406 and the bracelet 102, 302, 402 is worn by the user/caretaker, the infant can freely move and use the object without causing the object to fall to the ground, as the object is attached to the retractable tether 104, 304, 404 via the coupler 106, 306, 406. When the infant drops the object, the object retracts back to the wrist of the caretaker, avoiding contact with the ground or other surface.
Following long-standing patent law convention, the terms “a,” “an,” and “the” refer to “one or more” when used in this application, including the claims. Thus, for example, reference to “a subject” includes a plurality of subjects, unless the context clearly is to the contrary (e.g., a plurality of subjects), and so forth.
Throughout this specification and the claims, the terms “comprise,” “comprises,” and “comprising” are used in a non-exclusive sense, except where the context requires otherwise. Likewise, the term “include” and its grammatical variants are intended to be non-limiting, such that recitation of items in a list is not to the exclusion of other like items that can be substituted or added to the listed items.
For the purposes of this specification and appended claims, unless otherwise indicated, all numbers expressing amounts, sizes, dimensions, proportions, shapes, formulations, parameters, percentages, quantities, characteristics, and other numerical values used in the specification and claims, are to be understood as being modified in all instances by the term “about” even though the term “about” may not expressly appear with the value, amount or range. Accordingly, unless indicated to the contrary, the numerical parameters set forth in the following specification and attached claims are not and need not be exact, but may be approximate and/or larger or smaller as desired, reflecting tolerances, conversion factors, rounding off, measurement error and the like, and other factors known to those of skill in the art depending on the desired properties sought to be obtained by the subject matter of the present invention. For example, the term “about,” when referring to a value can be meant to encompass variations of, in some embodiments±100%, in some embodiments±50%, in some embodiments±20%, in some embodiments±10%, in some embodiments±5%, in some embodiments±1%, in some embodiments±0.5%, and in some embodiments±0.1% from the specified amount, as such variations are appropriate to perform the disclosed methods or employ the disclosed compositions.
Further, the term “about” when used in connection with one or more numbers or numerical ranges, should be understood to refer to all such numbers, including all numbers in a range and modifies that range by extending the boundaries above and below the numerical values set forth. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers, e.g., whole integers, including fractions thereof, subsumed within that range (for example, the recitation of 1 to 5 includes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as well as fractions thereof, e.g., 1.5, 2.25, 3.75, 4.1, and the like) and any range within that range.
Although the foregoing subject matter has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that certain changes and modifications can be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.
