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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2010
Daniel J. Maravilla, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Anthony T. Valladares, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Daniel J. Maravilla, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Anthony T. Valladares, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Hex Holdings, LLC, Oxnard, CA (US);
Abstract
A wrist band for holding a portable electronic device, namely an Apple® iPod® Nano™ device, having a display screen and control buttons. The wrist band includes a band portion for engaging with a user's wrist, and a case portion formed of soft and pliable material with a cavity sized to receive and retain the electronic device, a perimeter rim with button controllers that are aligned with the control buttons of the electronic device, and a retainer to retain the electronic device in place in the cavity. The case portion includes an earphone jack aperture and a jack clip which is detachably attachable with the earphone jack aperture, and which jack clip is adapted to be inserted into the earphone jack aperture and block a jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a first position, and which is adapted to be removed from the earphone jack aperture and the jack plug of the portable electronic device when in a second position.