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Wrist carried electronic device
Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1996-10-31
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Granted: 1999-03-30
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Expires: 2016-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A portable electronic device (10) comprises a radio circuit (150) contained in a housing (152) having positive (156) and negative (158) contacts electrically coupled to the radio circuit (150). A substantially flat, elongated, flexible battery cell, forming a compliant energy storage device (32), provides a single, continuous wrist band (30) and has positive (160) and negative (162) terminals. A latch mechanism (176) releasably secures the housing (152) to the wrist band (30) between opposite ends (172, 174) of the wrist band (30), and permits the contacts (156, 158) of the housing (152) to align with and abut the respective terminals (160, 162) of the wrist band (30) while the wrist band (30) is worn on the user's wrist. Multiple housings (152, 180) may be stacked to add electrical functions. The contacts (156, 158) of the housing (152) and the terminals (160, 162) of the compliant energy storage device (32) are positioned to be substantially protected from contamination by the external environment and from contact with the user's wrist when the housing (152) is carried on the wrist band (30) and while the wrist band (30) is worn on the user's wrist.
Inventors
- 👤 Rachid M. Alameh
- 👤 Francis P. Malaspina
- 👤 Michael P. Metroka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 10:21
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C10/00; G04G; G04G17/00; G04G17/08; G04G17/083; H; H01; H01M; H01M50/00; H01M50/20; H01M50/204; H01M50/207; H01M50/211; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/38; H04B1/3827; H04B1/385; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A portable electronic device adapted to be worn on a user's wrist, the portable electronic device comprising: a first electronic circuit; a first housing containing the first electronic circuit and having a pair of positive and negative contacts which are electrically coupled to the first electronic circuit; a second electronic circuit; a second housing containing the second electronic circuit and having a first pair of positive and negative contacts and a second pair of positive and negative contacts, the first pair of positive and negative contacts being electrically coupled to the second pair of positive and negative contacts, respectively, and to the second electronic circuit; a compliant energy storage device formed of a substantially flat, elongated, flexible battery cell; a single, continuous wrist band containing the compliant energy storage device substantially throughout the wrist band, the wrist band having a pair of positive and negative terminals being electrically coupled to the compliant energy storage device, the wrist band having a first end disposed essentially opposite a second end; a first latch mechanism for releasably securing the second housing to the wrist band between the first end and the second end of the wrist band and permitting the first pair of positive and negative contacts of the second housing to align with and abut the pair of positive and negative terminals of the wrist band while the wrist band is worn on the user's wrist; and a second latch mechanism for releasably securing the first housing to the second housing and permitting the pair of positive and negative contacts of the first housing to align with and abut the second pair of positive and negative terminals of the second housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A portable electronic device adapted to be worn on a user's wrist, the portable electronic device comprising: a first electronic circuit; a first housing containing the first electronic circuit and having a pair of positive and negative contacts which are electrically coupled to the first electronic circuit; a second electronic circuit; a second housing containing the second electronic circuit and having a first pair of positive and negative contacts and a second pair of positive and negative contacts, the first pair of positive and negative contacts being electrically coupled to the second pair of positive and negative contacts, respectively, and to the second electronic circuit; a compliant energy storage device formed of a substantially flat, elongated, flexible battery cell; a single, continuous wrist band containing the compliant energy storage device substantially throughout the wrist band, the wrist band having a pair of positive and negative terminals being electrically coupled to the compliant energy storage device, the wrist band having a first end disposed essentially opposite a second end; a first latch mechanism for releasably securing the second housing to the wrist band between the first end and the second end of the wrist band and permitting the first pair of positive and negative contacts of the second housing to align with and abut the pair of positive and negative terminals of the wrist band while the wrist band is worn on the user's wrist; and a second latch mechanism for releasably securing the first housing to the second housing and permitting the pair of positive and negative contacts of the first housing to align with and abut the second pair of positive and negative terminals of the second housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
67 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 1 wherein the first and second contacts of the first housing and the first and second terminals of the wrist band are positioned to be substantially protected from contamination by the external environment and from contact with the user's wrist when the first housing is carried on the wrist band and the wrist band is worn on the user's wrist.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 2 wherein the wrist band has a first side disposed essentially opposite a second side, the first side being in contact with the user's wrist when the wrist band is worn on the user's wrist, the first and second terminals being carried on the second side of the wrist band and being substantially isolated from the first side of the wrist band.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
53 words
A portable electronic device according to claim 3 wherein the first and second contacts are disposed on a side of the first housing, and wherein the first and second contacts and the first and second terminals are disposed between the side of the first housing and the second side of the wrist band.
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