Patent ID: 9515692
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: H04B,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A cradle for securing an electronic device, the electronic device having a proximal portion forming a first end and a distal portion forming a second end, the cradle comprising: an elongated body comprising an elastomeric material, the elongated body having a surface, the surface of the elongated body including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a medial portion separating the first end portion from the second end portion, the medial portion including one or more attachment mechanisms for attaching the cradle to a wearable band, the one or more attachment mechanisms including one or more attachment protrusions extending above the surface of the elongated body and configured for insertion into one or more corresponding attachment apertures of the wearable band for attaching the cradle to the wearable band; a first and a second receptacle for retaining the electronic device in relation to the surface of the elongated body of the cradle, the first and second receptacles being positioned at the first and second end portions of the elongated body, respectively, the first receptacle for retaining the first end of the electronic device within a cavity of the first receptacle, and the second receptacle for retaining the second end of the electronic device within a cavity of the second receptacle, thereby securing the electronic device within the cradle when the first and second ends of the electronic device are inserted into the respective cavities of the first and second receptacles, each of the receptacles having a retaining surface offset from the surface of the elongated body by a plurality of extended walls, the retaining surface, the plurality of extended walls, and a portion of the elongated body defining the cavity of the receptacle; and one or more deformable openings at least partially in at least one of the first and second receptacles, the one or more deformable openings to allow the at least one receptacle to stretch and accommodate differently-sized ends of other electronic devices to be inserted into the cavity of the at least one receptacle.