Wrist Strap for Carrying Pagers

Along with the advancement of scientific technologies, many new electronic products have been developed. Pagers have become a very popular communication means, which transmit messages by means of characters shown in the display window of the pager. Most users carry a pager by utilizing a clip to attach it to their belts and when they receive signals they must take it off or incline their head to read messages from the pager. Although such actions in an average indoor life may not bring them much trouble, many situations are that they receive signals when they are engaging in outdoor activities, such as driving a car or riding a motorcycle. On these occasions inclining their head to read messages from a pager may bring them into danger, and it is not easy to correctly perceive messages from the pager; thus resulting in a disadvantage of the current system which can be improved upon.

In view of the above discussion, the primary object of the present invention is to provide a useful carrying means which can accommodate a pager and attach it to a user's wrist. Users can then carry the pager wherever they go and easily read messages by just raising their hand and taking a quick glance at the display window. As a result, the present invention can obtain optimum convenience.

The structure, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent by reading the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and by reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of an embodiment of a wrist strap according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a wrist strap; and

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing how a wrist strap of the present invention is used in the field.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body of this invention is a strap 1 having a pocket 7 formed on the inner surface thereof, the shape of which may be designed to make it suitable to receive pagers having various outer configurations, particularly to pagers of a miniature type, that is the development trend that pager design has followed. On the outside surface of the strap 1 a see-through window 2 is formed therethrough and an opening 3 is formed through a side wall of the pocket 7 to provide access to the switches of a pager placed therein. Also, the outside surface of the strap extends from one end to form a band 4, and the other end is provided with a side loop 5. Arranged on the band 4 is a fastening means such as a Velcro tape 41 as shown in FIG. 1. The band 4 is passed around the user's wrist and through the side loop 5, and is then folded over the side loop 5 to be fastened with itself for securement on the user's wrist, providing the user with a convenient and easy way to put on the wrist strap. The foregoing fastening means may also take other forms. As an illustrative example, a button mechanism 42 is shown in FIG. 2, but other means such as resilient metal loops or bracelet-like clips can also be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention and should be included in the scope of this invention. In passing the band 4 around a user's wrist, such forms a closure for the pocket 7, as shown in phantom in FIG. 1, to retain the pager therein.

In the field, a pager 6 is placed in the strap 1 and users can adapt the band 4 to their wrist size and then put on the wrist strap as shown in FIG. 3. When a user wants to read messages from the pager, all he needs to do is just raise his hand and glance at the display window of the pager, just like reading time from a wrist watch. The most important advantage is that it means a significant reduction in danger and provides a vehicle driver a safe and quick way to get messages from a pager. From the foregoing it can be seen that the wrist strap 1 can be put on a user's wrist for carrying a pager so that the user can read messages from the pager in a safe and efficient way while he is driving a vehicle, and of which the carrying convenience is unbeatable as compared to existing pager carrying means.