Wearable holder pad for a mobile computing device

Abstract

Described is a pad for interposition between a limb of a user and an apparatus to be attached to the limb. The pad comprises a first cushion element extending along a first portion of a first side of the pad and a second cushion element extending along a first portion of a second side of the pad. The first and second cushion elements are separated from one another by a first reduced thickness area which, when the pad is mounted in a desired orientation, extends between the first and second cushion elements substantially along a longitudinal axis of the limb so that, when interposed between the limb and the apparatus attached thereto, the pad bends along the longitudinal axis to maintain the first and second cushion elements and the reduced thickness area in contact with the limb.

1 . A pad for interposition between a limb of a user and an apparatus to be attached to the limb, the pad comprising:
 a first cushion element extending along a first portion of a first side of the pad; and   a second cushion element extending along a first portion of a second side of the pad, the first and second cushion elements being separated from one another by a first reduced thickness area,   wherein, when the pad is mounted in a desired orientation, the first reduced thickness area extends between the first and second cushion elements substantially along a longitudinal axis of the limb, and   wherein, when the pad is interposed between the limb and the apparatus attached thereto, the pad is bent along the longitudinal axis and the first and second cushion elements are compressed so that the first and second cushion elements and the reduced thickness area are in contact with the limb.   
   
   
       2 . The pad according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a third cushion element extending along a second portion of the first side of the pad; and   a fourth cushion element extending along a second portion of the second side of the pad, the third and fourth cushion elements being separated from one another by a second reduced thickness area which, when the pad is mounted in a desired orientation, extends between the first and second cushion elements substantially along a longitudinal axis of the limb.   
   
   
       3 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein the first and second reduced thickness areas extend together to form a combined reduced thickness area extending substantially an entire length of the pad. 
   
   
       4 . The pad according to  claim 2 , further comprising a third reduced thickness area which, when the pad is mounted in the desired orientation, extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the limb and a fourth reduced thickness area which, when the pad is mounted in the desired orientation, extends substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the limb, the third reduced thickness area separating the first cushion element from the third cushion element and the fourth reduced thickness area separating the second cushion element from the fourth cushion element. 
   
   
       5 . The pad according to  claim 4 , wherein the third and fourth reduced thickness areas extend together to form a combined reduced thickness area extending substantially an entire width of the pad. 
   
   
       6 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the first reduced thickness area is substantially equal to a thickness of the second reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       7 . The pad according to  claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the third reduced thickness area is substantially equal to a thickness of the fourth reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       8 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth cushion elements is situated in a corresponding corner of the pad. 
   
   
       9 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth cushion elements extend out of a bottom side of the pad. 
   
   
       10 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth cushion elements are substantially compressed when the limb is thick, thereby eliminating gaps between the pad and the limb. 
   
   
       11 . The pad according to  claim 2 , wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth cushion elements are slightly compressed when the limb is thin, thereby eliminating gaps between the pad and the limb. 
   
   
       12 . The pad according to  claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is one of permanently and temporarily attached to the pad. 
   
   
       13 . A pad for interposition between a limb of a user and an apparatus to be attached to the limb, the pad comprising:
 a first cushion element extending along a first corner of the pad;   a second cushion element extending along a second corner of the pad,   a third cushion element extending along a third corner of the pad; and   a fourth cushion element extending along a fourth corner of the pad,   wherein the pad has a substantially rectangular shape so that the first cushion element and the fourth cushion element lie on a first diagonal of the pad and the second cushion element and the third cushion element lie on a second diagonal of the pad, and   wherein, when the pad is interposed between the limb and the apparatus attached thereto, the pad is bent along a longitudinal axis of the limb and the first, second, third and fourth cushion elements are compressed.   
   
   
       14 . The pad according to  claim 13 , wherein the first and second cushion elements are separated by a first reduced thickness area and the third and fourth cushion elements are separated by a second reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       15 . The pad according to  claim 14 , wherein the first and second reduced thickness areas extend together to form a combined reduced thickness area extending substantially an entire length of the pad. 
   
   
       16 . The pad according to  claim 14 , wherein a thickness of the first reduced thickness area is substantially equal to a thickness of the second reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       17 . The pad according to  claim 13 , wherein the first and third cushion elements are separated by a third reduced thickness area and the second and fourth cushion elements are separated by a fourth reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       18 . The pad according to  claim 17 , wherein the third and fourth reduced thickness areas extend together to form a combined reduced thickness area extending substantially an entire width of the pad. 
   
   
       19 . The pad according to  claim 17 , wherein a thickness of the third reduced thickness area is substantially equal to a thickness of the fourth reduced thickness area. 
   
   
       20 . A pad for interposition between a limb of a user and an apparatus to be attached to the limb, the pad comprising:
 a first side means having a first portion;   a second side means having a second portion, separating the first portion being separated from the second portion by an area; and   a cushioning means extending along the first portion and the second portion,   wherein, when the pad is interposed between the limb and the apparatus attached thereto, the pad is bent along a longitudinal axis of the limb and the cushioning means places the first side, the second side, and the area in contact with the limb.