A device incorporating both a magnet and a living hinge may be employed to construct cases to protect electronic devices and to function as a closure for cases and lidded containers. Such cases often can be bent three 360° allowing the cases to be either closed protecting devices therein are closed upon themselves allowing the case to function to secure an electronic device to a substrate such as an article of clothing. The devices of the disclosure can also be used to organize and hold loose items together.

A strap changeable between a first and second modes. In the first mode, the strap is movable, and, in the second, the strap is locked. The strap includes a mount removably attaching the strap to a camera. The mount includes a first strap portion that includes a first plurality of strap elements, each including a hole. The first strap portion further includes a first line connected to the mount and extending through the hole of each strap element of the first plurality such that the first plurality are arranged adjacent to each other along the first line. The mount includes a line tightening mechanism to tighten the first line to change the strap from the first mode to the second. The first plurality of strap elements, in the first mode, are movable, and, in the second, the first plurality of strap elements are locked.

An expandable device includes a base having a top side and a bottom side, an expanding mechanism operably coupled to the base, and a button. The bottom side of the base is adapted to engage a portion of a portable electronic device. The button has a top side and a bottom side and is operably coupled to the expanding mechanism. The expanding mechanism is selectively movable between a first configuration whereby the button is disposed in a first, collapsed configuration and a second configuration whereby the button is disposed in a second, expanded configuration. Upon urging the button to the first configuration, the expandable device retains the button in the first configuration, and upon further urging the button towards the base, the button is released from the first configuration and moves to the second configuration

A tether system and apparatus is provided for securing a handheld device to a user. The tether apparatus includes a harness having an elastomeric body configured to engage the plurality of corners of the handheld device thereby releasably securing the elastomeric body to the handheld device, a fastener configured for releasably engaging an article worn or borne by a user, and an elongated tether interconnecting the fastener and the harness. A first end of the tether is connected to the elastomeric body, and a second end of the tether is connected to the fastener. The elastomeric body and the elongated tether may be monolithically formed. The tether apparatus allows a user to easily retrieve the handheld device if dropped.

A leash is described. It includes a length of strap extending between a first and a second end along a longitudinal axis. The strap is folded along the longitudinal axis to form a loop. The leash also includes a strap length adjustment mechanism attached to the strap intermediate the loop and a terminating end of the strap, wherein the terminating end is attached to attachment hardware configured to reversibly receive a collar of an animal. The adjustment mechanism has a length fixing configuration and an adjustment configuration, wherein the length fixing configuration is configured to prevent changes in the lengths of the loop of strap and the length of slack strap, and wherein the adjustment configuration is configured to allow for adjustment of the diameter of the loop of strap and the length of slack strap.

To make it possible to simply and easily attach/detach an attaching target to/from an attached target. A coupler includes: a base to be fixed to an attached target; and an attachment body that is fixed to the attaching target and to be detachably joined to the base, in which: the base includes a joint surface to be joined to the attachment body, a magnet configured to magnetically attach the attachment body to the joint surface, and an engaging part configured to engage with the attachment body; and the attachment body includes a joint surface to be joined to the base, a magnet configured to magnetically attach the magnet of the base to the joint surface, and an engaged part configured to disengageably engage with the engaging part of the base and restrict separation from the base.

A device (1) for fastening to a garment comprises a housing (10), an image recording unit (100) having an optical axis (110) and being connected to the housing (10), and a fastening device (300) for fastening the housing (10) to the garment. The housing (10) has a contact surface (12) for contact with the garment such that the optical axis (110) of the image recording unit (100) can be swiveled perpendicularly or is permanently swiveled perpendicularly to the contact surface (12).

A connector assembly comprising a base having an adapter and a retainer, the adapter configured to reversibly couple to a wearable device using a magnet, ferromagnetic material, or combinations thereof; an elastic member partially positioned within the retainer, the elastic member having a first loop portion adjacent a first end of the retainer and a second loop portion adjacent a second end of the retainer; and wherein the elastic member is configured to stretchably move with respect to the base such that, responsive to a force pulling the first loop portion over a portion of an eyewear frame, the second loop portion changes in size.

Embodiments of the invention provide a holster for coupling a camera to an article of clothing, for example, a belt, of a wearer. The holster comprises a camera engaging base plate coupled to a retaining subassembly via a coupling pin. The holster is configured to permit rotation of the camera with respect to the retaining subassembly.

A wearable camera apparatus for taking photographs and videos is provided. The wearable camera apparatus comprises a camera housing and a camera mounted within the camera housing. A lens is mounted on the camera housing with the lens being in visual communication with the camera. A power button is mounted to the camera housing with the power button alternatingly depressible to power the camera on and to power the camera off. A selecting mechanism selects between photographs and videos. A mounting system is secured to the camera housing for releasably securing the camera housing to an object. The camera providing a simple and accessible means of capturing pictures and video.