Appeal No. 2000-0917 Page 11
Application No. 09/104,763
activities (e.g., running, bicycle riding, skiing, etc.).
Curley's carrier apparatus for portable audio devices includes
an armband portion longitudinally wrappable about a wearer's
upper arm and having an upper section which includes a first
inflatable chamber, a lower section which includes a second
inflatable chamber and an intermediate section interconnecting
the upper and lower sections. The armband further includes
one or more ports for introducing a fluid into the chambers to
thereby inflate the chambers into a condition wherein the
armband is laterally contoured to substantially conform to the
muscular contour of the arm and thereby maintain a
substantially fixed position along the length of the arm. A
receptacle is attached to the armband for holding the portable
audio device. As shown in Figure 1, earphones 26 are
connected via a wire 28 and connector 30 to a jack in the
portable radio or tape player 24 securely held in receptacle
22 and such earphones may be worn by runner R to enable him to
listen to the audio device during running or other physical
activity.
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