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A holder for a handheld device such as a smartphone or personal digital assistant (PDA) worn securely on a wrist, that allows the device to selectively rotate to a plurality of desired positions while remaining on the wrist. The holder has a protective shell case rotatably connected to a wrist strap

A holder for a handheld device such as a smartphone or personal digital assistant (PDA) worn securely on a wrist, that allows the device to selectively rotate to a plurality of desired positions while remaining on the wrist. The holder has a protective shell case rotatably connected to a wrist strap by a pair of interlocking assemblies. In a first embodiment, a spring assembly with a pair of tabs on the wrist strap connects to a socket assembly attached to the shell case. In a further embodiment, the socket assembly on the strap connects to the spring assembly on the case. The shell case holds the device, allowing a user to directly access and use the device single-handedly when worn on the wrist. The device rotates between portrait and landscape positions by grasping the shell case and twisting, and detaches quickly by squeezing the tabs, disengaging the interlocking assemblies.

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1. A wrist holder for a handheld computing device, comprising: a wrist strap, the wrist strap having a pair of ends portions and a means for adjustably fastening the ends together;a shell case, the shell case having an open front, a back having a border, the shell case having a flexible rim attached

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A wrist holder for a handheld computing device, comprising: a wrist strap, the wrist strap having a pair of ends portions and a means for adjustably fastening the ends together;a shell case, the shell case having an open front, a back having a border, the shell case having a flexible rim attached to the border of the back, the flexible rim having a curved edge extending inwardly and defining the open front to contain the handheld computing device within the shell case; anda pair of interlocking assemblies, a first assembly attached to the wrist strap and a second assembly attached to the back of the shell case, the assemblies selectively connecting the shell case to the wrist strap, the pair of assemblies including a spring assembly and a socket assembly, the socket assembly having a inner disk with a inside edge defining a circular opening, the inside edge having a plurality of ridges, the spring assembly having a spring, a housing and a pair of tabs, each tab having an inside end and an outer end, the inside end having a plurality of grooves, the housing having a top, a side, the side having a pair of diametrally opposing windows and a diametral bottom channel, the inside ends of the tabs traveling through the channel into the housing, the spring inside the housing between the inside ends of the tabs extending the grooves on the inside ends through the windows, the grooves, selectively engaging the ridges on the socket assembly, interlockingly connecting the wrist strap to the shell case when the first assembly on the back of the shell case snaps on the second assembly on the strap, the second assembly on the shell case rotating with respect to the first assembly on the strap. 2. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device as described in claim 1, wherein the handheld device is functional in a portrait position and a landscape position, and the second assembly on the shell case rotates with respect to the first assembly on the wrist strap, selectively allowing the device to rotate between the landscape position and the portrait position. 3. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 2, wherein the socket assembly is attached to the back of the shell case. 4. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 3, wherein the spring assembly is attached to the wrist strap. 5. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 4, wherein the tab ends of the spring assembly are aligned with the end portions of the wrist strap. 6. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 5, wherein the wrist strap has a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion has a plurality of openings engaging the second end portion, the second end portion having a plurality of fastening pegs to adjustably form a poly-snap closure when the fastening pegs are selectively inserted in the openings. 7. A wrist holder for a handheld computing device, comprising: a wrist strap, the wrist strap having a pair of ends and a means for adjustably fastening the ends together;a shell case, the shell case having an open front, a back having a border, a flexible rim attached to the border of the back, the flexible rim having a curved edge extending inwardly and defining the open front to contain the handheld computing device within the shell case; anda socket assembly, the socket assembly attached to the back of the shell case, the socket assembly having a inner disk with a inside edge defining a circular opening, the inside edge having a plurality of ridges; anda spring assembly, the spring assembly attached to the wrist strap, the spring assembly having a spring, a housing and a pair of tabs, each tab having an inside end and an outer end, the inside end having a plurality of grooves, the housing having a top, a side, the side having a pair of diametrally opposing windows and a diametral bottom channel, the inside ends of the tabs traveling through the channel into the housing, the spring inside the housing between the inside ends of the tabs extending the grooves on the inside ends through the windows and selectively engaging the ridges on the socket assembly attached to the shell case to interlockingly connect the wrist strap to the shell case when the socket assembly is snapped on the spring assembly, the spring assembly allowing the socket assembly on the shell case to selectively rotate with respect to the spring assembly on the strap. 8. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 7, wherein the tab ends of the spring assembly are aligned with the end portions of the wrist strap. 9. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device as described in claim 8, wherein the handheld device is functional in a portrait position and a landscape position, and the socket assembly on the shell case rotates with respect to the spring assembly on the wrist strap, selectively allowing the device to rotate between the landscape position and the portrait position. 10. The wrist holder for a handheld computing device, as described in claim 9, wherein the wrist strap has a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion has a plurality of openings engaging the second end portion, the second end portion having a plurality of fastening pegs to adjustably form a poly-snap closure when the fastening pegs are selectively inserted in the openings. 11. A method of maintaining a handheld computing device on a wrist of a user with a wrist holder, the wrist holder having an adjustable wrist strap, a shell case, the shell case having a back, the shell case containing the handheld computing device, the wrist holder also having a socket assembly, the socket assembly attached to the back of the shell case, a spring assembly, the spring assembly attached to the wrist strap, the spring assembly having a pair of tabs for selectively engaging the socket and a spring for biasing the tabs towards a locked position, comprising: attaching the wrist strap to the wrist of the user;connecting the wrist strap to the shell case by snapping the socket assembly on the back of the shell case;rotating the handheld computing device with respect to the wrist strap on the wrist by grasping the rim of the shell case and twisting; andselectively detaching the handheld computing device from the wrist strap by squeezing the tabs together to compress the spring to release the socket, and lifting the shell case off of the wrist strap. 12. The method of maintaining a handheld computing device on a wrist with a wrist holder as described in claim 11, wherein the step of snapping the socket assembly onto the spring assembly is preceded by the step of placing the device in the shell case through the open front with the flexible rim securing the device. 13. The method of maintaining a handheld computing device on a wrist with a wrist holder as described in claim 12, wherein the ridges of the socket assembly engage the grooves of the spring assembly on the back of the shell case, interlockingly connecting the wrist strap to the shell case. 14. The method of maintaining a handheld computing device on a wrist with a wrist holder as described in claim 13, wherein the handheld computing device rotates by grasping the rim and twisting, slightly compressing the spring in the spring assembly, forcing the grooves on the tab ends slightly away from the ridges in the socket assembly. 15. The method of maintaining a handheld computing device on a wrist with a wrist holder as described in claim 14, wherein the squeezing the tabs on the spring assembly together to compress the spring disengages the ridges on the socket assembly from the grooves on the tabs on the spring assembly completely, and shell case lifts off the wrist strap, selectively disengaging the device from the wrist strap.