Self-locking clip mechanism and mobile device holder incorporating the same
First Claim
1. A clip for coupling a portable computing device to a shopping cart, the clip comprising:
- an inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve partially encircles and applies a force to a tubular element of the shopping cart; and
an outer sleeve coupled to the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve partially encircles the inner sleeve and couples the inner sleeve to the tubular element of the shopping cart, wherein one of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve includes a protrusion that mates with a groove in the other of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for locking the inner sleeve in the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve further including a interlock slide that extends from a region of the inner sleeve not encircled by the outer sleeve for communicating with a mobile device cradle, the portable computing device coupled to the mobile device cradle.
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Abstract
A clip for coupling a portable computing device to a shopping cart comprises an inner sleeve. The inner sleeve partially encircles and applies a force to a tubular element of the shopping cart. An outer sleeve partially encircles the inner sleeve and couples the inner sleeve to the tubular element of the shopping cart. One of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve includes a protrusion that mates with a groove in the other of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for locking the inner sleeve in the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve further includes a interlock slide that extends from a region of the inner sleeve not encircled by the outer sleeve for communicating with a mobile device cradle. The portable computing device is coupled to the mobile device cradle. A mobile device holder holds a mobile device for a shopper while shopping in a retail store.
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1. A clip for coupling a portable computing device to a shopping cart, the clip comprising:
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an inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve partially encircles and applies a force to a tubular element of the shopping cart; and an outer sleeve coupled to the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve partially encircles the inner sleeve and couples the inner sleeve to the tubular element of the shopping cart, wherein one of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve includes a protrusion that mates with a groove in the other of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for locking the inner sleeve in the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve further including a interlock slide that extends from a region of the inner sleeve not encircled by the outer sleeve for communicating with a mobile device cradle, the portable computing device coupled to the mobile device cradle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A self-locking mechanism for coupling a portable computing device to a shopping cart handle, comprising:
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a mobile device cradle for coupling with the portable computing device; an inner sleeve, wherein the inner sleeve partially encircles the bar; and an outer sleeve coupled to the inner sleeve, wherein the outer sleeve partially encircles the inner sleeve, and wherein the outer sleeve couples the inner sleeve and the clip to the bar, wherein one of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve includes a protrusion that mates with a groove in the other of the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve for locking the inner sleeve in the outer sleeve, the outer sleeve including a interlock slide that mates with the mobile device cradle. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A mobile device holder for a shopping cart, the mobile device holder comprising:
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a top plate that receives a mobile computing device; a bottom plate coupled to the top plate; a pair of sidewalls moveably coupled to the bottom plate, wherein the mobile computing device is captured between the pair of sidewalls; and a handle coupler coupled to the bottom plate, wherein the handle coupler comprises; a first sleeve, wherein the first sleeve is coupled to the bottom plate, and wherein the first sleeve couples the bottom plate to the handle; and a second sleeve which removeably fits over the first sleeve; wherein the mobile device holder is coupled to the handle in response to the second sleeve extending over the first sleeve after the first sleeve is coupled to the handle. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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