Belt clip apparatus for portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A belt clip apparatus, comprising:
- a holder assembly for attachment to a user'"'"'s apparel in a generally vertical orientation, the holder assembly having a latch opening;
an anchor member for securing to a portable device to be suspended vertically from the holder assembly, the anchor member having a lock pin for engagement in the latch opening;
a latch member in the holder assembly movable between a first, latched position locking the lock pin in the latch opening, and a released position permitting the lock pin to be removed from the latch opening; and
a manually operable actuator linked to the latch member for moving the latch member between the locked and released positions, the actuator being adapted to be moved in a generally horizontal direction transverse to the hanging direction in order to release the latch member.
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Abstract
A belt clip apparatus for releasably holding a portable device on a user'"'"'s apparel has a base member with a latch opening for receiving a lock pin projecting from the portable device, a clip for securing the base member to the wearer'"'"'s apparel, and a latch member movably mounted in the base member for movement between a first position locking the lock pin in the latch opening, and a released position permitting the lock pin to be removed from the latch opening. A manually operable actuator linked to the latch member can be actuated by a user to move the latch member between the locked and released positions. The actuator is moved in a generally horizontal direction transverse to the hanging direction in order to release the latch member. A biasing device biases the latch member towards the locked position.
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27 Claims
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1. A belt clip apparatus, comprising:
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a holder assembly for attachment to a user'"'"'s apparel in a generally vertical orientation, the holder assembly having a latch opening;
an anchor member for securing to a portable device to be suspended vertically from the holder assembly, the anchor member having a lock pin for engagement in the latch opening;
a latch member in the holder assembly movable between a first, latched position locking the lock pin in the latch opening, and a released position permitting the lock pin to be removed from the latch opening; and
a manually operable actuator linked to the latch member for moving the latch member between the locked and released positions, the actuator being adapted to be moved in a generally horizontal direction transverse to the hanging direction in order to release the latch member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A belt clip apparatus, comprising:
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a base housing having a front wall with an elongate latch opening for receiving a lock pin projecting from an object to be releasably secured to the base housing, the latch opening having a first end of predetermined dimensions and a second end of dimensions smaller than said first end;
a clip device for releasably securing the base housing to a wearer'"'"'s apparel with the front wall facing outwardly and the latch opening oriented generally vertically;
a latch member movably mounted in the housing for movement between a first, latched position and a second, released position, the latch member having a latching tab which protrudes at least partially across the latch opening in the latched position at a location between the smaller second end and larger first end, so as to lock the lock pin in the smaller second end, the latching tab being retracted away from the latch opening in the released position; and
an actuator linked to the latch member for moving the latch member between the first and second positions, the actuator being movable in a direction generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the latch opening. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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