Rotational holster for an electronic device
First Claim
1. A holster for an electronic device, the holster comprising:
- a harness portion for holding an electronic device;
a clip portion for clipping to a user'"'"'s apparel;
a mechanism for rotatably attaching the harness portion to the clip portion, the rotatable attachment mechanism allowing rotation of the harness portion relative to the clip portion through a range of rotational positions and maintaining each rotational position along the rotation range against the force of gravity.
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Abstract
A holster is provided with a clip portion for clipping to a user'"'"'s belt or other suitable location and a harness portion for holding an electronic device, such as, but not limited to, a medical infusion pump. The holster may include a rotation mechanism that allows the holster to be rotated in a manner, to position and maintain the electronic device in any one of a plurality of selectable rotational orientations, while the holster is clipped to the user'"'"'s belt. Alternatively or in addition, the clip portion is pivotally connected by a hinge to the harness portion, to allow the harness portion to pivot upward relative to the clip portion. The pivotal connection of the clip portion to the harness portion allows the user pivot the harness portion (and, thus, a medical device received in the harness portion) upward, for example, to better accommodate the user'"'"'s view or access to displays, indicators, compartments, buttons or other manual operators on the medical device.
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28 Claims
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1. A holster for an electronic device, the holster comprising:
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a harness portion for holding an electronic device;
a clip portion for clipping to a user'"'"'s apparel;
a mechanism for rotatably attaching the harness portion to the clip portion, the rotatable attachment mechanism allowing rotation of the harness portion relative to the clip portion through a range of rotational positions and maintaining each rotational position along the rotation range against the force of gravity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24)
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14. A holster for an electronic device, the holster comprising:
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a harness portion for holding an electronic device;
a clip portion for clipping to a user'"'"'s apparel;
a hinge for attaching the harness portion to the clip portion to allow the harness portion to pivot upward relative to the clip portion. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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21. A method of retaining an electronic device, the method comprising:
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holding an electronic device in a harness portion of a holster;
clipping a clip portion of a holster to a user'"'"'s apparel;
rotatably attaching the harness portion to the clip portion, for rotation of the harness portion relative to the clip portion through a range of rotational positions; and
maintaining each rotational position along the rotation range against the force of gravity.
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22. A medical device and holster system comprising:
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a medical device having medical tubing for connection to a user;
a holster comprising a harness portion for holding an electronic device, a clip portion for clipping to a user'"'"'s apparel, and a mechanism for rotatably attaching the harness portion to the clip portion, the rotatable attachment mechanism allowing rotation of the harness portion relative to the clip portion through a range of rotational positions and maintaining each rotational position along the rotation range against the force of gravity.
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Specification