REMOVABLE MOUNTING POST ASSEMBLY FOR A CARRYING CASE
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1. A case for a portable device, the case having a removable post, the case including:
- at least one panel of material forming the case, the panel having an aperture, and a retainer attached to a first side of the panel, the retainer removably securing a post having a lug extending through the aperture.
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Abstract
An assembly for a detachable post or lug for mounting a belt clip typically used with a cell phone case or case for a portable electronic device. The assembly includes a retainer mounted on the case, the receiver designed to accept and secure a removeable post onto which the belt clip is mounted. In a first embodiment the retainer includes a recess and tabs which secure the post in place when a base of the post is secured in the recess. In an alternate embodiment, the retainer includes a plurality of shafts which include a recess, the shafts engaging tabs in receivers on the base of the mounting post.
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19 Claims
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1. A case for a portable device, the case having a removable post, the case including:
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at least one panel of material forming the case, the panel having an aperture, and a retainer attached to a first side of the panel, the retainer removably securing a post having a lug extending through the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 19)
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8. An assembly for retaining a mounting post to an article, the assembly including:
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a post having a base and a lug; and
a retainer to retain the base in position, the retainer having an aperture to accept the lug, and having a tab to removably engage and retain the post. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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- 12. A case for carrying a portable electronic device, case having a retainer for securing accessories to the case, the case including panels assembled to form a pocket and an aperture on a panel, a retainer mounted inside the pocket on a panel, the retainer including an aperture aligned with the aperture in the panel, the retainer including tabs to retain accessories.
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