DEVICE HOLDER APPARATUS WITH CLIP AND METHOD OF FORMING APPARATUS
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1. A device holder apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
- a device conforming body, the body conformable to at least a portion of an electronic device to hold the electronic device;
a clip assembly for clipping to a desired location;
a locking washer assembly for rotatably and ratchetly coupling the clip assembly to the device conforming body, the locking washing assembly including;
a locking washer with two, separate deflectable arms, the separated arms forming a shaped cavity therebetween; and
a locking support having an extension having a protrusion formed in relief of the lock washer shaped cavity, the lock support securely inserted into the locking washer shaped cavity to securely retain the rotatably and ratchetly coupling between the clip assembly and the device conforming body.
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Abstract
Embodiments of a device holder apparatus with clip and methods of forming same where the device holder apparatus may include a device conforming body rotatably and ratchetly coupled to a clip assembly via a locking washer assembly. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A device holder apparatus for an electronic device, the apparatus comprising:
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a device conforming body, the body conformable to at least a portion of an electronic device to hold the electronic device; a clip assembly for clipping to a desired location; a locking washer assembly for rotatably and ratchetly coupling the clip assembly to the device conforming body, the locking washing assembly including; a locking washer with two, separate deflectable arms, the separated arms forming a shaped cavity therebetween; and a locking support having an extension having a protrusion formed in relief of the lock washer shaped cavity, the lock support securely inserted into the locking washer shaped cavity to securely retain the rotatably and ratchetly coupling between the clip assembly and the device conforming body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of forming a device holder apparatus for an electronic device, comprising:
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rotatably and ratchetly coupling a clip assembly to a device conforming body, the device conforming body conformable to at least a portion of an electronic device to hold the electronic device, the clip assembly for clipping to a desired location, and the locking washing assembly including; a locking washer with two, separate deflectable arms, the separated arms forming a shaped cavity therebetween; and a locking support having an extension having a protrusion formed in relief of the lock washer shaped cavity; and securingly inserting the the lock support inserted into the locking washer shaped cavity to securely retain the rotatably and ratchetly coupling between the clip assembly and the device conforming body. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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