Portable radio carrying case

• US 4,775,083 A
• Filed: 02/02/1987
• Issued: 10/04/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Fay, Eugene R., Cifuentes, Farid, Burger, Marilyn S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOT, DEFINED
• Application Number:
  US07/009,855
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 224/235, 224/236, 224/240, 224/241, 224/253, 224/902, 224/904, 224/908, 224/920, 224/267, 224/222, 224/914, 150/52 R, 150/52 J, 206/305, 455/351, 455/100, 455/344, 455/350
• US Class Current: 224/675
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1058 Pager holders or housings casings for electric apparatus H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/086 Portable receivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A carrying case for a portable radio is provided which includes an attachment structure for attaching the case to the radio user. The carrying case includes a two position sound deflector which, at the option of the user, is situated in a first position to deflect sound upward toward the user'"'"'s ears or which is situated in a second position for protecting the controls of the radio from the environment.

Claims

1. A carrying case for a portable radio device exhibiting a generally rectangular cross section, said radio device being adapted to be worn on the body below the ear of a radio user, said radio device including a sound emitting portion from which sound signals are emitted, said carrying case comprising:

housing means for housing asid radio device, said housing means exhibiting a generally rectangular cross section and having upper and lower opposed ends, said lower end being closed and said upper end being open to receive said radio device therethrough, said housing means including a side surface having a sound transmitting portion situated such that when said radio device is placed in said carrying case said sound transmitting portion is adjacent the sound emitting portion of said radio device, such that the sound signals pass from the sound emitting portion of said radio device through said sound transmitting portion;

sound deflector means, rotatably attached to said housing means, being positionable in a first position to deflect sound signals passing through said sound transmitting portion of said housing means substantially upward toward the ear of the radio user, said sound deflector means being rotatable to a second position which covers the open upper end of said housing means to protect said radio device, and,

attachment means, connected to said housing means, for attaching said case to a radio user.

2. The carrying case of claim 1 wherein said sound transmitting portion includes a plurality of holes through which said sound signals travel.

3. The carrying case of claim 1 wherein said case is adapted to be worn on a user'"'"'s belt and wherein said attachment means includes a flap having first and second flap portions, said first flap portion being mechanically connected to said housing means, said second flap portion being foldable over the user'"'"'s belt and removably attachable to said first flap portion to hold said case to said belt.