Integrated lens and holster assembly

• US 5,452,829 A
• Filed: 11/18/1993
• Issued: 09/26/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: King, Jeffrey S., Blanton, Dan R., Pennington, Randall S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Douglas, Steven O.
• Application Number:
  US08/154,319
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 224/252, 224/231, 224/242, 224/269, 224/271, 224/191, 224/230, 224/247, 224/253, 224/907, 206/305, 206/38, 206/493, 24/3 F, 24/3 L, 455/347, 455/351
• US Class Current: 224/666
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/1058 Pager holders or housings casings for electric apparatus H05K5/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers

Abstract

A holster (10) for a selective call receiver having a liquid crystal display comprises a plastic housing (12) for removably retaining the selective call receiver and a substantially clear lens (14) integrally formed in the plastic housing providing protection to the display and allowing a user of the portable communication product to view the liquid crystal display while the selective call receiver is retained within the holster.

Claims

1. A holster for a portable communication product having a liquid crystal display, comprising:

a one piece housing for removably retaining the portable communication product, the housing having at least two substantial voids for the easy insertion and removal of the portable communication product;

a substantially clear lens integrally formed as one piece with the housing providing protection to the display and allowing a user of the portable communication product to view the display crystal liquid behind the substantially clear lens while the portable product is retained within the holster, wherein the substantially clear lens has an integrally formed raised surface about the external periphery of the substantially clear lens.

2. The holster of claim 1, wherein the holster further comprises a means for attachment to a user'"'"'s body.

3. The holster of claim 1, wherein the holster further comprises a belt clip coupled to an external portion of the housing.

4. The holster of claim 1, wherein the housing is comprised of plastic.

5. The holster of claim 1, wherein the housing is comprised of polycarbonate.

6. The holster of claim 1, wherein the substantially clear lens is located on the holster to protect a front-mounted display on a communication product.

7. A holster for a selective call receiver having a liquid crystal display, comprising:

a one piece plastic housing for removably retained the selective call receiver, the plastic housing having substantial voids on at least two surface for easy insertion and removal of the selective call receiver;

a substantially clear lend integrally formed as one piece with the plastic housing providing shock and impact protection to the display and allowing a user of the portable communication product to view the liquid crystal display behind the substantially clear lens while the selective call receiver is retained within the holster, wherein the substantially clear lens has an integrally formed raised surface about the externally periphery of the substantially clear lens.

8. The holster of claim 7, wherein the holster further comprises a means for attachment to a user'"'"'s body.

9. The holster of claim 7 wherein the holster further comprises a belt clip coupled to an external portion of the plastic housing.

10. A holster for a portable paging device having a liquid crystal display, comprising:

a one piece plastic housing allowing a pager having six sides to be removably insertable and protected from shock on all six sides, the plastic housing having substantial voids for east insertion and removal of the portable paging device;

a belt clip coupled to an external portion of the plastic housing;

a substantially clear leans portion integrally formed as one piece with the plastic housing for shock and impact protecting the liquid crystal display and allowing a user to view the liquid crystal display; and

raised surface about the periphery of the substantially clear lens portion providing further protection to the liquid crystal display on the pager and protection to the substantially clear lens portion.

11. The holster of claim 10, wherein the plastic housing has substantially 6 surfaces and substantially voids in at least 3 of the 6 surfaces on the holster.

12. The holster of claim 11, wherein the plastic housing has substantial voids on a from surface, a top surface, and side surface.

13. The holster of claim 10 wherein the plastic housing has substantially 6 surfaces and substantially voids in 4 of the 6 surface on the holster.

14. The holster of claim 13, wherein the plastic housing has substantial voids on a front surface, a top surface, and two sides surfaces.

15. The holster of claim 10, wherein the substantially clear lens is formed to protect a portable paging device having a front mounted display.