Fixing apparatus for a portable telephone

• US 5,620,120 A
• Filed: 05/31/1995
• Issued: 04/15/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tse-Hsiung Tien
• Original Assignee: Tse-Hsiung Tien
• Inventors: Tien, Tse-hsiung
• Primary Examiner(s): Recla, Henry J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SHAH, KAMLESH R
• Application Number:
  US08/455,100
• Time in Patent Office: 685 Days
• Field of Search: 224/902, 224/904, 224/910, 224/914, 224/908, 224/909, 224/191 R, 224/225, 224/226, 224/228, 224/232, 224/242, 224/251, 224/252, 224/268, 224/269, 224/199, 224/271 , 224/272, 224/930, 241/3.1, 241/3.12, 241/590, 241/597, 241/592, 241/637, 241/702
• US Class Current: 224/199
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/026 with a pin having an enlarged head detachably connected to a fastening device, e.g. to a pin receiving slot
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3855 carried in a belt or harness
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/902 Battery carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/904 Tool holder carried by belt
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/908 Carrier for camera or other photographic equipment

Abstract

A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone includes an engaging device connected to the portable telephone, a socket for detachably receiving the engaging device, and a cramp connected to the socket for fixing itself and the socket on an objective body such as a belt. The engaging device is allowed to slide in the socket and may be manually made to turn substantially ninety-degrees in the socket thereby being located in place in the socket. When the engaging device is located in place in the socket, it may be manually made to turn ninety-degrees in the socket and may be manually pulled to slide out from the socket.

Claims

1. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone comprising:

a pouch (30) adapted to enclose the portable telephone;

an engaging means (32) extending from the pouch (30), a socket (10) for detachably receiving the engaging means (32), and a cramp (21) connected to the socket (10) for fixing itself and the socket (10) on an objective body;

the engaging means (32) comprising a substantially elliptic plate (321) which defines a long axis and a short axis and a neck (322) extending from substantially a center of the elliptic plate (321) and firmly connected to the pouch (30);

the socket (10) comprising a base plate (11) and an upper plate (20) connected to the base plate (11), the base plate (11) defining a long cutout (100) from one side thereof up to a physically central point thereof, a first wall (110) being formed along peripheries of the base plate (11), a second wall (120) being projected from the base plate (11) substantially surrounding a periphery of the cutout (100) thus defining a ledge portion (12) between the cutout (100) and the second wall (120), the second wall (120) including two parallel straight portions (121) and a C-shaped portion (122) connected to the two parallel straight portions (121);

the engaging means (32) being sized to be slidable through the ledge portion (12) around the cutout (100), with the neck (322) passing through the cutout (100) and the substantially elliptic plate (321) sliding along the ledge portion (12) in the long axis direction;

a pivot (18) extended from the base plate (11), a first cutout (110A) defined in the first wall (110) of the base plate (11), a second cutout (120A) defined in the second wall (120) of the base plate (11), a first recess (19A) and a second recess (19B) defined in the base plate (11), a switch (13) comprising a switch body (14) which includes a boss (140) for pivotally receiving the pivot (18) projected from the base plate (11) and a saddle portion (141) extending out of the first cutout (110A) of the first wall (110) allowing a user to operate it;

a first tongue (15) extended from the switch body (14); and

a second tongue (16) pivotally connected to the switch body (14);

whereby the engaging means (32) is manually made to turn substantially ninety-degrees in the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120) when the substantially elliptic plate (321) thereof slides to touch the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120), thereby locating the engaging means (32) in the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120) of the socket (10) in place; and

whereby the switch (13) is operative to an unblocking status in which the protrusion (151) of the first tongue (15) is received in the first recess (19A) of the base plate (11) and a tip of the second tongue (16) is retained in the second cutout (120A) of the second wall (120) allowing the substantially elliptic plate (321) to slide along the ledge portion (12), or to a blocking status in which the protrusion (151) is received in the second recess (19B) of the base plate (11) and the tip of the second tongue (16) is retained beyond the second cutout (120A) of the second wall (120) and blocking the ledge portion (12) of the base plate (11).

2. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone as claimed in claim 1 wherein the switch body (14) defines a hole (144) at a corner thereof and the second tongue (16) has a rod (161) projected therefrom for pivotally engaging the hole (144) of the switch body (14).

3. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone comprising:

an engaging means (32) connected to a surface of the portable telephone, a socket (10) for detachably receiving the engaging means (32), and a cramp (21) connected to the socket (10) for fixing itself and the socket (10) on an objective body;

the engaging means (32) comprising a substantially elliptic plate (321) which defines a long axis (323) and a short axis (324) through a center thereof, a neck (322) extending from substantially the center of the elliptic plate (321), and a positioning plate (31) connected to the neck (322) and firmly connected to the surface of the portable telephone;

the socket (10) comprising a base plate (11) and an upper plate (20) connected to the base plate (11), the base plate (11) defining a long cutout (100) from one side thereof up to a physically central point thereof, a first wall (110) being formed along a periphery of the base plate (11), a second wall (120) being projected from the base plate (11) substantially surrounding a periphery of the cutout (100) thus defining a ledge portion (12) between the cutout (100) and the second wall (120), the second wall 120 including two parallel straight portions (121) and a C-shaped portion (122) connected to the two parallel straight portions (121);

the engaging means (32) being sized to be slidable through the ledge portion (12) around the cutout (100), with the neck (322) passing through the cutout (100) and the substantially elliptic plate (321) sliding along the ledge portion (12) in the long axis direction;

whereby the engaging means (32) is manually made to turn substantially ninety-degrees in the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120) when the substantially elliptic plate (321) thereof slides to touch the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120), thereby locating the substantially elliptic plate (321) in the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120) of the socket (10) in place.

4. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cramp (21) has a relatively long prong (210) and a relatively short prong (211) connected to the relatively long prong (210), the relatively short prong (211) defining a hole (215) therein and the upper plate (20) defining a threaded recess (26) therein thus allowing a bolt (212) to engage the relatively prong (211) to the upper plate (20), when the cramp (21) is worn on the objective body, the relatively short prong (211) exerts tension on the objective body thus fixing the cramp (21) together with the socket (10) on the objective body, with a head (212A) of the bolt (212) abutting the objective body thus strengthening the fixing of the cramp (21) on the objective body.

5. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone as claimed in claim 3 further comprising a pivot (18) extended from the base plate (11), a first cutout (110A) defined in the first wall (110) of the base plate (11), a second cutout (120A) defined in the second wall (120) of the base plate (11), a first recess (19A) and a second recess (19B) defined in the base plate 11, a switch (13) comprising a switch body (14) which includes a boss (140) for pivotally receiving the pivot (18) projected from the base plate (11) and a saddle portion (141) extending out of the first cutout (110A) of the first wall (110) allowing a user to operate it, a first tongue (15) extended from the switch body (14), and a second tongue (16) pivotally connected to the switch body 14;

whereby the switch (13) is operative to a unblocking status in which the protrusion (151) of the first tongue (15) is received in the first recess (19A) of the base plate (11) and a tip of the second tongue (16) is retained in the second cutout (120A) of the second wall (120) allowing the substantially elliptic plate (32) to slide along the ledge portion (12), or to a blocking status in which the protrusion (151) is received in the second recess (19B) of the base plate (11) and the tip of the second tongue (16) is retained beyond the second cutout (120A) of the second wall (120) and blocking the ledge portion (12) of the base plate (11).

6. A fixing apparatus for a portable telephone as claimed in claim 3 wherein the switch body (14) defines a hole (144) at a corner thereof and the second tongue (16) has a rod (161) projected therefrom for pivotally engaging the hole (144) of the switch body (14).

7. An apparatus for mounting a portable telephone, comprising:

an engagement element (32) adapted to be associated with the portable telephone including a substantially elliptic plate (321) defining a long axis and a short axis and a neck (322) extending from the elliptic plate (321);

a socket (10) adapted to receive the engagement element (32), the socket (10) including a base plate (11) defining an outer periphery and an aperture (100) extending inwardly from the outer periphery, the aperture (100) defining an inner periphery, an upper plate (20) associated with the base plate (11), a first wall (110) along the outer periphery of the base plate (11), and a second wall (120) projecting from the base plate (11) and extending substantially about the inner periphery such that a ledge portion (12) is provided between the aperture (100) and the second wall (120), the second wall (120) including two substantially parallel portions (121) and a C-shaped portion (122) associated with parallel portions (121); and

a cramp (21) associated with the socket (10) adapted to be secured to an object;

wherein the substantially elliptic plate (321) is configured such that it is capable of passing through a space defined by the ledge portion (12) and the base plate (11) while the neck (322) passes through the aperture (100) when moving in a direction defined by the long axis and is also capable of being manually turned approximately ninety-degree when within a space defined by the C-shaped portion (122) of the second wall (120).