Separable clip assembly

• US 5,664,292 A
• Filed: 08/22/1996
• Issued: 09/09/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited
• Original Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Tonny
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SANDY, ROBERT JOHN
• Application Number:
  US08/697,349
• Time in Patent Office: 383 Days
• Field of Search: 24/3.5, 24/3.11, 24/3.12, 24/597, 224/252, 224/269, 224/666, 224/668, 224/271, 224/272, 248/231.51, 248/231.61, 248/316.5, 248/316.6, 248/316.7
• US Class Current: 24/3.11
• 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: G08B 3/1058 Pager holders or housings casings for electric apparatus H05K5/00
• 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: Y10T 24/1391 Article held by clip with spring [e.g., leaf, coil] member
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1394 Article held by clip

Abstract

A detachable clip assembly has a clip member which is removably engaged with a securing seat fixed to the back of a pager, a remote controller, a cell phone and a leather pocket etc. The securing seat has a positioning hole at the upper portion thereof. The clip member has a spring biased push plate on which a press button having a projected rib is disposed. The push plate is inserted into the securing seat with the projected rib engaged with the positioning hole for locking purpose. The press button can be actuated to get the projected rib to engaged with or disengaged from the positioning hole so that the clip member can be either removed from the securing seat or secured to the same as one desires.

Claims

1. A detachable belt clip for supporting a device on a belt comprising:

a) a clip member having a push plate pivotally attached thereto, the push plate having opposite side edges and a press button movable with respect to the push plate, and a projecting rib projecting from the press button;

b) a securing board having a seat formed therein configured to slidably receive the push plate, and a positioning hole in the securing board configured to receive the projecting rib so as to retain the clip member attached to the securing board, wherein moving the press button relative to the push plate disengages the projecting rib from the positioning hole enabling the clip member to be detached from the securing board; and

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c) attaching means extending between the securing board and the device to fixedly attach the securing board to the device.

2. The detachable belt clip of claim 1 wherein the attaching means comprises an adhesive element between the securing board and the device.

3. The detachable belt clip of claim 2 wherein the adhesive element comprises a double-sided adhesive material.

4. The detachable belt clip of claim 1 wherein the attaching means comprises rivets.

5. The detachable belt clip of claim 1 wherein the securing board has a plurality of seats formed therein disposed in different orientations.