Spring loaded belt clip assembly for a communication device

• US 6,032,337 A
• Filed: 03/02/1998
• Issued: 03/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Faraj, Bassam Abi, Rankin, John D. Jr., Ardizzone, Garry R. Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Brittain, James R.
• Application Number:
  US09/038,917
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 24/3.1, 24/3.7, 24/3.8, 24/3.9, 24/3.11, 24/3.12, 248/316.2, 248/316.4, 224/666, 224/668, 224/669, 224/673, 224/269, 455/351
• US Class Current: 24/3.12
• 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: Y10T 24/13 Article holder attachable to apparel or body
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1394 Article held by clip

Abstract

A belt clip assembly (100) attaches to a communication device (103) to be worn by a user. The belt clip assembly (100) includes an attachment base (104) and a spring loaded cantilever slide (106). The attachment base (104) includes a bracket (116) having first (123) and second (124) opposed retaining ends integrally connected to a slim strip (122). The first opposed retaining end has a hook (123) and the second opposed retaining end has a receptacle (128) for receiving the spring loaded cantilever slide (106). The cantilever slide (106) is comprised of a fulcrum (108) that has a pair of teeth (110) integrally attached to the fulcrum (108) for forming a protruding cover (111) for the receptacle and slidably positioned on top of the slide casing wall (112). The fulcrum (108) supported teeth (110) attaches to a communication device housing (101) via a pair of receiving slots (120) while the hook end (123) of the bracket wraps around the other end of the housing.

Claims

1. A belt clip assembly comprising:

an attachment base including a bracket having first and second opposed retaining ends, the first opposed retaining end having a hook;

the second opposed retaining end having a receptacle for receiving the spring loaded slide; and

a spring loaded slide having a pair of spring loaded teeth, a spring, a member slidably positioned within the receptacle, the pair of spring loaded teeth integrally connected to the member by a receptacle cover and the receptacle cover having a recessed channel for receiving the spring and pressing the spring against the receptacle.

2. The belt clip assembly of claim 1, further comprising:

a pin for retaining the member within the receptacle; and

a belt clip rotatably mounted to the attachment base by the pin.

3. The belt clip assembly of claim 2, wherein the receptacle comprises a rectangular groove having side-walls, the pin inserted through the side-walls of the rectangular groove.

4. The belt clip assembly of claim 3, wherein the member comprises a rectangular tongue sized smaller than the rectangular groove such that the rectangular tongue can slide within the rectangular groove.

5. The belt clip assembly of claim 4, wherein the rectangular tongue includes an elongated aperture for receiving the pin through the elongated aperture and for slidably tongue and groove attaching the rectangular tongue to the base.

6. A belt clip mount assembly comprising:

an attachment base including a bracket having first and second opposed retaining ends,

the first opposed retaining end having a hook, and

the second opposed retaining end having a receptacle;

a spring loaded cantilever slide for slidably positioning within the receptacle;

the spring loaded cantilever slide including;

a spring; and

a member slidably positioned within the receptacle;

a pair of spring loaded teeth integrally connected to the member by a receptacle cover; and

the receptacle cover having a recessed channel for receiving the spring and pressing the spring against the receptacle; and

a pin for retaining the member within the receptacle.

7. A communication device, comprising:

a communication device housing including a pair of slots;

a first opposed housing portion; and

a second opposed housing portion; and

a belt clip assembly coupled to the communication device housing, the belt clip assembly including;

an attachment base; and

a spring loaded cantilever slide having a pair of spring loaded teeth;

the attachment base including a bracket having first and second opposed retaining ends,

the first opposed retaining end having a first hook for wrapping around the first opposed housing portion; and

the second opposed retaining end having a receptacle for receiving the spring loaded cantilever slide for forming a second hook for wrapping the second opposed retaining end around the second opposed housing portion and for slidably engaging the pair of teeth into the pair of slots of the communication device housing for preventing disengagement of the belt clip from the communication device.

8. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the communication device housing comprises a radio housing.

9. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the communication device housing comprises a combined radio, phone, and pager housing.