Belt clip aperture for use in a two-way radio housing and method of using same

• US 6,105,923 A
• Filed: 07/07/1997
• Issued: 08/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Robertson, William H., Leon, Robert, Hosseini, Sam
• Primary Examiner(s): Ramirez, Ramon O.
• Application Number:
  US08/888,807
• Time in Patent Office: 1,142 Days
• Field of Search: 248/682, 248/690, 248/693, 248/207, 248/231.81, 248/911, 248/316.7, 224/269, 224/666, 224/904, 224/930, 224/257, 224/271, 224/255, 224/580, 455/351, 24/3.12
• US Class Current: 248/682
• 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 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1394 Article held by clip

Abstract

A housing (101) for a portable two-way radio (100) includes a first aperture (107) located substantially at one end of the housing (101) for engaging an first attachment apparatus such as a belt clip (201). A second aperture (111) is located substantially at the opposite end of the radio housing (101) for engaging a second attachment apparatus. The first aperture (107) and the second aperture (111) are used with the belt clip (201) such that the clip may be secured within either the first aperture (107) or second aperture (111) for attachment to a user'"'"'s body or other object. The attachment of the belt clip (201) is unique in that it can be bent without being disengaged from its associated aperture.

Claims

1. A housing, having opposed front and rear walls having opposite ends, for a portable two-way radio comprising:

a first aperture located substantially at one end of the housing and extending completetely through the housing from the front wall to the rear wall;

a second aperture located substantially at the opposite end of the housing and extending completely through the housing from the front wall to the rear wall; and

an attachment clip is fastened perpendicularly with respect to the housing rear wall within one of the first and second apertures.

2. A portable two-way radio having a main housing body with a first end and a second end and opposed front and rear walls comprising:

a first attachment aperture located at the first end of the main housing body and extending therethrough from the front wall to the rear wall;

a second attachment aperture located at the second end of the main housing body and extending therethrough from the front wall to the rear wall; and

wherein at least one of the first and second attachment apertures has a narrow profile for frictionally engaging a clip selectively inserted perpendicularly with respect to the housing body rear wall through said at least one attachment aperture for attachment to a user'"'"'s body.

3. A portable two-way radio housing as in claim 2 wherein the clip is pliable for conforming to an attachment surface.