Holster for a portable communication device

• US 6,176,401 B1
• Filed: 01/18/2000
• Issued: 01/23/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Lim, Wei Seong
• Primary Examiner(s): Cronin, Stephen K.
• Application Number:
  US09/483,960
• Time in Patent Office: 371 Days
• Field of Search: 224/196, 224/197, 224/241, 224/269, 224/666, 224/678, 224/679, 224/929, 224/930, D 3/218, D 3/215, D 3/216, 24/37, 24/39, 24/31.1, 24/31.2, 248/231.81, 379/446, 379/455, 455/90, 455/344
• US Class Current: 224/196
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A holster (1) for a for portable communication device is disclosed. The holster (1) has a housing (2) and a garment attachment clip (4). Movably coupled to the housing (2) is a biased latch (5) comprising a locking member (6) an ejector member (7) and an ejector actuator member (8). The locking member (6) and interior surfaces of (9) of the housing (2) co-act to lock a portable communication device in the housing (2). Further, actuation of the ejector actuator member (8) against the bias of the latch (5) provides for unlocking of a portable communication device and at least partial ejection thereof from the housing (2).

Claims

1. A holster for a portable communication device, the holster comprising:

a housing having interior surfaces for mounting a communication device;

a garment attachment clip on said housing;

a biased latch movably coupled to said housing, said latch having a locking position bias, and said latch having a locking member, an ejector member and an ejector actuator member,

wherein said locking member and at least one of said interior surfaces co-act to lock said portable communication device in said housing, and

wherein actuation of said ejector actuator member against said bias provides for unlocking of said portable communication device and at least partial ejection thereof from said housing, said ejection resulting from said ejector member providing a force on a surface of said communication device.

2. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein said locking member and at the least one of said interior surfaces sandwich said portable communication device in said housing.

3. A holster as claimed in claim 2, wherein the least one of said interior surfaces each have an internal corner portions to lock said portable communication device in said housing.

4. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein said locking member and said ejector member co-act to grip said communication device.

5. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein, said locking member has a protrusion for engaging said portable communication device.

6. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein the biased latch has a fulcrum portion to assist in unlocking of said portable communication device.

7. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein said biased latch is integrally moulded with said housing.

8. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ejector actuator member is actuatable in a direction towards said at least one of said interior surfaces that co-act with said locking member.

9. A holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein there is at least one movement restrictor for limiting movement of said biased latch.