Holding device that fits into pockets

• US 6,612,471 B2
• Filed: 11/26/2001
• Issued: 09/02/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christopher Sellars
• Original Assignee: Christopher Sellars
• Inventors: Sellars, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): NEWHOUSE, NATHAN JEFFREY
• Application Number:
  US09/994,196
• Publication Number:
  US 20030057241A1
• Time in Patent Office: 645 Days
• Field of Search: 224/230, 224/271, 224/272, 224/587, 224/678, 224/680, 224/682, 224/684, 224/901, 224/929, 224/930, 206/37, 206/37.5, 206/37.6, 206/38, 211/70.6, 211/94.01, 211/162
• US Class Current: 224/230
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2200/0516 Portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/022 within pockets

Abstract

A device for holding objects in a pocket. This device comprises at least one plate that is made from a rigid material. Coupled to this plate is a patch for fixing the plate inside a user'"'"'s pants. In addition, there is a clip that is coupled to this plate. This clip is either U-shaped or circular shaped. There can also be an additional clip that is coupled to the at least one plate. In another embodiment, there can be at least one additional plate that is connected to the at least one plate. This at least one additional plate couples to the at least one plate via a series of adjustable tracks having a lock. The tracks allow the device to be adjusted in length.

Claims

1. A holder for objects that is insertable into a pocket the holder comprising:

a) at least one plate;

b) a patch coupled to said at least one plate, said patch for also coupling said at least one plate to the pocket;

c) at least one clip coupled to said at least one plate;

d) a set of adjustable tracks coupled to said at least one plate;

e) at least one additional plate coupled to said set of adjustable tracks;

f) a lock coupled to said set of adjustable tracks, said lock for allowing said adjustable tracks to adjust in length so that said at least one additional plate can alternately move closer to, or farther away from said at least one plate; and

g) at least one additional clip coupled to said at least one additional plate wherein said device can be fixed inside a user'"'"'s pants or shorts, via said patch and an object such as an electronic device or a pen can be clipped to the device via said at least one clip and said at least one additional clip.

2. The device as in claim 1, wherein said tracks include two sets of tracks wherein a first set of tracks run inside a second set of tracks in a telescoping manner and said lock can selectively lock said two sets of tracks together to adjust a length of the device.

3. The device as in claim 1, wherein said at least one clip and said at least one additional clip is U-shaped.

4. The device as in claim 1, wherein said at least one clip and said at least one additional clip is shaped as a half circle.

5. The device as in claim 1, wherein said at least one plate and said at least one additional plate are made from a rigid material.

6. The device as in claim 1, wherein said at least one plate and said at least one additional plate are made from a flexible material.

7. The device as in claim 1, wherein said flexible material is rubber.

8. The device as in claim 1, further comprising a pouch coupled to said at least one plate and to said patch.

9. The device as in claim 1, wherein said at least one plate has a hole provided therein and said at least one patch has a hole concentric with said hole in said at least one plate so that a wire or feed tube can fit therethrough.

10. A holder for holding objects that is insertable into a pocket, the holder comprising:

a) at least one plate;

b) at least one clip coupled to said at least one plate;

c) a set of adjustable tracks coupled to said at least one plate;

d) at least one additional plate coupled to said set of adjustable tracks;

e) a lock coupled to said set of adjustable tracks, said lock for allowing said adjustable tracks to adjust in length so that said at least one additional plate can alternately move closer to, or farther away from said at least one plate; and

f) at least one additional clip coupled to said at least one additional plate wherein said device can be fixed inside a user'"'"'s pants or shorts, via said patch and an object such as an electronic device or a pen can be clipped to the device via said at least one clip and said at least one additional clip.

11. A holder which can be placed substantially in a clothes pocket and which is for holding an object comprising:

at least one plate;

at least one additional plate;

at least one slidable track coupling said at least one plate and said at least one additional plate together, said slidable track comprising at least one set of telescoping parallel extending tracks;

at least one lock coupled to said at least one slidable track wherein said at least one additional plate can be extended away from said at least one plate using said at least one set of telescoping parallel extending tracks and said at least one lock is for locking said at least one slidable track such that said at least one additional plate can be spaced apart from said at least one plate at different distances.

12. The device as in claim 11, further comprising at least one hook coupled to said at least one plate and at least one additional hook coupled to said at least one additional plate.

13. A holder for holding an object comprising:

at least one plate;

at least one additional plate;

at least one track coupling said at least one plate to said at least one additional plate;

at least one lock coupled to said at least one track wherein said at least one lock is for locking said at least one slidable track such that said at least one additional plate can be spaced apart from said at least one plate and then locked at a selected distance from said at least one plate;

at least one strap coupled to said at least one plate; and

at least one retaining pouch coupled to said at least one additional plate wherein the object can slide into the pouch and also be held by said at least one strap so that said object is held close to said at least one plate and said at least one additional plate.

14. The device as in claim 13, wherein said at least one retaining pouch is made from flexible material.

15. The device as in claim 14, wherein said at least one retaining pouch is made from rubber.

16. The device as in claim 15, wherein said at least one retaining pouch is made from neoprene.