Detachable carry clip with swivel for electronic devices

• US 6,913,174 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2001
• Issued: 07/05/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Mobile Communication Development Corporation of USA
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Mobile Communication Development Corporation of USA
• Inventors: Takahashi, Akira, Harvey, David Joseph, Skurski, James K.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cronin, Stephen K.
• Application Number:
  US09/912,212
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 224/197, 224/271, 224/272, 224/553, 224/929, 224/930, 455/90, 455/100, 455/351, 455/575.6, 379/446, 379/454, 379/455, 248/223.41, 248/224.51, 248/224.61
• US Class Current: 224/197
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2005/026 with a pin having an enlarged head detachably connected to a fastening device, e.g. to a pin receiving slot
• 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: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3855 carried in a belt or harness
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A detachable carry clip assembly for an electronic device. The electronic device includes a housing and a power pack. The housing includes a power pack seat for receiving and retaining the power pack. A first portion of a member of the carry clip assembly couples into a recess on the top exterior of the electronic device and a second portion of a member extends into the power pack seat and is captured between the housing and the power pack when the power pack is received and retained in the power pack seat. The detachable carry clip assembly is detached from the electronic device by detaching the power pack from the power pack seat of the electronic device.

Claims

1. A detachable carry clip assembly for an electronic device having a housing and a power pack, the housing having a power pack seat for receiving and retaining the power pack, said detachable carry clip assembly comprising:

a member having means for coupling to a single edge of the exterior of the electronic device and means for extending into the power pack seat to be captured between the housing and the power pack when the power pack is received and retained in the power pack seat, said member being otherwise free of means for coupling to the exterior of the electronic device, whereby said detachable carry clip is detached from the electronic device by detaching the power pack from the power pack seat of the electronic device, wherein said member comprises a first portion having said coupling means and a second portion having said extending means, said first portion being coupled to said second portion when said carry clip assembly is attached to the electronic device, and wherein a proximal end of said first portion includes an opening extending partially through the length of said first portion and configured to receive a proximal end of said second portion.

2. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein said second portion is semi-resilient.

3. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein a distal end of said second portion comprises a web portion extending in one direction and a flange portion extending from said web portion in a second direction relative to said first direction.

4. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein said second portion is substantially z-shaped.

5. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein said power pack seat is partially defined by a planar surface and wherein said extending means extends underneath the power pack to lie against said planar surface when the power pack is retained in the power pack seat.

6. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein said housing defines a channel for receiving a portion of said second portion.

7. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 6 wherein said channel is at least partially defined by a front abutment defining said power pack seat.

8. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 1 wherein said first and second portions each comprise a plurality of openings therethrough, said openings of said first portion corresponding with said openings of said second portion when said first and second portions are coupled to one another.

9. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 8 wherein one of said openings in said second portion is sized to correspond with at least two of said openings in said first portion.

10. The detachable carry clip assembly of claim 8 wherein said openings in said first portion are divided into groups of an equal number of said openings, each said group being spaced equidistant from one another.

11. An electronic device comprising:

a housing defining a power pack seat;

a power pack adapted to be received within said power pack seat;

a detachable carry clip assembly comprising;

a member having means for coupling to a single edge of the exterior of said electronic device and means for extending into said power pack seat to be captured between said housing and said power pack when said power pack is received and retained in said power pack seat, said member being otherwise free of means for coupling to the exterior of said electronic device, whereby said detachable carry clip is detached from said electronic device by detaching the power pack from the power pack seat of the electronic device, wherein said member comprises a first portion having said coupling means and a second portion having said extending means, said first portion being coupled to said second portion when said carry clip assembly is attached to the electronic device, and wherein a proximal end of said first portion includes an opening extending partially through the length of said first portion and configured to receive a proximal end of said second portion.