Detachable belt clip interface mechanism for phone holsters and wireless phone holster assembly

• US 7,757,913 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2005
• Issued: 07/20/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Fichera, Brandon
• Primary Examiner(s): Newhouse; Nathan J
• Assistant Examiner(s): WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J
• Application Number:
  US11/113,669
• Publication Number:
  US 20060237494A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,912 Days
• Field of Search: 224/197, 224/269, 224/669, 224/666, 224/929, 224/930, 248/314, 248/220.21, 248/224.8, 403/353
• US Class Current: 224/197
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• 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: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3855 carried in a belt or harness
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/929 Article carrier for electrical device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A wireless phone holster assembly includes a wireless phone holster for carrying a wireless phone, the wireless phone holster including a slotted engagement section; a belt clip; and an interface member including a protrusion configured for engagement with and disengagement from the slotted engagement section to securely attach or detach the engagement section of the wireless phone holster with wireless phone to and from the belt clip.

Claims

1. A wireless phone holster assembly for carrying a wireless phone, wherein the wireless phone holster assembly is independent of the wireless phone, the wireless phone holster assembly comprising:

a wireless phone holster for carrying a wireless phone, the wireless phone holster including a slotted engagement section;

a belt clip;

an interface member including protrusions configured for engagement with and disengagement from the slotted engagement section to securely attach or detach the engagement section of the wireless phone holster with wireless phone to and from the belt clip,

wherein the slotted engagement section includes a pair of T-shaped slots in vertical alignment, and the protrusions of the interface member includes a pair of T-shaped members in vertical alignment received in the T-shaped slots, at least one of the T-shaped members includes a chamfer surface, and the engagement section includes a flexible resilient arm that is deflectable by the chamfer surface so as to cause the interface member with T-shaped members to move relative to the slotted engagement section to lock the interface member to the wireless phone holster.

2. The wireless phone holster assembly of claim 1, wherein the interface member with T-shaped members is movable relative to the slotted engagement section to lock the interface member to the wireless phone holster.

3. The wireless phone holster assembly of claim 1, wherein at least one of the T-shaped members includes a catch to lock the interface member to the slotted engagement section when the T-shaped members are moved relative to the slotted engagement section.

4. The wireless phone holster assembly of claim 1, wherein the interface member is carried by the belt clip.

5. The wireless phone holster assembly of claim 1, wherein the interface member is carried by the wireless phone holster.

6. A detachable belt clip interface mechanism for attaching and detaching a wireless phone holster and wireless phone to and from a belt clip, wherein the wireless phone holster and the detachable belt clip interface mechanism are independent of the wireless phone, the detachable belt clip interface mechanism comprising:

a slotted engagement section of a wireless phone holster;

an interface member including protrusions configured for engaging the slotted engagement section to securely attach the engagement section of the wireless phone holster with wireless phone to the belt clip,

wherein the slotted engagement section includes a pair of T-shaped slots in vertical alignment, and the protrusions of the interface member includes a pair of T-shaped members in vertical alignment that are received by the T-shaped slots to secure the interface member to the slotted engagement section, at least one of the T-shaped members includes a chamfer surface, and the engagement section includes a flexible resilient arm deflectable by the chamfer surface so as to cause the interface member with T-shaped members to move relative to the slotted engagement section to lock the interface member to the wireless phone holster.

7. The detachable belt clip interface mechanism of claim 6, wherein the interface member with T-shaped members is movable relative to the slotted engagement section to lock the interface member to the wireless phone holster.

8. The detachable belt clip interface mechanism of claim 7, wherein at least one of the T-shaped members includes a catch to lock the interface member to the slotted engagement section when the T-shaped members are moved relative to the slotted engagement section.