Belt clip for detachably fixing cellular phone

• US 7,832,606 B2
• Filed: 07/18/2007
• Issued: 11/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NewVit Co. Ltd
• Original Assignee: NewVit Co. Ltd
• Inventors: Sin, Ki Sub
• Primary Examiner(s): Newhouse; Nathan J
• Assistant Examiner(s): HELVEY, PETER N.
• Application Number:
  US11/879,701
• Publication Number:
  US 20080237282A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,217 Days
• Field of Search: 224/197, 224/199, 224/663, 224/665, 224/930, 224/272, 224/668, 224/673, 224/680, 248/220.1, 248/220.21, 248/221.11, 248/221.12, 248/222.11, 248/223.41, 248/222.41, 248/225.11, 24/31.1, 24/31.2, 245/22, 245/26, 245/29, 245/70, 245/941, 245/981, 245/984
• 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: A45F 5/021 to the belt
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1391 Article held by clip with spring [e.g., leaf, coil] member
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/1394 Article held by clip

Abstract

A belt clip for detachably fixing a cellular phone is disclosed, which comprises a body which has an accommodating part provided in the interior of the same and having an opened upper side, and a guide groove provided at a front side of the same for guiding accommodating into the accommodating part; and at least one stopper which is integrally formed at an inner side of the body and has a certain elastic force for preventing an escape of the accommodated engaging protrusion. It is possible to easily and reliably engage and disengage the cellular phone or the cellular phone casing to/from the belt clip, and the construction is simple. Since springs are not used in the present invention as compared to the conventional art, the manufacturing cost is not high, and a reliable and cheap belt clip for cellular phone can be manufactured.

Claims

1. A belt clip for detachably securing an engaging protrusion of a cellular phone or a cellular phone casing, said belt clip comprising:

a clip part for securing the belt clip to a waist belt of a user;

a body connected to said clip part, said body defining an accommodating part in an interior of the body and having an opened upper side, and a guide groove at a front side of the body for guiding and accommodating the engaging protrusion of the cellular phone or the celluar phone casing into the accommodating part; and

a first stopper and a second stopper each integrally formed on an inner surface which of the body and provide an elastic force to prevent the engaging protrusion from escaping the accommodating part when the engaging protrusion is accommodated inside the accomodating part;

wherein said first stopper comprises an inverted U-shaped first cut-off part formed at a back side of the body, and an escape prevention protrusion extending from the first cut-off part toward the front side of the body,

wherein said escape prevention protrusion has a circularly protruded end portion,

wherein said second stopper is arranged above an upper side of the first stopper and comprises a U-shaped second cut-off part formed at the back side of the body, and an escape prevention shoulder extending from the second cut-off part toward the front side of the body.

2. The belt clip for detachably fixing a cellular phone of claim 1, wherein said escape prevention shoulder has a circularly protruded cross section, and a slant guide part formed at an upper side for guiding the engaging protrusion.

3. The belt clip for detachably fixing a cellular phone of claim 1, wherein said body further defines openings an opening on opposite sides of the body, and

wherein the belt clip further comprises side support members that are engaged with the openings.