All plastic belt or strap clip for cell phones and personal electronic devices
First Claim
1. A clip for a cellular telephone or a personal electronic device comprising:
- a main body adapted to removably retain and carry said cellular telephone or personal electronic device;
a plastic leaf spring formed as a hook with a fore end, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member, said fore end mounted to said main body, said leg member having a proximal pivot member and a distal leg mount; and
a clip arm having a capture member for said distal leg mount and a complementary pivot member coacting with said proximal pivot member such that said main body pivots with respect to said clip arm there at;
wherein said proximal pivot member is a pin and said complimentary pivot member is an L-shaped channel open towards said main body having a channel leg oriented in a longitudinal direction with said capture channel such that pin and said distal leg edge move longitudinally during mounting within said channel leg and said capture channel.
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Abstract
The belt or strap clip includes a main body and a clip arm. The main body is adapted to retain, via a button mount, a cellular telephone or other personal electronic device. A plastic leaf spring has a fore end mounted to the main body, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member. The leg has a proximal pivot member and the distal leg region is disposed in a capture channel in the clip arm. A complementary pivot member in the clip arm coacts with the proximal pivot member such that when the main body pivots with respect to the clip arm, the elongated leg member bows. The method includes capturing the distal end of the spring into the clip arm and permitting the elongated leg to bow inboard during the pivot between the clip body and the clip arm.
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18 Claims
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1. A clip for a cellular telephone or a personal electronic device comprising:
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a main body adapted to removably retain and carry said cellular telephone or personal electronic device; a plastic leaf spring formed as a hook with a fore end, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member, said fore end mounted to said main body, said leg member having a proximal pivot member and a distal leg mount; and a clip arm having a capture member for said distal leg mount and a complementary pivot member coacting with said proximal pivot member such that said main body pivots with respect to said clip arm there at; wherein said proximal pivot member is a pin and said complimentary pivot member is an L-shaped channel open towards said main body having a channel leg oriented in a longitudinal direction with said capture channel such that pin and said distal leg edge move longitudinally during mounting within said channel leg and said capture channel.
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2. A clip for a cellular telephone or a personal electronic device comprising:
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a main body adapted to removably retain and carry said cellular telephone or personal electronic device; a plastic leaf spring formed as a hook with a fore end, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member, said fore end mounted to said main body, said leg member having a proximal pivot member and a distal leg mount; and a clip arm having a capture member for said distal leg edge and a complementary pivot member coacting with said proximal pivot member such that said main body pivots with respect to said clip arm thereat said elongated leg member bows; wherein said proximal pivot member is a pin and said complementary pivot member is an L-shaped channel open towards said main body having a channel leg oriented in a longitudinal direction with said capture channel such that pin and said distal leg edge move longitudinally during mounting within said channel leg and said capture channel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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3. A clip for a cellular telephone or a personal electronic device comprising:
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a main body adapted to removably retain and carry said cellular telephone or personal electronic device; a plastic leaf spring formed as a hook with a fore end, a curvaceous mid-section and an elongated leg member, said fore end mounted to said main body, said leg member having a proximal pivot member and a distal leg mount; and a plastic clip arm having a capture member for said distal leg edge and a complementary pivot member coacting with said proximal pivot member such that said main body pivots with respect to said clip arm thereat said elongated leg member bows; wherein said leaf spring includes a base, said base attached to said fore end of said hook, said base mounted to said main body with a tounge and groove fitting; wherein said proximal pivot member is a pin and said complementary pivot member is an L-shaped channel open towards said main body having a channel leg oriented in a longitudinal direction with said capture channel such that pin and said distal leg edge move longitudinally during mounting within said channel leg and said capture channel. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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