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Belt buckle with compartment for portable device

  • US 8,056,780 B1
  • Filed: 01/08/2008
  • Issued: 11/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for securing a compact portable device including a viewing screen to a wearer, said apparatus comprising:

  • a base attachable to a belt and configured to serve as a belt buckle, said base having a top side and an underside;

    a panel having a decorative side and a device side;

    an attachment for securing the compact portable device to said device side of said panel, with the viewing screen exposed; and

    a swivel joint in the form of a ball and socket connecting said panel to said base in a manner such that said panel can selectively be oriented, with reference to said base, with said panel and said base generally parallel with said device side of said panel facing said top side of said base and said decorative side of said panel visible, or with said panel extending outwardly and turned for viewing the viewing screen.

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