Mount for portable radio communication unit

• US 4,299,344 A
• Filed: 06/16/1980
• Issued: 11/10/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nippon Electric Company Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nippon Electric Company Limited (NEC Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamashita, Koji, Oyamada, Takashi
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoap, Allan N.
• Application Number:
  US06/159,858
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 220/246, 220/247, 220/248, 312/7 R, 248/314, 248/307, 224/242, 224/245, 224/247, 224/252, 455/351, 455/334, 206/1.5
• US Class Current: 224/242
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/00 Holders or carriers for hand articles; Holders or carriers for use while travelling or camping
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3888 Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/93 Attached to animate bearer

Abstract

A portable radio unit includes guide grooves extending in the longitudinal direction, on both the sides thereof. A step portion in a part of at least one of the guide grooves has a width which is greater than the guide grooves. A mount for the portable radio has an integral back plate, side plates, and a guide plate for slidably engaging the guide grooves. A notch portion is formed on one of the guide plates. A latch is secured on the outside of one of the side plates for engaging the step portion and fixing the position of the portable unit when it is completely received in the mount. Thus, the carrying mount can retain and hold the portable radio unit without projections which might pose any danger to the operator and there are no restrictions on the appearance and the design of the portable unit.

Claims

1. A combination of a portable unit including a housing having longitudinal guide grooves on opposing sides thereof, and a step portion formed in a part of at least one of said guide grooves and having a width that is wider than said guide grooves;

and a mount for said portable unit comprising;

an integral means having a back plate, side plates, guide plates formed longitudinally along edges of said side plates for slidably engaging said guide grooves, respectively, a notch portion formed in a part of one of said guide plates; and

a latch means secured on the outside of one of said plates for engaging said step portion and fixing said portable unit when said portable unit is completely received with said mount.

3. A combination of claim 1 or 2, wherein said mount further comprises securing means on the back of said back plate.

4. A combination of claim 3, wherein said securing means is a butterfly clip.

5. A combination of claim 1 or 2, wherein said integral means further comprises a bottom plate.

6. A combination of claim 5, wherein said mount further comprises securing means on the back of said back plate.

2. A combination of a portable unit including a housing with longitudinal guide grooves extending along substantially center lines of the opposing housing sides, and a step portion formed in at least one of said guide grooves, said step portion having a width which is wider than said guide grooves;

and mount means for said portable unit comprising;

an integral means including a back plate, side plates, guide plates on the longitudinal edges of said side plates for slidably engaging said guide grooves, respectively, a notch portion on at least a part of one of said guide plates; and

a latch means secured on the outside of one of said side plates for engaging one of said step portions and fixing said portable unit when said portable unit is completely received in said mount.