Retaining arrangement for a mobile communication device

• US 9,680,516 B2
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BURY Sp. z o.o.
• Original Assignee: BURY Sp. z o.o.
• Inventors: Piekarz, Roman, Brzana, Jacek
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel, Ajit
• Assistant Examiner(s): Perez, Julio
• Application Number:
  US14/564,283
• Publication Number:
  US 20150119119A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• Field of Search: 4555758, 4555754, 4555751
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3877 Arrangements for enabling portable transceivers to be used in a fixed position, e.g. cradles or boosters
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

A retaining arrangement for a mobile communication device has an accommodating means which accommodates a mobile communication device. The retaining arrangement includes a retaining setting in which the mobile communication device is retained in the accommodating means, and a release setting which allows the mobile communication device to be inserted into the accommodating means. The retaining arrangement is characterized by a locking means which can be moved into a locking setting and into an unlocking setting, wherein the accommodating means can be moved out of the release setting into the retaining setting only when the locking means is in the unlocking setting.

Claims

1. Retaining arrangement for a mobile communication device, comprising:

an accommodating means for accommodating the mobile communication device and which can be moved

into a retaining setting, in which the mobile communication device is retained in the accommodating means, and

into a release setting, in which the mobile communication device can be inserted into the accommodating means;

a locking means which can be moved into a locking setting and into an unlocking setting, wherein the accommodating means can be moved out of the release setting into the retaining setting when the locking means is located in the unlocking setting and wherein the accommodating means cannot be moved out of the release setting into the retaining setting when the locking means is located in the locking setting,

wherein the locking means is arranged, and designed, in such a manner that it is moved into the unlocking setting by a mobile communication device being accommodated in the accommodating means if the mobile communication device is accommodated in the accommodating means in a first orientation, and wherein the locking means is not moved into the unlocking setting by the mobile communication device if the mobile communication device is accommodated in the accommodating means in a second orientation, and

wherein the accommodating means comprises two retaining elements and wherein the locking means comprises a catch element which comprises a first limb and a second libm and which can be pivoted about a pivot axis, wherein the actuating element is arranged on the first limb and the second limb abuts against a stop element when the locking means is in the locking setting thereby preventing a displacement of the retaining element.

2. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the locking means is arranged, and designed, such that it can be moved out of the unlocking setting into the locking setting by virtue of the mobile communication device being removed from the accommodating means.

3. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising at least two retaining elements, and wherein the locking means has an actuating element which is arranged on one of the at least two retaining elements.

4. Retaining arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the one retaining element on which the actuating element is arranged extends at least over a part of the width of the mobile communication device.

5. Retaining arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the actuating element engages in a socket of the mobile communication device, and therefore is not actuated by the mobile communication device if the mobile communication device is accommodated in the accommodating means in the second orientation.

6. Retaining arrangement according to claim 5 wherein the socket is a charging socket.

7. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the locking means has at least one actuating element which is arranged on an abutment surface of the accommodating means.

8. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the locking means has at least one catch element, which can be moved into a locking position, in which the locking means is located in the locking setting, and into an unlocking position, in which the locking means is located in the unlocking setting.

9. Retaining arrangement according to claim 8, wherein the at least one catch element is prestressed into the locking position by at least one spring element.

10. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the accommodating means has dimensions which can be adjusted to a length, a width and/or a thickness of the mobile communication device.

11. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, wherein a position of the locking means is adjustable relative to the accommodating means.

12. Retaining arrangement according to claim 1, further comprising a displaceable covering which covers at least one plug-connector element as long as there is no mobile communication device located in the accommodating means.

13. Retaining arrangement according to claim 12, wherein the at least one plug-connector element is a compact plug-in connection.