US4485946A
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Belt holder for portable radio apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-09-06
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Granted: 1984-12-04
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Expires: 2003-09-06
Abstract
Abstract A belt holder for portable radio apparatus and the like includes a belt fastener and a receptacle housing. The receptacle housing is pivotally mounted to the belt fastener. A clamp mechanism includes a sliding clamp body having two projecting clamp arms which engage the radio apparatus to prevent the apparatus from falling from the receptacle housing. A cam mechanism, operated with rotation of the receptacle housing with respect to the belt fastener, actuates the clamp mechanism to disengage the radio apparatus from the belt holder.
Inventors
- 👤 James P. Liautaud
- 👤 Peter F. Stultz
- 👤 David L. Maloney
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 06:01
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F5/02; A45F5/021
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
80 words
A belt holder for detachably affixing a portable apparatus to a wearer's belt comprising: a belt fastener secured to the belt; a receptacle housing pivotally attached to said belt fastener; clamp means within said receptacle housing for detachably engaging the apparatus in said receptacle housing; and actuator means for conditioning said clamp means from a clamped to an unclamped condition upon said receptacle housing being rotated relative to said belt fastener to allow removal of the apparatus from said receptacle.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
80 words
A belt holder for detachably affixing a portable apparatus to a wearer's belt comprising: a belt fastener secured to the belt; a receptacle housing pivotally attached to said belt fastener; clamp means within said receptacle housing for detachably engaging the apparatus in said receptacle housing; and actuator means for conditioning said clamp means from a clamped to an unclamped condition upon said receptacle housing being rotated relative to said belt fastener to allow removal of the apparatus from said receptacle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said clamp means include a clamp member having projecting clamp arms displaceable toward and away from one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 2 wherein the clamp member includes two clamp arms disposed on either side of the clamp member.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 3 wherein each clamp arm includes a protrusion along its upper edge for engaging a complementary shaped groove in the unit to be clamped.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 4 wherein said receptacle housing includes a channel within which a clamp member may be mounted for reciprocation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 5 wherein the clamp member is mounted for reciprocation within said receptacle housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 6 wherein said channel is dimensioned so as to slidably engage said clamp arms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 7 wherein said channel is tapered so as to displace said clamp arms toward or away from one another as said clamp member reciprocates within said channel.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
95 words
A belt holder for detachably affixing a portable apparatus to a wearer's belt, comprising: a belt fastener secured to the belt; a receptacle housing pivotally attached to said belt fastener; clamp means within said receptacle housing including a clamp member having two projecting clamp arms displaceable toward and away from one another disposed on either side of the clamp member; and actuator means for conditioning said clamp means from a clamped to an unclamped condition upon said receptacle housing being rotated relative to said belt fastener to allow removal of the apparatus from said receptacle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
95 words
A belt holder for detachably affixing a portable apparatus to a wearer's belt, comprising: a belt fastener secured to the belt; a receptacle housing pivotally attached to said belt fastener; clamp means within said receptacle housing including a clamp member having two projecting clamp arms displaceable toward and away from one another disposed on either side of the clamp member; and actuator means for conditioning said clamp means from a clamped to an unclamped condition upon said receptacle housing being rotated relative to said belt fastener to allow removal of the apparatus from said receptacle.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 9 wherein said clamp arm includes a protrusion along its upper edge for engaging a complementary shaped groove in the unit to be clamped.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 10 wherein said receptacle housing includes a channel within which a clamp body may be mounted for reciprocation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 11 wherein the clamp member is mounted for reciprocation within said receptacle housing.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 12 wherein said channel is dimensioned so as to slidably engage said clamp arms.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A belt holder as defined in claim 13 wherein said channel is tapered so as to displace said clamp arms toward or away from one another as said clamp body reciprocates within said channel.
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