US4828153A
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Detachable belt clip assembly
Assignee: Motorola Solutions Inc
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Filing: 1985-08-09
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2005-08-09
Abstract
Abstract A detachable low profile mounting clip arrangement suitable for use with a portable hand-held electronic apparatus such as a paging receiver, includes a housing having a slot. A base member has a hook attached to one end and a pair of apertures at the other end. The hook engages in the slot of the housing while the apertures spring over a pair of wedge shape protuberancies in the housing and snap into place. A mounting clip or lanyard is attached to the base member.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrzej T. Guzik
- 👤 William J. Kuznicki
- 👤 Serafima Tsatskin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:00
CPC Classifications
A; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F5/02; A45F5/021; G; G08; G08B; G08B3/00; G08B3/10; G08B3/1008; G08B3/1016; G08B3/1025; G08B3/1058; H; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/08; H04B1/086; H04B1/088; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/904; Y10S224/929; Y10S224/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement especially suited for use with a portable hand-held apparatus to be worn on the person, comprising: a housing having upper and lower opposed end walls, one of said end walls including a slot, the other of said end walls including at least one boss, a base member having first and second opposed ends and including a hook attached to said first end of said base member, the hook being selectively receivable in said slot, and said second end including aperture means for selectively receiving said boss, for coupling the base member to the housing with spring pressure, and a clip operatively carried by said base member.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement especially suited for use with a portable hand-held apparatus to be worn on the person, comprising: a housing having upper and lower opposed end walls, one of said end walls including a slot, the other of said end walls including at least one boss, a base member having first and second opposed ends and including a hook attached to said first end of said base member, the hook being selectively receivable in said slot, and said second end including aperture means for selectively receiving said boss, for coupling the base member to the housing with spring pressure, and a clip operatively carried by said base member.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1 wherein: said other of said end walls includes two bosses, and said aperture means includes two apertures, selectively receiving said two bosses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 2, wherein said bosses are wedge shaped, and the aperture means contacts and slides up the wedge-shaped bosses to receive the bosses in the apertures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1, wherein said housing further indicates an area of grill-work adjacent said slot so that said slot appears to form a part of said grill-work when said hook is disengaged from said slot.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
42 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1 wherein said base member is made of a material having spring characteristics so that engagement of said hook and said aperture means respectively is maintained by spring pressure of the base member.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 5, wherein said housing includes two housing sections and wherein said slot is situated on one of said housing sections and said boss is situated on the other sie of said housing sections so that spring pressure of the base member tends to urge the two housing sections into mechanical engagement.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1 wherein said mounting clip is a belt clip style mounting clip.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1, wherein said mounting clip is a cantelever spring type mounting clip formed from a central portion of said base member by a stamping and bending operation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
28 words
The detachable mounting clip and housing arrangement of claim 1, wherein said mounting clip includes an alligator style mounting clip attached to said base member by a lanyard.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of attaching and detaching a mounting clip to a housing; said mounting clip including a base member having a hook attached to a first end and a pair of apertures on a second end; said housing including upper and lower opposed ends having a slot on on of said ends and a pair of wedge-shaped bosses on the other of said ends; said method including the steps of: inserting said hook within said slot; sliding said second end up said wedge-shaped bosses until said apertures engage said bosses; placing a portion of a prying tool between said base member and said housing near said second end; and prying said apertures out of engagement with said bosses.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
118 words
A method of attaching and detaching a mounting clip to a housing; said mounting clip including a base member having a hook attached to a first end and a pair of apertures on a second end; said housing including upper and lower opposed ends having a slot on on of said ends and a pair of wedge-shaped bosses on the other of said ends; said method including the steps of: inserting said hook within said slot; sliding said second end up said wedge-shaped bosses until said apertures engage said bosses; placing a portion of a prying tool between said base member and said housing near said second end; and prying said apertures out of engagement with said bosses.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-05-08 | 1992-11-07 | 1993-05-09 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-05-08 | 1996-11-07 | 1997-05-09 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-05-08 | 2000-11-07 | 2001-05-09 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |