# US 2016/0355205 A1 · Device Holding Clip for Shopping Cart

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- Number: US 2016/0355205 A1
- Document ID: US20160355205A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/169,958
- Filed: 2016-06-01
- Published: 2016-12-08
- Earliest claimed: 2015-07-20
- Inventors: Cheryl Glynn Upton; Bobby Dale Upton
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20160355205A1

## CPC

- B62B 5/00: Accessories or details specially adapted for hand carts ({B62B3/1404} , B62B9/00 take precedence; wheels, axles, or axle bearings for vehicles B60B; castors for vehicles, castors in general B60B33/00)
- B62B 3/1416: {mounted on the handle}
- B62B 3/1424: {Electronic display devices}
- F16B 2/10: using pivoting jaws
- F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus}
- F16M 11/08: around a vertical axis {, e.g. panoramic heads (F16M11/12 takes precedence)}
- F16M 13/00: Other supports for positioning apparatus or articles (heads thereof F16M11/02 {; undercarriages thereof F16M11/20} ; adapted to be stuck in the ground A45F3/44 {; sockets or holders for poles or posts E04H12/22}); Means for steadying hand-held apparatus or articles {(supports for measuring instruments G01D11/30; supports for casings of remote control switching devices H01H9/025)}
- F16M 13/022: {repositionable}
- B62B: HAND-PROPELLED VEHICLES, e.g. HAND CARTS OR PERAMBULATORS; SLEDGES (characterised by animal propulsion B62C; propulsion of sledges by driver or engine B62M)
- F16B: DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING (couplings for transmitting rotation F16D)
- F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS

## Abstract

Smart phones and tablet computers not only provide phone service, email and internet access, but also serve as a device for organizing information, compiling shopping lists, comparing shopping prices, viewing nutritional information, and the like. As such, such devices are referred to by many while grocery shopping or other store locations where shopping carts are used. Many find it difficult to hold the mobile device while also trying to push the cart. Some people may even drop their mobile device thus causing costly damage. If one should constantly put the device back in their pocket or purse, only to pull it out again in a few feet, one would waste valuable time in the process. Accordingly, there exists a need for a means by which a mobile communication device can be easily accessed while using a shopping cart. The development of the device holding clip fulfills this need.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A device clip, comprising:
a first stem, having a first end and a second end;
a second stem having a first end pivotally attached to said first stem first end and a second end;
a connection point attached to said first stem second end;
a first and a second finger clamp, each extending from a common attachment arm attached to said connection point;
a third finger clamp attached to said connection point opposite said first and second finger clamp;
a swivel join attached to said second stem second end;
a pair of clamp arms, each having a first end pivotally attached to said swivel joint;
a pair of clamp plates, each attached to one of said pair of clamp arms via an arm swivel joint;
wherein said swivel joint biases said pair of clamp plate towards each other.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The clip of claim 1, further comprising a grip located on an inner surface of each of said first, second, and third finger clamps.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The clip of claim 1, further comprising a grip located on an inner surface of each of said pair of clamp plates.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The clip of claim 1, further comprising a means to secure said first stem at a desired position relative to said second stem.