Belt clip
OwnerWilliam F. Maltaisinventor
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Abstract
A belt clip formed by a flat leaf spring, bent into an open, elongated loop, having an upper bend, with downwardly front and rear legs, and a bent hook at a lower end of the rear leg, a secret pocket on the rear leg, a single rivet, through the front leg, pivotally supporting any object from the clip, and a latch arm, for locking the hook from flexing away from under a belt extending through the loop.
Claims1
A belt clip, comprising, in combination, a flat leaf spring bent into a generally elongated open loop, including an inverted U-shaped bend having front and rear downward legs extending therefrom, and a hook formed on a lower end of said rear leg, and a single rivet through said front leg pivotally holding a carried object on said clip;
- a forwardly bulge in said rear leg forming a hidden pocket on a rear side thereof, a rearwardly pivotable flat door on said rear leg for closing and opening said pocket;
- and a latching means for said hook comprising a latch arm affixed on a rear end of said rivet, said latch arm being pivotable, so as selectively to close a gap between a lower end of said front leg and said hook.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.