Belt clip and device using the same

A communication device comprising:

• a receiver for receiving messages;
• a display for displaying the messages received;
• a housing, having a rear surface and a bottom surface, which encloses said receiver and said display, said housing further including
• a first bearing member and a second bearing member which are formed on said rear surface of said housing opposite said bottom surface of said housing for engaging a pivot, wherein
• said second bearing member is opposed to said first bearing member and wherein an axis of said first bearing member and said second bearing member is concentric to an axis of said pivot, and wherein
• said first bearing member includes a circular cavity, and
• said second bearing member includes a circular cavity and a slot formed perpendicular to the axis of said circular cavity, wherein one surface of said slot is tangent to the circumference of said slot of said second bearing member, and an axis of said slot is at a predetermined angle between a fully open and a fully closed position of said U-shaped member relative to said housing;
• and
• a U-shaped belt clip, intended to be hooked over a belt, comprising
• a pivot, having an axis about which it rotates, and which is coupled to said housing to enable rotation of said housing relative to said U-shaped belt clip, said pivot comprising
• a first boss having a profile which is circular, and a second boss having a profile which is circular with a flat cut parallel to a longitudinal axis of said pivot,
• a first clip element, coupled to said pivot, and having a free end including a boss, and
• a second clip element, coupled to said pivot, and having a free end,
• wherein said housing has a cavity which engages said boss to prevent a relative rotation between said housing and said U-shaped belt clip whenever a force is exerted on said free end of said second clip element, and
• wherein said boss disengages said cavity whenever a force is applied to said free end of said first clip element thereby deforming the same to release said housing from said boss and allow said housing to be rotated to view said display.