Holster with variable depth pocket
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsChristopher D. Crawford, Eduardo Moralejo, Jennifer Kay Gatto
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Abstract
A holster (100) includes an adjustable depth pocket (101) for receiving at least a portion of a portable radio (102) in the pocket (101). The portable radio (102) includes an interface, such as a user interface (120, 122), and the holster (100) includes access openings (124, 126). An adjustable false bottom (130) in the pocket (101) is adjustable to provide a variable depth in the pocket (101). When the portable radio (102) is received in the pocket (101) the user interface (120, 122) and the access openings (124, 126) are substantially aligned thereby the user interface (120, 122) is accessible from outside the holster (100) via the access openings (124, 126).
Claims13
A holster comprising:
- a pocket for receiving at least a portion of an electronic device in the pocket, the holster comprising at least one access opening associated with the pocket;
- an adjustable false bottom in the pocket to provide an adjustable depth in the pocket, the adjustable false bottom being adjustable to provide a plurality of depths in the pocket relative to the at least one access opening, the plurality of depths substantially conforming to a respective plurality of heights of a plurality of interfaces of electronic devices, respectively, such that one of the plurality of interfaces is substantially aligned with the at least one access opening of the holster when an electronic device is received in the pocket, thereby the one interface being accessible from outside the holster via the at least one access opening;
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- wherein at least one strap mechanically coupled to the adjustable false bottom and to the holster to provide support for the adjustable false bottom in the pocket where the at least one strap is used to continuously adjust the relative position of the adjustable false bottom in the pocket and further wherein the at least one strap comprises first and second straps, and the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the adjustable false bottom at first and second dimensions of the adjustable false bottom, respectively, and the first dimension is substantially perpendicular to the second dimension, and the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the holster, thereby providing support for the adjustable false bottom in the pocket.
A method comprising the steps of:
- adjusting a location of a false bottom in a pocket of a holster thereby providing a depth for at least one access opening in the holster, the depth substantially conforming with a height of an interface of an electronic device such that when at least a portion of the electronic device is received in the pocket the interface is accessible from outside of the holster via the at least one access opening;
- securing the false bottom to the holster to provide support for the electronic device in the pocket;
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- wherein the false bottom comprises at least one strap, and wherein the adjusting step comprises the step of positioning the at least one strap along a surface of the holster, and further wherein the securing step comprises the step of securing the at least one strap to the holster at the positioned location on the surface of the holster and providing a depth to the false bottom for at least one access opening in the holster where the at least one strap comprises first and second straps, and wherein the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the adjustable false bottom at first and second dimensions of the adjustable false bottom, respectively, and wherein the first dimension is substantially perpendicular to the second dimension, and the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the holster, thereby providing support for the adjustable false bottom in the pocket.
A holster for receiving a portable radio having a user interface, the holster comprising:
- a pocket for receiving at least a portion of a portable radio in the pocket, the holster comprising at least one access opening associated with the pocket;
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- an adjustable false bottom in the pocket to provide an adjustable depth in the pocket, the adjustable false bottom being adjustable to provide a plurality of depths in the pocket relative to the at least one access opening, the plurality of depths substantially conforming to a respective plurality of heights of a plurality of interfaces of portable radios, respectively, such that one of the plurality of interfaces is substantially aligned with the at least one access opening of the holster when a portable radio is received in the pocket, thereby the one interface being accessible from outside the holster via the at least one access opening;
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- at least one strap mechanically coupled to the adjustable false bottom and to the holster to provide support for the adjustable false bottom in the pocket wherein the at least one strap comprises first and second straps, and wherein the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the adjustable false bottom at first and second dimensions of the adjustable false bottom, respectively, and wherein the first dimension is substantially perpendicular to the second dimension, and the first and second straps are mechanically coupled to the holster, thereby providing support for the adjustable false bottom in the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.