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US 7,063,244 B2Granted
Integrated retractable belt clip
AssigneeVTech Telecommunications Limited
InventorsRaymond Lee, Zheng Jun Wang
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Abstract
A clip construction is provided for an article housing, e.g., a cordless telephone housing, which is movable between a deployed position, and a retracted position, in which the surface of the clip is disposed flush with the outer surface of the housing.
Claims25
A housing of an article comprising:
- a clip arm being connected to the housing for moving between a retracted position and a deployed position;
- an engagement member configured to capture the clip arm within the housing, wherein the engagement member is moveable within the housing as the clip arm is moved between the retracted and deployed positions;
- a downwardly extending ridge disposed in the engagement member;
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- a structure for releasably locking the engagement member in at least one of the retracted and deployed positions, wherein the structure comprises a resiliently biased, movable detent that engages the downwardly extending ridge in one of the retracted and deployed positions.
2 more elements
A housing of an article comprising:
- a clip arm operably configured to hook onto an object;
- an engagement member connected to the clip arm, wherein the engagement member is moveable within the housing between a retracted position in which the clip arm connected to the engagement member is precluded from being able to hook onto the object, and a deployed position in which the clip arm connected to the engagement member is enabled to hook onto the object;
- at least one sliding plate connected to the engagement member, wherein the at least one sliding plate is captured by at least one guide rib disposed in the housing;
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- a structure for releasably locking the engagement member in at least one of its retracted and deployed positions, wherein the structure comprises
- a resiliently biased, movable detent mounted in the housing, and
- a downwardly extending ridge disposed in the engagement member, wherein the downwardly extending ridge is configured to receive the resiliently biased, movable detent when the engagement member is moved from one of its retracted and deployed positions to the other of its retracted and deployed positions.
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An article having a housing with a front half and a back half comprising:
- at least one sliding plate captured by the at least one guide rib;
- an engagement member connected to the at least one sliding plate so that when the front half of the housing is juxtaposed against the back half of the housing the engagement member is captured within the housing;
- a clip arm connected to the engagement member, the engagement member being moveable within the housing between a retracted position in which the clip arm connected to the engagement member is precluded from being able to hook onto an object, and a deployed position in which the clip arm connected to the engagement member is enabled to hook onto an object;
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- a structure for releasably locking the engagement member in at least one of its retracted and deployed positions, wherein the structure comprises
- a resiliently biased, movable detent mounted in the housing, and
- a downwardly extending ridge disposed in the engagement member, wherein the downwardly extending ridge is configured to receive the resiliently biased, movable detent when the engagement member is moved from one of its retracted and deployed positions to the other of its retracted and deployed positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.