Strap clip

A portable device comprising:

• a housing having an opening and a slot situated near the opening:
• a feature situated in the opening;
• and
• a clip having a cover shaped to fit over the opening a loop defining an opening, to receive a strap, and a tab shaped to fit in the slot on the housing;
• wherein the feature is a connector, and wherein the cover protects the connector when the tab is inserted into the slot.

A portable device comprising:

• a housing having an opening and a slot situated near the opening:
• a feature situated in the opening;
• a clip having a cover shaped to fit over the opening in the housing, a loop defining an opening, to receive a strap, a tab shaped to fit in the slot on the housing;
• wherein when the tab is inserted into slot, the cover protects the feature;
• and
• wherein the clip further comprises a rubber plug that covers the feature when the tab of the clip is inserted into the slot.

A removable clip for securing a strap to a housing having a slot for receiving the clip and a feature near the slot, the clip comprising:

• a tab shaped to fit in the slot on the housing and extending in a first direction;
• a loop defining an opening to receive a strap, at least a portion of the loop extending away from the housing to provide clearance for the strap;
• and
• a cover shaped to fit over the feature when the tab is inserted in the slot, the cover extending in a second direction, the second direction being transverse to the first direction;
• wherein said tab has one end fixed to said loop and extending toward the opening at an angle to the loop, such that when the tab is presented into the slot, a free end of the tab is flexed away from the loop.

A removable clip for securing a strap to a housing having a slot for receiving the clip and a feature near the slot, the clip comprising:

• a tab shaped to fit in the slot on the housing and extending in a first direction;
• a loop defining an opening to receive a strap, at least a portion of the loop extending away from the housing to provide clearance for the strap;
• and
• a cover shaped to fit over the feature when the tab is inserted in the slot, the cover extending in a second direction, the second direction being transverse to the first direction;
• wherein the tab has a first end attached to and spaced from a first edge of the loop, a second end of the tab extending in the same general direction as the loop, wherein a gap between a portion of the loop closest to the second end of the tab and the second end of the tab is less than a gap between the first edge of the loop and the first end of the tab such that when the tab is pressed into the slot, the second end of the tab is flexed away from the second end of the loop.