Buckles – buttons – clasps – etc. – Clasp – clip – support-clamp – or required component thereof – Including pivoted gripping member
Patent
1999-05-04
2000-06-13
Sakran, Victor N.
Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
Including pivoted gripping member
24 39, 24 311, 24 312, A44B 2100, A45F 500
Patent
active
060733187
ABSTRACT:
A clip is disclosed for securing a device to a support structure. The clip assembly includes a clip for pivoting about a pivoting axis, wherein the clip includes a securing end for engaging the support structure. A base is attached to the device, for receiving the clip. A biasing member is received between the base and the clip, for biasing the securing end of the clip toward the base, to secure the support structure therebetween. The clip assembly includes a first mating structure, formed on the clip, for attaching to a second mating structure formed on the base. The first and second mating structures are attached by sliding into engagement along the direction of the pivoting axis.
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Meyer, Esq. Charles B.
Research In Motion Limited
Sakran Victor N.
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