Patent ID: 6786372
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: A45F,Y10S

Abstract:
A belt clip apparatus, comprising:a holder assembly for attachment to a user's apparel in a generally vertical orientation, the holder assembly having a latch opening and having an upper end which faces upwardly when the holder assembly is attached to a users apparel; an anchor member for securing to a portable device to be suspended vertically from the holder assembly, the anchor member having a lock pin for engagement in the latch opening; a latch member in the holder assembly movable between a first, latched position locking the lock pin in the latch opening, and a released position permitting the lock pin to be removed from the latch opening; and a manually operable actuator at the upper end of the holder assembly linked to the latch member for moving the latch member between the locked and released positions, the actuator being adapted to be moved in a generally horizontal direction transverse to the hanging direction in order to release the latch member.