Patent ID: 6824028
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: A45F,G01B,Y10S

Abstract:
A holder assembly for a hand-held device, comprising:a main body for holding a hand-held device, said main body having therein a generally U-shaped groove defining an axis that is generally centrally located between the U-legs of the U-shaped groove and having a closed end and an open end into which an object may be inserted; and a bracket for being fixedly secured to a hand-held device, said bracket having a trapezoidal first end region comprising edges which converge toward each other and a second end region opposite to the first end region, said bracket fitting in the groove in the main body when the first end of the bracket is slidingly inserted into the groove; said main body comprising a retainer means engageable with said second end region of the bracket when it is in said groove, for preventing withdrawal of the bracket from the groove in the main body, said retainer means being disengageable from said second end region of the bracket for permitting said bracket to be removed from said groove of said main body; said retainer means comprising a slider movably supported by the main body, and a resilient member for urging the slider to a first position where the slider is engaged with said second end region of the bracket when the bracket is in said groove, said slider being movable to a second position, against the force of said resilient member, for being disengaged from said second end region of the bracket; said main body having a guide surface for said slider, said guide surface being inclined relative to said axis.