Pager holder system

A pager holder including a generally rectangular primary strip of a durable material with a central fold line at the upper extent to provide an exterior portion and an interior portion of substantially the same length. The lower extent of the exterior portion and the lower extent of the interior portion are sewn together by stitching along a rectangular periphery for the majority of their extents but sufficient to retain an unstitched loop in the upper region for the passage of a belt therethrough. A supplemental patch of supplemental material is provided. The supplemental patch of material has a width essentially equal to the width of the primary strip. The supplemental patch is sewn by stitching along its vertical edges coextensive with the vertical edges of the primary strip through common threads to form a vertical loop for the receipt of a pager clip and an open upper edge and lower edge.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a new and improved pager holder system 
and, more particularly, pertains to conveniently supporting a pager from a 
region suspended from a wearer's belt. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of holders of known designs and configurations is known in the 
prior art. More specifically, holders of known designs and configurations 
heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of supporting pagers 
through known methods and apparatuses are known to consist basically of 
familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding 
the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which has been 
developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements. 
The prior art discloses a large number of holders of known designs and 
configurations. By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,790,461 to Stover 
discloses an Implement Holder. 
U.S. Pat. No. 2,618,419 to Vanish discloses a Hammer Holster. 
European Pat. Application No. 139,928 to Kochler discloses a Holder. 
U.S. patent application No. 298,759 to NEC Corporation discloses a Housing 
and Holder Assembly for a Portable Communication Apparatus. 
U.S. Pat. No. 5,385,282 to Chen discloses a Beeper Holder. 
Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 4,106,679 to Hillinger discloses a Tool Holder. 
In this respect, the pager holder system according to the present invention 
substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the 
prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for 
the purpose of conveniently supporting a pager from a region suspended 
from a wearer's belt. 
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a 
new and improved pager holder system which can be used for conveniently 
supporting a pager from a region suspended from a wearer's belt. In this 
regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
holders of known designs and configurations now present in the prior art, 
the present invention provides a new and improved pager holder system. As 
such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be 
described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved 
pager holder system and methods which have all the advantages of the prior 
art and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a new and 
improved pager holder system for conveniently supporting a pager from a 
region suspended from a wearer's belt. The system includes a generally 
rectangular primary strip of a durable material. The primary strip has a 
central fold line at the upper extent to provide an exterior portion and 
an interior portion of substantially the same length. The lower extent of 
the exterior portion and the lower extent of the interior portion are sewn 
together by stitching along a rectangular periphery for the majority of 
their extents but sufficient to retain an unstitched loop in the upper 
region for the passage of a belt therethrough. The primary strip has a 
width of between about 1 and 3/4 inches and 2 inches and a total length of 
between about 14 inches to 18 inches. Also included in the system is a 
supplemental patch of supplemental material having a width essentially 
equal to the width of the primary strip, i.e., and a width of between 
about 1 and 3/4 inches and 2 inches with a height of about one and 1/2 
inches to about one and 3/4 inches. The supplemental patch is sewn by 
stitching along its vertical edges coextensive with the vertical edges of 
the primary strip through common threads to form a vertical loop for the 
receipt of a pager clip and an open upper edge and lower edge. A pager is 
supported by the device with a spring urged clip. The clip has an arm 
depending downwardly through the open upper edge formed between the patch 
and the primary strip. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved pager holder system which has all the advantages of the prior art 
holders of known designs and configurations and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
pager holder system which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and 
marketed. 
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved pager holder system which is of a durable and reliable 
construction. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved pager holder system which is susceptible of a low cost of 
manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly 
is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby 
making such a pager holder system economically available to the buying 
public. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to conveniently 
support a pager from a region suspended from a wearer's belt. 
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pager holder 
including a generally rectangular primary strip of a durable material with 
a central fold line at the upper extent to provide an exterior portion and 
an interior portion of substantially the same length. The lower extent of 
the exterior portion and the lower extent of the interior portion are sewn 
together by stitching along a rectangular periphery for the majority of 
their extents but sufficient to retain an unstitched loop in the upper 
region for the passage of a belt therethrough. A supplemental patch of 
supplemental material is provided. The supplemental patch of material has 
a width essentially equal to the width of the primary strip. The 
supplemental patch is sewn by stitching along its vertical edges 
coextensive with the vertical edges of the primary strip through common 
threads to form a vertical loop for the receipt of a pager clip and an 
open upper edge and lower edge. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1 through 4 
thereof, the preferred embodiment of the new and improved pager holder 
system embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention and 
generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
The present invention, the new and improved pager holder system, is a 
system 10 comprised of a plurality of components. Such components, in 
their broadest context, include a primary strip, a supplemental patch, and 
a pager. Each of the individual components is specifically configured and 
correlated one with respect to the other so as to attain the desired 
objectives. 
The present invention as described herein is a new and improved pager 
holder system 10 for conveniently supporting a pager 14 from a region 
suspended from a wearer's belt 16. 
The system comprises, in combination a generally rectangular primary strip 
20 of a durable material. The primary strip has a central fold line 22 at 
the upper extent to provide an exterior portion 24 and an interior portion 
26 of substantially the same length. The lower extent of the exterior 
portion and the lower extent of the interior portion are sewn together by 
stitching 28 along a rectangular periphery for the majority of their 
extents but sufficient to retain an unstitched loop 30 in the upper region 
for the passage of a belt therethrough. The primary strip has a width of 
between about 1 and 3/4 inches and 2 inches and a total length of between 
about 14 inches to 18 inches. 
Also included in the system is a supplemental patch 34 of supplemental 
material having a width essentially equal to the width of the primary 
strip, i.e., and a width of between about 1 and 3/4 inches and 2 inches 
with a height of about one and 1/2 inches to about one and 3/4 inches. The 
supplemental patch is sewn by stitching 36 along its vertical edges 
coextensive with the vertical edges of the primary strip through common 
threads to form a vertical loop for the receipt of a pager clip and an 
open upper edge 38 and lower edge 40. 
A pager 14 is supported by the device with a spring urged clip 44. The clip 
has an arm depending downwardly through the open upper edge formed between 
the patch and the primary strip. 
The pager system of the present invention is a specialized pager holder. It 
is designed in various dimensions, depending upon the model of the pager 
with which it is to be used. The pager holder is manufactured from webbed 
nylon material. Various colors could be available. The first piece of 
material used to form the pager holder of the present invention is folded 
in half to form a loop which goes over the wearer's belt. To work 
effectively, the looped piece must be long enough to allow the top of the 
pager unit to ride below the bottom edge of the belt. This looped piece is 
then secured horizontally to the second portion. All seams of the pager 
holder would be double or triple stitched. The horizontal piece holds the 
pager clip. The belt loop places the pager location below the belt line, 
thus allowing for more comfort while bending over at the waist, or sitting 
while operating a vehicle, and/or stooping to do repairs at hip level. 
Most pagers/phone numbers cannot be read without removing them from the 
belt. The system of the present invention allows the pager to be lifted 
into view with or without removal, thereby eliminating the chances of 
dropping, losing, or leaving the pager behind. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further 
discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.