Patent ID: 8256071

Claim:
An apparatus main body holder for detachably holding a main body of a portable apparatus, the apparatus main body holder comprising: a holder main body comprised of a base wall and a holding portion provided on a surface side of the base wall for detachably and slidingly receiving and holding a main body of a portable apparatus on a surface of the base wall, the surface of the base wall having a through-hole, and the holding portion having a pair of sidewalls and an end wall extending between the sidewalls and configured to engage the main body of the portable apparatus when the main body is fully received by the holder main body; a clip piece pivotably attached to the holder main body; a stopper member movably disposed within the through-hole of the base wall for undergoing movement between a restricting position in which the stopper member projects from the surface of the base wall and is configured to engage and securely hold the main body of the portable apparatus on the holding portion so that the main body of the portable apparatus is only partially disposed over the through-hole of the base wall in a state in which the main body of the portable apparatus is fully received by the holder main body, and a releasing position in which the stopper member extends into the through-hole and does not project from the surface of the base wall so that the main body of the portable apparatus is allowed to be slid relative to the holding portion; and an urging member for urging the clip piece into contact with the holder main body and for urging the stopper member to the restricting position.