Patent ID: 7032791

Claim:
A clip for engaging a flange attached to a portable electronic device to enable the device to be attached to a desired object, the clip comprising: a housing comprising a housing wall and a cradle for receiving the flange; a back plate having on a proximal side thereof means for attaching the clip to an object; a latch comprising a detent extending through an orifice in the housing wall into the cradle, a wing having a distal surface with a lifting slope, and a tongue-engaging surface on a proximal side; and a latch release comprising a release button, a resiliently flexible tongue extending downwardly from the release button and engaging the tongue-engaging surface of the latch, displacement tine extending downwardly from the release button, the displacement tine having a displacement ramp on a proximal surface, the displacement ramp engaging the lifting slope of the wing; wherein the displacement ramp interacts with the lifting slope to displace the latch proximally when the release button is pressed, and the resiliently flexible tongue urges the latch distally when the release button is not pressed.