Patent ID: 6973291

Claim:
A storage system for a hand-held device, comprising: a housing having a base and at least two sidewalls extending perpendicular from the base, the housing extending between two ends spaced apart from each other, an axis extending from one end of the housing to the other, the housing having an opening at one of the ends dimensionally configured to receive the hand-held device along a direction parallel to the axis with the hand-held device inserted at a slight angle; and a latch located near the opening, the latch having an upper surface movable relative to the base between a first position and a second position utilizing a spring; in the first position, the upper surface movable perpendicular to the base to facilitate insertion and removal of the hand-held device; the latch is depressed toward the base to allow at least one of an insertion and removal of the hand-held device; in the second position, the upper surface being spaced from the base in a direction that the sidewalls extend from the base, the upper surface restricts movement of the hand-held device in a direction parallel to the base.