Patent ID: 7966700

Claim:
A belt clip for attaching an article holder to a belt, wherein the belt clip is in form of resilient U-shaped member having an upper end and a lower end with a U-bend portion at the upper end and parallel inner and outer walls extending downwardly from the U-bend to define a slot having an open end and a closed end between the inner and outer walls for slidably engaging the belt, wherein the parallel inner and outer walls of the belt clip each has an upper and a lower end, an inlet to the slot being defined near a lower end of the inner and outer walls, wherein the lower end of the outer wall has a portion curving toward the slot to define an inwardly extending lip for retaining the belt in the slot and a portion bent away from the slot to define an outwardly extending lip to facilitate disengaging the belt clip from the belt, wherein the inner wall is slightly longer than the outer wall to facilitate positioning the belt clip on the belt and the outer wall when viewed in cross section divides into a fork at its lower end to define the inwardly and outwardly extending lips.