A Portion Of The Clip Or Hook Being Surrounded By Or Inserted Into Receiver Wall Patents (Class 224/668)
  • Patent number: 10306974
    Abstract: The tape rule holding assembly includes an engaging member, which can be made of a flat steel spring, folded over itself to form a clip that can attach securely to a user's pocket. The engaging member is encased within a protective covering, which can be made of leather. The protective covering prevents wear and tear on the user's pocket by reducing the amount of friction created when the holding assembly rubs against the user's pocket. A tool engaging member is attached to the protective covering which allows any tool with a clip, including a tape rule, to slide securely onto it. The tool then hangs conveniently off of the pocket of the user where it is easily accessible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Inventor: Stephen Alan Davis
  • Patent number: 9016531
    Abstract: A retractor carrying device for personal use has multiple components that allow for easy storage, deployment, and detachment of small items carried inside the device. In one embodiment, the device includes a carrying case having an interior cavity, a retractor assembly having an interior portion and an exterior portion joined to the carrying case, and an attachment assembly connected to the exterior portion so that the device may be connected to a user's belt or strap. A retractable tensile member is rotatably disposed within the interior portion and is moveable between a fully retracted position and an extended position. The device also includes an end fitting connected to the retractable tensile member that is adapted to releasably attach the small portable items. When the retractable tensile member is in the fully retracted position, the end fitting is configured to nest in a recess formed in the interior portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: West Coast Mfg. Co.
    Inventors: Boake Paugh, Joshua R. Buesseler
  • Patent number: 8985413
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Richard Selsor
  • Patent number: 8938859
    Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly. The assembly may be comprised of a device having a first engaging member, a second member having a second engaging member engaging the first engaging member, and a third member locked in place by the first engaging member and the second engaging member. The first and second members together can serve as an attachment device. The third member, held in place by the first and second engaging members, can serve as an attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Enuresis Solutions LLC
    Inventor: Kaiomars P. Anklesaria
  • Patent number: 8919629
    Abstract: A belt mountable tool lanyard device includes an enclosure having diametrically opposed first and second openings, a plurality of internal dividers within the enclosure forming a plurality of lanyard device chambers wherein each chamber has at least one chamber opening that faces in the same direction as one of the first and second openings and wherein at least one of the plurality of chambers has a second chamber opening diametrically opposed to the one chamber opening forming a belt receiving loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Inventors: Darrell A. Moreau, Andre W. Moreau
  • Patent number: 8899457
    Abstract: A smart phone holder assembly comprising a holster and a protective phone case. The holster includes two latch assemblies adapted to releasably engage with respective engagement members on the protective phone case thereby securely attaching and easily releasing the protective phone case from the holster. It is possible for the user to quickly, easily and securely engage and disengage the phone in its protective cover from the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventor: Daryl Donavon Maus
  • Patent number: 8857691
    Abstract: Holders for portable handheld electronic devices. An embodiment has a compartment on a backplate that allows both a retractable cord and headpiece to be stored inside when not used. A spring loaded rewinder automatically retracts the cord and headpiece into the compartment where a hinge attached lid hides and protects the cord and headpiece. The backplate can include an internal inwardly protruding prong that is attached to the cord so that sliding the portable device into the holder plugs the prong into a socket on the device, and sliding the device out removes the socket from the prong. Another embodiment has a portable handheld electronics device holder with a built on bottle opener and can tab opener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Eat Dirt, LLC
    Inventors: Dean Monaco, John Santo, III
  • Patent number: 8651348
    Abstract: A tool box includes a box body having a top cover and a bottom cover which are pivoting on each other, two foldable sets which are both assembled to the top cover and the bottom cover, at least one positioning base is assembled between the two foldable sets. Under this arrangement, the positioning base can be rotated outward relative to the bottom cover by the operation of the two foldable sets. Therefore, the user can pull out the tool bit from the positioning base directly without bending up the tool bit by the finger thereof at first.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventor: Ji-Fen Meng
  • Patent number: 8631980
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for supporting a handheld electronic device including a holster and a clip. The holster defines a pocket for receiving a handheld electronic device and supporting the received handheld electronic device. The clip is coupled to the holster and is configured for movement between an open position and a gripping position and is biased towards the gripping position. In the open position, spacing is provided between the clip and the holster so as to receive an article. In the gripping position, the clip is disposed such that, when an article is disposed between the clip and the holster, the article is gripped by the clip against at least one gripping surface portion of the holster under the force effecting biasing of the clip towards the gripping position. When the clip is disposed in the gripping position, and a handheld electronic device is received and supported by the pocket, coupling of the handheld electronic device to the article is thereby effected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
    Inventors: Kasra Youssefi-Shams, Felipe Oliveira Simoes, Michael Xingyi Yu
  • Patent number: 8579172
    Abstract: Holders for supporting portable handheld electronic devices, such as but not limited to iPhones®, IPODS®, IPADS™, cellular phones, and the like. Another embodiment has a portable handheld electronic device holder with a built on bottle opener, where the bottle opener in the outer face of a slightly raised box shape on the upper back of the case. The bottle opener can also be attached to a tab that slides in and out of the casing when needed. The bottle opener can include one or a pair of upwardly extending triangular tabs (with blunt tips) that can be used to pry open can tabs on soda and beer cans. A belt clip adapter can snapably fit into the bottle cap opener to allow the holder to attach to belts and pockets. A spring biased version also allows the belt clip adapter to be attachable detachable from the bottle cap opener holders. The belt clip adapter can include a bendable disc(s) to fit into the bottle cap opener, or into a keyhole slot on the back of a case holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: Eat Dirt, LLC
    Inventors: Dean Monaco, John Santo, III
  • Patent number: 8387840
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Inventor: Richard Selsor
  • Patent number: 8333310
    Abstract: A clip assembly for a mobile device case. The clip assembly includes a base having an opening there through, the base is mountable to the mobile device case. An arm is also included having a projection disposable within the opening and a recess. The arm is rotatable about the base. A lock is also included, the lock is insertable into the recess to secure the arm to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: A.G. Findings & Mfg. Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Fernando J. Tages
  • Patent number: 8322584
    Abstract: The support for cooling a container is a portable holder for a container of chewing tobacco that can be releasably attached to a vehicle air conditioner vent. The support includes a substantially circular front wall having at least one front rib formed on an inner face thereof. A semi-cylindrical sidewall extends peripherally from the inner face of the front wall, and at least one side rib is formed on an inner face thereof. A rear strap or wall extends across the sidewall, forming a pocket for holding the container. The rear wall is adapted for releasable attachment to the vent. In use, the at least one front rib and the at least one side rib space the container apart from the respective inner faces of the front wall and the sidewall to permit cool air to circulate around the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Inventor: Jonathan M. Dethmers
  • Patent number: 8225975
    Abstract: A load receiver (such as a bucket) has a hook receptor and a handle receptor or handle. The handle or handle receptor is positioned perimetrically opposite the hook receptor. This load receptor may be used with a hip worn belt having a depending hook that is received by the hook receptor and, where there is a handle receptor, with a rod-like handle that is inserted in the handle receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Alastair G. MacNaughton
  • Patent number: 8177112
    Abstract: A kit of fixation devices for cochlear implant speech processors comprising a spring loaded alligator clip including front and rear pivotally connected legs, a top portion of the front leg forming a support latch with an upper portion of one of several vertically extending cradles shaped to receive and support speech processors of different size while (i) allowing for replacement of the battery pack of the processor, (ii) protecting the control panel thereof against accidental actuation and (iii) supporting the processor cable, the front and rear legs of the alligator clip including hooks for engaging and capturing a safety pin that may have been already attached to the clothing of a user of the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Advanced Bionics, LLC
    Inventors: Scott A. Crawford, Lee F. Hartley, Tracey L. Kruger
  • Patent number: 8011544
    Abstract: A pocket for an article having oppositely facing sides, comprising a front component cooperating in a nested relationship with a back component to define a chamber having an open upper end sized to receive the article. The front and back components, when in their nested relationship, having confronting front and back walls and overlapping bottom walls closing the lower end of the chamber. The bottom walls are interconnected in a manner accommodating movement of the front component relative to the back component between a closed position at which the sides of an article received in the chamber via the open upper end are tightly confined between the front and back walls, and a release position at which the front wall is deflected away from the back wall to accommodate removal of the article from the chamber via the open upper end. A back mounting bar extends across and cooperates in spaced relationship with the exterior of the back wall to define parallel back channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Frank A. Howell
  • Patent number: 7815081
    Abstract: A retractable belt clip is disposed on an electronic hand-held tool, such as a stud finder, a laser level, or an electronic tape measure, and is moveable from a stowed position, in which the belt clip is disposed within or flush to a housing of the tool, to a deployed position, in which the belt clip may be attached to a belt or other member for carrying and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Irwin Industrial Tool Company
    Inventors: Daily Gist, Derek J. Nash, Raymond Chan
  • Patent number: 7802706
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Selsor
  • Patent number: 7699198
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism for use with a portable electronic device (101) includes a case (110) having a first surface (211) and a second surface (111), where the first surface and the second surface define therebetween a space (105) capable of receiving the portable electronic device. The attachment mechanism further includes a clip (120) attached to the second surface of the case. The clip includes a body (221) adjacent to the second surface, a first extension (222) spaced apart from and extending toward the second surface, and a second extension (223) also spaced apart from and extending toward the second surface. The second piece creates a first pocket (231) between the case and the clip, and the second piece creates a second pocket (232) between the case and the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Belkin International, Inc.
    Inventors: Saharut Sirichai, John Wadsworth, Ernesto Quinteros, Vijendra Nalwad, Mitchell Suckle
  • Publication number: 20090200352
    Abstract: A load receiver (such as a bucket) has a hook receptor and a handle receptor or handle. The handle or handle receptor is positioned perimetrically opposite the hook receptor. This load receptor may be used with a hip worn belt having a depending hook that is received by the hook receptor and, where there is a handle receptor, with a rod-like handle that is inserted in the handle receptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Alastair G. MacNaughton
  • Patent number: 7543726
    Abstract: A load receiver (such as a bucket) has a hook receptor and a handle receptor or handle. The handle or handle receptor is positioned perimetrically opposite the hook receptor. This load receptor may be used with a hip worn belt having a depending hook that is received by the hook receptor and, where there is a handle receptor, with a rod-like handle that is inserted in the handle receptor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Inventor: Alastair G. MacNaughton
  • Patent number: 7434343
    Abstract: A portable attachment (1) with a clip allowed to be easily fitted to a portable object by integrally holding a specified used-article such as a diverging component-contained material having a smell components or medically effective components and the clip, wherein an intermediate material (5) and a rear sheet material (6) are stacked on the rear side of a synthetic resin front sheet material (4) and the peripheral edge portion thereof is sealed to form a front storage part (7) and a rear storage part (8), and the front storage part forming an opening part (9) with a fastener (20) in the upper part thereof and partly having a ventilation part (21) stores the diverging component-contained material so as to be extracted and retrieved and the rear side storage part (8) is formed such that the one end part (3a) thereof for holding the clip (3) is inserted into clip insert storage parts (8a) separately formed on both sides thereof and the other end part (3b) thereof for holding the clip is formed to have a locking
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: NS Planning Inc.
    Inventor: Tsukasa Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20080078796
    Abstract: A case for housing and protecting a tactical mirror having an attachment clip so that the mirror can be removably attached to a user's belt or other type of strap using the mirror's attachment clip. The case is closely contoured to the shape of the enclosed mirror and is preferably comprised of a lightweight design having a resilient outer material to withstand harsh treatment and a soft inner material to prevent the mirror from being scratched. The back of the case has an opening permitting the attachment clip of the mirror to extend through the case so that the mirror can be fastened to the user's belt. The opening on the back side and the closely contoured shape of the case enable the case to securely hold the mirror without having to employ snaps or other fastening devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: Kevin L. Parsons
  • Patent number: 7222762
    Abstract: A mobile container includes a container, lid, and belt clip. The belt clip is adapted to be coupled to a belt worn by a person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Berry Plastics Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron M. Rees, Terrance M. Petak, Donald A. Scott, David J. Jochem, Sarah Gilley, Patricia Ann Waynick
  • Patent number: 6988646
    Abstract: The golf tee holder is in the form of a generally flat corrugated plastic body of a selected shape having a longitudinal axis. The corrugation being in the form of walls between the front panel and back panel of the plastic body that extend in a direction traverse the longitudinal axis of the plastic body and form channels between the panels opening along both side edges of the body. Each channel is sized to resiliently retain the shaft of a conventional golf tee during the jostling encountered during a round of golf. An eyelet is provided adjacent one end of the body for receiving a hook or ring for attaching the body to a golfers belt, a golf bag, of any other suitable golf equipment such as a golf cart key for example. A clipboard-type clamp is provided for securing a golf scorecard and a marking device to the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Stephen M. White
  • Patent number: 6915900
    Abstract: A tool box includes a base and a cover which is pivotably connected to the base and has a magnetic member connected to an inside thereof so as to attract small pieces. A hanging member has a hook portion connected to a first end thereof so as to be attached to a user's belt and an engaging member is connected to the hook portion. A board has two ridges on a side thereof and the tool box is clamped between the two ridges. A hole is defined through the board and the engaging member is rotatably engaged with the tool box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Inventor: Chang-Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20040149797
    Abstract: A battery pack retention system useful for releasably securing an external battery pack to a user includes a battery pack having a first surface feature that secured, but releasably, connects to a second surface feature on a securing device. The securing device has gripping means to secure the battery pack assembly to a ski boot or elsewhere on the user. The releasable connection between the battery pack and the securing device provides the system with flexibility to provide different types of securing devices for enhanced user comfort and convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Applicant: Hotronic International LTD
    Inventors: Alfred Urleb, Willi Gangl
  • Publication number: 20040084495
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a carrier device for transporting a golfer's accessory items during play. The device includes a carrier member attached to a glove attachment surface that is configured to engage a portion of a golf glove such that the golf glove can be stored on the carrier member when not being used by the golfer. In accordance with other embodiments, the carrier member is configured to secure one or more golf balls therein. In accordance with other embodiments, various device holders are attached to the carrier member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: John Rudeen, Mark D. Landgraf
  • Patent number: 6553631
    Abstract: A square tool defining a triangular housing contains a tape measure, spirit level, and pencil sharpener. A triangular chassis is covered at a top triangular cover, a bottom triangular cover and contains the tape measure, spirit level, and pencil sharpener. The triangular chassis defines two sides intersecting at right angles with the hypotenuse closing the third side. A pencil clip having an arcuate pencil holding arm is provided. The arcuate pencil holding arm attaches to a pencil arm base, a trapped arm backing extending at 90° to the pencil arm base, and a chassis mounting clip extending along the underside of the triangular chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: Square One Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis R. Douglas
  • Patent number: 6405910
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for use with a handheld device. The apparatus includes a panel configured to provide support for the handheld device, defining an aperture and having a mating structure located in the aperture. The apparatus further includes a clip assembly operative to engage an article of clothing and configured to releasably attach to the mating structure, and thereby to impart a first configuration to the apparatus. The apparatus also includes a replacement insert configured to releaseably attach to the mating structure in place of the clip assembly, and thereby to impart a second configuration to the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
    Inventors: James C. Infanti, Jason Griffin
  • Patent number: 6390346
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying a cellular telephone or the like includes an adjustable shoulder harness. The shoulder harness can be adjusted to accommodate different-sized wearers. The apparatus also includes an adjustable pocket for receiving a cellular telephone. The adjustable pocket is attached to the shoulder harness and can be adjusted to accommodate different-sized cellular telephones or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Gerrell T. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6311881
    Abstract: A holder for a pager, handy phone or similar portable apparatus includes a body for removably receiving the apparatus and a clip removably mounted to the body. A guide is formed on one surface of the body and includes a pair of parallel rails. An engaging portion is included in the clip and includes a pair of ridges slidingly engageable with the rails. A locking device is provided on the guide and engaging portion for selectively locking or unlocking them to or from each other. The locking device is implemented by a recess and a lug respectively positioned between one of the rails and ridges and between the other of the rails and ridges. A slit surrounds the lug while the lug is connected to one side of the wall of the slit and elastically deformable toward and away from the recess. The recess and lug mate with each other when the engaging portion is slid into the guide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Kamiya
  • Patent number: 6286736
    Abstract: A container detachably securable to an article of clothing or other item. The container includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels are attached at their peripheral edges to form a pouch with an opening thereto. The pouch defines exterior and interior surfaces. The container further includes a clamp secured to the pouch for detachably securing the container to an article of clothing or other item. The container still further includes a flap extending from the second panel adjacent the opening to the pouch. The flap folds over the exterior surface of the first panel and the clamp secured thereto, is fastenable to the clamp, and is liftable to open the pouch while the clamp remains secured to the exterior surface of the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventors: June Angus, Keith Willows
  • Patent number: 6264079
    Abstract: A size-adjustable holster for carrying a wide variety of handguns in a wide variety of carry positions. The holster's body has a flat sheet with corresponding hook and loop fasteners on each side, allowing it to wrap snugly around almost any pistol. A clip is attached to the body for securing the holster to the wearer's clothing. The holster may be used by right handed or left handed individuals, for vertical or grip-forward carry. The holster may be worn inside the waistband, on the belt or waistband, inside a boot, or inside a jacket pocket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Jess O. Skaggs
  • Patent number: 6233789
    Abstract: A square tool with tape measure includes a triangular housing with flat opposite sides and three edges forming a right-angled corner and two acute-angled corners. A groove is arranged along an entire length of each of the edges to enable the tool to be easily grasped and lifted. A measuring tape arranged within the housing is retractable flush into one of the corners. The tape is lockable in any extended position with a locking tab recessed into one of the edges. A bubble level is arranged within a window on the housing for indicating the horizontal position. A pencil holder is attached to one of the edges for holding a pencil. A pencil sharpener is provided for sharpening the pencil. A pair of guide rails arranged along opposite sides of one of the edges can be used for aligning the tool with a work piece. The tool may be clipped to a user's clothing with a belt clip attached to a side of the housing. In alternative embodiments, the belt clip is retractable and extendable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventor: Dennis Douglas
  • Patent number: 6082600
    Abstract: A container which is safely and detachably securable to one's person on an article of clothing, commonly a waistband, or attached to another item to provide secure containment of personal articles, portability and convenience. A pocket is formed as a container cavity with re-sealable fastening means to retain items inside the cavity. A secure clamping mechanism is affixed to the outer wall of the container to enable the container to be detachably secured to apparel and other items. Preferably, the clamp utilizes a locking, leveraged compression clamp mechanism. Formed from the pocket or container is a clamp cover or hood which hides the clamp when the container is worn on the inside of a waistband and further aids in actuating the clamp mechanism. Formed from the back panel of the container is a flap which extends over the cavity opening and press fastens to the clamp hood providing secondary closure means and greater accessibility to the cavity or its contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventors: June Angus, Keith Willows
  • Patent number: 5950897
    Abstract: A storage box structure for hanging on a waist belt, which includes an elongated box body having an inner plate and a partition plate attached to the inner plate. An opening is provided in the inner plate and a hook passes through the opening. The hook is connected to one end of a rope that passes through a hole in the bottom of the storage box and extends from the interior of the box body to the outside of the box body. The other end of the rope is secured to the bottom of the box body by a snap. The box body also has provided with an insulation slot formed on a back wall thereof that can receive the free end of the hook. Engagement and disengagement of the hook with the insertion slot can be controlled by and the rope. The storage box can be firmly attached to a waist belt without dropping and without taking off the waist belt. In addition, when in use on a waist belt, the storage box can freely move up and down for accommodating a user's movements without causing any discomfort to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Inventor: Cheng-Hsien Kao
  • Patent number: 5899371
    Abstract: A pack for carrying valuables and golf accessories by a golfer is described. The pack includes a pouch having a zippered closure for retaining non-golf accessories such as keys, change, glasses, and the like and an external pocket for retaining golf accessories during play. The pouch is elongated and concave with a rigid backing material having an integral clip thereon for affixing the pouch to the wearer's belt or to the golf bag. The pack is intended to make the golf accessories readily available during play while securing the golfer's valuables and to be easily removable from the golf bag after play so that the valuables can be maintained on the golfer's person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Par 4 Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: William W. Weliver
  • Patent number: 5676243
    Abstract: A combination water tight storage container and an attaching clip wherein the container has an opening therein and a cap thereon. A clip formed of a single, continuous length of multiply bent resilient material defining a plurality of loops is frictionally inserted into a slot in the wall of the container. The clip and container forming a gripping tension therebetween when inserted into a hole on the underside of a vehicle or on an article of clothing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Inventor: Calvin E. Sanders
  • Patent number: 5584423
    Abstract: A fastening device for mobile phones includes a mounting plate, a fastening plate and a mounting frame. The mounting plate has one side thereof provided a pair of mounting rails defining a mounting track therebetween and the other side thereof provided with a pair of fastening strips defining a track therebetween. The fastening plate is slightly curved and has a substantially T-shaped fastening rib for insertion into the mounting track. The mounting frame consists of a frame with a through hole; a circular post is provided on a rear side of the frame and is further connected to a circular plate of a larger diameter. The circular plate may fit into the track between the fastening strips so that the mounting frame may turn relative to the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Inventor: Chin-Yang Wang
  • Patent number: 5553345
    Abstract: A clip-on towel is disclosed for use in sports and other activities where a readily accessible towel is advantageous. A first embodiment of the clip-on towel includes a clip portion that fits through an aperture in a towel portion and is adapted to engage the waistband of a user. The clip portion is attached to the towel by way of a restricted aperture thus eliminating the need for employing fasteners to attach the clip to the towel. A second embodiment includes a clip that is sewn to the towel and features a break away finger portion. If excessive force is applied to the clip, the towel breaks away from the user. The clip can be reassembled after breaking away inasmuch as it is designed to non-destructively separate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Inventor: Steven Bell
  • Patent number: 5533656
    Abstract: A clip is provided which is constructed to be removably mounted to a flexible pocket-like container, the clip consisting of a back portion having a stabilizing portion and a fastening portion, a front portion having a bend and a barb which is formed at a back side of the bend for facing the back portion to resist movement of fabric between the stabilizing portion and the barb, and a resilient transition connecting the back portion with the front portion to provide sufficient resilience to urge the bend portion and barb toward the back portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Bonaldi