Fixed rotating clip and method thereof
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.
1. A clip assembly for a mobile device case comprising:
a base having an opening there through, the base being mountable to the mobile device case;
an arm including a projection disposable within the opening, the projection including a recess defined by a substantially flat bottom surface and a perimeter wall, the perimeter wall including a plurality of grooves, the arm being rotatable about the base and having a depression; and
a lock being insertable into the recess to secure the arm to the base, the lock including a plurality of tabs engageable with the plurality of grooves, the lock further including a substantially flat portion, the plurality of tabs extending from the substantially flat portion;
when the lock engages the base through the opening, the substantially flat portion is substantially co-planar with the flat surface of the arm; and
a fastening support element slideably receivable within the depression.
2. The clip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a plurality of detents circumferentially disposed about the opening.
3. The clip assembly of claim 2 , wherein the arm further comprises a tongue engageable with the detents.
4. The clip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base further includes a flared edge on an inner part of the opening, and wherein the tabs are engageable with the flared edge.
5. The clip assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base is integrated with the device case.
6. The clip assembly of claim 1 , further including a fastener engageable with the fastening support element.
7. The clip assembly of claim 6 , wherein the fastening support element has a pair of buttons, and wherein the fastener has hooks for receiving the buttons.
8. The clip assembly of claim 7 , wherein the fastening support element includes a substantially planar portion, and wherein the fastener includes a rib defining a cavity for receiving the substantially planar portion.
9. A clip assembly for a mobile device case, the clip assembly comprising:
a base being mountable to the mobile device case, the base having:
an opening there through, the opening having a flared edge on an inner part of the opening; and
a plurality of detents radially disposed about the opening;
an arm rotatable about the base, the arm including:
a projection having a substantially flat bottom surface and a perimeter wall that together define a recess, the perimeter wall including a plurality of grooves;
a flat surface, and
a tongue engageable with the plurality of detents,
a lock including:
a plurality of tabs engageable with the grooves and with the flared edge, and
a substantially flat portion from which the plurality of tabs extend, such that when the lock engages the flared edge, the substantially flat portion is substantially co-planar with the flat surface of the arm;
a fastening support element slideably receivable with the arm, the fastening support element having a pair of buttons and a substantially planar portion; and
a fastener defining hooks for receiving the pair of buttons and a rib defining a cavity for receiving the substantially planar portion.