Multiple use pocket clip
View Patent ↗A pocket clip for holding various articles on a person's clothing has a spring-loaded strip- or cloth-retaining cam assembly at the upper end and a strap holder at the lower end. The strap holder is pinched closed by a draw latch or snap. The lower end of the clip may include a spacer so dimensioned as to provide space for the latch or snap between the clothing and the cam assembly.
1. A clip for hanging articles from a garment worn by a user, comprising:
a front, a rear, an upper end, and a lower end;
the upper end comprises means for releasably holding the upper edge of a garment; and
the lower end comprises a draw latch assembly for releasably holding an article between a clamp panel and a back plate.
2. The clip of claim 1 , wherein:
said means includes an inverted U-shaped housing with a pair of parallel vertical flanges in front and a grip plate in the rear;
said inverted U-shaped housing is shaped to accommodate said upper edge of a garment;
the vertical flanges support a horizontal axle therebetween;
a cam assembly rotates on the horizontal axle;
the cam assembly has a cam part and a lever;
the lever rotates the cam part away from the grip plate when pressed by a user;
said upper edge of a garment fits in-between the cam part and the grip plate; and
a biasing means rotates the cam part about the horizontal axle towards the grip plate when the lever is not pressed by the user.
3. The clip of claim 2 , wherein:
said back plate has an upper back plate edge, a lower back plate edge, a right back plate edge, a left back plate edge, a front back plate surface, and a rear back plate surface;
said clamp panel has a right panel edge, a left panel edge and a rear panel surface;
the left panel edge of the clamp panel is flexibly attached to the left back plate edge of the back plate;
the clamp panel has a loop keeper affixed to its right panel edge;
the draw latch assembly has a rearward depth and is affixed to the rear back plate surface;
the draw latch assembly comprises a draw latch and a draw latch loop;
the draw latch rotates relative to said back plate on a vertical axle; and
the rear panel surface is pushed against the front back plate surface when the draw latch loop engages the loop keeper, so that said article can be held between said clamp panel and said back plate.
4. The clip of claim 3 , comprising:
a spacer depending from said lower back plate edge; and
extending rearwardly from said back plate greater than the rearward depth of said draw latch assembly.
5. A clip for hanging articles from a garment worn by a user, comprising:
a front, a rear, an upper end, and a lower end;
the upper end comprising a means for releasably holding the upper edge of a garment;
the means comprising:
an inverted U-shaped housing being shaped to accommodate said upper edge of a garment;
the rear of the housing being placed between the upper edge and the user's body and comprising a grip plate;
the front of the housing comprising a hole therethrough;
a horizontal axle being placed across the hole;
a cam assembly rotating on the horizontal axle;
the cam assembly having a cam part and a lever;
the lever rotating the cam part away from the grip plate when pressed by a user;
a biasing means rotating the cam part about the horizontal axle towards the grip plate when the lever is not pressed by the user; and
the lower end comprising a draw latch assembly for releasably holding an article between a clamp panel and a back plate;
the draw latch assembly having a rearward depth.
6. The clip of claim 5 , wherein:
said lower end comprises a back plate and a lower back plate edge; and
a spacer depending from the lower back plate edge;
the spacer extending rearwardly from the back plate a distance greater than the rearward depth of said draw latch assembly.