US Patent 7523526 Flush surface mounting clip and its associated method of construction

A mounting clip assembly for a portable consumer product. The mounting clip assembly has a clip body with a top surface and two ends. A hole is provided in a housing wall of the consumer product. The hole is sized to receive the clip body, wherein the clip body lays flush across the hole. A pivot pin extends across the hole. The pivot pin engages the clip body at a fulcrum point. A leaf spring is provided under the clip body. The leaf spring abuts against the clip body and applies a bias force that retains the clip body in a flush orientation with the top surface of the clip body. When a depression force is applied to one end of the clip body, the clip body pivots and causes the opposite end of the clip body to rise away from the exterior surface of the housing wall.