Shoulder holster communication device

• US 3,868,573 A
• Filed: 04/23/1973
• Issued: 02/25/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hans D. Sylten, Jack N. Holcomb
• Original Assignee: Hans D. Sylten, Jack N. Holcomb
• Inventors: Holcomb, Jack N., Sylten, Hans D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Griffin, Robert L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Psitos, Aristotelis M.
• Application Number:
  US05/353,556
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 325/16,21,64,66,111,312 179/1SW,156R,156A,157 340/277,279
• US Class Current: 455/90.3
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/148 Pack-carrying shoulder holsters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/385 Transceivers carried on the body, e.g. in helmets
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/44 Transmit/receive switching
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2001/3855 carried in a belt or harness

Abstract

This invention is a special shoulder holster body transceiver to be worn by police agents, or the like, incorporating independent receiver and transmitter means with appropriate interconnection for jointly transmitting or receiving and incorporating means for inconspicuous switching activation, as well as confidential receiving, including special switching activated by the movement of an arm.

Claims

1. A personal communication device for providing concealed radio communications between the user and another party, comprising:

a side pouch arrangement including a downwardly depending looped strap resting upon one of the user'"'"''"'"'s shoulders and through which the user'"'"''"'"'s arm passes, and a pouch at the lower end of the looped strap which contains a radio transmitter, the looped strap being of such a length that the transmitter pouch will be positioned at the user'"'"''"'"'s side approximately at elbow level, a second side pouch arrangement including a downwardly depending looped strap resting upon the user'"'"''"'"'s other shoulder and through which the user'"'"''"'"'s other arm passes, and a pouch at the lower end of the looped strap which contains a radio receiver, the looped strap being of such a length that the receiver pouch will be positioned at the user'"'"''"'"'s side approximately at elbow level, a strap extending horizontally across the upper back of the user and connecting at each end the top portion of each of the looped straps to hold the looped straps on the user'"'"''"'"'s shoulders, a second strap extending horizontally across the lower back of the user and connecting at each end the looped straps adjacent the pouches to assist in holding the pouches in position, a speaker on the front portion of one of the looped straps positioned approximately adjacent the shoulder and electrically connected to the receiver, a microphone on the front portion of the other looped strap positioned approximately adjacent the shoulder and electrically connected to the transmitter, transmitting and receiving aerials connected to their respective units and supported along their length by said looped straps, and electrical means interconnecting the transmitter and receiver including a switch adjacent one of the pouches at normal elbow level which is activated by pressure of the user'"'"''"'"'s arm for controlling operation of the radio units so that one of said transmitting and receiving units is operative while the other is inoperative.

2. A personal communication device as defined by claim 1, wherein the switch is a double pole, double throw switch.