Belt or waistband mountable support for article carrier
First Claim
1. A belt mountable holder, comprising:
- a holster body having a handgun receiving pouch;
a mounting plate having a pair of aligned, belt receiving openings for slidably receiving a wearer'"'"'s belt extending through the openings;
a pivotal connector pivotally connecting the holster body to the mounting plate for selective angular positioning of the holster body relative to the plate;
the pivotal connector including adjustment means for restricting angular positioning of the holster body to a predetermined range of angles and allowing continuous angular adjustment within said range;
fastener means for releasably securing the holster body in a selected angular position relative to the plate;
said plate having a central pivotal opening and a pair of arcuate slots positioned symmetrically on each side of said pivotal opening, said pivotal connector comprising a central pivotal extending through said pivot opening;
said adjustment means comprising first and second adjustment members extending transversely through said arcuate slots and moveable in opposite directions between opposite ends of said slots to control angular positioning of the holder body; and
said fastener means comprising means for securing said adjustment members at selected positions in said slots.
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Abstract
A mounting device for suspending a holster or other article carrier from a wearer'"'"'s waistband or belt is a U-shaped paddle member in one version for hooking over a wearer'"'"'s waistband, and a plate with slots for receiving a belt in another version. Both the plate and one leg of the paddle member are provided with a pivot opening for receiving a first, pivotal fastener for pivotally connecting the devices to a holster, and a pair of arcuate slots positioned symmetrically one on each side of the pivot opening for receiving a pair of releasable fasteners for securing the holster in a selected angular position. The other leg of the paddle member is of arrowhead-like shape with its free end slightly pointed for easy insertion into the waistband, and a pair of inwardly directed barbs for fitting under the waistband to resist inadvertent pulling up and dislodging of the member. The plate can be rotated 180 degrees when the releasable fasteners are removed between a high ride and a low ride position.
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26 Claims
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1. A belt mountable holder, comprising:
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a holster body having a handgun receiving pouch; a mounting plate having a pair of aligned, belt receiving openings for slidably receiving a wearer'"'"'s belt extending through the openings; a pivotal connector pivotally connecting the holster body to the mounting plate for selective angular positioning of the holster body relative to the plate; the pivotal connector including adjustment means for restricting angular positioning of the holster body to a predetermined range of angles and allowing continuous angular adjustment within said range; fastener means for releasably securing the holster body in a selected angular position relative to the plate; said plate having a central pivotal opening and a pair of arcuate slots positioned symmetrically on each side of said pivotal opening, said pivotal connector comprising a central pivotal extending through said pivot opening; said adjustment means comprising first and second adjustment members extending transversely through said arcuate slots and moveable in opposite directions between opposite ends of said slots to control angular positioning of the holder body; and said fastener means comprising means for securing said adjustment members at selected positions in said slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A carrying assembly for carrying one or more articles at a wearer'"'"'s waistband, comprising:
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a carrier body having a cavity for at least partially receiving at least one article to be carried; a paddle member having a first end attached to said carrier body, opposite side edges and a second end for insertion inside a wearer'"'"'s waistband with at least a portion of the paddle member located on the inside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband and the carrier body suspended on the outside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband; and a pair of spaced projections located at opposite side edges of the said portion of the paddle member; each projection projecting towards said carrier body to form a ledge facing away from the second end of said paddle member, said ledge comprising means for positively engaging and catching against a waistband to resist removal of the paddle member from the waistband. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A carrier assembly for carrying one or more articles at a wearer'"'"'s waistband, comprising:
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a carrier body; a paddle member having a first end secured to said carrier body, opposite side edges and a second end for inserting inside a wearer'"'"'s waistband with at least a second portion of the paddle member located on the inside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband and the attached carrier body located on the outside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband; a pair of spaced projections formed at opposite side edges of the second portion of the paddle member and projecting towards said carrier body for engagement beneath a waistband for retaining the paddle member and attached carrier body in place at the wearer'"'"'s waistband; and said paddle member has a width greater than that of the attached carrier body at the location of the projections at the opposite side edges of the inner leg of the paddle member, at least one of the projections being positioned outside the width of said attached carrier body and comprising means for extending beneath the waistband of a wearer on at least one side of the attached carrier body. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A mounting device for suspending a carrier body from a wearer'"'"'s waistband, comprising:
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a paddle member having a U-shaped transverse cross-section with first and second legs on each side of the U-shape and a fold area connecting said legs; the first leg comprising means for hooking over a wearer'"'"'s waistband; the second leg having pivotal connector means for pivotally securing the second leg to a carrier body; the second leg of the paddle member having a pivot opening located centrally between its side edges for receiving a pivotal fastener for pivotally connecting said first leg to a holster body, and a pair of arcuate slots positioned symmetrically one on each side of said pivotal opening for slidably receiving a pair of releasable fasteners for releasably securing a holster body in a selected angular position relative to said paddle member. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A mounting device for suspending a carrier body from a wearer'"'"'s waistband, comprising:
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a paddle member having an inner leg, an outer support for securing to a carrier body, and connecting means for securing the inner leg to the outer support, the inner leg having opposite side edges and a first end for insertion inside a wearer'"'"'s waistband with the inner leg located on the inside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband and the outer support suspending the carrier body on the outside of the wearer'"'"'s waistband; a pair of prongs formed at opposite side edges of the inner leg of the paddle member and projecting towards said outer support for engagement beneath a waistband for retaining the paddle member and attached carrier body in place at the wearer'"'"'s waistband; and each prong forming a ledge facing away from said first end, said ledge comprising means for positively engaging and catching against a waistband to resist removal of the paddle member from the waistband. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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