U.S. patent application number 10/221894 was filed with the patent office on 2003-11-06 for concealed carrying product.
Invention is credited to Young, William.
Application Number | 20030205595 10/221894 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 29270211 |
Filed Date | 2003-11-06 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030205595 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Young, William |
November 6, 2003 |
Concealed carrying product
Abstract
A holder (21) is attached within a pants (50) pocket (51) with
an object (11) secured onto the holder in varying positions and
orientations matching varying conditions of use, where preferably
the object is a holster (11) which can take various forms in order
to holster various articles such as telephones, small computers,
and security personnel hand guns (61).
Inventors: |
Young, William; (Chicago,
IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
DONALD F MOYER
431 S DEARBORN 705
CHICAGO
IL
60605
|
Family ID: |
29270211 |
Appl. No.: |
10/221894 |
Filed: |
September 17, 2002 |
PCT Filed: |
February 23, 2001 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/US01/05986 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/230 ;
224/587; 224/911 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41C 33/048 20130101;
A45F 2200/0516 20130101; A45F 5/02 20130101; A45C 2011/002
20130101; F41C 33/0218 20130101; A45F 2200/0591 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
224/230 ;
224/587; 224/911 |
International
Class: |
B65D 001/00; F41C
033/02; A45C 001/04 |
Claims
Claimed is:
1. A concealed carrying product comprising a holder and a first
member of a fastener pair attached to an object to be carried, the
holder having a carry side and a pants side, the carry side having
a second member of the fastener pair, the second member of the
fastener pair being in area at least twice as large as the first
member of the fastener pair, in use the object being attached at
varying positions and in varying orientations on the holder to meet
varying conditions of use, the pants side being attached inside a
pants pocket.
2. The product of claim 1 wherein the first member of the fastener
pair has a first plurality of protruding first stems with any first
stem from the first plurality of first stems having a first head
which is in diameter larger than the first stem, and the second
member of the fastener pair has a second plurality of second stems
with any second stem from the plurality of second stems having a
second head which is in diameter larger than the second stem.
3. The product of claim 1 wherein the object is a holster.
4. A concealed carrying product comprising: a holster having a
first member of a fastener pair, in use the holster holding an
object; a holder having a carry side and a pants side, the carry
side having a second member of the fastener pair, the second member
being in area more than twice as large as the first member, in use
the holster being attached at varying positions and in varying
orientations on the holder to meet varying conditions of use, the
holder being bendable about an axis along the holder by force from
the holster and the holstered article, and returning when force is
absent, the holder causing force from the holster and the holstered
object to be distributed over the holder; and pants having a
pocket, the pants side of the holder being attached in the
pocket.
5. The product of claim 4 wherein the pants have a pleat over the
pocket.
6. The product of claim 4 wherein the outermost surface of the
pocket is stiffened to bend without conforming to parts of the
holster and the holstered article.
7. The product of claim 4 wherein the first member of the fastener
pair has a first plurality of protruding first stems with any first
stem from the first plurality of first stems having a first head
which is in diameter larger than the first stem, and the second
member of the fastener pair has a second plurality of second stems
with any second stem from the plurality of second stems having a
second head which is in diameter larger than the second stem.
8. The product of claim 4 wherein the pocket is a cargo pocket
located on a pants leg aside the lap portion of the pants, the
cargo pocket having a top opening which faces upward when the pants
are worn standing, the cargo pocket having a side opening which
faces upward when the pants are worn sitting, and the side opening
having a side closure.
9. A concealed carrying product comprising: a holster having a
first member of a fastener pair, in use the holster containing a
holstered article; pants having a cargo pocket located on a pants
leg aside the lap portion of the pants, the cargo pocket having a
top opening which faces upward when the pants are worn standing,
the cargo pocket having a side opening which faces upward when the
pants are worn sifting, and the side opening having a side closure;
a holder having a carry side and a pants side, the pants side being
attached within the cargo pocket, the carry side having a second
member of the fastener pair, the second member being in area more
than twice as large as the first member with in use the holster
being attached at varying positions and in varying orientations on
the holder to meet varying conditions of use, the holder being
bendable about an axis along the holder by force from the holster
and the holstered article, and returning when the force is absent,
the holder causing force from the holster and holstered article
to-be distributed over the holder; and the first member of the
fastener pair having a first plurality of protruding first stems
with each first stem from the first plurality of first stems having
a first head which is in diameter larger than the first stem, and
the second member of the fastener pair having a second plurality of
second stems with each second stem from the plurality of second
stems having a second head which is in diameter larger than the
second stem.
Description
[0001] The product comprises a holder attached within a pants
pocket with an object attached onto the holder in varying positions
and orientations matching varying conditions of use, where
preferably the object is a holster which can take various forms in
order to holster various articles such as telephones, small
computers, and security personnel hand guns.
[0002] The product provides progress over prior art shown for
example in U.S. Pat. No. 1,226,718 by Noel Nov. 8, 1932, U.S. Pat.
No. 4,262,832 by Perkins Apr. 21, 1981, U.S. Pat. No. 4,388,734 by
Cowden Jun. 21, 1983, U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,465 by Johnson May 3,
1988, U.S. Pat. No. 4,966,320 by DeSantis Oct. 30, 1990, U.S. Pat.
No. 5,170,919 by DeSantis Dec. 15, 1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,692,237 by
Bennett Dec. 2, 1997, and U.S. Pat. No. 5,931,358 by Rogers Aug. 3,
1999.
[0003] FIG. 1 depicts the product holding objects in pants
pockets.
[0004] FIG. 2 depicts a pocket in FIG. 1 partly open to depict
product details.
[0005] FIG. 3 depicts the product in other pants pockets.
[0006] FIG. 4 depicts a pocket in FIG. 3 cut away to depict product
details.
[0007] FIG. 5 depicts a fastener pair.
[0008] Preferably the product comprises a holster 11, 11A, 11B and
a holder having a carry side 21, 21A and a pants side--only visible
at 22B. The holster has a first member of a fastener pair--only
visible at 31B--and the carry side has a second member of the
fastener pair 32, 32A. The holster can take various forms in order
to holster various articles such as telephones, small computers,
and security personnel hand guns 61.
[0009] The second member of the fastener pair can be the entire
carry side and can be a portion of the carry side. In order for the
holster to be in use attached onto the carry side in varying
positions and varying orientations to meet varying conditions of
use, the second member of the fastener pair is in area at least
twice as large as the first member of the fastener pair.
[0010] The holder can be bent about any axis along the holder--for
example 101--by force from the holster and any holstered article
and will return when this force is absent. The holder causes force
from the holster and any holstered article to be distributed over
the holder.
[0011] Alternatively the first member of the fastener pair can be
attached on an object, such as any of the holstered articles listed
above, so that the object can be attached directly to the holder
without use of a holster. What is true of the holster and any
holstered article then is also true for the object.
[0012] Preferably the product also comprises pants 50, 50A having
at least one pocket 51, 51A, 51B. The pants side of the holder is
attached inside the pants pocket--for example at 58.
[0013] The pants pocket can be a side pocket 51A depicted in FIG.
3. In this case the pants can have a pleat, and preferably several
pleats 52A, over the pocket which cause the pants to lay without
showing the holster and any holstered article in relief.
[0014] Also, the outermost surface--for example 57--of the pocket
can be stiffened to bend as a whole over the holster and any
holstered article without conforming to parts of the holster and
any holstered article so that details of the holster and any
holstered article are not shown in relief. This can be done with,
and without pleats.
[0015] The pants pocket can also be a cargo pocket 51 depicted in
FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 located on the leg aside the lap portion of the
pants. The cargo pocket has a top opening which faces upward when
the pants are worn standing.
[0016] Here the pleat 52 is part of the pocket. Preferably here
there are pleats on the front and the sides 53 which cause the
pants to lay without showing the holster and any holstered article
in relief.
[0017] To provide easy access to a holstered article when a person
is sitting, the cargo pocket has a side opening 54 which faces
upward when the pants are worn sitting. The side opening can have a
zipper 55 closure as depicted and alternatively can be closed by
other fasteners. A top flap 56 can be secured to the cargo pocket
by various fasteners such as the hook and loop fasteners 59
depicted.
[0018] Alternatively the product can comprise the holder having the
second member of a fastener pair and comprise the first member of
the fastener pair. The holder can be attached in any pants pocket
and the first member of the fastener pair can be attached on any
suitable object. Here the holder could be removably attached in a
pants pocket.
[0019] The fastener pair can be a hook-and-loop fastener pair. The
fastener pair can also be as depicted in FIG. 5 where the first
member 31C of the fastener pair has a first plurality of protruding
first stems with any first stem 33 from the first plurality of
first stems having a first head--34 which is in diameter larger
than the first stem, and the second member 32C of the fastener pair
has a second plurality of second stems with any second stem 35 from
the plurality of second stems having a second head 36 which is in
diameter larger than the second stem.
[0020] The holster must be given varying secured positions and
orientations in a pants pocket to match varying conditions of use.
A horizontal orientation is appropriate for sitting, and a more
vertical orientation is appropriate for standing. Varying positions
relative to a pocket opening can be chosen for varying situations.
For this to be, the second member of the fastener pair must be
larger than the first member of the pair.
[0021] More than one holster, or object, could be attached to the
holder. The first member of the fastener pair can have one
component, and can have multiple components such as the two
components 31B.
[0022] The holster and any holstered article should not be shown in
relief. Also the holder should not be shown in relief. Thus, the
holder should bend with the lay of the pants so that the holder
edges will not be shown in relief. For the same reason the holder
should not retain any bent shape.
[0023] The holder should distribute the weight of the object over
the full holder so that weight of the holster and any holstered
article will not distort the lay of the pants and thereby disclose
the holster and any holstered article. It is not necessary that the
lay of the pants be unchanged, it is only necessary that any change
will not disclose the object.
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