U.S. patent number 3,894,667 [Application Number 05/490,506] was granted by the patent office on 1975-07-15 for belt attachment.
Invention is credited to Archie Baldocchi.
United States Patent |
3,894,667 |
Baldocchi |
July 15, 1975 |
Belt attachment
Abstract
The herein attachment for attaching a gun holster or flashlight,
or other articles to the belt of a person for easy access, includes
a longitudinally flexible frame with a supporting base fitting
along the outside face of the belt, a pair of curved fittings which
fit over the top edge to the inside face of the belt, lateral
extensions from the inner ends of the fittings, and a pair of
flexible strips attached to the ends of the supporting base and
adapted to be drawn under the belt and played over said lateral
extensions of the fittings to hold the attachment in position; the
supporting base has a hole located in the space between the
fittings for adjustably mounting thereon the supported item, such
as items which are utilized by security personnel such as a gun
holster, a flashlight, a club or the like.
Inventors: |
Baldocchi; Archie (San
Salvador, SL) |
Family
ID: |
23948352 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/490,506 |
Filed: |
July 22, 1974 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/666;
224/198 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41C
33/045 (20130101); F41C 33/0227 (20130101); A45F
5/02 (20130101); A45F 5/021 (20130101); A45F
2200/0591 (20130101); A45F 2200/0566 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A45F
5/02 (20060101); A45F 5/00 (20060101); F41C
33/04 (20060101); F41C 33/00 (20060101); F41C
033/04 () |
Field of
Search: |
;224/2B,2C,3,5R,5A,5E,26R,26B |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Sheridan; Robert G.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: White; George B.
Claims
I claim:
1. A belt attachment for an object holder comprising
an elongated plate,
a pair of spaced substantially inverted "U" shaped clamping members
attached to the top if said plate and being adapated to fit over
the top edge of the belt,
a lateral extension from each clamping member extending parallel to
and spaced from said plate,
foldable straps attached to said plate and extending therefrom and
being adapted to be placed around the lower edge of the belt and
over the respective adjacent extensions to be held in place by the
belt pressure on the body of the wearer,
and means attaching said object holder to said plate.
2. The invention specified in claim 1, and said plate being
longitudinally flexible.
3. The invention specified in claim 2, and
said attaching means including a hub portion on said elongated
plate,
a means on said hub portion for mounting said object holder on said
plate,
4. The invention specified in claim 3, and
said clamping members and said extensions being integral with said
plate and each being longitudinally flexible, and said extensions
extending outwardly from the respective clamping members.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The existence of the problem of attaching items such as a gun
holster to a belt is illustrated by prior patents of which
applicant is aware. For instance, the Kippen U.S. Pat. No.
3,565,303 attempts to solve the problem by an integral tongue which
can be folded over the belt and then by another strap secured again
to the holster while still another strap extends downwardly and
through a slit in the tongue to fasten the attachment in position;
Hendricks U.S. Pat. No. 3,642,184 utilizes two laterally spaced
clamp arms which are fastened around the belt, holding the
attachment in fixed position; Fink U.S. Pat. No. 2,049,293 and Hier
U.S. Pat. No. 3,379,349, and the Bennet U.S. Pat. No. 2,731,179
provide a loop through which the belt can slide, but none are
adapted to hold an article in adjustable position, or to use the
pressure of the body on the belt to hold the fastening strips in
place.
An object of the invention is to provide a quickly but firmly
attachable base member to the belt of a person, to which base an
article such as a gun holster or the like can be secured in
adjustable position at a suitable angle, and which attachment does
not require the use of any buttons, slits, or such fastening
elements.
Another object of the invention is to provide a belt attachment in
which a longitudinally flexible but stiff base has clamp members
which can be fitted over the edge of the belt, and foldable straps
which can engage the belt and can engage suitable extensions on the
inside of the clamp members firmly for securing the attachment to
the belt, utilizing the pressure of the body on the belt; and which
provides for easy attachment to the belts of different widths.
Brief Description of the Drawings
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the attachment on the belt and
indicating a holster to be mounted on the attachment.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view, the section being on lines 2--2
of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view, the section being taken on lines
3--3 of FIG. 1.
Detailed Description
A flat longitudinally flexible elongated plate 1 has on it a pair
of clamping members 2 turned over and spaced from the elongated
plate 1 so as to form generally "U" shaped clips which fit over the
upper edge of a belt 3. Each clip has a lateral extension 4 on its
inner end which extensions 4 extend oppositely from each other and
are parallel with the outer plate 1. Said clips or clamping members
2 and said extensions 4 being also longitudinally flexible to
conform to the curvature of the belt. From the ends of the plate 1
extend a pair of foldable straps 6.
The plate 1 has an enlarged hub portion 7 thereon with a transverse
hole 8 therethrough for suitable adjustable mounting of a supported
item such as in the herein illustration, a gun holster 9. The same
type of mounting can be utilized for support of a flashlight, a
club, a canteen, a walkie-talkie or radio, or other usual items
preferably of the type utilized by security personnel, and of the
type which must be held in a convenient position for rapid
usage.
A mounting disk 10 has a threaded bolt 11 thereon fitting through
the hole 8 to be secured by a usual nut 12.
In operation the item to be mounted on the base is secured in place
as heretofore described. Then the assembly is attached to the belt
by placing the "U" shaped clamping members 2 over the top edge of
the belt 3 and then by placed the straps 6 under the lower edge of
the belt 3 and from the inside over the extensions 4 so that the
ends of the belt are between the body of the wearer of the belt and
the extensions 4. The straps 6 are pulled tight and are held in
that position by the pressure of the belt around the body.
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