Claims
- 1. An ergonomic duty belt and holster assembly for a wearer comprising:an elongated belt body having an inner surface and an outer surface and a pair of generally parallel edges defining a belt width, a first end and a second end, wherein said first end and said second end includes means for attaching the two ends together; said inner surface having a padded portion extending substantially from said first end to said second end except for the region of said attaching means and terminating at a contact face with a width less than the width of said belt width outer surface when said belt is worn in the intended manner and thickness at least as great as the thickness of the belt body; said contact face being that part of said belt which may be located against the waist area of the wearer when said belt is worn around the waist in the intended manner; a holster including a holster body having an outer face and an inner face and defining a handgun-receiving pouch and a belt loop assembly secured to the inner face of said holster body; said belt loop assembly including a belt-attaching portion for attachment to said belt, a transition portion and a holster body attachment portion; and wherein said transitional portion includes a smooth curved inner surface extending between said belt-attaching portion and said holster body attachment portion, said inner surface transitional portion being padded; whereby said belt contact face and said holster transitional portion cooperate to eliminate concentrated pressure against the wearer from said holster and its contained handgun.
- 2. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the outer surface of said belt body has a vertical width of about 2¼ inches and said inner surface raised portion contact face has a vertical width of about 1½ inches when said belt is worn around the waist in the intended manner.
- 3. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein said contact face is generally rounded and extends inward toward the wearer by an amount in the order of at least one third greater than the thickness of the belt body.
- 4. A belt as recited in claim 1 wherein said contact face is generally flat with tapered edges and extends inward toward the wearer by an amount in the order of one third greater than the thickness of the belt body.
- 5. An assembly as recited in claim 1 wherein the raised portion of said inner surface is covered by fabric.
- 6. A belt as recited in claim 1 wherein the raised portion of said belt extends away from the inner surface of said belt body between about {fraction (5/16)} inches to {fraction (7/16)} inches.
- 7. An ergonomic duty belt and holster assembly for carrying a handgun comprising:an elongated belt body having an inner surface and an outer surface, a pair of generally parallel edges defining its width, a first end and a second end, where said first end and said second end have a means for attaching the two ends together, and a padded liner as that part of said belt which is against the waist area of the wearer when said belt is worn in the intended manner; said padded liner portion of said inner surface extending away from said inner surface and terminating at said contact face having a width between said parallel edges less than the width of the outer surface of said belt and of length extending substantially between said first and second ends except for the region of said attaching means; said holster assembly including: a holster body defining a handgun carrying pouch including; a generally elongated belt loop assembly body having two sections, a belt-receiving section and a holster-attachment section; said holster-attachment section having an outer face and an inner face and a means for attachment of said outer face to said holster body; said belt-receiving section having an outer face and an inner face defining a belt opening for receiving said belt; said inner face of said belt-receiving section and said inner face of said holster-attachment section lie generally against with the wearer's waist and hip area when the holster assembly is worn in the intended manner; said inner face of said holster-attachment section including padding whereby said belt and holster cooperate to eliminate concentrated pressure against the wearer from said holster and its contained handgun.
- 8. A belt as recited in claim 7 wherein said outer surface of said belt has a vertical width of about 2¼ inches and said padded liner has a vertical width of about 1½ inches when said belt is worn in the intended manner.
- 9. An ergonomic holster and belt loop assembly for carrying a handgun on a belt comprising:a holster body having an outer and an inner face and defining a handgun-carrying pouch; a generally elongated belt loop assembly having three sections, a belt-receiving section, a transition section, and a holster-attachment section; said holster-attachment section having an outer face and an inner face and means for attaching said outer face to a holster body; said belt-receiving section defining a belt opening for receiving a belt; said transition section having an outer face and an inner face; the inner face of said belt-receiving section and the inner face of said transition section lying generally against the wearer's waist and hip area when said belt loop assembly hangs from a belt and is worn in the intended manner; wherein the inner face of said transition section is smoothly curved and includes padding facing the wearer; and said inner face of said holster-attachment section includes padding facing the wearer such that the inner face of said transition section and the inner face of said holster attachment section cooperate to eliminate concentrated pressure against the wearer from said holster and its contained handgun.
- 10. A belt loop assembly as recited in claim 9 wherein said padding is covered by fabric.
- 11. An ergonomic holster and holster belt loop assembly comprising:a holster body defining a handgun carrying pouch; a generally elongated belt loop assembly body having at least a belt-receiving section and a holster-attachment section; said holster-attachment section having an outer face and an inner face and a means for attachment of said outer face to said holster body; said belt-receiving section having an outer face and an inner face defining a belt opening for receiving a belt; said inner face of said belt-receiving section and said inner face of said holster-attachment section lie generally against the wearer's waist and thigh area when the holster assembly hangs from a belt and is worn in the intended manner; said inner face of said holster-attachment section including padding in the region contacting the wearer when the holster is carried by said belt on the wearer's waist, whereby the padded inner face of said holster attachment section serves to eliminate concentrated pressure against the wearer from said holster and its contained handgun.
- 12. An ergonomic duty belt for carrying gear of significant weight comprising:an elongated belt of flexible material having an outer face, an inner face, a pair of generally parallel top and bottom edges defining the width of said belt, and ends including means for securing the belt around the waist of a wearer; the belt body of a material having strength, width, and thickness sufficient to support a load at least as heavy as a large holstered handgun; a padded liner secured to the inner face of said belt body and of length extending substantially the length of the belt body encircling the wearer, said securing means being unpadded; said padded liner having a width between the top and bottom which is less than the width of the belt body and a thickness at least one-third greater than the thickness of the belt body; whereby said belt functions to eliminate concentrated pressure from said top and bottom edges against the waist of the wearer.
- 13. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said padded liner has a plateau shape.
- 14. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said padded liner is cloth covered.
- 15. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said padded liner is divided by vertical stitch lines to produce a plurality of padded segments.
- 16. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said belt body has binding on the top and bottom edges and said padded liner extends between said bindings.
- 17. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said belt body has a width from the top edge to the lower edge in the order of 2¼ inch and said padded liner has a width from top edge to bottom edge thereof in the order of 1½ inch.
- 18. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said belt body has a thickness in the order of {fraction (3/16)}-inch and said padded lining has a thickness in the order of {fraction (5/16)} inch to {fraction (7/16)} inch.
- 19. A duty belt in accordance with claim 12 wherein said padded liner is foam plastic.
- 20. A duty belt in accordance with claim 19 wherein said padded liner is cloth covered.
- 21. A duty belt in accordance with claim 20 wherein the cloth of said cloth covering is hook and pile compatible loop material.
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This non-provisional patent application claims benefit of U.S. provisional patent serial No. 60/311,272, filed Aug. 9, 2001, and hereby claims the benefit of the embodiments therein and of the filing date thereof.
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Provisional Applications (1)
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