Patent Application
20250109927
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The disclosure relates to firearm holsters and more particularly pertains to a new firearm holster for securing a shoulder-fire style firearm to a user moving in a walking pace or in a running pace.
The prior art relates to firearm holsters and includes a variety of firearm holsters securing a rifle-style firearm or a shotgun-style firearm to a front or a back of a user. The prior art does not include a firearm holster securing the rifle-style firearm or the shotgun-style firearm to the side of the user in a downward position such that the user is able to move in a walking pace or a running pace without the firearm becoming unsecured from the users intended carry position.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a firearm including a frame having a first section, a second section, and a center section positioned between the first section and the second section. A belt is configured to be worn about a waist of the user. An anchor is coupled to the belt and is configured to secure the firearm to the belt. A vest is configured to be worn on a torso of the user. The vest holds the firearm in a downward position relative to the user. A rear carry position is defined by the second section and the center section of the firearm being positioned between the user and the vest and the first section or the second section of the firearm being attached to the anchor positioned at a rear of the user. A side carry position is defined by the center section and the second section being positioned between the user and the vest and the center section being attached to the anchor positioned at a side of the user. A pair of securing attachments is coupled to the firearm. Each of the securing attachments is configured to facilitate securing the firearm to the anchor. The pair of securing attachments includes a first securing attachment facilitating rear carry by securing the first section of the firearm to the anchor positioned at the rear of the user and a second securing attachment facilitating front or side carry by securing the center section of the firearm to the anchor positioned at a front of the user or a side of the user.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A belt 26 is configured to be worn about a waist of a user 28. The belt 26 has a first end 30 and a second end 32. A clasp 34 is coupled to the belt 26 and releasably couples the first end 30 to the second end 32, wherein the clasp 34 forms the belt 26 into an enclosed loop. The clasp 34 includes a first clasp member 36 and a second clasp member 38 being engageable with each other. The first clasp member 36 is coupled to the first end 30 and the second clasp member 38 is coupled to the second end 32.
An anchor 40 is coupled to the belt 26 and is configured to secure the firearm 12 to the belt 26. The anchor 40 comprises an anchor strap 42 being elongated and having a top section 44 and a bottom section 46. The top section 44 is folded over and attaches to a middle of the strap 42 to form a beltloop, wherein the belt 26 is inserted through the beltloop to secure the anchor 40 to the belt 26. An anchor magnet 48 is positioned within the bottom section 46 of the anchor strap 42. The anchor magnet 48 is magnetically engageable with the frame 14 of the firearm 12 and is designed to slide on the belt 26 between a rear carry position 53 and a side carry position 55. The top section 44 has a securing strap 45 mounted laterally near a top end of the top section 44. The securing strap 45 typically has a width measuring between two centimeters to five centimeters. The securing strap 45 has a nonferrous snap closure 47 positioned on each end of the strap 45, wherein the securing strap 45 wraps about the firearm 12 and secures to itself by the nonferrous snap closure 47, thereby holding the firearm 12 in a secure position. The securing strap 45 has an adjustment member 49 allowing the user 28 to adjust a length of the securing strap 45.
An anchor wedge stop 51 comprising of a nonferrous metal or similarly stiff and unbending material is sewn into the anchor strap 42 and is positioned laterally relative to the anchor strap 42 where the top section 44 and the bottom section 46 meet. The anchor wedge stop 51 has a thickness measuring between half a centimeter to one centimeter and a depth measuring the same as the anchor strap 42. The anchor wedge stop 51 is engageable with the front mount 22 in the rear carry position 53.
A vest 50 is configured to be worn on a torso of the user 28. The vest 50 holds the firearm 12 in a downward position 52 relative to the user 28. The rear carry position 53 is defined by the second section 18 and the center section 20 of the firearm 12 being positioned between the user 28 and the vest 50 and the first section 16 of the firearm 12 being attached to the anchor 40 at the rear of the user 28. The side carry position 55 is defined by the center 20 and second 18 sections of the firearm 12 being positioned between the user 28 and the vest 50 and the center section 20 of the firearm 12 being attached to the anchor 40 at a side of the user 28. The vest 50 includes a rear section 54 comprising a back covering 56 configured to lie against a back of the user 28. The back covering 56 has a top edge 58, a bottom edge 60, a first side edge 62, and a second side edge 64.
A front section 66 is attached to the rear section 54 and comprises a first flap 68 positioned adjacent to the first side edge 62 and a second flap 70 positioned adjacent to the second side edge 64. The first flap 68 and the second flap 70 each are attached to the top edge 58 of the back covering 56, and the first flap 68 and the second flap 70 are configured to fold over a respective shoulder of a pair of shoulders of the user 28 to form the vest 50. The first flap 68 and the second flap 70 each may have one of a pair of adjustment members 71 to adjust a length of the first flap 68 and the second flap 70. The first flap 68 and the second flap 70 each are releasably attached to each other by a fastener 72. The fastener 72 includes a first elongated member 74 extending out from the first flap 68 and a second elongated member 76 extending out from the second flap 70. The first elongated member 74 has a first fastening member 78 and the second elongated member 76 has a second fastening member 80, wherein the first fastening member 78 is releasably engageable with the second fastening member 80 to couple the first elongated member 74 to the second elongated member 76.
A plurality of pockets 82 is attached to the vest 50. The pockets 82 are positioned on the first flap 68, the second flap 70, and the back covering 56. Each of the pockets 82 are configured to hold firearm related articles such as ammunition. A plurality of tethers 84 couples the front section 66 to the rear section 54. A pair of first tethers 86 of the plurality of tethers 84 is attached to the first flap 68 and to the first side edge 62 of the back covering 56. A second tether 88 of the plurality of tethers 84 is attached to the second flap 70 and to the second side edge 64 of said back covering 56. A pair of magnetic members 90 is coupled to the vest 50. One of the magnetic members 90 is coupled to one of the pair of first tethers 86 and one of the magnetic members 90 is coupled to the first flap 68 of the front section 66. Each of the magnetic members 90 magnetically engages with the second section 18 and the center section 20 of the firearm 12 when the firearm 12 is held by the vest 50 in the side carry position 55. A clip 91 is attached to the first flap 68 of the front section 66. The clip 91 releasably attaches to the clip connector 25 of the frame 14 of the firearm 12, wherein the clip 91 latches the firearm 12 to the vest 50.
A pair of securing attachments 92 is coupled to the firearm 12. Each of the securing attachments 92 are configured to facilitate securing the firearm 12 to the anchor 40. The pair of securing attachments 92 includes a first securing attachment 94 and a second securing attachment 96. The first securing attachment 94 facilitates rear carry by securing the first section 16 or the second section 18 of the firearm 12 to the anchor 40 positioned at the rear of the user 28. The first securing attachment 94 includes a first mounting member 98 and a foregrip 100 attached to a tip of the first mounting member 98. The first mounting member 98 is secured to the front mount 22 of the firearm 12, and the foregrip 100 and the firearm 12 form a wedge space 102 when the first securing attachment 94 is attached to the firearm 12, wherein the wedge space 102 supports the anchor strap 42 of the anchor 40 when the anchor magnet 48 is attached to the first section 16 of the firearm 12.
The second securing attachment 96 facilitates side carry by securing the center section 20 of the firearm 12 to the anchor 40 positioned at the side of the user 28. The second securing attachment 96 includes a second mounting member 104 and a grip 106 attached to the second mounting member 104. The second mounting member 104 is secured to the side mount 24 of the firearm 12. The grip 106 of the second securing attachment 96 is ferrous metal, wherein the grip 106 magnetically engages with the anchor magnet 48. The grip 106 is textured to facilitate securing to the anchor 40 by friction when the anchor 40 is magnetically engaged with the grip 106.
In use, the pair of securing attachments 92 are attached to the firearm 12. The first securing attachment 94 is mounted to the front mount 22 of the firearm 12. The bottom section 46 of the anchor 40 is inserted in the wedge space 102 formed between the first securing attachment 94 and the first section 16 of the firearm 12 prior to magnetically attaching the anchor magnet 48 to the firearm 12. The second section 18 of the firearm 12 is held between the torso of the user 28 and the rear section 54 of the vest 50. Alternatively, the anchor 40 magnetically engages with the grip 106 of the second securing attachment 96 when the second securing attachment 96 is attached to the side mount 24 of firearm 12. The second section 18 of the firearm 12 is positioned between the torso of the user 28 and the pair of first tethers 86 of the vest 50. The pair of magnetic members 90 of the vest 50 magnetically engage with the second section 18 of the firearm 12 to facilitate holding the firearm 12 to the user 28.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
