With Leg Strap Patents (Class 224/661)
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Patent number: 6446852Abstract: A tool-carrying assembly to be secured by a waist-encircling belt, and, additionally, by straps encircling the legs of a workman using the belt assembly. The assembly is thus stabilized, and enhanced weight distribution is achieved. Elements of the belt assembly include a waist-encircling band supporting a pair of laterally spaced, depending panels each carrying tool-accepting pockets. The pockets preferably carry visual markings and coding as well as other indicia identifying clearly the specific tools to be “housed” or carried in and to be returned to each pocket after use. Inventory control of the tools is thereby significantly enhanced. Pivotal flaps depending from the band-carried panels serve to cover the tools when not in use, and to prevent the tools from scratching or otherwise marring any article, or fixture, or “workpiece” requiring the workman's attention.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2000Date of Patent: September 10, 2002Assignee: WMH Tool Group, Inc.Inventors: Joseph A. Sorensen, Charles Poremba, Rick De Francesco
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Patent number: 6431420Abstract: A reloadable fuse dispensing system includes a carrier adapted to be detachably fastened on a user's body and a dispenser which is detachably attached to the carrier and includes a dispenser body and a fuse holder arrangement which is mounted on the dispenser body for detachably webbing a predetermined length of fuse in a daisy chained manner. During combat, the user simply attaches a pre-loaded dispenser on the carrier and feeds out the fuse from the dispenser in order to fire the explosion quickly and easily. For next detonation, ripping out the used dispenser and replacing a pre-loaded one, the user is then ready to move to next target for another shot.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Inventor: James Victor Cragg
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Publication number: 20020084299Abstract: A tool-carrying assembly to be secured by a waist-encircking belt, and, additionally, by straps encircling the legs of a workman using the belt assembly. The assembly is thus stabilized, and enhanced weight distribution is achieved. Elements of the belt assembly include a waist-encircling band supporting a pair of laterally spaced, depending panels each carrying tool-accepting pockets. The pockets preferably carry visual markings and coding as well as other indicia identifying clearly the specific tools to be “housed” or carried in and to be returned to each pocket after use. Inventory control of the tools is thereby significantly enhanced. Pivotal flaps depending from the band-carried panels serve to cover the tools when not in use, and to prevent the tools from scratching or otherwise marring any article, or fixture, or “workpiece” requiring the workman's attention.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2000Publication date: July 4, 2002Inventors: Joseph A. Sorensen, Charles Poremba, Rick De Francesco
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Publication number: 20020056736Abstract: The pocket system provides easy attachment to a variety of support surfaces, such as crutches, walkers, backpacks, etc. The system has at least one pocket having an open end to receive articles. At least one pocket securing member is attached to the back of the pocket proximate the open end to affix the pocket to a horizontal portion of the support surface. A stabilizing strap, or straps, is affixed to the back of the pocket proximate the closed end, adding stability by affixing the pocket to a vertical portion of the support surface. Preferably the stabilizing straps extend from opposite sides of the pocket for maximum security. One end of the securing members(s) and strap(s) can be permanently secured to the pocket, with the other end removably affixed through various means known in the art. Alternatively all of the methods of attachment of the pocket securing member(s) and stabilizing strap(s) can be removable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2001Publication date: May 16, 2002Inventor: Cynthia Conte
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Publication number: 20020047033Abstract: A holder allowing a portable terminal to be held selectively on a waist or thigh is provided. The holder for a portable terminal comprises an accommodating unit for accommodating the portable terminal, and plural wearing units for having the accommodating unit worn on a body. The plural wearing units include a thigh fixing band worn on the thigh, a belt fixing band suspended on a waist belt, and a waist belt band having only an inserting unit slightly wider than the width of the belt. The units are attached to the accommodating unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Hideki Harada, Naoyuki Ito, Nobuhiro Ide
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Patent number: 6308876Abstract: A tubular receptacle for storing, transporting and carrying a variety of turkey game calls including the box call, push button yelper and the slate/glass call, either independently or in combination. The tube is made of sturdy plastic or other rigid material and has a permanent bottom end and slip on end cap to provide a means of closure. The tube is lined with a cushioned material which holds the game call in place, preventing movement of the game call while inserted inside the tube. The rigidity of the tube helps to prevent damage to the game call from external blows such as being dropped or being sat on. The material used for the tube and end cap is waterproof and protects the game call from the effects of inclimate weather. When inserted in the tube, a game call is protected while in storage in a closet or gun chest, during transportation to and from hunts and during use in the field.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1999Date of Patent: October 30, 2001Inventor: Glendon Scott Havens
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Patent number: 6189158Abstract: A rest support for a guitar which is supported by a support system which holds the guitar in the front of the player's body with the strumming end of the guitar hanging close to the player's hip. The rest support encompasses a resilient, flexible cushioned enclosure mountable on the upper thigh below the hip. The cushioned enclosure extends outwardly from thr thigh forming a pillow or wedge or cushioned rest upport for the strummung end of the guitar to rest against which transfers some of the weight to the guitar to the player' leg. The thickness of the enclosure is set so that a near perfect angle is created for the resting guitar providing a better view of both the strumming end and the fret end of the guitar reducing the number of wrist and arm movements and allowing for faster attack on the guitar strings.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 20, 2001Inventor: Randy A. Lehoux
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Patent number: 6149042Abstract: A leg holster for a firearm has a holster plate engaged on a horizontal retaining belt. A firearm locking assembly mounting site is defined in a central retaining portion of the holster plate and at least one vertical retaining belt is secured to the horizontal retaining belt adjacent an inboard side of the holster plate. Hook and loop closures may be utilized to secure the vertical retaining belt onto the inboard side of the holster plate. A shoulder holster is also disclosed having a holster plate engaged at an upper end of the plate to a shoulder strap and at a lower end of the plate to a vertical control strap. The shoulder strap is adapted to engage a shoulder of a wearer. The vertical control strap is engageable with a waist belt of the wearer at an end of the vertical control strap opposite the holster plate.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 1999Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Inventor: John N. Rassias
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Patent number: 6102266Abstract: A holster assembly for a hand-held computer or other hand-held electronic device. The holster assembly has first and second holster sides connected together to define a receiving area with an open end and a substantially closed end opposite the open end. The open end is sized to allow the hand-held computer to be moved into and out of the receiving area between installed and removed positions. The first holster side is a molded, compressed foam structure having a first contoured surface shaped to substantially cover the first side portion when the hand-held computer is in the installed position. The second holster side is a molded, compressed foam structure having a second contoured surface facing the first contoured surface and being shaped to substantially cover the portion of the second side surface. A holster retaining strap is attached to the first holster side to allow the holster assembly to be retained on, as an example, the belt of a user or the like.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 1997Date of Patent: August 15, 2000Assignee: Intermec IP CorporationInventors: Debbie A. Chacon, Jeffrey Mark Payne, deceased
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Patent number: 6073823Abstract: A multi-purpose utility belt includes an elongated planar strap having first and second ends with an attachment means adjacent each end thereof for securing the strap about a user's abdomen. Depending from the lower edge of the strap is a panel having a hook-and-loop fastener adjacent each of its four peripheral edges. A wiping cloth having similarly disposed hook-and-loop fasteners on a side thereof is removably attachable to the panel. A plurality of tool holding pockets are removably attached to the exterior surface of the strap allowing a user to selectively configure the belt. Each pocket is designed to retain a select tool such as a paint brush, a caulking gun and similar items.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1998Date of Patent: June 13, 2000Inventor: Glenn Gordon
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Patent number: 6065659Abstract: A holder for I.V. catheters and related medical articles during storage and use is disclosed comprising a generally rectangular flexible sheet member having an elastic strap extending from one end thereof which may be extended around the rolled-up holder to maintain the holder in that condition. The inner surface of the sheet member is provided with a plurality of pockets for storing I.V. catheters, alcohol wipes, tourniquets, etc. A pair of elastic straps are secured to one end of the sheet member at the inner surface thereof for use as tourniquets. A pocket is also provided at one end of the sheet member for receiving a sharps container therein. A clip is secured to the strap member extending from end of the sheet member for securing the holder to a belt or other clothing item of a paramedic.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 1998Date of Patent: May 23, 2000Inventor: Ray J. Faz
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Patent number: 6029872Abstract: A light spinning rod holster that mounts to the waistband of a user's swimsuit. It is constructed of lightweight corrosion-resistent plastic. At one end of the light spinning rod holster, the plastic is folded into a clip shape, which secures the light spinning rod holster to the waistband of a swimsuit. Disposed along the length of the light spinning rod holster is a tubular rod holder open at each end with a slot to secure a spinning rod into place in the tubular rod holder. An adjustable belt affixed to the bottom of the light spinning rod holster holds it in place against the thigh of a user and helps support some of the weight of the device and any spinning rod fixed therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 1998Date of Patent: February 29, 2000Inventor: Charles E. Ellington
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Patent number: 6003746Abstract: A body-mounted, strap-on fishing rod holder primarily designed for use by a disabled person who has the use of one arm. The invention includes a stabilized frame, attachable to the user's body, upon which is secured an adjustable rod-receiving element. The rod-receiving element is adjustable to any desired vertical angle, and the entire apparatus is easily reversible for right- or left-hand operation. The user can cast and reel in a fishing line with one hand while in a sitting or standing position.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 1994Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Inventor: James O. Richardson
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Patent number: 5765738Abstract: A harness for supporting a handgun holster adjacent the thigh of a wearer in a position relative to the wearer's torso which is maintained even though the wearer may be engaged in vigorous activity and precludes shifting of the holster as would disadvantage the wearer in an emergency situation. The harness includes a waist belt and at least one or a pair of substantially rigid shankpieces mounted to the waist belt to extend downwardly alongside the respective thighs of the harness wearer. On the lower end of each shankpiece is fastened a leg strap for tightening about the wearer's leg adjacent thereto and precluding shifting of the waist belt and shankpieces relative to the torso. The handgun holster is mounted on the outside of one of the shankpieces to extend downwardly alongside the thigh in offset relation thereto.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 1997Date of Patent: June 16, 1998Inventor: Brian D. Hoffner
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Patent number: 5718364Abstract: A new Harmonica Shoulder Holster for offering an easy, efficient, and attractive means of carrying musical harmonicas. The inventive device includes a backing material, a plurality of harmonica pockets, a plurality of note pockets, a leg strap, a pants strap, and a shoulder strap. In use, the Harmonica Shoulder Holster 10 is equipped with harmonicas 6, notes, a pen 4, and a pencil 2. The device is then slung over the left shoulder of the musician and the pant straps 16 are then fastened to a musician's pants using the strap clamps 17. Finally, the leg strap 15 is fastened to the musician's left leg using the leg strap attachment means 21.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 1996Date of Patent: February 17, 1998Inventor: Garry L. McDowell
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Patent number: 5664720Abstract: A fruit thinning apparatus for reducing fruit bruises caused when thinned fruit is discarded and strikes fruit left on the tree. The apparatus includes a chute having an upper portion which is supported upon a person's torso using a harness. A lower portion of the chute extends along the person's leg and is held in position by leg connectors, preferably at both the upper and lower leg. The outlet end is provided with an adjustable cuff to accommodate different heights of people. A cinch is used along medial portions of the chute to allow thinned fruit to be held and then released when the outlet is in a position where damage will not occur.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1995Date of Patent: September 9, 1997Inventors: Ronald E. Thompson, Refugio Salazar
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Patent number: 5605263Abstract: A device for holding a T-shaped tool having a head and a handle on either the upper or lower leg to (1) provide complete freedom of movement of hands and feet while carrying the tool and (2) permit the user to attach and remove the tool from the device with the same hand employed to use the tool.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1995Date of Patent: February 25, 1997Inventors: Richard W. Pursley, Stephen D. Roberts
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Patent number: 5568887Abstract: A holder for carrying ceiling grid members and ceiling installation tools and supplies. The holder first and second cylinders suspended from a waist strap for receiving the ceiling grid members. A waste cylinder is coupled to the first cylinder and is operable to receive waste grid members resulting from a cutting procedure. A plurality of pouches and loops are coupled to the cylinders for supporting various ceiling installation tools such as a rivet gun, tape measure, saw, circle cutter, chalk line, and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 1994Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Inventors: Charles Gollihue, Brenda Gollihue
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Patent number: 5568889Abstract: A foldable tool holder for organizing the tools and supplies of a skilled tradesman is disclosed. The tool holder has an inverted-L-shaped support with a first and a second side. A first pocket is attached to the upper front corner of the first side of the support. A second pocket is attached to the first side of the support adjacent to the first pocket. A third pocket for elongated substantially cylindrical objects such as drill bits, allen wrenches, hole punches, nail sets, files, and screwdrivers is attached to the first side of the support below the first pocket. A fourth pocket for holding an oblong tool such as a razor knife, wire stripper, fuse puller, ratchet, or pocket knife is attached to the front side of the second pocket. A fifth pocket for holding a writing instrument is attached to the front side of the third pocket. The tool holder is secured to the waist of the user by inserting a belt in a tunnel of material at the top of the support.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 1995Date of Patent: October 29, 1996Inventors: Leon F. Holloway, Jr., Jesse L. Davis, Jr.