METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY ATTACHING A FIRST ITEM TO A SECOND ITEM
An attaching apparatus includes a first member which has an axle member. A second member has a slot having a center plane and a cylindrical channel having a longitudinal centerline. The longitudinal centerline of the cylindrical channel lies within said center plane of said slot The second member has a grip operatively associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position. The grip can selectively secure the axle member of said first member within the cylindrical chamber.
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This invention generally relates to methods and apparatuses for selectively attaching and detaching, or engaging and disengaging, a first item to a second item, and more specifically to a simple apparatus and method for attaching and engaging attachments such as belt loops, holster backers, atone straps, magazine pouches, shoulder holster straps, belly bands. etc. to a holster or pouch without the use of screws and posts.
B. Description of Related ArtThere are variety of apparatuses and methods for attaching one item, or article, to another item or article. The invention disclosed herein has wide applicability and not just to holsters for firearms but an attachment apparatus and method for attaching items to a firearm holster will be the primary context in which the invention is shown.
In the area of firearm holsters, attachments, such as for selectively attaching belt loop or any other attachment to a holster or a magazine pouch, are often desired. However, the process of attaching and detaching these attachments usually involves the use of tools (such as a screwdriver) and fasteners, such as a screw or bolt and nut. This is sometimes burdensome and inconvenient, as the tools may not be conveniently available and the screw or bolt or nut may fall and be lost.
Therefore, what is needed is a new method and apparatus for easily attaching attachments to a holster. This invention, as disclosed herein, will provide numerous other advantages as will be readily understood by a person of skill in the art.
II. SUMMARYAccording to some embodiments of this invention, an attaching apparatus has a first member which has an attaching apparatus which includes A first member, said first member having an axle member, said axle member having first, second and third portions, a diameter of said first and second portions being equal and being greater than a diameter of said third portion; and, a second member, said second member having slot, said slot having a center plane, said slot being defined by a first sidewall and second sidewall, said first and second sidewalls each lying in planes which are not parallel; said second member having a cylindrical channel having a longitudinal centerline, said longitudinal centerline of said cylindrical channel lying within said center plane of said slot, said second member having a grip operatively associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position, said grip operatively associated with said third portion of said axle member of said first member and biased by said spring to said first extended position, said spring being compressible by manually-generated forces to a second, compressed position, said cylindrical channel capable of selectively receiving said axle member
A method of attaching a first item to second item, the method comprising the steps of providing a first member, said first member having an axle member; providing a second member, said second member having slot, a cylindrical channel, and a grip operative associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position; aligning said axle member of said first member with said slot; depressing said spring to said second depressed position, inserting said axle member into said cylindrical channel; releasing said spring so that it returns to said first extended position; positioning said grip onto said axle member to secure said axle member within said cylindrical channel.
The invention may take physical form in certain parts and arrangement of parts, embodiments of which will be described in detail in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof and wherein:
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Therefore, a method of selectively attaching and detaching attachment to a first member, includes the steps of attaching a first item to second item, the method comprising the steps of providing a first member, said first member having an axle member; providing a second. member, said second member having slot, a cylindrical channel, and a grip operative associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position; aligning said axle member of said first member with said slot; depressing said spring to said second depressed position, inserting said axle member into said cylindrical channel; releasing said spring so that it returns to said first extended position; positioning said grip onto said axle member to secure said axle member within said cylindrical channel.
Numerous embodiments have been described herein. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the above methods and apparatuses may incorporate changes and. modifications without departing from the general scope of this invention. It is intended to include all such modifications and alterations in so far as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof Further, the “invention” as that term is used in this document is what is claimed in the claims of this document. The right to claim elements and/or sub-combinations that are disclosed herein as other inventions in other patent documents is hereby unconditionally reserved.
Claims
1. An attaching apparatus, comprising:
- a first member, said first member having an axle member, said axle member having first and third portions, a diameter of said first portion being greater than a diameter of said third portion; and,
- a second member, said second member having a slot, said slot being defined b a first sidewall and second sidewall, said first and second sidewalk each lying in planes which are not parallel: said second member having a cylindrical channel, said slot having a center plane and said cylindrical channel having a longitudinal centerline, said centerline of said cylindrical channel lying within said center plane of said slot, said cylindrical channel selectively receiving said axle member.
2. A method of attaching a first item to second item, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a first member, said first member having an axle member;
- providing a second member, said second member having slot, a cylindrical channel, and a grip operative associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position;
- aligning said axle member of said first member with said slot;
- depressing said spring to said second depressed position,
- inserting said axle member into said cylindrical channel;
- positioning said grip onto said axle member to secure said axle member within said cylindrical channel.
3. An attaching apparatus comprising:
- a first member, said first member having an axle member, said axle member having first, second and third portions, a diameter of said first and second portions being equal and being greater than a diameter of said third portion; and,
- a second member, said second member having slot, said slot having a center plane, said slot being defined by a first sidewall and second sidewall, said first and second sidewalk each lying in planes which are not parallel; said second member having a cylindrical channel having a longitudinal centerline, said longitudinal centerline of said cylindrical channel lying within said center plane of said slot, said second member having a grip operatively associated with a spring and moveable between a first extended position and a second compressed position, said grip operatively associated with said third portion of said axle member of said first member and biased by said spring to said first extended position, said spring being compressible by manually-generated forces to a second, compressed position, said cylindrical channel capable of selectively receiving said axle member.
4. The attaching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the slot extends between an interior and an outer surface of the second member, wherein the first and second sidewalls are configured so that the distance between the first sidewall and the second sidewall is larger at the outer surface than at the interior of the second member.
5. The attaching apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first member and the second member are used on an associated holster for a firearm.
Type: Application
Filed: May 13, 2021
Publication Date: Nov 17, 2022
Applicant: Blade-Tech Industries, Inc. (Streetsboro, OH)
Inventor: Jarett Peterson (Hudson, OH)
Application Number: 17/319,561