Means Mounted On Or Formed As Part Of Clip Or Hook For Further Securing Or Positioning Receiver To Torso Encircling Means Patents (Class 224/667)
  • Patent number: 6290112
    Abstract: A holder for keys on rings has a belt retaining flattened loop through which a belt passes. The flattened loop has a front face formed by a short top leg and a longer bottom leg that is bent inwardly to resiliently engage the front surface of the belt to prevent the device from inadvertently sliding off the belt. The lower leg forms a bight that holds a clasp member of a clasp and receptacle combination well known in the art of molded plastic strap buckles on luggage. The receptacle member that releasably locks onto the clasp member is constructed to hold one or more rings of keys. The receptacle member with its keys can be released and reattached to the belt with one hand. The belt retaining portion may be removed from or attached to the belt without unbuckling the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Inventor: Morton Iver
  • Patent number: 6286736
    Abstract: A container detachably securable to an article of clothing or other item. The container includes a first panel and a second panel. The first and second panels are attached at their peripheral edges to form a pouch with an opening thereto. The pouch defines exterior and interior surfaces. The container further includes a clamp secured to the pouch for detachably securing the container to an article of clothing or other item. The container still further includes a flap extending from the second panel adjacent the opening to the pouch. The flap folds over the exterior surface of the first panel and the clamp secured thereto, is fastenable to the clamp, and is liftable to open the pouch while the clamp remains secured to the exterior surface of the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Inventors: June Angus, Keith Willows
  • Patent number: 6213364
    Abstract: A rigid appendage fastening means that may be adapted to mount an apparatus that is commonly possessed and carried by law enforcement officers, military personnel and civilians, who are licensed to do so, diurnally. The appendage fastening means is specifically designed to be mounted to those items that the user intends to keep hidden from the view of a casual observer. The device's primary design characteristic is that of a loosely formed sigmate. The principal object is camouflaged to suit the user's apparel, thereby enhancing the device's covert characteristics and applications. The device provides the user with a secure environment to place an item inside the waistband (IWB) and below the belt line (BBL). Objects of appropriate size and utility, which have the principal object mounted to them, can be secreted upon the user's person IWB. Said object remains IWB, BBL with Total Concealment (TC), easily accessible, safe, secure, and immediately available for use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: DEFS
    Inventor: James Theodore Wakefield
  • Patent number: 6213366
    Abstract: The invention is directed to an improved box-belt attachment system (15) for attaching a box (16) having a lid (21) to a belt (18). In the preferred embodiment, the attachment comprises a box loop (19) and a belt loop (20), whereby the lid of a box may be folded over the box loop and the belt loop may engage a user's belt. The box loop and belt loop may be formed from a continuous wire member comprised of a flexible elastic material. The elastic material may be spring steel having a substantially circular cross-section. The lid may include two male connections (22) and the back panel (23) of the box may contain two corresponding female connections (24), whereby the lid may be temporarily attached to the back panel of the box. The box may include a reinforced crease (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Inventor: Russell C. LaRocco
  • Patent number: 6209766
    Abstract: A belt-mounted apparatus for carrying golf accessories, such as tees and ball markers, is disclosed. The apparatus consists of a belt saddle-clip, with a plurality of tee holders and ball marker holders being provided on the outside surface of the belt saddle-clip. In the above apparatus, a watch is preferably provided on the saddle-clip. In the belt saddle-clip, front and rear walls are integrated into a single structure at the top while defining a belt channel between the two walls. A plurality of embossments may be formed on the inside surface of the rear wall. The above holders and the watch are provided on the front wall of the belt saddle-clip, while the rear wall of the saddle-clip is preferably bent toward the front wall, thus forming an elastic lower flange gripping the belt when the saddle-clip is clipped on the belt. This apparatus allows a golfer to easily and effectively carry such small golf accessories in addition to a watch on his belt while golfing, thus being very convenient to the golfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Inventor: Young-Wook Kwon
  • Patent number: 6199733
    Abstract: A speed square holder including an elongated vertically disposed body member having a top spring clip and a bottom spring clip offset and connected by an intermediate portion. A top mount is pivotally attached to the top spring clip and a bottom mount is pivotally attached to the bottom spring clip. Spring biased top and bottom lever buttons are pivotally attached to the intermediate portion and are disposed in contacting relationship with the respective top and bottom mounts. In use, the top spring clip is positioned over a tool belt or nail pocket with the top lever button in contact with the top edge of the belt or pocket. Downward pressure on the top spring clip forces the top button up and forces the pivoting top mount open to receive the edge of the belt or pocket. The speed square is then positioned over the bottom spring clip in contact with the bottom button. Downward pressure is applied to force the bottom button down and force the bottom pivot mount open to receive the square.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Inventor: Green Reynolds, III
  • Patent number: 6199736
    Abstract: A tool holder for mounting on a user's belt. The tool holder includes a support member having two front supports and two rear supports. Each rear support has a rear top portion, a rear bottom portion, and a rear transition portion positioned therebetween. Each front support is spaced from and biased substantially parallel to the rear top portion and is nonparallel to the rear bottom portion. Each rear transition portion extends toward the front support to provide a narrow gap which is smaller than the spacing between the front support and rear top portion, and the rear supports are connected by a support cross member. A bracket member extends between and connects the front supports, and a tool holding portion is provided for holding a tool. When the tool holder is mounted on a user's belt, front supports and rear transition portions provide resistance to removal of the support member from the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: EZ Hook Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Musarella, Steve Hnatowicz
  • Patent number: 6082600
    Abstract: A container which is safely and detachably securable to one's person on an article of clothing, commonly a waistband, or attached to another item to provide secure containment of personal articles, portability and convenience. A pocket is formed as a container cavity with re-sealable fastening means to retain items inside the cavity. A secure clamping mechanism is affixed to the outer wall of the container to enable the container to be detachably secured to apparel and other items. Preferably, the clamp utilizes a locking, leveraged compression clamp mechanism. Formed from the pocket or container is a clamp cover or hood which hides the clamp when the container is worn on the inside of a waistband and further aids in actuating the clamp mechanism. Formed from the back panel of the container is a flap which extends over the cavity opening and press fastens to the clamp hood providing secondary closure means and greater accessibility to the cavity or its contents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Inventors: June Angus, Keith Willows
  • Patent number: 5983686
    Abstract: A key holder and belt attachment device having a body with two legs and a push button in the second leg of the body. The push button is mounted and slidable within the second leg to abut a swinging catch member which allows removal of the belt from a U-shaped slot created by the legs of the body. The swinging catch member is pivotally attached to the second leg and may be biased to the closed position where the belt is held within the slot of the body. The spring-biased push button may close off a second opening of the body which retains keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: Geon W. Lee
  • Patent number: 5944242
    Abstract: A tool holder for mounting on a user'belt comprising a support member having two front supports and two rear supports, each rear support having a rear top portion, a rear bottom portion, and a rear transition portion positioned therebetween. Each front support is spaced from and biased substantially parallel to the rear top portion and being nonparallel to the rear bottom portion. Each rear transition portion extends toward the front support to provide a narrow gap which is smaller than the spacing between the front support and rear top portion, with the rear supports being connected by a support cross member, and the rear bottom portions extending away from the front supports. Also, the rear bottom portions are of substantially the same length as the rear top portions. A bracket member is operatively associated with the front supports for holding a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Inventors: Michael Musarella, Steven Hnatowicz
  • Patent number: 5881938
    Abstract: A unibody, combination grip plate and appendage fastening means constructed in such a manner so as to be received at the frame of a handgun. The unibody grip plate and appendage fastening means is affixed to the handle of a handgun; the appendage fastening means portion, which is camouflaged and concealable behind a user's wearing apparel, lifts and moves independently away from the grip plate portion permitting Total Weapon Concealment (TWC) of a handgun inside the waistband (IWB) between the user's torso and trouser, or other wearing apparel) completely below the belt line (BBL). A handgun that is equipped with the principal object can be placed IWB in a comfortable and secure fashion. The appendage fastening means facilitates TWC of a handgun BBL, yet the principal object allows a person who is covertly carrying a handgun fingertip access and immediate use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignee: D.E.F.S. Inc.
    Inventor: James T. Wakefield
  • Patent number: 5865357
    Abstract: A belt clip for holding a container, such as a fire arm holster, inside the waistband of a pair of pants includes a straight member, a top hook member and a bottom hook member. The hook members hold the top and bottom, respectively, of a belt worn by a user. A gap between the hook members allows the belt clip and container to be attached and removed from the belt while the belt is being worn. The belt clip may be adjustable to accommodate different sized belts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 2, 1999
    Inventor: Robert Booth Goodwin
  • Patent number: 5833100
    Abstract: A holder for cellular phones is disclosed. In the case of a case-separated holder, the holder of this invention has an elastic member and elastically holds a phone case, thus allowing a cased cellular phone to be easily and simply handled by one hand when the phone is held on or removed from the holder. The above case-separated holder also limits the rotating angle of the cased cellular phone relative to the holder, thus preventing a sudden separation of the cellular phone from the phone case. In the case of a case-integrated holder, the holder has a means for limiting the rotating angle of a phone case relative to the holder, thus allowing the phone case to be rotated freely or within a limited angle relative to the holder. The case-integrated holder thus prevents the cased cellular phone from pressing a part of a user's body when a user sits on a chair, and prevents the holder from being deformed by a tensile force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Dong-Joo Kim
  • Patent number: 5806678
    Abstract: A box for keeping earplugs, including a container part, a lid attached to the container part for closing the container, and elements for attachment and suspension of the box to clothes, a nail or the like. The lid is self-closing by provision of a springing action, and the lid is provided with a protrusion for snap-in locking cooperation with a corresponding indent inside the container part. The attachment element includes a clip having two parts which are flexible in relation to each other in order for a portion of an article, to which the box is intended to be attached, such as a belt, the cloth of a garment, a button, etc., to be inserted between the two flexible parts. The suspension element includes a loop attached to the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Assignee: Dalloz Safety Ab
    Inventor: Jorgen H.ang.kansson
  • Patent number: 5799852
    Abstract: A system for securely attaching a portable device to the clothing of a user is provided. The system utilizes an adjustable separator located between the first end of a portable device mounting clip and the device housing. By controlling the amount that the first end of the clip can be depressed, the separator also controls the size of the gap between the second end of the clip and the device housing. If the user wants to lock the clip in place, the separator is adjusted to prevent any movement in the first end of the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Robert Vardanega
  • Patent number: 5775561
    Abstract: A lightweight waterproof pouch for carrying personal objects such as cash, a watch, credit cards, a wallet, and the like in a wet environment and for keeping those objects safe and dry comprises an outer enclosure formed of flexible material, a removable, resealable, waterproof inner pouch liner for insertion into the outer enclosure, and a strap attached to the outer enclosure for holding the pouch around a wearer's body. The inner pouch liner forms a watertight compartment when closed for keeping the personal objects dry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Linda Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5709012
    Abstract: A receiving section for receiving a chain clap is provided not in a portable terminal unit itself, but in a belt clip to be clamped to a portable terminal unit, and the receiving section is integrated with the belt clip with molded resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Assignee: Uniden Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Ebashi
  • Patent number: 5690262
    Abstract: A system is provided for securely attaching a portable device to the clothing or other personal item of a user. The system utilizes a modified retaining clip, the retaining clip being pivotably mounted to the device housing. As modified, the retaining clip may be locked in a closed position, thus preventing the portable device from being easily dislodged from the selected personal article. In one embodiment, an adjustable separator is interposed between one end of the mounting clip and the device housing. By controlling the amount that the first end of the clip can be depressed, the separator also controls the size of the gap between the second end of the clip and the device housing. In a second embodiment, the modified retaining clip includes a pair of flexible projections proximate one end of the clip as well as a compression mechanism. The compression mechanism controls the gap between the two flexible projections, thus controlling the relative flexibility of the projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Robert Vardanega
  • Patent number: 5645205
    Abstract: A pouch, consisting of an enclosure 8, a resealable inner waterproof pouch 25, a detachable strap 18 to be tied around the waist of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Linda Kennedy
  • Patent number: 5630535
    Abstract: A semi-rigid, elastically resilient clip is releasably fastenable to the side of a handgun to provide support for the handgun upon a user's clothing or on a mounting bracket on a support structure. The clip may be attached by bolting to a handgun or, in the case of automatic weapons having a barrel slide movable relative to a gun body, it may be attached by engagement of a clip bracket between the gun body and barrel slide portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Inventor: Paul J. Valenti
  • Patent number: 5553707
    Abstract: A portable container for golf balls including three elongated elements, each of the three elongated elements having a top end and a bottom end. The container includes a base having a top face, a bottom face, a front side, and a rear side; the base being secured to the bottom end of each of the three elongated elements. A top element having a top face, a bottom face, a front side, and a rear side is secured to the top end of each of the three elongated elements. A plurality of dimples and corresponding cavities are used for securing together a plurality of the portable containers for golf balls. A clip for fastening to a belt or other object may be secured to one of the three elongated elements for detachably securing the portable container for golf bails to an animate or inanimate object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Inventor: Ronald K. Lion
  • Patent number: 5544794
    Abstract: A hanger device for suspending a holster from a wearer's waistband, belt, shoulder harness or the like has a first end part adapted to engage a wearer's waistband, belt or a shoulder harness encircling the wearer's shoulders, and a second end part spaced from the first part for engaging at least one end wall of the holster. A releasable or permanent fastener device secures the second end part to the holster end wall. A substantially rigid connecting member extends between the first and second end parts of the securing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: R. E. D. Nichols & Associates
    Inventor: Richard E. D. Nichols
  • Patent number: 5533656
    Abstract: A clip is provided which is constructed to be removably mounted to a flexible pocket-like container, the clip consisting of a back portion having a stabilizing portion and a fastening portion, a front portion having a bend and a barb which is formed at a back side of the bend for facing the back portion to resist movement of fabric between the stabilizing portion and the barb, and a resilient transition connecting the back portion with the front portion to provide sufficient resilience to urge the bend portion and barb toward the back portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventor: Jeffrey P. Bonaldi