Slots In Receiver Wall Patents (Class 224/673)
  • Patent number: 10300347
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a sealed pressure container, which solves the problem in the prior art that a pump is required for providing air pressure in the container. The conventional product is inconvenient for carrying and is expensive. The sealed pressure container includes a body and a winding member. The body has an open end and a flexible portion, the flexible portion is at least one part of the body at one side where the open end is formed. The flexible portion can be wound around the winding member from the open end to provide air pressure in the body by compressing the air inside the body. Thus, without using a pump, tennis balls can be prevented from releasing pressure by keeping in the low-cost sealed pressure container. The sealed pressure container is convenient for carrying and operating and has reduced manufacture cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventors: Albert Y. Zhu, Brian Y. Zhu, Huilong Zhu
  • Patent number: 10264339
    Abstract: A wearable haptic device is provided. The wearable haptic device includes a band having at least one haptic device attached to the band. A power source is operatively connected to the vibration device. The vibration device may further include an input configured to connect to a music playing device. The vibration device produces a vibration based on the output of the music playing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Inventor: David Todd Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9967987
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electronic device enclosure and an electronic device. The electronic device enclosure includes: a housing enclosing an exterior of an electronic component; and a baffle plate which is away from the housing by a preset distance and is disposed on an inner side of the housing, where at least one opening is disposed on each of the housing and the baffle plate, where positions of the opening of the baffle plate and the opening of the housing are mutually staggered in a perpendicular direction, and the opening of the housing faces a non-opening area of the baffle plate in the perpendicular direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Huawei Device Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junsheng Guo, Lue Sun
  • Patent number: 9027808
    Abstract: An attachment system includes a case having a bottom including at least two slots, a strap inserted into the at least two slots of the case, and at least one add-on piece attached to the strap. The strap includes an attachment means, and the at least one add-on piece may include interchangeable jewelry pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: David & Young Group Corp.
    Inventor: Minsun Kim
  • Patent number: 8985413
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Inventor: Richard Selsor
  • Patent number: 8899458
    Abstract: A holder for carrying cell phones and other small items is arranged to attach to a belt or other strap, or to a belt loop. The holder is of simple construction, including an elongated backing member and a cover that is attached to the bottom region of the backing member to form a pocket or holster that is open at the top. The backing member is divided near its upper end by a fold to form a first flap and a generally rectangular opening through the backing member, sized and shaped to accommodate a belt loop, is placed adjacent to and below the fold. A second flap is attached to the backing member at a location adjacent to and below the opening and is arranged to fold upwardly to cover the opening and to form a channel for a belt or other strap. The second flap is secured in that position by folding down the first flap and securing it to the second flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Inventors: Troy A. Heien, Robert Skophammer
  • Patent number: 8783538
    Abstract: A work mans belt-mounted holder which allows a container to be suspended from the waist of a work man freeing up his hands. The holder has a belt receiving member of flexible material with slots to securely hold the belt receiving member on a belt. The holder is fixedly attached to belt receiving member and projects from the receiving member to hold a container. Built into the holder are openings for hand tools to be placed for easy access when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Inventor: Daniel E Dattilo
  • Patent number: 8573457
    Abstract: A device for storing golfing accessories includes a semi-rigid, planar housing having a passageway formed therein for suspending the housing from a golfer's belt. Cleaning cloths, golf tee holders, a pencil holder, a timepiece, a divot-repair tool and a stroke counter are positioned on the front surface of the housing. The top end of the housing is adapted to slidably receive a scorecard while the lower end includes a golf ball storage receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Samuel F. Morgan
  • Patent number: 8444030
    Abstract: An outer case has a lower portion with front, rear and side faces. The side faces couple the front and rear faces. The lower portion terminates in an open lower end and an upper end. The outer case has an upper portion terminating in a closed upper end. The outer case has a lower end. An inner case has front, rear, and side faces. The side faces couple the front and rear faces. The upper portion terminates in an open upper end and a lower end. The inner case has a lower portion terminating in a closed lower end and an upper end. A pair of parallel slots is formed in the rear face of the inner case. The slots are at a central elevational extent of the rear face of the inner case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Inventor: Jeffrey A. Hanley
  • Patent number: 7802706
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for a clip-like device for attaching the head of a hammer or like tool to the belt which is being worn about the waist of a user. Various embodiments are shown wherein the clip may be attached to the head of the hammer in various ways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Inventor: Richard Selsor
  • Publication number: 20100187269
    Abstract: A support belt which includes openings to connect with and attach to the waist support of existing mei tai baby carriers. The support belt further comprises padding within its inner components and vertical stitching to enable the belt to fold to allow it to encircle the waist of a wearer. The support belt can also include attachments such as a child harness, as well as storage and attachment elements for storing and connecting additional items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: CATBIRD BABY, INC.
    Inventor: Beth Warrell Leistensnider
  • Publication number: 20100176174
    Abstract: A wearable item carrier includes a first container having a first side including a belt receiver and a second side opposite the first side including a container receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: CENTER MASS, INC.
    Inventor: Jeffrey G. Felts
  • Patent number: 7743999
    Abstract: A case for portable electronic device has a set of substantially rigid opposing faces mounted on a hinge that fold together to enclose the device. An internal electrical connection between the device and the case is used to provide an electrical access point on the exterior of the case. The external electrical connection is accomplished through a passive electrical connector positioned on the hinge that holds the opposing faces together. Additional active electronics and batteries may also be positioned in the hinge such that the case can be operationally linked with the device contained in the case. Since many portable electronic devices are dimensioned to be carried in pockets or purses, limiting the size of a protective carrying case can be crucial to gaining consumer acceptance. The case is particularly well adapted for use with a digital music player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Griffin Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Griffin
  • Patent number: 7690541
    Abstract: An adjustable holster securement device which comprises a loop attachment for securing a holster to the belt of a user, a connection plate to which the holster is attached, and an articulated joint for connecting the loop attachment to the connection plate in an articulated manner. The articulated joint preferably comprises two substantially U-shaped members pivotably engaged with respective seatings on opposite sides thereof. The seatings are generally coaxial with, parallel to and integral with, respectively, the loop attachment and connection plate. At least one tie-rod is also provided, acting generally parallel to the seatings, for connecting the substantially U-shaped members to one another as well as a device for locking the articulated joint arranged between the substantially U-shaped members and the seating, the device being operable by the tie-rods to control locking and release of the articulated joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Radar Leather Division S.r.l.
    Inventor: Pietro Pellegrini
  • Publication number: 20100006615
    Abstract: A bow holder and carrier provides an adjustable holster coupled to a support member which can be symmetrically aligned with the center line of the human body that partially encircles and lies against the waist of a user. The adjustable holster is adaptively configured to accommodate differently sized compound bow types by the reconfiguring of adjustable rests, stops, supports and guides mounted within the holster. A slide track assembly provides a means to frictionally insert the adjustable holster onto and to remove the holster from the support member for ease of storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventor: Theodore Molyneaux
  • Patent number: 7559445
    Abstract: The invention is a user-wearable caddy for carrying and dispensing a number of paintball supply tubes, known as pods, designed to be worn on the back of a paintball game participant. The invention carries multiple pods in a horizontal orientation on the wearer's back using elastic bands to grip the pods yet allow them to be removed from the pack. Vertically oriented guides enable elastic loops securing the pods to the pack to move vertically. As the player removes the lower-most pod from the pack, the pods above will descend along the guides, by the influence of gravity and by tension from an elastic band stretched from the top-most elastic loop to the bottom of the caddy structure, so that the next full pod will be positioned in approximately the same location as the previous pod. The invention enables the player to reach around to the same location each time to obtain a full pod, reducing the time needed to reload the paintball marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Inventor: Donald Lee Kulp
  • Publication number: 20090001117
    Abstract: A lockable holster includes a shroud having an elongated opening to receive a handgun with the grip of the handgun outside the shroud. A biasing member at the first end of the shroud applies a biasing force on the firing end of the handgun to bias opposite end of the handgun into engagement with the locking arrangement at the opposite second end of the shroud to secure the handgun in the shroud. In another non-limiting embodiment of the invention, the holster is mounted on a plate having fasteners passing through elongated slits into the top of the shroud to angle the shroud relative to the plate, and the plate is mounted for vertical adjustment on a U-shaped securing clamp. The holster further includes mechanical arrangements which prevent unauthorized removal of the handgun from the shroud, prevents firing the handgun when in the shroud, and signals a loaded handgun in the shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: John N. Rassias
  • Publication number: 20080264992
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing a worker with a means for keeping tools close at hand while working. The apparatus comprises a holster member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material and engageable with a user's belt or a user's waistband. Such holster member includes a back portion having on of a pair of slots formed therein for engagement with such user's belt and a clip member attached to such back portion for engagement with such user's belt or waistband. A pocket member is affixed to the back portion for holding at least one tool. A ring member is engageable with one of the back portion and the pocket member for holding a hammer, such ring member being disposed at a predetermined angle from one of the back portion and the pocket member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Theodore Westling
  • Patent number: 7362570
    Abstract: The invention provides a water-proof housing for an electronic equipment. The water-proof housing, according to the invention, has built-in drainage to cope with penetration of liquid into the electronic equipment. The water-proof housing essentially includes a main body with a plurality of ventilation holes formed thereon. The housing also includes a plurality of drainpipes which each corresponds to one of the ventilation holes and a collecting hopper is formed at one end thereof. The drainpipes are mounted on an inner wall of the main body such that each of the collecting hoppers is disposed underneath the corresponding ventilation hole. Once liquid flows into the interior of the electronic equipment through the ventilation holes, the liquid is collected by the collecting hoppers and drained out of the electronic equipment from an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Benq Corporation
    Inventor: I-Wen Su
  • Publication number: 20080073400
    Abstract: A carrier for a portable electronic device is configured with a body deformable to be coupled to a support and having at least one pocket for removably receiving the electronic device. The body of the carrier is configured with at least two sheets coupled together along respective continuous peripheral edges so that the surfaces of the respective sheets opposing one another define the at least one pocket therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: BUILT NY, INC.
    Inventors: John R. Swartz, Aaron Lown
  • Patent number: 7320420
    Abstract: An improved holster holding device for fastening a holster onto a wearer includes a belt angle adjustment for changing an angle between a belt and a belt plate. Holster adjustment means for changing an angle between a belt plate or clip-on plate and a holster are included. The holster adjustment includes arcuate slots for accepting fastening devices that fasten the holster to the belt or clip-on plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2008
    Assignee: Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC
    Inventors: Chuck Buis, Clifton L Cook, Eric M. Yeates
  • Patent number: 7296716
    Abstract: A belt mounted ID/credit card anti-theft device for securely holding at least one such card. The device comprises a first rectangular body and a second elongate body. The first rectangular body includes a chamber adapted for receiving and securely holding the card. The second elongate body comprises means for demountably mounting the first rectangular body to a belt or strap and means for sealing the card securely within the chamber in a locked configuration. Another embodiment of the invention is disclosed wherein the rectangular body comprises a first front card holding chamber and a second rear card holding chamber. Various devices for attaching the device to a belt or strap are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: John Anthony Mayzel
  • Publication number: 20070210130
    Abstract: A system for bucket-less wiping and mopping for controlled environments, includes a belt formed from a flexible, web-formed material having an adjustable buckle thereon to secure the belt around a user's waist. The belt includes at least one ring threaded onto the belt for securing a cleaning tool such as a dispensing bottle thereto. The system includes a pair or disposable bags mounted to the belt for holding fresh and used cleaning consumable items, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC.
    Inventors: Karen F. Bonnell, Louisa K. Johnson
  • Patent number: 7175061
    Abstract: A hook-like carrier adapted for attachment to and support by the belt of a user includes an attachment member having a pair of generally vertical, spaced slots which are adapted to receive the user's belt. Attached to an outer portion of the attachment member is a first element of a foldable hook. The first hook element is pivotally coupled to a second hook element such as by a first hinge and the second hook element is, in turn, pivotally coupled to a third hook element, such as by a second hinge. The hook elements are pivotally movable between a first folded configuration, such as when not in use, and a second extended configuration for engaging and supporting an article and maintaining the article securely in position in closely spaced relation to the user's waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Inventor: Matthew Dohn
  • Patent number: 7077303
    Abstract: A holder for carrying a tool with a head and handle on a tool belt includes a body of single piece construction including a first portion which is generally co-planar with a first axis. The tool holder further includes a part for attaching the body to the tool belt, and a part for supporting the tool such that the head is generally co-planar with a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and the handle extends at an inclined angle from the first axis away from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Inventor: Ronald P. Zega
  • Patent number: 6908019
    Abstract: A concealable baton scabbard or carrier for use with an expandable baton includes a tubular cylindrical baton housing having an interior chamber adapted to receive a baton. First and second wing members are attached to substantially diametrically opposite sides of the baton housing and each wing member has at least one belt receiving slot adapted to receive a belt that can be worn about the user's waist. The baton scabbard is configured so that the wing members and baton housing establish an outer profile when worn on a belt that does not deviate significantly from a normal line of tension created by the belt whereby the scabbard or baton are substantially undetectable under an article of outer clothing worn by the user in overlying relation to the scabbard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Armament Systems & Procedures, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin L. Parsons
  • Patent number: 6866172
    Abstract: A painter's belt-mounted paint and brush holder especially adapted for stability relative to the painter. It includes an open topped bucket with a rim that drains into the bucket cavity, and a stabilizer integral with the wall of the bucket that rises above the bucket with a substantial area that is drawn against the body of the painter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Inventor: George Shackelford
  • Publication number: 20040232187
    Abstract: A holder for carrying a tool with a head and handle on a tool belt includes a body of single piece construction including a first portion which is generally co-planar with a first axis. The tool holder further includes a part for attaching the body to the tool belt, and a part for supporting the tool such that the head is generally co-planar with a second axis perpendicular to the first axis, and the handle extends at an inclined angle from the first axis away from a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Ronald P. Zega
  • Patent number: 6805270
    Abstract: The fisherman's utility rod holster which includes a first flat sheet of sturdy material and a second flat sheet of sturdy material shaped into a pair of pockets for receiving a measuring tape and a measuring scale. The pockets are attached to an upper center portion of the base. A D-ring is secured to a lower left portion of the base by a tab that is folded and secured to a back face of the base. An elongated channel having a plurality of vertically aligned slots is formed along the right side portion of the base. A rod support hook formed with a wide U-shaped portion for receiving a fishing rod handle and a narrow inverted U-shaped retaining portion that is removably secured within one of the vertically aligned slots. Elongated slots are formed in the top portion of the base above the compartments for receiving a belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Inventor: Donald A. Fraser
  • Publication number: 20040195280
    Abstract: A painter's belt-mounted paint and brush holder especially adapted for stability relative to the painter. It includes an open topped bucket with a rim that drains into the bucket cavity, and a stabilizer integral with the wall of the bucket that rises above the bucket with a substantial area that is drawn against the body of the painter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Inventor: George Shackelford
  • Publication number: 20040188477
    Abstract: A concealable baton scabbard or carrier for use with an expandable baton includes a tubular cylindrical baton housing having an interior chamber adapted to receive a baton. First and second wing members are attached to substantially diametrically opposite sides of the baton housing and each wing member has at least one belt receiving slot adapted to receive a belt that can be worn about the user's waist. The baton scabbard is configured so that the wing members and baton housing establish an outer profile when worn on a belt that does not deviate significantly from a normal line of tension created by the belt whereby the scabbard or baton are substantially undetectable under an article of outer clothing worn by the user in overlying relation to the scabbard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Kevin L. Parsons
  • Publication number: 20040169056
    Abstract: A belt mounted ID/credit card anti-theft device for securely holding at least one such card. The device comprises a first rectangular body and a second elongate body. The first rectangular body includes a chamber adapted for receiving and securely holding the card. The second elongate body comprises means for demountably mounting the first rectangular body to a belt or strap and means for sealing the card securely within the chamber in a locked configuration. Another embodiment of the invention is disclosed wherein the rectangular body comprises a first front card holding chamber and a second rear card holding chamber. Various devices for attaching the device to a belt or strap are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventor: John Anthony Mayzel
  • Publication number: 20040089689
    Abstract: For holding a hand drill which has a main drill casing with a rearwardly projecting butt-end, a forwardly located chuck, and an elongate handle angularly related to and connecting with the main drill casing spaced from the rear extremity of the butt-end, a holster is provided including a lower receptacle capable of receiving a forward portion of the hand drill and preventing that forward portion from moving laterally away. Included is a means for resiliently urging the hand drill upwardly. The holster also includes an upper receptacle defining a downwardly opening aperture sized to slidingly receive the rearward butt-end of the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Eugene Lammerding
  • Patent number: 6729517
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus comprises a base plate and integral thereto, a fixed clamping jaw and a pivotal support. A movable clamping jaw opposes the fixed clamping jaw and is pivotally engaged with the pivotal support, thereby being rotatable between an open jaw attitude and a closed jaw attitude. A motion inhibitor prevents a workpiece from pressing against the movable clamping jaw. An actuation lever enables moving the movable clamping jaw from the closed jaw attitude to the open jaw attitude and an actuation finger is positioned for receiving contact with the workpiece for moving the movable clamping jaw from the open jaw attitude to the closed jaw attitude. A bias spring is engaged with the movable clamping jaw and enabled for inhibiting motion of the movable clamping jaw from both the open and closed jaw attitudes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventor: Ralph Ernest Grover
  • Publication number: 20040045992
    Abstract: A hook-like carrier adapted for attachment to and support by the belt of a user includes an attachment member having a pair of generally vertical, spaced slots which are adapted to receive the user's belt. Attached to an outer portion of the attachment member is a first element of a foldable hook. The first hook element is pivotally coupled to a second hook element such as by a first hinge and the second hook element is, in turn, pivotally coupled to a third hook element, such as by a second hinge. The hook elements are pivotally movable between a first folded configuration, such as when not in use, and a second extended configuration for engaging and supporting an article and maintaining the article securely in position in closely spaced relation to the user's waist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventor: Matthew Dohn
  • Patent number: 6695189
    Abstract: A belt-attached accessory pocket for containing articles, such as a personal communication device, has a rectangular portion and is made from flexible fabric. It has front and rear surfaces, an open upper edge, and sealed lower, leading and trailing edges. A reinforcing panel of durable material, such as leather, encloses the leading edge and adjacent portions of the front and rear surfaces and resists damage due to abrasion. The panel preferably has a holster shape. The upper edge of the panel is substantially coextensive with the upper edge of the accessory pocket and includes a flap that releasably closes the open upper edge. The pocket may further include a separate, inner cell phone pocket affixed to the fabric. The pocket may also include a pair of leather thongs to be tied around the leg of the wearer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: Michael Dolas
  • Patent number: 6695269
    Abstract: An attachment device for a strap comprises a base, bar for attaching the base to a shoulder strap of a backpack and a releasable catch mechanism for securing an implement holder. The implement holder is adapted to be releasably secured to the base via the releasable catch mechanism. The releasable catch mechanism comprises an upwardly extending side wall extending up from the top surface of the base and having an overhanging lip. A flexible arm is integrally formed with the base near the side wall and has a free end extending above the plane of the base. An abutting surface is located on the free end and abuts the implement holder when it is inserted under the overhanging lip. The implement holder comprises a plate, a holder portion attached to the top surface of the plate and an attachment portion extending from the bottom surface of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: National Molding Corp.
    Inventor: Joseph Anscher
  • Patent number: 6679404
    Abstract: A tool-toting device for connection to a belt to be worn about the waist of a tradesman for the purpose of carrying a tool of a type having an elongated handle and angled or transverse head portion includes a support backing associatable as part of the belt; and a tool support spring clip having a first generally horizontally disposed side-spring clip portion having a first and second end and connected to the support backing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Inventor: Mark R. Brandt
  • Patent number: 6655052
    Abstract: A bracket that supports an electrical component, such as a battery pack, comprising a main plate that includes opposing first and second surfaces, a mounting portion, and a retaining portion. A mounting extends from the mounting portion of the main plate and supports the electrical component. A first support leg extends from the main plate with a first slot being defined between the retaining portion and the first support leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Hotronic USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Geoffrey S. Bruce
  • Patent number: 6651854
    Abstract: A cell phone carrying case which includes an elongated pocket for insertion of the cell phone thereinto, the pocket including an orifice for the antenna of the phone to protrude therethrough. There is further included an upper flap member which includes a vertical slot therein for allowing a belt loop of pants or like garment to fit therethrough, so that when a belt is passed through the loop, the flap is engaged between the belt and the pants or garment during carrying. The flap is of such a length that the carrying case portion of the carrier can be rolled up so that the phone is engaged tightly against the belt loop and belt when the flap is engaged in the closed or sealed position. There could be further included a pocket for holding a pen or the like for writing as one would be using the phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Inventor: Marvin LaCoste
  • Patent number: 6612350
    Abstract: A carrying case, such as a purse or fanny pack, having a skeleton formed of a bendable, rigid material. The skeleton has front and rear opposing sidewalls, each having an arcuate shape. The sidewalls are joined along the bottom longitudinal edges thereof and are normally spaced apart along their upper longitudinal edges to form a clamshell shaped configuration. The front sidewall has an inwardly and downwardly extending latching lip formed in its upper longitudinal edge. The upper longitudinal edges of the sidewalls can be closed and latched by squeezing the front and rear sidewalls toward each other and snapping the upper longitudinal edge of the rear sidewall into the lip formed in the upper longitudinal edge of the front sidewall. A fabric cover is pulled over and around the sidewalls of the skeleton. The endwalls of the fabric cover forms the endwalls of the carrying case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventor: Edel Maria Brynjulfsen
  • Patent number: 6607109
    Abstract: A holder for attaching articles to the belt of a user includes at least one aperture though which the belt is threaded. The belt goes between the front side of the holder and the back side of a pants belt loop. An article strap which is connected to an article such as a tool is then threaded in front of the top of the holder, behind the belt, and again in front of the bottom of holder. In this fashion, the pants belt loop and the article strap serve to retain the holder in place with respect to the pants belt loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Inventor: Tom S. Stone
  • Patent number: 6588640
    Abstract: This invention relates to a back piece or a support plate for positioning a handgun holster in a substantially fixed position on a waist belt, the back piece being a molded, stiff, inflexible single thickness of leather-like material adapted to hold a holstered pistol close to the leg of the wearer with the handgun grip canted slightly outwardly for easy withdrawal and having two elongate belt slots. This invention is especially suitable for waist belts and carriers attachable to a waist belt by means of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners. A belt adapter plate is included to provide for use of the support plate with belts of smaller width and/or thickness. The support plate is constructed in a manner to deflect the lower portion of a belt outwardly so that when the belt is tensioned the lower portion of the support plate is pulled inwardly toward the leg of a wearer. The slots are formed in a manner to firmly bind against a belt when it is tensioned to fix the support plate in a desired position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Safariland Ltd., Inc.
    Inventors: William H. Rogers, Norman E. Clifton, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20030102345
    Abstract: A holster for a compound bow comprising a body-fitting curvilinear backing plate with a structure for affixing the plate to the hunter's body and having mounted thereon a diagonally disposed tubular member to receive the stabilizer of the bow, the tubular element having a notch in the upper portion of the tubular element extending from the upper terminus of the tubular element transversely across the tubular element in the direction of the width of the backing plate, the notch receiving the riser portion of the bow to which the bow stabilizer is attached. In a preferred embodiment, the backing plate has a tab extending from its bottom portion and the tubular element is connected in a rotational and locking relationship on a spacer situated on the tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2003
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Paul Campana
  • Publication number: 20030098325
    Abstract: A portable coil nail protector holds a single coil of nails and keeps the coil in the shape necessary to fit in a coil nail gun. The protector includes a base upon which a coil of nails can be placed, a lid attached by a hinge to the base for movement relative to the base between a closed position over and about a coil of nails on the base for holding the coil of nails in the protector and an open position permitting ready access to and removal of the coil of nails from the protector. The base includes at least one elongated opening therein for attaching the protector to a person's belt. Opening the protector by moving the lid relative to the base exposes the coil of nails for easy removal and fast installation into a gun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2001
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Steven Lloyd Jarvis, Lynn Celeste Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20030066855
    Abstract: A holder for attaching articles to the belt of a user includes at least one aperture though which the belt is threaded. The belt goes between the front side of the holder and the back side of a pants belt loop. An article strap which is connected to an article such as a tool is then threaded in front of the top of the holder, behind the belt, and again in front of the bottom of holder. In this fashion, the pants belt loop and the article strap serve to retain the holder in place with respect to the pants belt loop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Tom S. Stone
  • Publication number: 20030019896
    Abstract: A belt-mounted holder for spackle items. More particularly, the invention is an item that is removably attachable to a belt of a user, and functions to hold a hawk or spackle device so that the user does not have to put the item down while working. The holder is preferably constructed of simple metals or plastics, and consists of two main panels that are hingedly attached. A generally vertical panel is affixed to the user's belt area and stays against the user's body. The second panel folds down from the first panel to a position parallel to the ground. The panel folds and stays in such a position through usage of a spring loaded mechanism. Located on the second panel is a hole of sufficient diameter to receive the handle portion of the hawk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Inventor: Thomas Karpati
  • Publication number: 20030015560
    Abstract: A clamping apparatus comprises a base plate and integral thereto, a fixed clamping jaw and a pivotal support. A movable clamping jaw opposes the fixed clamping jaw and is pivotally engaged with the pivotal support, thereby being rotatable between an open jaw attitude and a closed jaw attitude. A motion inhibitor prevents a workpiece from pressing against the movable clamping jaw. An actuation lever enables moving the movable clamping jaw from the closed jaw attitude to the open jaw attitude and an actuation finger is positioned for receiving contact with the workpiece for moving the movable clamping jaw from the open jaw attitude to the closed jaw attitude. A bias spring is engaged with the movable clamping jaw and enabled for inhibiting motion of the movable clamping jaw from both the open and closed jaw attitudes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventor: Ralph Ernest Grover
  • Publication number: 20030006259
    Abstract: A holster for a compound bow comprising a body-fitting curvilinear backing plate with a structure for affixing the plate to the hunter's body and having mounted thereon a diagonally disposed tubular member to receive the stabilizer of the bow, the tubular element having a notch in the upper portion of the tubular element extending from the upper terminus of the tubular element transversely across the tubular element in the direction of the width of the backing plate, the notch receiving the riser portion of the bow to which the bow stabilizer is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: January 9, 2003
    Inventor: Frank Paul Campana
  • Patent number: 6497352
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a base plate having features enabling mounting on a person's belt or pocket. A cradling device is adapted for receiving a hand tool and for clamping the hand tool A biasing device is adapted for moving the tool clamping device between a tool receiving position and a tool clamping position so as to make the tool available for use and to place the tool within reach when it is needed respectively. When the tool is removed from the clamping device the it is automatically unclamped. When the tool is placed into the clamping device it is automatically clamped in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2002
    Inventor: Ralph Ernest Grover