At Least One End Of The Loop Being Releasable Patents (Class 224/675)
  • Patent number: 5711468
    Abstract: A holder for a telescoping police baton has a generally tubular body for receiving the baton endwise, either end first. An annular shoulder within the lower end of the body is engageable with the lower end of the baton and has an inwardly extending flange to support the baton vertically and prevent an inner telescoping section of the baton from extending downwardly from the baton holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Inventor: Sharon L. Shoemaker
  • Patent number: 5711469
    Abstract: A pouch body (12) used to contain a portable phone utilizes a closure strap (18) to seal the top opening of the pouch with a hook and loop material fastening piece. The phone may be used in the normal manner through the pouch utilizing the flexible transparent window material (38) to view the phone display and activate the phones keypad. The pouch may be mounted to a belt, strap or any similar sized object using the loop fastener mounting strap (26) with strap adhered to itself (32) attached to hook fastener patch (34). The pouch is also mountable to the sun visor of any vehicle by attaching the pouches loop fastener mounting strap (26) while adhered to hook fastener patch (34) to either the 1st hook attachment strip (42) or 2nd hook attachment strip (46) provided on the expandable mounting band (40).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1998
    Assignee: Cutting Engineering Inc.
    Inventors: Alfred E. Gormley, John T. Pavol
  • Patent number: 5586707
    Abstract: A holder for a scorecard includes a scorecard retaining unit which is secured to a wearer's waist in a freely slidable relationship. The retaining unit may be comprised of three generally planar sections joined together at their ends with one section having a scorecard retained on its inside face and one section having two loops attached to its outside face. The freely slidable association of the unit relative to the wearer's waist is accomplished by an outer elongated strip which surrounds a wearer's waist, passes through the two loops on the retaining unit and is attached at its ends to a belt which also surrounds the wearer's waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1996
    Inventor: Christopher F. Haskell
  • Patent number: 5570824
    Abstract: A novel belt pack system includes a pack having an adjustable length belt attached thereto. An adjustable length, three-point stabilizer strap arrangement is connected to each side of the pack and belt. A water bottle and its associated carrier, a carrier for carrying items such as a cassette tape player or the like and/or a fold-up bag can be attached to the belt. The belt has a fastener material, such as known hook and loop material or other means such as snaps and the like, on a surface thereof. The pack has a first, main compartment which is large enough to hold a pair of shoes and a smaller compartment which is separated from the main compartment for carrying keys, a shirt, etc. When worn, the belt extends around the waist of a wearer and the pack abuts the wearer's small of the back. The pack may include an outer compartment formed of a mesh material which is separated from the interior compartments by an outer wall of the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1996
    Inventors: Scott B. Lyon, Bruce W. Lyon
  • Patent number: 5564610
    Abstract: A rifle sling support apparatus including an elongated belt securement strap having a base end, a tip end, and a securement mechanism affixed to the ends for securing the strap in a closed loop configuration about a belt fastened about a user's waist; a hook having an upper end, a lower end, a bend therebetween, and a pair of opposed cutouts formed on the bend and with each cutout sized for receiving a pistol grip or a stock of a rifle; and a hook angle adjustment mechanism secured between the belt securement strap and hook for adjusting the angular position of the hook with respect to the belt securement strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1996
    Inventor: Rick W. Barron
  • Patent number: 5551610
    Abstract: Holster for a truncheon, the holster being a unitary folded substantially sheet which is folded along a front portion and having meeting edges along a rear portion, and a transverse screw-and-nut combination connecting the two folded portions of the sheet to provide an adjustment to the clamping action of the holster to the truncheon. An optional keeper strap with a quick-opening fastener, and a thumb-engageable tab may be included to maintain the truncheon securely in the holster until the tab is pushed to open the holster. A pivotable belt loop member is attached to the holster and is adjustable to provide convenient positions for supporting the holster and truncheon in any position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 3, 1996
    Inventor: Norman E. Clifton, Jr.
  • Patent number: 5533618
    Abstract: A reusable surgical device which is suitable for carrying elongated surgical instruments having a backing plate which supports a plurality of detachable receptacle members contained on the backing plate in fixed engagement. The device is made of a transparent thermoplastic which is electrically insulating, nonflammable, and which can be sterilized at temperatures above 300.degree. F.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 9, 1996
    Inventor: Robert F. Pickels, Jr.