On Strap Patents (Class 224/901.4)
  • Patent number: 8978943
    Abstract: An armband that holds an electronic device is presented. The armband includes a pouch which includes a window and an opening configured to allow an electronic device to be inserted into the pouch. The armband also includes an arm strap wherein the proximate end of the arm strap is coupled to the pouch, and wherein the arm strap includes: holes arranged in a specified pattern; loop cells at specified locations along the length of the arm strap; and a hook cell located at a distal end of the arm strap. The armband further includes a ring coupled to the pouch configured to allow the distal end of the arm strap to be passed through the ring and pulled toward the proximate end of the arm strap so that the hook cell can be coupled to one or more loop cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Jonathan P. Ive
  • Patent number: 8474669
    Abstract: An armband that holds an electronic device is presented. The armband includes a pouch which includes a window and an opening configured to allow an electronic device to be inserted into the pouch. The armband also includes an arm strap wherein the proximate end of the arm strap is coupled to the pouch, and wherein the arm strap includes: holes arranged in a specified pattern; loop cells at specified locations along the length of the arm strap; and a hook cell located at a distal end of the arm strap. The armband further includes a ring coupled to the pouch configured to allow the distal end of the arm strap to be passed through the ring and pulled toward the proximate end of the arm strap so that the hook cell can be coupled to one or more loop cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Dean Rohrbach, Jonathan Ive
  • Patent number: 8453898
    Abstract: An adaptor (1) for fitting to a waist band, the adaptor comprising: an adaptor body having first (3) and second (5) ends. The first end is adapted to receive and retain a pouch (4) and the second end terminates in a fastening assembly. The adaptor body includes a first face (14) and an opposing face (20); wherein the second end comprises at least one fastener (13), the adaptor body formed from a flexible material allowing a portion of the second end to be folded about the waist band. A portion of the second face folds back on itself allowing a portion of the first face to meet at least a portion of the second face in opposing engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: FNG IP Holdings Pty Ltd
    Inventor: Neil Ewins
  • Patent number: 7007832
    Abstract: An artisan's such as a makeup artist's, hairstylist's, or artist's utility apron provides for the carriage of items such as makeup brushes, hairspray, combs, and additional tools and articles. The apron includes a belt portion with two separate sets of closures for securing the belt around a user's waist; a buttonable closure in the front, and, a two-piece side release buckle including an adjustable strap and hook-and-loops fastener in the back. The belt portion has a plurality of belt loops for hanging articles. First and second leg apron portions are integrally connected to and depend from the belt portion positioned at the user's sides. The apron portions include a plurality of open pockets and pocket loops for storage of articles. The apron is reversible 180 degrees around a waistline for either left-handed or right-handed users. The apron is constructed from a variety of natural or synthetic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Inventor: Aeriel Payne
  • Patent number: 6962278
    Abstract: The harness of the present invention comprises a unitary waist-encircling supportive belt of largely elastic fabric adapted to receive and securely hold various numbers of paintball pods. A plurality of fabric layers are positioned to form a honeycomb of hollow pockets which, together with pod retainer clips, assume the configuration of, and securely hold, inserted paintball pods. The resulting configuration will accommodate a plurality of paintball pods of varying circumference, and affords the advantage that, as the wearer exhausts and discards pods in the course of a paintball game, the pockets collapse, the belt contracts, and the wearer becomes less encumbered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Dye Precision, Inc.
    Inventor: Derrick Shigeo Obatake
  • Patent number: 6929164
    Abstract: A combination neck wrap/brace for holding items and belt article holder for carrying the same, includes a neck wrap/brace having a neck strap to be wrapped about a neck of a person. A first securing arrangement secures together opposite ends of the neck strap about the person's neck. A telephone holder is secured to the neck strap for holding a telephone adjacent the person's ear, to enable the person to use the telephone in a hands-free manner. A belt article holder includes a belt strap adapted to be wrapped about the person's waist. A second securing arrangement secures together opposite ends of the belt strap about the person's waist, and a neck wrap/brace holder on the strap holds the neck wrap/brace when the neck wrap/brace is not wrapped about the person's neck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2005
    Inventor: Clarence Thomas
  • Patent number: 6926182
    Abstract: A taser holster includes a carrier for detachably fastening on a user's body, a pouch panel overlappedly provided on the carrier and defining a storage compartment, having a top opening, between the carrier and the pouch panel for receiving a taser, and a shielding flap, having a predetermined size and shape, overlappedly extended from the carrier for selectively folding from a closed position to an opened position. In the closed position, the shielding flap is folded to enclose the top opening of the storage compartment so as to cover a butt of the taser for protection purpose. In the opened position, the shielding flap is held by the carrier, which allows the taser withdrawing from the storage compartment efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Inventor: James Victor Cragg
  • Patent number: 6923357
    Abstract: A harness-like fishing gear holder vest upon which various pouches are mounted for storing fishing supplies and caught fish. The harness includes two shoulder straps on which are attached six pockets, three on the front of each straps. The two straps are attached to a waist belt, which has two additional pouches attached to the sides. A chest strap is provided between the two shoulder straps. Two adjustable rod-holding rings for holding a fishing rod are attached to the straps. This enables the user's hands to be free for performing various other activities. A detachable line cutter and a snap hook are placed on the waist belt by looped snap bands. Pouches are attached to the shoulder straps by clamp-like clips. The device is fully adjustable, fastened with VELCRO belt and shoulder adjustment. The vest is worn by an angler while wading in water up to his chest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2005
    Inventor: James M. Smith
  • Patent number: 6921006
    Abstract: One-piece and two-piece watchbands may be quickly and easily installed on a watch of the wearer's choice and may just as easily be removed and replaced with another watchband to provide color and style coordination with other items of the wearer's chosen wardrobe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventor: Tonya Daree Bauer
  • Patent number: 6913176
    Abstract: A belt for carrying baby equipment has an insulated, generally cylindrical pocket for carrying a feeding bottle or a feeding cup and a generally rectangular pocket for carrying a telephone. The rear of the belt has an elongated rectangular pocket which has a top opening and a pair of side opening for storing a changing pad and clean diapers. The inside of the belt has a pair of pockets for storage of various items. The cylindrical pocket and the rectangular pocket are adjustably mounted on the belt. The upper edge of the rear pocket is elasticized to combine security with easy access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Inventor: Colette Buscemi
  • Patent number: 6899255
    Abstract: The camcorder support includes an arm/wrist band which completely envelopes the arm and wrist to minimize relative movement there between. A thumb hole is provided permitting the arm/wrist band to cover most of the hand while providing free finger and thumb movement. The arm/wrist band and support bracket are strapped to the arm and wrist of the user using straps and fasteners to hold the arm, wrist, support and camcorder in a fixed relationship so that the camcorder movement is basically limited to movement of the user's elbow. The object of the present invention is to provide a new video camera mounting apparatus that allows an archer to hold the bow while the video camera records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Inventor: Christopher Robert Pringle
  • Patent number: 6880737
    Abstract: A holder retains cell phones, pagers, or holsters, with the holder composed of fabric; having a strap and optionally a pouch for retaining the held cell phones, pagers, or holsters in any angular orientation of the holder; and having a pair of apertures for engaging and retaining the clip of an associated cell phone, pager, or holster, with a strip positioned between the pair of apertures for engaging the clip and for distributing the weight and/or other forces associated with the clip and the associated cell phone, pager, or holster and preventing wear on the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Inventor: Edward Bauer
  • Publication number: 20040159689
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a collapsible, storable device for carrying and protecting a multiplicity of fully rigged fishing rods and reels. The present carrier provides a compact load while sufficiently segregating the poles to prevent the tangling of lines, lures, hooks etc. The carrier preferably comprises a durable yet lightweight polymeric material to protect and secure the fishing rods in place. The carrier is also configured with a strap for hands free transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventor: William V. Wright
  • Publication number: 20040079776
    Abstract: A holder retains cell phones, pagers, or holsters, with the holder composed of fabric; having a strap and optionally a pouch for retaining the held cell phones, pagers, or holsters in any angular orientation of the holder; and having a pair of apertures for engaging and retaining the clip of an associated cell phone, pager, or holster, with a strip positioned between the pair of apertures for engaging the clip and for distributing the weight and/or other forces associated with the clip and the associated cell phone, pager, or holster and preventing wear on the holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventor: Edward Bauer
  • Patent number: 6695022
    Abstract: A wallet (10) includes a pocket portion (12) defining a front panel (14), a rear panel (16), a bottom (18), side edges (20), (22), an open top (24), and a flap portion (26) that extends from the rear panel (16) for folding over the open top (24) to engage the front panel (14). The wallet (10) comprises male and female fasteners for engaging the flap portion (26) with the front panel (14). The wallet (10) includes a tether (32) that extends from the rear panel (16) of the pocket portion (12). The tether (32) includes a plurality of fasteners (34), (36), (38) spaced from one another for folding the tether (32) upon itself to define loops of different sizes, i.e. different configurations for various attachments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Inventor: William Morehead
  • Patent number: 6691722
    Abstract: A walking cane holder apparatus allows a walking cane to be removably attached to a person's clothing when not being used and also prevents the cane from falling to the ground when dropped by a user. The walking cane has a walking cane holding attachment having an elongated support member having first and second straps connected together. The first strap has a clothing fastener attached thereto and the second strap has a piece of hook and loop material attached thereto. A piece of hook and loop material is attached to the walking cane for releasably attaching the walking cane to the holding attachment second strap a piece of hook and loop material and has one end of an elongated, flexible, resilient cord attached thereto. The resilient cord has a piece of hook and loop material attached to the other end thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventors: Jack M. Hutchinson, Brenda Allen
  • Patent number: 6691906
    Abstract: A taser holster includes a carrier for detachably fastening on a user's body, a pouch panel overlappedly provided on the carrier and defining a storage compartment, having a top opening, between the carrier and the pouch panel for receiving a taser, and a shielding flap, having a predetermined size and shape, overlappedly extended from the carrier for selectively folding from a closed position to an opened position. In the closed position, the shielding flap is folded to enclose the top opening of the storage compartment so as to cover a butt of the taser for protection purpose. In the opened position, the shielding flap is held by the carrier, which allows the taser withdrawing from the storage compartment efficiently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2004
    Inventor: James Victor Cragg
  • Publication number: 20030218038
    Abstract: A multi-hanging structure includes a base body, a first strap member, a second strap member, and a third strap member. The base body includes a base level at a side thereof. The first strap member is detachably adhered to the base level at two free ends thereof, thereby defining a first slot between the base level and the first strap member. The second strap member is connected to the base level at a middle section thereof and includes two free ends detachably adhered to each other to define a second slot surrounded by the second strap member. The third strap member is connected to the base level at a middle section thereof and includes two free ends detachably adhered to each other, thereby defining a third slot surrounded by the third strap member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2003
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Inventor: Teng-Yao Chang
  • Patent number: 6644694
    Abstract: A foldable, weather-resistant reference guide for wearing on the arm, torso, or leg. The foldable, weather-resistant reference guide is attached to a soft, flexible keeping member that holds the reference guide in a folded configuration. The keeping member is connected to or comprised of at least one flexible strap such as an elastic strap that encircles the arm, torso, or leg. The reference guide itself is made of a synthetic fiber paper for weather-resistance. The reference guide folds-up when not in use and is held in place by the keeping member so that the reference guide does not interfere with any physical activities such as snow skiing. The keeping member and reference guide can be opened, unfolded, refolded, and closed with only one hand, even while wearing bulky gloves. The entire invention is made of flexible materials that are comfortable, durable, and safe to a person wearing the article and participating in a rigorous physical activity. The reference guide is typically a map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Inventor: Phillip Seawright
  • Patent number: 6629628
    Abstract: A device carrier for carrying an electronic device includes a pouch having a rear wall and a pair of straps. Each strap has a first end, a second end and a side. The first ends of the straps are coupled with the rear wall at a distance from one another. Each strap further includes a first section of hook and loop fastening material coupled with the side and proximate to the second end. Each strap also has a second section of complimentary hook and loop fastening material coupled with the side and located between the second end and the first section of hook and loop material. Further, each strap has a buckle coupled with the rear wall. Each strap is secured to the corresponding buckle by placing the second end through the buckle and looping the first end over onto itself so that the first and second sections of hook and loop fastening material are directed toward one another and coupled together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Inventors: John Anthony Canepari, John C. Marcolla
  • Publication number: 20030183667
    Abstract: An organizer attachment is provided for a vehicle sun visor having inside and outside major visor surfaces. The sun visor is pivotable between a raised position wherein the inside visor surface resides adjacent an interior ceiling of the vehicle, and a lowered position wherein the outside visor surface resides adjacent a front windshield of the vehicle. The organizer attachment includes a first organizer panel having opposing inside and outside major panel surfaces. The inside panel surface is adapted for residing adjacent the outside visor surface. The outside panel surface defines a first object storage area. A second organizer panel is attached along a longitudinal edge of the first organizer panel, and has opposing inside and outside major panel surfaces including respective second and third object storage areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventor: Lee Mantis
  • Patent number: 6561402
    Abstract: An ambidextrous drill holster is provided which enables the drill holster to be accessible for both a left handed or a right handed user. A reinforcement type material is also provided for strengthening the tool belt pass-through neck of the weight bearing pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Holland, Gregory Scott Snider, James Pangerc
  • Publication number: 20030034366
    Abstract: A holder for a concealed handgun includes a resilient clip removeably attachable to a wearer's belt or waistband. Attached to the clip and supported thereby is a support strap which extends downward from the clip inside a wearer's pants or other garment. A Velcro® patch on a lower end of the support strap attaches to a matching patch attached to the grip of the handgun; the handgun has patches on either grip, allowing the handgun to be worn on either side of a person's body. A holder strap is sewn or otherwise attached to the support strap at approximately a right angle; the holder strap includes Velcro® tabs or patches so that it can be wrapped around the grip of a handgun to secure the handgun within the holder strap. Pulling upward on the clip removes both holder and handgun from within the wearer's clothing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2001
    Publication date: February 20, 2003
    Inventor: Wesley S. Sloan
  • Patent number: 6513692
    Abstract: The invention in the simplest form is an adjustable roll carrier luggage unit that can be used to transport bulky items safely and securely. The unit is a flat piece of material that is outfitted with end flaps and carrying straps and having a securing means such as hook and loop (e.g.: Velcro®) to secure an item rolled inside the carrier. The material is laid flat and the item to be carried, such as a tube, flat or rolled document, flat or rolled artwork, flat or rolled blueprints, flat or rolled nautical charts, clothing, food, or sport equipment is wrapped within the material and the securing means secures the rolled carrier. The roll carrier can be carried over the shoulder or by hand using convenient adjustable shoulder strap or handles. Support materials, e.g. foam core, wooded batten or dowel, can be inserted within the interior face of the material for additional rigidity and support during transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: Tranzporter International LLC
    Inventors: Lee Forgosh, Joanne Taube
  • Patent number: 6496094
    Abstract: A magnet clamp for use with a hand tool is disclosed. The present invention provides a magnet that can be reversibly attached to an existing commercially-available hand-held tool without modification of the tool, thereby providing a way to securely hold various small metal items associated with said hand tool, while making said items readily available for use. Drill bits, saw blades, nails, screws, bolts, tacks, chuck keys, or any small objects made of or alloyed with a ferromagnetic substance such as iron or steel may be securely held by the present invention. The present invention also provides a simple and inexpensive process of manufacturing such a device from common items, including an automotive hose clamp, and from common operations, such as soldering and gluing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Inventor: Otho D May, III
  • Patent number: 6446803
    Abstract: A combination bookmark and writing instrument case is attached to either a front cover, a back cover or a spine of a book. A case portion has a front panel and a back panel which together form a pocket therebetween for releasably holding at least one writing instrument therein. A bookmark portion has two straps spaced apart from each other. These straps are stretchable to encircle either the front cover, the back cover or the spine so as to mark simultaneously two places in the book.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Inventor: Christina McKinney
  • Patent number: 6443347
    Abstract: A personal harness for a wearable computer on the body of a user has a waist belt and a shoulder sling that are integrally formed with each other. The waist belt is inelastic and forms a belt around the waist of the user. The waist belt has a strap with hook-and-loop fasteners for adjusting the circumference of the waist belt. The shoulder sling is draped over one shoulder of the user and has front and rear sashes with primary and secondary compartments, respectively. The primary compartment has a zipper along one side edge and a sealable flap at an upper end for containing wearable computer hardware. The secondary compartment also has a sealable flap at an upper end for supporting telecommunications equipment for the computer on the body of the user. In addition, both compartments have mesh windows for ventilating the equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Luis E. Elizalde, Ronald A. Smith
  • Patent number: 6390346
    Abstract: An apparatus for carrying a cellular telephone or the like includes an adjustable shoulder harness. The shoulder harness can be adjusted to accommodate different-sized wearers. The apparatus also includes an adjustable pocket for receiving a cellular telephone. The adjustable pocket is attached to the shoulder harness and can be adjusted to accommodate different-sized cellular telephones or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Gerrell T. Thomas
  • Patent number: 6360928
    Abstract: A universal holder device for mounting a tool upon a user's hand has a hand attachment element and a tool attachment element. The hand attachment element includes an attachment post. The hand attachment element further includes a first attachment strap and a second attachment strap that cooperate to removably attach the hand attachment element to the user's hand. The tool attachment element has an adhesive layer for attaching the tool attachment element to the tool. The tool attachment element also includes a post receiving bore that is shaped to receive the attachment post to rotatably mount the tool upon the hand attachment element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2002
    Inventor: Gerard Russo
  • Patent number: 6357646
    Abstract: The invention provides a holder for an article or mobile device. A holder according to one or more embodiment of the invention allows a device to be securely held in the holder while providing easy and flexible access to the personal device. The holder allows a user access to the device while the holder is in several positions. The holder may also include other features that increase the utility of the holder. For example, additional holder pockets may be implemented with the additional pockets being accessible in only certain of the several positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd
    Inventors: Serhat Gur, Omur Durmus
  • Patent number: 6330961
    Abstract: An elongated pouch having various storage pockets thereon is provided, for storage of personal articles therein, and is mounted upon a forearm of a user of the pouch such as the driver of an automobile. A personnel communicator device is positioned within the pouch, the personnel communicator device having a data transmission portion, typically a keyboard and a character display screen, facing the driver of the vehicle for facilitating data exchange between the driver and the personnel communicator device while operating the vehicle. The screen generated characters are displayed along a line parallel to the length of the forearm of the driver of the vehicle to facilitate easy reading of the characters by the driver of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2001
    Inventor: Anita Arriola Borja
  • Patent number: 6318612
    Abstract: A device for fastening an item to a vehicle comprising a strap having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, and a cross-piece comprising a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The middle portion of a the cross-piece is attached to the second end of the scrap. The first and second ends of the cross-piece include hook and loop portions respectively, for fastening one end of the cross-piece to the other. When in use, the second of the scrap is wrapped around a portion of a vehicle. Fastening components such as male and female buckle portions are used to secure the item to the vehicle. Excess material on the second end of the strap is rolled upon itself, leaving the first and second ends of the cross-piece exposed. The first and second ends of the cross-piece are then fastened to each other around at least a portion of the role material leaving no excess material exposed to when the vehicle is in motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: David F. MacNeil
  • Patent number: 6318613
    Abstract: A pouch attachable to a garment to store objects of credit card length and width has a container with front and back walls fixed to each other along bottom and opposite side edges to define a compartment sized to receive and hold, in a substantially immobile condition, several of the objects when they are stacked face-to-face and inserted through an open top edge of the container. Mating pieces of hook-and-loop material seal the open top edge to secure the objects in the container. A strap fixed at one of its ends to a back face of the container back wall proximate one of its edges extends across the container back face to its free end at a point proximate another of its edges. A segment of hook-and loop material is fixed along its entire length to the entire length of the front face of the strap. A mating segment of hook-and-loop material is fixed along its entire length to the back face of the container back wall between the fixed end of the strap and the point at the free end of the strap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Inventor: Annette K. Underhill
  • Publication number: 20010035446
    Abstract: A vehicle hitch-mounted carrier for transporting a plurality of bicycles proximate the rear of the vehicle. The carrier includes a plurality of bike racks adapted to retain a bicycle in a vertical position for independent access to the bicycles. The bike racks are mounted to the hitch structure of the vehicle and include a single or a pair of wheel frames adjustable attached to a vertical column. The bicycle wheels are nested within the frames to secure the bicycle in a vertical position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventors: Todd R. Walstrom, Joseph J. Peschmann
  • Patent number: 6296164
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for securing a medical device on a patient's body. According to one preferred embodiment, a medical device holder is provided that includes a strap for attachment to a patient, a pouch attached to the strap, the pouch including a front layer and a back layer that forms a pocket for receiving the medical device, and a first fastener fixedly attached to an inner surface of the front layer to attach the front layer to the back layer to secure the medical device in the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Dale Medical Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Ronald D. Russo
  • Patent number: 6182878
    Abstract: A versatile carrier for cellular phones or the like, comprising an upwardly opening receptacle, with an expandable side panel, for receiving phones of different sizes and shapes. An elongated locking tongue, with a resealable fastening strap, extends over the open end of the body of the carrier and retains the phone therein. A closure flap is secured to the rear panel of the receptacle, and can be pivoted relative thereto. At least one resealable fastening strip is secured to the underside of the closure flap. Complementary fastening strips are located on the back panel of the body of the carrier and on the adjacent side panel for cooperation with the closure flap. The closure flap is pivoted so that the fastening strips on the flap securely engages the complementary strips on the rear panel and the side panel, so that the carrier may be secured to a suspender strap, handbag strap, etc. in a vertical or horizontal orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Enrico Racca
  • Patent number: RE37111
    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: October 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Inventor: Rick W. Barron