Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by hook
Reissue Patent
1998-10-15
2001-03-27
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by hook
C224S197000, C224S675000, C224S678000, C224S901400, C224S913000
Reissue Patent
active
RE037111
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a rifle sling support apparatus and more particularly pertains to allowing a slinged rifle to be conveniently carried by a user from one location to another and for eliminating undue stress on the user's shoulder with a rifle sling support apparatus.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of weapon sling or belt holders is known in the prior art. More specifically, weapon sling or belt holders heretofore devised and utilized for the purpose of carrying a weapon from one location to another are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. Des. 269,306 to Middleton discloses a belt mounted holder for golf tees, rifle caps, or similar article. U.S. Pat. No. Des. 311,813 to Oliver discloses a rifle backpack. U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,083 to Chen discloses a ski and boot carrying waist belt. U.S. Pat. No. 5,060,835 to Payne discloses a belt-type personal carrier apparatus for conveniently support a beverage container and other belongings about the person's waist. U.S. Pat. No. 5,086,758 to Schiek, Sr. et al. discloses a belt support device with adjustable hook and loop-type fastener.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objective and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe a rifle sling support apparatus that provides additional support for allowing a user to easily carry a slinged rifle or other similar weapon about his shoulder and across his back.
In this respect, the rifle sling support apparatus according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of allowing a slinged rifle to be conveniently carried by a user from one location to another and for eliminating undue stress on the user's shoulder.
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for new and improved rifle sling support apparatus which can be used for allowing a slinged rifle to be conveniently carried by a user from one location to another and for eliminating undue stress on the user's shoulder. In this regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In the view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of weapon sling or belt holders now present in the prior art, the present invention provides an improved rifle sling support apparatus. As such, the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved rifle sling support apparatus and method which has all the advantages of the prior art and none of the disadvantages.
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises, in combination, a belt securable about a user's waist. An elongated belt securement strap is included and has a base end, a tip end, an intermediate portion therebetween with a through hole formed thereon, and a pair of snap fasteners affixed to the ends. The fasteners are removably securable for placing the belt securement strap in a closed loop configuration about the belt. A rubber-coated hook is included and has an upper end, a lower end, a bend therebetween, a generally straight long segment with a through hole formed thereon extended between the upper end and an inboard portion of the bend, and a short segment extended between an outboard portion of the bend and the lower end. The hook also has an inboard surface, an outboard surface, and a pair of opposed curved side edges interconnecting the surfaces. Each side edge includes a generally crescent-shaped cutout formed thereon at a location coincident with the bend. Each cutout is sized for receiving a pistol grip or a stock of a rifle.
A hook angle adjustment mechanism is also provided for adjusting the angular position of the hook with respect to the belt securement strap. The hook angle adjustment mechanism includes an annular rigid first plate having a smooth inboard surface affixed to the belt securement strap in axial alignment with its through hole, an outboard surface with a plurality of spaced concave indentations formed thereon in a circular fashion, and an inboard peripheral edge interconnecting the surfaces. The hook angle adjustment mechanism includes an annular rigid second plate having a smooth outboard surface affixed to the hook in axial alignment with its through hole, an inboard surface with a plurality of spaced convex detents projected outwards therefrom in a circular fashion, and an outboard peripheral edge interconnecting the surfaces. Lastly, the hook angle adjustment mechanism includes a rivet extended within the through holes of the belt securement strap and the hook and further extended through the plates to thereby sandwich the plates between the belt securement strap and the hook and place the detents of the second plate in rotatable snap-type relation with the indentations of the first plate.
A strip of pile-type fastener is included and affixed to the outboard surface of the hook near the lower end thereof. Lastly, a flexible rifle securement strap is included and has an upper end affixed to the long segment of the hook and a lower end with a strip of complimentary pile-type fastener affixed thereto. The complimentary pile-type fastener is removably securable to the pile-type fastener on the hook to define a closed loop configuration between the hook and the rifle securement strap.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rifle sling support apparatus which has all the advantages of the prior art weapon sling or belt holders and none of the disadvantages.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved rifle sling support apparatus which may be easily and effici
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