Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Article held by receiver
Reexamination Certificate
1999-10-15
2001-07-31
Maust, Timothy L. (Department: 3751)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Article held by receiver
C224S191000, C224S192000, C224S193000, C224S242000, C224S245000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06267279
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The subject invention relates to holstering systems for hand guns and other hand weapons, including holstering systems for different hand weapons, and systems for holstering hand weapons with target illuminators and other attachments.
BACKGROUND
The background of the invention is apparent from the above mentioned parent applications and from the prior art cited therein.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
From a first aspect thereof, the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon, and, more specifically resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, forming a holstering device for that hand weapon extending along opposite first and second sides of that hand weapon and straddling that hand weapon between that opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered, providing a track structure including in that holstering device a first track at the mentioned first side and a second track at the mentioned second side, equipping that elongate hand weapon with an adapter having first and second slides complementary with the first and second tracks of the track structure for holstering that adapter in that track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device, and making that adapter integral with the elongate hand weapon as distinguished from the holstering device, so that such adapter is removed with the elongate hand weapon from the holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from that holstering device.
From a related aspect thereof, the invention resides in a method of holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons, and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, making for such different types of hand weapons a standard holstering device extending along opposite first and second sides of any of these hand weapons and straddling that hand weapon between the mentioned opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered, providing a track structure including in that holstering device a first track at the mentioned first side and a second track at the mentioned second side, equipping each of such elongate hand weapons with an adapter having first and second slides complementary with the first and second tracks of the track structure for holstering the adapter in that track structure while holstering any of the elongate hand weapon in that holstering device, and making each adapter integral with a corresponding elongate hand weapon as distinguished from the holstering device, so that the adapter is removed with that elongate hand weapon from that holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from that holstering device.
From a related aspect thereof, the invention resides also in apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon, and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a holstering device for that hand weapon extending along opposite first and second sides of that hand weapon and straddling that hand weapon between such opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered, a track structure including in the holstering device a first track at the first side and a second track at the second side, and an adapter for that hand weapon having first and second slides complementary with the first and second tracks of the track structure and being integral with the elongate hand weapon as distinguished from the holstering device, so that such adapter is removed with the elongate hand weapon from the holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from that holstering device.
From a related aspect thereof, the invention resides also in apparatus for holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons, and more specifically resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a standard holstering device for such different types of hand weapons extending along opposite first and second sides of any of these hand weapons and straddling that hand weapon between the mentioned opposite first and second sides when that hand weapon is holstered, a track structure including in that holstering device a first track at the mentioned first side and a second track at the mentioned second side, and an adapter for each of the hand weapons having first and second slides complementary with the first and second tracks of the track structure and being integral with that elongate hand weapon as distinguished from the holstering device, so that the adapter is removed with that elongate hand weapon from that holstering device when that hand weapon is drawn from that holstering device.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1166781 (1916-01-01), Parrish
patent: 1430081 (1922-09-01), Holler
patent: 1641439 (1927-09-01), Jovino
patent: 2551913 (1951-08-01), Toby
patent: 2765107 (1956-10-01), Browning
patent: 3642184 (1972-02-01), Hendricks
patent: 3910469 (1975-10-01), Baldocci
patent: 4121743 (1978-10-01), Burton
patent: 4313272 (1982-02-01), Matthews
patent: 4383371 (1983-05-01), Coffey
patent: 4777754 (1988-10-01), Reynolds, Jr.
patent: 4856218 (1989-08-01), Reynolds, Jr.
patent: 5127566 (1992-07-01), Beletsky
patent: 5150825 (1992-09-01), Nichols
patent: 5199620 (1993-04-01), Beletsky
patent: 5208826 (1993-05-01), Kelly
patent: 5215238 (1993-06-01), Baruch
patent: 5269448 (1993-12-01), Shoemaker
patent: 5275317 (1994-01-01), Rogers et al.
patent: 5282559 (1994-02-01), Wisser et al.
patent: 5284281 (1994-02-01), Nichols
patent: 5299375 (1994-04-01), Thummel
patent: 5358160 (1994-10-01), Bianchi
patent: 5395021 (1995-03-01), Brown
patent: 5421497 (1995-06-01), Gilmore
patent: 5467909 (1995-11-01), Resca
patent: 5471777 (1995-12-01), McDonald
patent: 5598958 (1997-02-01), Ryan, III et al.
patent: 5630535 (1997-05-01), Valenti
patent: 5654594 (1997-08-01), Bjornsen, III et al.
patent: 5671561 (1997-09-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 5758448 (1998-06-01), Thummel
patent: 5794347 (1998-08-01), Serpa
patent: 2107292 (1971-09-01), None
Laser Products Ltd.
Maust Timothy L.
LandOfFree
Hand weapon holstering systems does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Hand weapon holstering systems, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Hand weapon holstering systems will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-2495585