Patent ID: 9733053
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: F42B

Claim:
1. A flexible holder band for ammunition shells or cartridges that conforms to curved surfaces, comprising: a flexible band of separate ammunition shell or cartridge holders which enables the wearer to quickly and easily access the ammunition, wherein the band is a molded polymer in one piece in a sheet-like configuration and folded to form three-dimensional receptacles and belt loops, wherein the band in its sheet-like configuration includes three sections for each holder, including a longitudinally oriented central shell backing section, a shell cup retainer section defining an outer wall of the receptacle connected by a first hinge to a first longitudinal end of the central shell backing section, and a belt loop/clip section defining belt loops and connected by a second hinge to a second longitudinal end of the central shell backing section opposite the first longitudinal end, wherein the shell cup retainer section may be rotated 180° about the first hinge and secured to a front face of the central shell backing section to form the receptacle of the holder, and the belt loop/clip section may be rotated 180° about the second hinge and secured to a rear face of the central shell backing section to form the belt loop.