Patent Publication Number: US-4483501-A

Title: Holster holder

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Most individuals who own a handgun for protection also own a holster in which the handgun may be received. Further, most holsters include belt loops thereon whereby the holster may be supported from a belt surrounding the waist of the user of the gun. 
     In addition, many owners of handguns are desirous of at least temporarily storing their handguns in a &#34;ready&#34; position while they are in their homes, automobiles or places of business. Accordingly, a need exists for structure whereby the holster in which a handgun is received may be supported in a readily accessible position. Therefore, a further need is present for structure by which a handgun holster may be supported in desired position from various different types of support structures such as a bed, desk or counter. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The holster holder of the instant invention has been designed to provide a means whereby a handgun holster may be supported in &#34;ready&#34; position from various different support structures which may be found in numerous different environments. The holster holder may be constructed of inexpensive materials and marketed at a low cost in order that the user of a handgun may afford more than one holster holder or support from which the holster for his handgun may be supported in the desired &#34;ready&#34; position. 
     The main object of this invention is to provide a holster holder for support of a handgun therefrom and with the holder constructed in a manner whereby it may be suitably supported from various different support structures found in different environments. 
     Another object of this invention is to provide a holster holder in accordance with the preceding object and construction in a manner whereby the holster to be supported therefrom may be supported from the holster in various different positions relative to the holder. 
     A still further object of this invention is to provide a holster holder including structural features which adapt the holder to be supported from various different support structures without being fastened thereto. 
     A final object of this invention to be specifically enumerated herein is to provide a holster holder in accordance with the preceding objects and which will conform to conventional forms of manufacture, be of simple construction and easy to use so as to provide a device that will be economically feasible, long lasting and relatively trouble free in operation. 
     These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout. 
    
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
     FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a bed illustrating the manner in which a handgun may be supported from one end of the bed in &#34;ready&#34; position through utilization of the holster holder of the instant invention; 
     FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view taken substantially upon the plane indicated by the section line 2--2 of FIG. 1; 
     FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the holster holder; 
     FIG. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating the manner in which the holster holder may be secured beneath a counter or desk portion and have a holster supported therefrom with a handgun in the holster disposed in &#34;ready&#34; position; and 
     FIG. 5 is an end elevational view of the holster holder illustrating the manner in which the holster support bar thereof may be adjustably angularly displaced relative to the panel of the holster from which the bar is supported. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10 generally designates the holster holder of the instant invention. The holster holder 10 includes a first elongated panel 12 which may be constructed of suitable plastic material and from one end of which a second panel 14 is supported. The panel 14 is formed integrally with the adjacent end of the panel 12 through the utilization of an integral reduced thickness zone 16 which defines a &#34;living hinge&#34;. Accordingly, the second panel 14 may be angularly displaced relative to the first panel 12 about an axis extending along the reduced thickness zone 16. It will be noted that the reduced thickness zone 16 extends transversely of the corresponding end of the first panel 12. 
     The second panel 14 includes a plurality of bores 18 formed therethrough and the bores 18 are arranged in a circular pattern 20 of bores. Each bore 18 includes a corresponding diametrically opposite bore 18 and a bar 22 is provided with opposite end bores through which threaded fasteners 24 are secured. The threaded fasteners 24 are spaced apart a distance equal to the spacing between diametrically opposite bores 18 and accordingly, the fasteners 24 may be secured through any selected pair of diametrically opposite bores 18. Thus, the bar 22 may be supported from the second panel 14 in adjusted angular position relative thereto about an axis disposed normal of the second panel 14 and passing through the center of the pattern 20. 
     The bar 22 may be slightly bowed or include offset end portions so that the longitudinal midportion of the bar 22 is spaced at least slightly from the opposing face of the second panel 14. 
     After the bar 22 has been mounted upon the second panel 14, the space between the bar 22 and the opposing surface of the second panel 14 may receive a portion 26 of the belt loop 28 of a handgun holster 30 in which a handgun 32 is supported. In this manner, the holster 30 may be conveniently supported from the panel 14 in various adjusted positions relative thereto. 
     The first panel 12 includes longitudinally spaced transversely extending zones 34 of reduced thickness along which the first panel 12 may be bent, cut or broken in order to shorten the first panel 12 as desired. In addition, each of the areas 36 of the first panel 12 between the zones 34 thereof is provided with a pair of bores 38 through which suitable fasteners may be secured in order to fasten the first panel 12 to a suitable support structure such as the underside 40 of a desk, counter or table in the manner illustrated in FIG. 4 of the drawings. It will be noted from FIG. 4 that the first panel 12 has been foreshortened at the third zone 34 thereof spaced from the zone 16. 
     With attention now invited more specifically to FIG. 1 of the drawings, it will be noted that the first panel 12 may be inserted between the box spring 42 and mattress 44 at one end of a bed and that the handgun 32 within the holster 30 supported from the holder 10 is supported in &#34;ready&#34; position. 
     Other than the short bar 22 and the fasteners 24, the holster 10 is constructed of a single piece of plastic material suitable for forming the &#34;living hinge&#34; along the zone 16. The zones 34 may be defined in the first panel 12 by forming a plurality of grooves in the panel 12 on only one side thereof while the zone 16 may be formed by forming registered grooves in opposite sides of the panel 12. 
     The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.