Patent ID: 7331872

Claim:
A baton carrier for use in combination with an expandable baton, the baton carrier adapted for holding an expendable baton in both an open, extended and a closed, retracted condition when the holder is secured to a user's person, the baton of the telescoping type with an enlarged handle for nesting axially aligned, successively smaller telescoping sections, the baton carrier comprising: a baton holder having an elongated interior chamber for engaging and holding the handle of the expandable baton substantially along a longitudinal axis of the interior chamber, a top and a bottom; a belt engagement structure, removably attachable to the baton holder, for securing the baton holder on the belt of a user; and, an adjustable attachment assembly, defined in the belt engagement structure, comprising at least two fastener attachment means each providing a plurality of openings through which a fastener may be passed through and secured to the baton holder such that the baton holder may be fixed and released into desirable positions at a plurality of angles with respect to the belt engagement structure.