Patent ID: 8474673

Claim:
A carrier system, comprising: a belt comprising an elongated member to be worn by an animate bearer such as a human being and having an outside surface facing away from the bearer's body and an inside surface facing toward the body of the bearer, and a substantially planar rail comprising a stiffener element, the rail being attached to the outside surface of the elongated member so that the rail comprises right and left portions spaced from the outside surface of the elongated member whereby the rail is attached to and supported by the outside surface of the elongated member and spaced from the outside surface of the elongated member at points where the rail is not attached to the elongated member; wherein the rail is shaped like a “V” in which the right and left portions of the rail are joined at a generally obtuse angle and the stiffener element extends between points where the rail is attached to the elongated member, whereby a carrier for an article may be detachably secured to the rail between the points of attachment and the carrier may be slid along the rail, and the stiffener element tends to prevent the rail from sagging due to the weight of the carrier.