Patent ID: 8166694

Claim:
An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment on a person's body or to clothing on a person's body, comprising: a first connecting member operatively, fixedly, and directly attachable to the firearm or to a rail section of the firearm; and a second connecting member operatively and fixedly attachable to the tactical equipment on the person's body or to the clothing on the person's body, wherein: the first connecting member and second connecting member are removably attachable to one another to connect the firearm to the tactical equipment on the person's body or to the clothing on the person's body, the first connecting member and second connecting member are attachable to one another using a male member extending from the first connecting member and a female member of the second connecting member, the male member and first connecting member acting together as one monolithic unit when attaching the first connecting member to the second connecting member, the female member is a slot in the second connecting member, the male member insertable in and moveable through the slot to attach the first connecting member and second connecting member to one another, and the first connecting member comprises the male member and a clasping member, the clasping member for operatively attaching the first connecting member to the firearm.