Patent ID: 8381953

Claim:
A gun holster fastening system for supporting a handgun in a position proximate to the ribcage area of the wearer, the gun holster fastening system comprising: a holster case comprising a pistol receiving compartment; a holster support band attached to the holster case, wherein the holster support band is sized to extend around a wearer's ribcage; a holster support strut sized to span between the wearer's ribcage area and a wearer's trouser waistband area, wherein: the holster support strut comprises a proximate end adjacent to the holster case, a distal end, an internal face that faces the wearer in use and to which the holster case is attached, and an external face that faces away from the user in use the holster support strut is configured to support the gun fastening system and prevent the holster case and holster support band from moving down a wearer's ribcage; and the distal end extends below the holster case and comprises a plurality of belt cleats which extend from the external face of the holster support strut to define at least one belt channel.