US5358159A
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Holster-type holder for electronic communications equipment
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-06-07
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2013-06-07
Abstract
Abstract A personal communication shoulder holster has a soft, flexible shoulder strap which encircles the shoulder with a size and shape to support side carriage of a small soft communication case under a user's arm. The shoulder strap is adjustable in length and has resilient sections for adjustment and adaptability to body movement. Extended from the shoulder strap at a moveable position is an adjustable and pliant suspender strap which crosses the back and then goes over the other shoulder and clown the front of a user to a belt-hooking position at an opposite side from the communication case. The communication case is suspended from a bottom of the shoulder strap. An adjustable and pliant tie-down strap is suspended from a bottom of the communication case to a belt-hooking position. A flexible belt is provided for use with clothing that does not have a belt or edge at a waistline for attachment of the suspender strap and tie-down strap. An attachment ridge with an optional bead for retaining attachment clips is provided. A soft clip container and flexibility of the attachment ridge are optional to prevent harsh contact of the ridge or an attachment clip of a communication device. A small spring reel of strong, fine line can be attached to the communication case and to the communication device to prevent dropping or pickpocket conversion.
Inventors
- 👤 Edgar Lundie, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 21:20
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41C; F41C33/00; F41C33/02; F41C33/04; F41C33/046; A; A45; A45F; A45F5/00; A45F3/00; A45F3/04; A45F2003/045; A45F5/1516; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/929; Y10S224/93
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
279 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extendable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, and wherein the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a shoulder-strap loop in a top end of a shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap through which the suspender strap is extended in contact with a portion of the shoulder strap that is extended from a rear portion of a container-attachment section of the shoulder strap.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
279 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extendable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, and wherein the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a shoulder-strap loop in a top end of a shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap through which the suspender strap is extended in contact with a portion of the shoulder strap that is extended from a rear portion of a container-attachment section of the shoulder strap.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a suspender length adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 2 and further comprising a suspender resilient section positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a suspender resilient section positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a case-strap adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the case strap and a case end of the case strap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable for desired containment in the communications case is a slit through which a device attachment member is insertional in a back surface of a container-attachment section of the shoulder strap and at a position proximate the entrance to the communications case.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 6 and further comprising a bead on a bottom side of the slit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
A personal communication shoulder holster as claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a clip container having an entrance proximate an edge of the attachment ridge on a back side of the communications case.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
427 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and straped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, a case strap attachable to and extendable clown from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate an entrance to the communications case, a front-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoulder strap which encircles down the front side and under the arm of the person, a front-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-adjustment relationship between the resilient section and a shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap, a rear-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoulder strap which extends from a container-attachment section up against the back of the shoulder of the person, a rear-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-adjustment relationship between the rear-strap resilient section and the moveable position at which the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap, the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a loop in a top end of the shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap through which the suspender strap is extended in contact with a portion of the shoulder strap that is extended from the container attachment section of the shoulder strap, a suspender length adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap, a suspender resilient section positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap, and a case-strap adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the case strap anti a case end of the case strap.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
427 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and straped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, a case strap attachable to and extendable clown from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate an entrance to the communications case, a front-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoulder strap which encircles down the front side and under the arm of the person, a front-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-adjustment relationship between the resilient section and a shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap, a rear-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoulder strap which extends from a container-attachment section up against the back of the shoulder of the person, a rear-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-adjustment relationship between the rear-strap resilient section and the moveable position at which the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap, the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a loop in a top end of the shoulder-top section of the shoulder strap through which the suspender strap is extended in contact with a portion of the shoulder strap that is extended from the container attachment section of the shoulder strap, a suspender length adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap, a suspender resilient section positioned as desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap, and a case-strap adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end of the case strap anti a case end of the case strap.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
287 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extandable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a shoulder-strap fastener on a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap which is attachable to a desired top portion of the shoulder strap having a front shoulder-strap section and a rear shoulder-strap section joined contiguously, and a clip container having an entrance proximate an edge of the attachment ridge on a back side of the communications case.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
287 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extandable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of a shoulder-strap fastener on a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap which is attachable to a desired top portion of the shoulder strap having a front shoulder-strap section and a rear shoulder-strap section joined contiguously, and a clip container having an entrance proximate an edge of the attachment ridge on a back side of the communications case.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
234 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extendable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, and a spring-tensioned reel attached to the communications case and having a line attached to the desired communication device.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
234 words
A personal communication shoulder holster comprising: a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable position and sized and shaped to extend from the back of the shoulder across the back, over an opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the suspender strap, a communications case that is sized and shaped to contain a desired communication device and constructed of flexible material that is attachable to the shoulder strap at the position under the arm and adjacent the side of the person, the communications case having an entrance to accept the communication device therethrough, a case strap attachable to and extendable down from a bottom of the communications case to the waistline of the person, a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case strap, an attachment ridge to which the desired communication device is attachable proximate the entrance to the communications case, and a spring-tensioned reel attached to the communications case and having a line attached to the desired communication device.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1997-10-24 | 1998-04-25 | 1998-10-25 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2001-10-24 | 2002-04-25 | 2002-10-25 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2005-10-24 | 2006-04-25 | 2006-10-25 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |