US1439310A - Holster and supporting belt - Google Patents

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J. A. HAY ET AL. HOLSTER AND SUPPORTING BELT. FILED AuG.25.1921.

Patented fies. 19, 1922 p it r JOHN A. HAY. AND onantns' E. Dixon, or new, rHrLAnELrHIa, OHIO.

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Application filed August 25,1921. Serial Nov $95,352.

To all w/wme't may concern: g Be it known that we, JOHN A. HAY and CHAnLEs F DIXON, citizens of the United States. residino at New Philadel hia in the a P a county of Tuscarawas and State ofOhio,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holsters and Supporting Belts, of which the following is a specifica v tron, reference being had therein to the ac-- com an inn drawinmj h Y b The invention relates to -revolver holsters and supporting belts therefor, and has for its object to provide a holster formed from a sheet of relatively thick leather having its lower end outwardly bent for forming the bottom of a muzzle receiving pocket, and

toprovide adjacent the up er end ofthe member a spring over a revolver adjacent the cylinder thereof, and hold the revolver in'p'osition where it maybe easily and quickly removed from the holster without the sight thereof hanging in the holster.

A further object is to provide the holster-j. with a belt adapted to'encircle the waist the precise embodiment "of the invention.

may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the ster and its supporting belt.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken through the muzzle receiving pocket on line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 1 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 4r4l of Figure 1, showing the revolving engaging spring hook partly in section and partly in elevation.

horizontally cisposed hook' formed from spring imetal and adapted" to i Referring to the drawings, the, numeral 1 designates a relatively stilt I member formed from leatheigthe lower end of which member is bent outwardly at 2 thereby fornr ing'a horizontally disposed bottom 3 for a muzzle receiving "pocket l, which pocket re-.

ceives the, muzzle of a revolver when the same is disposed in the holster. .The pocket of horizontally disposed revolver receiving hook .9, which hook is formed from spring metaland is preferably provided with a leather covering 10 for, preventing scratching or marring of the finish on the revolver when vthe sameis being placed in position or removed therefrom. Hook 9 is heldz in place by means of rivets llwhich pass through the arms of the-hook and through the member .1, however the end 12 o-f-Jthe hookis forwardly disposed so that the wearer inay..gr'asp'the handle 13 of the revolver 14; and pull the same quickly out of the holster, which action will spring the end 12 of the hook 9 in the direction of the arrow a, thereby allowing a quickdrawing of the revolver without danger of the sight of the muzzle catching in the holster. I The holster as a whole is mounted on a belt 15,

which is adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer and be secured thereon by means of the buckle 16, the tongue 17 of which may be passed throughany of the apertures 18 or" the belt. The belt 15 passes under straps 19 on the inner face of the relatively stifi member 1, and said straps by being spaced apart as shown prevent forward or rearward tilting of the holster as a whole and maintain thesame substantially in a vertical position. It "will be noted that there is a spring gripping of the revolver 14, and hence during a drawingoperation there will be a forward pull on the holder as a whole. To additionally hold the holster gainst movement and, at the same time take amount of leather has the member 1 supportedonthe belt l5,that during a! revolver drawing operation the member forming the holster Will be substantially rigidly held and the revolver withdrawing operation may bequi'ckly and positively accomplished.

holster is provided (which is particularly adapted for use by policemen and other fa'ctured. Itwill also beseen that the relatively stiff memberl hasuforrned integrally therewith the bottom 3 of the muzzle; re- (JQlVlHgSOC-liQ-t 4, thereby allowing the device "to be cheaply constructed, and a great been eliminated which additionally reduces the cost of construction.

The invention having been set forth What claimed as new and useful is 1. A revolver holster comprising a sheet of relatively stiii" material, a muzzle receiv ing pocket at the lower end of said sheet of'material, said pocket being'formed by a right angled integral portion of the sheet of material, a U-shaped relatively stiff member having its lowerend secured to the right angled "integral portion-"and its ver' 'tical' side to the front and rearedges of the sheet of material, a horizontally disposed spring hook disposed above said pocket and secured to the sheet of. material and formlng means :forengaging andholding a revolver, a belt whereby said holster may be supported,'said belt being secured to the rear side of the sheet of material in registration with the horizontally disposed spring hook." V r Y 2. A revolver holster comprising a sheet of relatively stifimaterial, a pocket formed at the lower'end thereof for the reception 7 p p v I oftlie'revolver muzzle, a. horizontally dis- From the above it will be seen that a posed springliook having one of its arms secured to the sheet of material, said hook beingdisposed above the muzzle receiving pocket and adapted to receive and frictiona lly hold a revolver and a belt slidably connected to the sheet of material in registration with the'springhook and forming ,rneans for rigidly holding the holster and] hook against tilting movement during the removal of the revolver. I w

j The combination with arevolver holster-having amuzzle engaging ,pocket at its lower end and a. horizontally disposed re-;

,vol'ver engaging andqholdinghook" adjacent its upperend,1 of a belt extending through spaced loops located forwardly and rearwardly of the hook on the rear side of the holster and in substantial registration with the hook andrforming means for rigidly .holdingthe hook and holster against tilting from a horizontalplane, when the revolver is removed from the hook, and a shoulder .e'ngagingjstrap adapted vto extend over the shoulderjof thewearer, saidstrap having its ends secured to the upper end or the holster at points spaced from its center. i v

In testimony whereof 'we hereunto aflix our signatures.

Jenni. HAY. CHARLES E. DIXON

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