Rotary stepped joint

Abstract

A rotary stepped joint for associating an object, such as, for instance, a holster, with an external support, such as an element internal to a bag or a handbag, so that the object can be rotated by the user in order to be positioned in a preferred angle.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD[0001]The present invention belongs to the sector of adjustable mechanical devices and to the sector of systems to carry and hook holsters for firearms, in particular hostlers for handguns and revolver.[0002]More specifically, the objective of the present invention is an adjustable mechanical joint suitable for associating an object such as, for instance, a holster, with an external support, so that the object can be rotated by the user in order to be positioned in the preferred angle.[0003]In particular, the present invention refers to a stepped adjustable mechanical joint which can be used to operatively associate a holster, or any other object with a similar size, with an internal element of a bag or a handbag.PRESENT STATUS OF THE ART[0004]Mechanical adjustable devices are known and, in particular, devices developed and set up in order to make it easier and more practical to carry holsters for short firearms are known, and usually it is a matter of devices suitabl...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a holster support that allows the user to easily position the handgun for quick withdrawal and effective sighting. It is adjustable and easy to use, allowing for quick and easy adjustment of the firearm without the need for levers or pushbuttons. The support is secure and reliable, preventing the holster from rotating unintentionally. These technical effects make it advantageous in hazardous or emergency circumstances.

Problems solved by technology

Both the above-described technical solutions refer to devices that are very complex and consequently expensive to be manufactured and quite complicated to use, formed of numerous parts and consequently too bulky to be easily housed inside a bag or a handbag.

However, the devices illustrated above feature an operation that is very complicated and inadequate to be used in emergency or hazard circumstances, or during police operations: in such situations, where excitement and agitation dominate, the user might not be able to disengage sufficiently fast the fixing mechanism of the rotation of the holster or, on the contrary, could make it unintentionally, for instance making abrupt movements and inadvertently acting on the fixing levers or pushbuttons, thus causing an unexpected rotation of the holster and consequently of the firearm; moreover, pushbuttons and levers can easily get entangled with clothes or with other accessories, disengaging themselves involuntarily.

It follows that the connection between the plate and the disc shall be sufficiently loose to allow the projections (which are not elastic means) to disengage from their respective cavities, whenever it is necessary to rotate the holster, but in this way the plate and the disc can't be arranged in direct contact to each other and hence dirtiness or humidity can penetrate between these two elements, with the risk that the rotation of the holster can be slowed down or even blocked over time.

Also, if the contact between the plate and the disc took play and became very loose, it might cause the involuntary and unexpected rotation of the holster even in this case.

Finally, none of the solutions described above is aimed at carrying the firearm inside a bag or a handbag, for easily hiding it from sight and quickly withdrawing it in case of necessity.

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