Hinged Locking Belt Slide for Secure Holster Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing holsters for implements like handguns lack versatility, stability, and secure attachment, especially during physical activities, and do not provide easy access and high protection.
Innovation Solution
A locking belt slide assembly with a receiver and adapter system that allows for secure mounting to various surfaces or clothing, featuring a hinged belt slide and catch mechanism for easy attachment and detachment, ensuring stability and easy access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Stability of the object's composition
If a holster is designed to be rigid and stable for repeated drawing and re-holstering, then the handgun can be repeatedly drawn and re-holstered with the same hand, but the holster becomes less comfortable for extended wear on the person
Solution Approach 1:
The holster system is divided into separate components: a rigid holster body for stability and a flexible mounting system (belt slide with catch mechanism) for comfort. This segmentation allows each component to optimize its function independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system incorporates dynamic elements including a hinged belt slide that can open and close, and a catch mechanism that can engage and disengage, allowing the holster to transition between secure fixed positions and adjustable configurations for user comfort.
2Reliability
If a holster is designed to provide high protection and secure attachment during physical activities, then the user is protected during running, jumping, climbing, but the holster becomes less versatile in accessing the handgun
Solution Approach 1:
The catch mechanism features a movable catch member that can transition between engaged and disengaged states, allowing quick access while maintaining secure attachment during physical activities. The hinged belt slide provides dynamic adjustment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The belt slide assembly acts as an intermediary between the holster and the user's belt, providing a flexible mounting interface that maintains security while allowing versatile positioning and access configurations.
3Reliability
If a holster mount provides secure attachment to the user, then the holster is securely attached during physical activities, but the holster becomes more complex in structure
Solution Approach 1:
The belt slide and catch mechanism are integrated into a unified assembly that combines mounting and securing functions in a single compact unit, reducing overall structural complexity while maintaining secure attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The catch mechanism serves multiple functions: securing the holster to the belt, enabling quick release, and providing adjustment capability. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate components, simplifying the overall structure.
Data Source
AI summary
A locking belt slide assembly is used to mount and to support an implement (such as a handgun, for example) or an implement holster (such as a handgun holster, for example), or the like (e.g., various pouches, holders, accessories, etc.), in a variety of configurations. The locking belt slide assembly includes at least two pivotally coupled hard mount components with features that form a locking receiver when pivoted into a parallel arrangement. A mounting adapter may be inserted into the receiver.