Thigh Mount Assembly With Modular Pouches For Secure Carry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional holsters for carrying implements like handguns lack versatility and secure attachment during physical activities, such as running or climbing, while also providing adequate protection and easy access.
Innovation Solution
A thigh mount assembly with a main plate and pouch mounts that can be securely attached to the user's leg, using straps and attachment points, allowing for versatile configuration and easy access to accessories like holsters and duty pouches, made from materials like injection molded polymers and composites for strength and light weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a conventional holster is used to carry a handgun, then the handgun is protected and accessible, but the holster lacks secure attachment during physical activities and has limited versatility
Solution Approach 1:
The thigh mount assembly integrates multiple functions into a single device: it serves as a secure mounting platform for holsters, includes adjustable straps for different leg sizes, provides multiple attachment points for various accessories (pouches, radios, etc.), and can be worn on either leg. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the device versatile while maintaining secure attachment through its integrated design.
Solution Approach 2:
The thigh mount incorporates dynamic elements including adjustable straps with buckles that can be modified for different leg circumferences, and a modular attachment system that allows the holster and accessories to be repositioned or removed as needed. This dynamic adaptability enables secure attachment during physical activities while providing versatility for different configurations.
2Ease of operation
If the holster is made rigid and stable for repeated drawing and re-holstering, then the handgun can be accessed repeatedly, but the holster may be uncomfortable for extended wear
Solution Approach 1:
The thigh mount assembly divides the holster system into separate functional components: a rigid holster portion for secure handgun retention and repeated drawing, and a flexible mounting portion with padded straps for comfortable extended wear. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the holster remains rigid for operational reliability while the mounting system adapts to the user's leg for comfort.
3Reliability
If the holster provides high level of protection to the user and handgun, then security is enhanced, but access to the handgun may be slowed
Solution Approach 1:
The thigh mount holster is positioned and secured on the user's leg in advance, with the handgun retained in a ready position. The adjustable straps are pre-configured for quick deployment, and the holster orientation is predetermined for optimal access. This preliminary positioning and securing allows the user to quickly draw the handgun when needed while maintaining protection during normal wear.
Data Source
AI summary
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a thigh mount assembly, to mount and to support an implement (such as a handgun, for example), an implement holster (such as a handgun holster or shell, for example), or the like, along with one or more accessories (duty pouches such as magazine carriers, a baton holder, a pepper spray canister, flashlight, or other carriers or accessories, for example) in a variety of configurations while worn on a person. Alternately, the thigh mount assembly may be used as a support for additional accessories (e.g., weapons, tools, instruments, supplies, etc.) as desired, such as accessories that are desired to be carried on the person. The assembly includes one or more removable or permanent attachment devices that may be used to temporarily or permanently attach the one or more accessories, as well as multiple attachment points that may also be used in like manner.