Wearable Pouch with Hinged Front Panel and Magnetic Closures
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users carrying handguns face challenges in securely and conveniently accessing their holsters, particularly when wearing clothing that does not accommodate traditional belt holsters, such as athletic wear, skirts, or dresses, requiring a solution that provides easy access and concealment while maintaining secure storage.
Innovation Solution
A wearable pouch design featuring a hinged front panel with magnetic closures, a holster engagement strip for angled holster mounting, and a second access zipper, allowing for easy access and secure storage of a handgun and holster combination, suitable for various clothing types.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a traditional belt holster is used, then the handgun can be securely carried and accessed, but it cannot be worn with clothing that does not accommodate belts (athletic wear, skirts, dresses)
Solution Approach 1:
The holster system is segmented into a pouch component that attaches to clothing and a holster component that holds the handgun. This segmentation allows the pouch to be adapted to different clothing types while the holster maintains secure handgun retention, resolving the contradiction between clothing versatility and handgun accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The pouch serves as an intermediary between the clothing and the holster. It attaches to various clothing types (athletic wear, skirts, dresses) and provides a mounting surface for the holster, enabling handgun carriage without requiring traditional belt accommodation.
2Ease of operation
If the holster is mounted at an angle for easy access, then the handgun can be quickly drawn, but the holster may become unstable or visible
Solution Approach 1:
The holster is designed with dynamic mounting capabilities that allow adjustment between angled positions for quick draw and more vertical positions for stability and concealment. The pouch and holster components work together to maintain stability across different angular positions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the pouch is designed to completely enclose the handgun and holster, then concealment is improved, but access time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pouch is segmented with a front panel that can be quickly opened or displaced, allowing rapid access to the holster while maintaining full enclosure for concealment when closed. This segmentation enables both complete concealment and quick access.
Solution Approach 2:
The front panel is positioned and configured to allow preliminary opening action, enabling the user to quickly access the holster without opening the entire pouch. This preliminary action reduces access time while maintaining concealment.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The pouch provides secure, easy access to the handgun while ensuring the holster remains concealed, accommodating different clothing styles and user preferences, with the magnetic closures and angled holster mounting ensuring stability and ease of use.
Implementation Method 1
at least one first magnetic closure element is disposed on each of the lower peripheral lip portion, and the first and second peripheral lip portions, and at least one second magnetic closure element corresponding to the at least one first magnetic closure element and is disposed at the lower edge portion, and the first and second side edges of the body panel, wherein the at least one first and second magnetic closures are configured to releasably secure the front panel to the body panel
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AI summary
A wearable belt pouch for concealingly carrying a handgun and holster combination. The belt pouch has a body panel hingedly joined to a front panel having a peripheral side wall. The front panel is configured to be swung upwardly from a closed position to an open position to expose the body panel and form a first access opening. Magnetic closures on each of the front panel and the body panel are configured to releasably secure the front panel to the body panel when the front panel is in the closed position. A holster engagement strip is formed in a V-shape and secured to the outer face of the body panel, wherein the holster engagement strip has a width sized for engagement with the belt clip of the holster. A second access opening in the peripheral side wall is configured to provide access to the handgun in the pouch interior.