Adjustable position magazine carrier

Abstract

A solid mounting plate for attaching a magazine carrier, or other accessory, to a holster to provide stability for the mounted accessory while also allowing variable positioning of the accessory carrier with respect to the holster to increase user comfort and reduce stress placed on the holster by the accessory carrier.

Claims

1. An assembly for mounting a magazine carrier to a holster, said assembly comprising: a holster having a dedicated attachment tab; a magazine carrier having a dedicated attachment portion; a mounting plate comprising at least two first accessory mounting apertures operable to attach to the dedicated attachment tab of the holster at a first accessory angle, wherein the first accessory mounting apertures are operable to adjust the first accessory angle, and at least two second accessory mounting apertures operable to attach to the attachment portion of the magazine carrier at a second accessory angle, wherein the second accessory mounting apertures are operable to adjust the second accessory angle.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the mounting plate comprises a first planar surface, a second planar surface, and a middle planar surface, wherein the first planar surface is offset from the second planar surface by an offset angle between the middle planar surface and the horizontal plane of the first planar surface.

3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said first accessory mounting apertures comprise at least one anchor aperture and one adjustable aperture.

4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein said anchor aperture and adjustable aperture of said first accessory mounting apertures are positioned in series.

5. The assembly of claim 4 further comprising at least one additional adjustable aperture for said first accessory mounting apertures, wherein said additional adjustable aperture is positioned above said other adjustable aperture such that the adjustable apertures are operable to adjust the first accessory angle between a first position and a second position.

6. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the adjustable aperture of said first accessory mounting aperture comprises a height such that the adjustable aperture in series has a greater height than the anchor aperture immediately preceding it.

7. The assembly of claim 1 wherein said second accessory mounting apertures comprise at least one anchor aperture and one adjustable aperture.

8. The assembly of claim 7 wherein the anchor aperture and the adjustable aperture of said second accessory mounting apertures are positioned in series.

9. The assembly of claim 8 further comprising at least one additional adjustable aperture for said second accessory mounting apertures, wherein said additional adjustable aperture is positioned above said other adjustable aperture such that the adjustable apertures are operable to adjust the second accessory angle between a first position and a second position.

10. The assembly of claim 8 wherein the adjustable aperture of said second accessory mounting aperture comprises a height such that the adjustable aperture in series has a greater height than the anchor aperture immediately preceding it.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1. FIG. 1 is a top view of the mounting plate of the present invention.

(2) FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a side view of the mounting plate of the present invention.

(3) FIG. 3A. FIG. 3A is a side view of the present invention showing a variety of adjustable mounting positions for the magazine carrier with the magazine carrier and mounting plate parallel to the holster prominent.

(4) FIG. 3B. FIG. 3B is a side view of the present invention showing a variety of adjustable mounting positions for the magazine carrier with the magazine carrier and mounting plate angled away from the vertical plane of the holster prominent.

(5) FIG. 4. FIG. 4 is a side view of the present invention in one of the variety of adjustable mounting positions on the holster.

(6) FIG. 5. FIG. 5 is a side view of the present invention in one of the variety of adjustable mounting positions on the holster.

(7) FIG. 6. FIG. 6 is an opposing side view of the present invention in the adjustable mounting position shown in FIG. 5.

(8) FIG. 7. FIG. 7 is a side view of the present invention in one of the variety of adjustable mounting positions on the holster.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

(9) Turning to FIGS. 1 and 2, the preferred embodiment of the mounting plate 5 of the present invention is shown. The mounting plate 5 comprises a first planar surface 10, a middle planar surface 20 having a proximal end 30 and a distal end 40, and a second planar surface 50 wherein the first planar surface 10 attaches to the proximal end 30 of the middle planar surface 20 and the second planar surface 50 attaches to the distal end 40 of the middle planar surface 20. This patent anticipates various configurations of the planar surfaces in relation to each other. For example, all three planar surfaces 10, 20, 50 may aligned in the same continuous plane, or alternatively, the first planar surface 10 may be slightly offset from the second planar surface 50 by a vertical bend equal to angle α (as shown in FIG. 1) up to 13° in relation to the horizontal plane of the first planar surface 10.

(10) The first planar surface 10 and second planar surface 50 further comprise a plurality of mounting apertures used to attach the mounting plate 5 to other accessories, such as a holster 100 and a magazine carrier 130 as depicted in FIGS. 3-7. As shown in FIG. 1, the first planar surface 10 has at least one anchor aperture 80 and at least one adjustable aperture 85 positioned in series in a horizontal direction towards the proximal end 30 of the middle planar surface 20. The vertical height 75 of each adjustable aperture 85 in series increases towards the proximal end 30 of the middle planar surface 20 such that one side 60 of each adjustable aperture 85 is substantially axially aligned with the anchor aperture 80 and the opposing side 60 of each adjustable aperture 85 is offset from the anchor aperture 80 by a first accessory angle β.

(11) Additionally, as shown in FIG. 1, the second planar surface 50 has at least one anchor aperture 80 and at least one adjustable aperture 85 positioned in series in a vertical direction along the second planar surface 50. The width 70 of each adjustable aperture 85 in series increases such that one side 60 of the adjustable aperture 85 is substantially axially aligned with the anchor aperture 80 and the opposing side 60 of the adjustable aperture 85 is offset by a second accessory angle θ.

(12) As shown in FIGS. 3-7, fasteners, e.g. screws, may be used to secure the mounting plate 5 to a holster 100 through a dedicated attachment tab 110 by threading the screw through the anchor aperture 80 and the adjustable aperture(s) 85 on the first planar surface 10. Adjustable aperture(s) 85 allow the mounting plate 5 to be secured at various position with respect to the vertical plane of the holster 100; specifically, mounting plate 5 and magazine carrier 130 may pivot around the anchor aperture 80 up to the first accessory angle β away from the vertical plane of the holster 100. For the preferred embodiment, first accessory angle β ranges from 0° to 12°.

(13) Similar fasteners or screws may be used to attach the bracket 5 to an accessory, such as a magazine carrier 130, by threading the screw through the anchor aperture 80 and the adjustable aperture(s) 85 on the second planar surface 50 (as shown in FIG. 6). Adjustable aperture(s) 85 allow for the magazine carrier 130 to be secured at various positions with respect to the mounting plate 5; specifically, the magazine carrier 130 may pivot around the anchor aperture 80 in a circumferential direction up to the second accessory angle θ away from the vertical plane of the second planar surface 50. For the preferred embodiment, the second accessory angle θ ranges from 0° to 25°.

(14) Turning to FIG. 7, for purposes of this invention, when both angles β and θ are at their optimal maximum, the magazine carrier 130 may be rotatably adjusted up to 35° from the vertical plane of the holster 100.

(15) For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference has been made to the preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings, and specific language has been used to describe these embodiments. However, this specific language intends no limitation of the scope of the invention, and the invention should be construed to encompass all embodiments that would normally occur to one of ordinary skill in the art. The particular implementations shown and described herein are illustrative examples of the invention and are not intended to otherwise limit the scope of the invention in any way. For the sake of brevity, conventional aspects of the method (and components of the individual operating components of the method) may not be described in detail. Furthermore, the connecting lines, or connectors shown in the various figures presented are intended to represent exemplary functional relationships and/or physical or logical couplings between the various elements. It should be noted that many alternative or additional functional relationships, physical connections or logical connections might be present in a practical device. Moreover, no item or component is essential to the practice of the invention unless the element is specifically described as “essential” or “critical”. Numerous modifications and adaptations will be readily apparent to those skilled in this art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.