Band holster for quick draw

Abstract

A band holster for quick draw include a band body, a handgun pouch connected to the band body for holding a handgun, and a clasp means which is capable of being operated between a closed state for retaining the handgun at the handgun pouch and an open state for allowing the handgun to be retrieved from the handgun pouch by a single drawing operation of a single hand.

Claims

1. A band holster, comprising: a band body; a handgun pouch connected to said band body, wherein said handgun pouch has an accommodating compartment for holding a handgun; and a clasp means which is capable of being operated between a closed state for retaining the handgun at said handgun pouch and an open state for allowing the handgun to be retrieved from said handgun pouch; wherein said clasp means is coupled to said handgun pouch and is configured to allow a single drawing operation of a single hand of the user to release said clasp means and retrieve the handgun from said handgun pouch; wherein said handgun pouch comprises an inner layer connected to said band body, and an outer layer connected to said inner layer to define said accommodating compartment with a top opening communicated to said accommodating compartment, wherein said clasp means comprises a first connecting strap connected to said inner layer of said handgun pouch, a second connecting strap connected to said outer layer of said handgun pouch, and a clasp assembly which comprises a first clasp element connected to said first connecting strap, and a second clasp element connected to said second connecting strap, wherein said first clasp element is detachably coupled with said second clasp element for retaining the handgun at said accommodating compartment in said closed state and allows the handgun to be retrieved out through said top opening of said handgun pouch by the single drawing operation; wherein said first clasp element is a button which is mounted to an upper free end portion of said first connecting strap, wherein said second clasp element is a buttonhole member which is mounted to an upper free end portion of said second connecting strap; wherein when said clasp assembly is in the closed state for retaining the handgun at said accommodating compartment, a gap is defined between said upper free end portion of said first connecting strap and said upper free end portion of said second connecting strap, so as to allow a thumb of the hand of the user to slide into the gap to cause said clasp assembly to be released during the single drawing operation; wherein said second connecting strap is an elastic strap, wherein said first connecting strap is in an upright state when said clasp assembly is in the open state; wherein said first connecting strap is mounted to an inner surface of said inner layer of said handgun pouch, wherein said second connecting strap is mounted to an outer side of said outer layer of said handgun pouch; wherein said button comprises a button seat which is embedded into said upper free end portion of said first connecting strap, and a button pin which is protruded from said button seat, wherein said button pin comprises an enlarged head portion and a circular clasping groove adjacent to said enlarged head portion, wherein said buttonhole member comprises a mounting strap which is folded to provide two strap layers which are clamping said upper free end portion of said first connecting strap to form a sandwich structure, a base plate attached to one of said strap layers, and a retention component attached to the other strap layer, wherein said retention component has a retention hole for engaging with said button pin and has an access opening which is communicated to said retention hole, wherein two retention pins are mounted in said access opening and are spaced apart from each other to allow said enlarged head portion of said button pin to be squeezed into said retention hole until said two retention pins are engaged with said circular clasping groove.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a conventional belt holster.

(2) FIG. 2A is a schematic view illustrating that a single drawing operation will not able to retrieve the handgun from the conventional belt holster.

(3) FIG. 2B is a perspective view illustrating that an operation of undoing the buckle is required before the user is able to retrieve the handgun from the conventional belt holster.

(4) FIG. 3A is perspective view of a band holster according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(5) FIG. 3B is a perspective view of a band holster being in a circular closure structure according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(6) FIG. 4 is a partial enlarged view of area A in FIG. 3A.

(7) FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(8) FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the band holster which is adapted for right hand drawing according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(9) FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the band holster which is adapted for left hand drawing according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(10) FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating an inner side of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(11) FIG. 9A is a partial enlarged view illustrating a clasp means of the band holster being in an open state according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(12) FIG. 9B is a partial side enlarged view illustrating the clasp means of the band holster being in an open state according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(13) FIG. 10 is a partial enlarged view illustrating a clasp means of the band holster according to a first alternative mode the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(14) FIGS. 11A, 11B, 11C and 11D are respectively partial enlarged views of area B in FIG. 8 during a single drawing operation for retrieving a handgun from the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(15) FIGS. 12A, 12B and 12C are respectively side views illustrating the single drawing operation for retrieving the handgun from the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(16) FIG. 13 is a perspective view of band holster according to a second alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(17) FIG. 14 is a partial enlarged view of area C in FIG. 13.

(18) FIG. 15 is a perspective view of band holster according to a third alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(19) FIG. 16 is a perspective view illustrating an inner side of the band holster according to the third alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(20) FIGS. 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D and 17E are respectively partial enlarged views of area D in FIG. 16 during a single right hand drawing operation for retrieving the handgun from the band holster according to the third alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(21) FIG. 18 illustrates a single left hand drawing operation for retrieving the handgun from the band holster according to the third alternative mode of the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(22) FIGS. 19A, 19B, 19C and 19D are respectively perspective views illustrating a single drawing operation for retrieving a handgun from the band holster being worn on a wait of the user according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(23) FIG. 20 is a perspective view illustrating a front side of utility pouches of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(24) FIG. 21 is a perspective view illustrating a rear side of the utility pouches of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(25) FIG. 22 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of a connecting belt of the utility pouch of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(26) FIG. 23 is a perspective view illustrating a structure of another connecting belt of the utility pouch of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

(27) FIG. 24 is a perspective view illustrating a manufacturing process of the band holster according to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(28) The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

(29) Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, terminologies of longitudinal, lateral, upper, front, back, left, right, perpendicular, horizontal, top, bottom, inner, outer, and etc. that indicate relations of directions or positions are based on the relations of directions or positions shown in the appended drawings, which are only to facilitate descriptions of the present invention and to simplify the descriptions, rather than to indicate or imply that the referred device or element is limited to the specific direction or to be operated or configured in the specific direction. Therefore, the above-mentioned terminologies shall not be interpreted as confine to the present invention.

(30) Referring to FIG. 3 to FIG. 24 of the drawings, a band holster 100 for quick draw according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The band holster 100 comprises an elongated band body 10 adapted for being worn on a user such as a waist of the user, a pouch assembly 20 for holding and storing a handgun 200, and a clasp means 30 coupled to the pouch assembly 20 for detachably and securely retaining the handgun 200 within the pouch assembly 20.

(31) The band body 10 is designed ergonomically to be worn comfortably around the waist of the user, providing a secure and stable platform for supporting the pouch assembly 20 which is designed for carrying the handgun 200. Preferably, the pouch assembly 20 can be provided at a central part of the band body 10 and is responsible for receiving and securely holding the handgun 200. The clasp means 30 plays a crucial role in securely retaining the handgun 200 within the pouch assembly 20, and it could be a quick-release closure mechanism for rapid access to the firearm during emergencies while still providing a secure hold under normal conditions.

(32) In the present invention, a side of the band holster 100, which is adjacent to and facing towards the waist of the user when the band holster 100 is worn on the waist of the user, is described as an inner side of the band holster 100, and the opposite side is described as an outer side of the band holster 100.

(33) More specifically, the band body 10 comprises a base layer 11, and a connecting means 12 for detachably connecting two end portions of the band body 10, so as to allow the band body 11 to form a circular belt that can be worn on the waist of the user. The connecting means 12 can be any suitable detachably coupling means such as magnetically coupling means, VELCRO Means, snap fasteners, screw fasteners, hook-and-eye fasteners, clip fasteners, buckle fasteners and screw fasteners.

(34) In this embodiment, as a specific example, the connecting means 12 is embodied as a VELCRO means which comprises a loop layer 121 formed on the base layer 11, and a hook layer 122 connected to the base layer 11 for detachably coupling with the loop layer 121. The loop layer 121 of the VELCRO means is formed with soft, fibrous loops. The hook layer 122 of the VELCRO means is characterized by tiny, stiff hooks that protrude from its base surface, and these hooks are designed to engage with the softer loops on the loop layer 121. When the hook layer 122 is pressed against to the loop layer 121, the loops of the loop layer 121 interlock with the hooks of the hook layer 122, creating a secure fastening.

(35) As shown in FIG. 3A of the drawings, in this embodiment, the loop layer 121 is extended along a length of the base layer 11 and is formed at an outer side of the base layer 11, the hook layer 122 is provided at an inner side of the base layer 11 at a first end portion 1101 of the base layer 11. Accordingly, the loop layer 121 and the hook layer 122 are provided at two opposite sides of the base layer 11, when the band holster 100 is worn on the user, the hook layer 122 is facing toward the body of the user, and the loop layer 121 is prevented from having contact with the body of the user. The hook layer 122 at the first end portion 1101 of the base layer 11 is detachably coupled with the loop layer 121 at a second end portion 1102 of the base layer 11, so as to form an end-to-end connecting structure that allows the band holster 100 to form a circular closure belt, as shown in FIG. 3B.

(36) Since the loop layer 121 is extended along the length of the base layer 11, the attaching area of the loop layer 121 for bonding with the hook layer 122 can be adjusted, so as to adjust the diameter of the circular closure belt formed by the band holster 100, so that the band holster 100 can accommodate users with varying waist sizes. In addition, the surface which may be adjacent to or be contacting with the body of the user is the base layer 11, rather than the loop layer 121, so that a more smooth layer is provided at the inner side of the band holster 100 when the band holster 100 is worn on the waist of the user.

(37) The band body 10 further comprises an edge wrapping layer 13 which is wrapped on peripheral surrounding edges of the base layer 11 and the connecting means 12, so as to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the band body 10 and also prevent the loops or hooks of the connecting means 12 to have contact with the human body. Preferably, the edge wrapping layer 13 comprises two layers which are respectively sewed to the upper and lower surfaces of the edges of the base layer 11 and the connecting means 12.

(38) The base layer 11 can be any soft and flexible material, such as spandex, nylon, polyester, Polyvinyl Chloride, and fabric. Alternatively, two or more materials can be used to form the base layer 11, such a combination of spandex and nylon, a combination of nylon and polyester, and a combination of spandex and polyester, and in the combination, an appropriate additive such as an amount of chloroprene rubber can be added to the composite material to enhance the tensile strength and tear resistance, so as to improve the reliability and durability of the composite material.

(39) The loop layer 121 is generally made of polyester material, and the hook layer 122 is made of nylon material. The edge wrapping layer 13 can be made of soft and flexible material, such as spandex, nylon, polyester, Polyvinyl Chloride, and fabric.

(40) Furthermore, As shown in FIG. 3B and FIG. 8 of the drawings, the base layer 11 has a plurality of holes 111 which is arranged in an array along the entire area of the base layer 11, rendering the base layer 11 an excellent breathability.

(41) In this embodiment, the pouch assembly 20 comprises a handgun pouch 21 fixed to the band body 10 for storing the handgun 200 which can be but not limited to Glock, M&P Shield, Smith and Wesson, Sig Sauer, Springfield, Bodyguard, Ruger, Walthe, Kimber, Rock Island, Bersa, Beretta, and Kahr.

(42) The pouch assembly 20 comprises an elongated inner sheet 201 fixed to the band body 10 and an elongated outer sheet 202 connected to the inner sheet 201 to form the handgun pouch 21 having an accommodating compartment 210 for storing the handgun 200. The inner sheet 201 is covered on the loop layer 121 of the band body 10, so as to avoid the handgun 200 to have frictional contact with the loop layer 121 of the band body 10.

(43) Correspondingly, the handgun pouch 21 comprises an inner layer 211 formed by the inner sheet 201 and is fixed to the band body 10, and an outer layer 212 formed by the outer sheet 202 and is connected to the inner layer 211, the accommodating compartment 210 is defined between the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212. The inner layer 211, which has an area larger than the outer layer 212, comprises an upper edge 2111, a lower edge 2112, and a body layer 2113 between the upper edge 2111 and the lower edge 2112, the upper edge 2111 and the lower edge 2112 are both wrapped and covered by the edge wrapping layer 13, and the body layer 2113 is covered on the loop layer 121 of the band body 10.

(44) A top opening 213 is formed between the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212 for communicating with the accommodating compartment 210, so that the handgun 200 is accessible to the accommodating compartment 210 through the top opening 213. The lower portions of the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212 are connected to prevent the handgun 200 from exiting the accommodating compartment 210.

(45) The bottom of the accommodating compartment 210 may be sealed, so that the handgun pouch 21 can be formed with a sealing lower end portion. In this embodiment, the handgun pouch 21 comprises a connecting seam 214 which connect the lower portions of the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212, so as to prevent the handgun 200 to slip off from the bottom of the accommodating compartment 210. The connecting seam 214 can be a glue layer applied between the lower portions of the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212, or is a stitching line connecting the lower portions of the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212.

(46) The connecting seam 214 can be formed at a middle of the lower portion of the handgun pouch 21, and two bottom holes 215 are formed at the two opposite sides of the connecting seam 214. The handgun 200 generally comprises a grip portion and a barrel portion, and regardless of its orientation, the barrel portion may be retained at one of the two bottom holes 215, so that the handgun 200 can be stored at the handgun pouch 21 for either right hand draw or left hand draw, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 of the drawings.

(47) The clasp means 30 is coupled to the handgun pouch 21 to retain the handgun 200 at the accommodating compartment 210 defined between the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212, and is able to be moved between a closed state for holding the handgun 200 at the accommodating compartment 210 and an open state in which the handgun 200 is allowed to be retrieved through the accommodating compartment 210. The clasp means 30 can be provided a central area of the handgun pouch 21, so that the band holster 100 can be adapt to both left hand draw and right hand draw. Alternatively, the clasp means 30 can be provided at a position deviated from the central area of the handgun pouch 21, so that the hand holster 100 is design for left hand draw or right hand draw, as shown in FIG. 13.

(48) In this embodiment, the clasp means 30 is configured in a manner that an upward single retrieving operation of a single hand of the user is able to simultaneously unlock the clasp means 30 and retrieve the handgun 200 from the accommodating compartment 210.

(49) More specifically, the clasp means 30 comprises a first connecting strap 31 connected to the inner layer 211 of the handgun pouch 21, a second connecting strap 32 connected to the outer layer 212 of the handgun pouch 21, a clasp assembly 33 for detachably connecting the first connecting strap 31 to the second connecting strap 32. Alternatively, the first connecting strap 31 may be connected to the hand body 10.

(50) The clasp assembly 33 comprises a first clasp element 331 connected to an upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and a second clasp element 332 connected to an upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32, and the first clasp element 331 is detachably engaged with the second clasp element 332, so as to form a closure structure for retaining the handgun 200 at the accommodating compartment 210, and are capable of being detached and disengaged with each other to allow the handgun 200 to be retrieved out through the top opening 213 of the handgun pouch 21.

(51) The clasp assembly 33 can be embodied as any suitable detachable fasteners. In this embodiment, the clasp assembly 33 is embodied as a button assembly. Corresponding, the first clasp element 331 is a button 3310 and the second clasp element 332 is embodied as a buttonhole member 3320 which has a retention hole 3321 for engaging with the button 3310 of the first clasp element 331. Unlike the VELCRO fasteners that the bonding ability will be reduced after frequent use, the button assembly is advantageous in that it can be repeatedly used.

(52) Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the button 3310 comprises a button seat 3311 which is embedded into the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and a button pin 3312 which is protruded from the button seat 3311 for engaging with the retention hole 3321 of the buttonhole member 3320. The button pin 3312 comprises an enlarged head portion 3313 and a circular clasping groove 3314 adjacent to the enlarged head portion 3313.

(53) The buttonhole member 3320 comprises a mounting strap 3322 which is folded to provide two strap layers 33221 which are clamping the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 to form a sandwich structure and enhance the rigidity thereof, a base plate 3323 attached to one of the strap layers 33221, and a retention component 3324 attached to the other strap layer 33221. Accordingly, the base plate 3323 which is round in shape and the retention component 3324 are provided at two opposite sides of the mounting strap 3322, and are firmly mounted with the mounting strap 3322 and the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31. The retention component 3324 defines the retention hole 3321 and has an access opening 3325 which is communicated to the retention hole 3321. The buttonhole member 3320 further comprises two retention pins 3326 mounted in the access opening 3325 and are spaced apart from each other to allow the enlarged head portion 3313 of the button pin 3312 to be squeezed into the retention hole 3321 through the space between the two retention pins 3326 until the two retention pins 3326 are engaged with the circular clasping groove 3314, and the enlarged head portion 3313 of the button pin 3312 is biasing against an abutting ring 3327 in the retention hole 3321, so as to firmly retain the button 3310 with the buttonhole member 3320.

(54) Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 10, the button 3310 can be formed an an inner side of the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32, and the button hole member 3320 can be formed at the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31.

(55) The first clasp element 331 is engaged with the second clasp element 332 to define a clasping position 330 which is defined above the top opening 213 of the handgun pouch 31, so that when the user retrieve the handgun 200 from the accommodating compartment 210 of the handgun pouch 21, the upward retrieving operation will drive the clasp assembly 33 to be disengaged with each other, or a thumb of the operating hand of the user will drive the first clasp element 331 to be detached from the second clasp element 332, so as to achieve the retrieval of the handgun 200 through a single retrieval operation of the single hand of the user.

(56) In this embodiment, the clasping position 330 is defined as the engaging position between the button 3310 and the buttonhole member 3320, i.e. the coupling position between the retention hole 3321 and the button pin 3312. As shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings, when the handgun pouch 21 in not stored with the handgun 200, the clasping position 330 is positioned above the top opening 213 of the handgun pouch 21.

(57) In addition, the first connecting strap 31 is more rigid than the second connecting strap 32 which is an elastic elongated strap that is stretchable, so that when the handgun 200 is placed at the accommodating compartment 210 of the handgun pouch 21, the second connecting strap 32 is pulled to be wrapped on the griping portion of the handgun 200, and to align the button 3310 with the buttonhole member 3320.

(58) The first connecting strap 31 can be made of a material such as PVC leather, PU leather, synthetic leather, and plastic-coated fabric. A lower fixing end portion 3102 of the first connecting strap 32 is fixed to an inner surface 2114 of the inner layer 211 of the handgun pouch 21 and is extended into the accommodating compartment 210 of the handgun pouch 21. For example, the lower fixing end portion 3102 of the first connecting strap 32 can be glued or sewn with the inner layer 211 of the handgun pouch 21. In other words, the first connecting strap 31 is preferred to be connected to an inner surface 2114 of the inner layer 211, not the outer surface of the inner layer 211, so as to prevent the first connecting strap 31 to have contact with the human body and just allow the base layer 11 of the band body 10 which provided an integral continual smooth surface which is facing the human body of the user when the band holster 100 is worn on the waist of the user.

(59) The second connecting strap 32 can be made of elastic material such as polyester, spandex, and rubber material. When the clasping means 30 is in the open state, and the handgun pouch 21 is not placed at the accommodating compartment 210, the first connecting strap 31 is in a upright state without dropping down, and the second connecting strap 32 which has elasticity and stretchability is sagging and drooping down because of gravity, as shown in FIGS. 11D, 15, 21 of the drawings.

(60) The clasp assembly 33 further comprises a fixing layer 34 which is used to fix the second connecting strap 32 to the outer layer 212 of the handgun pouch 21. Accordingly, the fixing layer 34 is sewn to the outer layer 212 of the handgun pouch 21 while fixing a lower fixing end portion 3202 of the second connecting strap 32 between the fixing layer 34 and the outer layer 212 of the handgun pouch 21. The fixing layer 34 can be made of a material such as PVC leather, PU leather, synthetic leather, and fabric. In addition, the fixing layer 34 is preferred to be made of rigid leather so that the fixing layer 34 also can be used to protect a trigger of the handgun 200 from accidental contact. A shape of the fixing layer 34 can be an L-shape as shown in FIG. 3A, a square shape as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 or a rectangular shape, and is not limited.

(61) In the present invention, the single drawing operation of the drawing hand of the user may be embodied as an upward pulling action by the user. In other words, the upward pulling action of the hand of the user can drive the handgun 200 to upward move so as to simultaneously unlock the clasp assembly 33 and retrieve the handgun 200 from the handgun pouch 21.

(62) Alternatively, the single drawing operation of the drawing hand of the user may also include a thumb releasing action which is simultaneously carried out when the drawing hand of the user is pulling the handgun 200 stored at the handgun pouch 21. In other words, a toggling action of the thumb of the drawing hand of the user on one of the connecting straps 31 and 32 can release and unlock the clasp assembly 30.

(63) As shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D of the drawings, and also with reference to FIGS. 19A to 19D, the single drawing operation for retrieving the handgun 200 from the handgun pouch 21 of this embodiment is illustrated. Referring to FIG. 11A, when the handgun 200 is placed and stored at the handgun pouch 21, the second connecting strap 32 is pulled so as to allow the mounting strap 3322 to align with the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, so that the button 3310 on the inner side of the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 is clasped and engaged with the buttonhole member 3320 on the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32. The elastic second connecting strap 32 is in a tension state and is pulling the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and the mounting strap 3322 is tend to be an inclined state, so that a gap 35 is defined between the mounting strap 3322 and the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31.

(64) As shown in FIG. 11B, when the user is using a drawing hand, which is illustrated as a right hand, to retrieve the handgun 200, the thumb is placed at the inner side of the base layer 11 of the band body 10 under the clasp assembly 33 while the rest four fingers are placed at the outer side of the handgun pouch 21. The gripping portion, the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, the upper fee end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32 are in the purlicue area of the drawing hand.

(65) As shown in FIG. 11C, when the user is carrying out the single drawing operation of the single drawing hand, the drawing hand is moving upward to pull the handgun 200 to move upward, and at the same time, the thumb of the drawing hand is sliding along the inner side of the base layer 11 to reach the edge of the mounting strap 3322, and then is sliding into the gap 35 between the mounting strap 3322 and the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, so that the thumb between the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32 is able to apply a toggling force to the mounting strap 3322 to drive the mounting strap 3322 to move, and thus the buttonhole member 3320 is driven to move, so as to be detached from the button 3310, as shown in FIG. 11D, and then the second connecting strap 32 automatically retracts because of its elasticity, and the clasp assembly 33 is thus shifted to the open state to allow the handgun 200 to be quickly and efficiently retrieved from the handgun pouch 21.

(66) Referring to FIGS. 13 and 14 of the drawings, as an alternative mode, the clasp assembly 33 can be embodied as a VELCRO means, hook portion and loop portion of the VELCRO means are respectively formed on the upper free upper free end portions of the two connecting straps 31 and 32, and the clasping position 330 is defined above the top opening 213 of the handgun pouch 21 in a retrieval moving path of the handgun 200, so that when a single drawing operation is carried out by the user, the upward moving handgun 200 will cause the clasp assembly 33 to be moved from the closed state to the open state for releasing the handgun 200.

(67) Referring to FIGS. 15 to 18, as another alternative mode, the clasp assembly 33 comprises a first clasp element 331 connected to an upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and a second clasp element 332 connected to an upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32, and the first clasp element 331 is detachably engaged with the second clasp element 332, so as to form a closure structure for retaining the handgun 200 at the accommodating compartment 210, and are capable of being detached and disengaged with each other to allow the handgun 200 to be retrieved out through the top opening 213 of the handgun pouch 21.

(68) In this alternative mode, the clasp assembly 33 is embodied as a button assembly. Corresponding, the first clasp element 331 is a button 3310 mounted to an outer surface of an upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the second clasp element 332 is embodied as a buttonhole member 3320 mounted to an outer surface of the an upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32. Similarly, the button hole member 3320 has a retention hole 3321 for engaging with the button 3310 of the first clasp element 331.

(69) Accordingly, in this embodiment, the clasping position 330 of the clasp assembly 33 formed by the engaging position between the button 3310 and the retention hole 3321 of the buttonhole member 3320 is positioned above the top opening 313 of the handgun pouch 21.

(70) As shown in FIGS. 17A to 17E of the drawings, the single drawing operation for retrieving the handgun 200 from the handgun pouch 21 of this alternative mode is illustrated. Referring to FIG. 17A, when the handgun 200 is placed and stored at the handgun pouch 21, the second connecting strap 32 is pulled so as to allow the mounting strap 3322 to align with the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, so that the button 3310 on the outer side of the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 is clasped and engaged with the buttonhole member 3320 on the outer side of the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32. The button 3310 is clasped on top of the buttonhole member 3320 in this alternative mode. The elastic second connecting strap 32 is in a tension state and is pulling the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and an angel can be defined between the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32, so that a gap 35 is defined between the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32.

(71) As shown in FIG. 17B, when the user is using a drawing hand, which is illustrated as a right hand, to retrieve the handgun 200, the thumb is placed at the outer side of the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 above the clasp assembly 33 while the rest four fingers are placed at the outer side of the handgun pouch 21.

(72) As shown in FIG. 17C, when the user is carrying out the single drawing operation of the single drawing hand, the drawing hand is moving upward to pull the handgun 200 to move upward, and at the same time, the thumb of the drawing hand is sliding along the upper free end portion 3102 of the second connecting strap 32, and then is sliding into the gap 35 between the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32, so that the thumb between the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31 and the upper free end portion 3201 of the second connecting strap 32 is able to apply a toggling force to the upper free end portion 3101 of the first connecting strap 31, and thus the button 3310 is driven to move, so as to be detached from the buttonhole member 3320, as shown in FIG. 17D, and then the second connecting strap 32 automatically retracts because of its elasticity, and the clasp assembly 33 is thus shifted to the open state to allow the handgun 200 to be quickly and efficiently retrieved from the handgun pouch 21, as shown in FIG. 17E.

(73) Referring to FIG. 18, when the handgun 200 is retained at the handgun pouch 21 in a different orientation with the gripping portion of the handgun 20 at a left side, the drawing hand can be a left hand of the user which is used to retrieve the handgun 200 from the handgun pouch 21 by a single left hand drawing operation.

(74) The pouch assembly 20 further comprises one or more magazine pouches 22 form by the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202. In this embodiment, two magazine pouches 22 are symmetrically formed at two opposite sides of the handgun pouch 21 for storing two magazines 300 respectively. In anther embodiment, a single magazine pouch 22 may be formed at an side of the handgun pouch 21.

(75) In this embodiment, each magazine pouch 22 has a magazine compartment 220 which is an inclined compartment for inclinedly receiving the magazine 300. Accordingly, when the magazines 300 are respectively inserted and retained at the magazine compartments 220, the handgun 200 is inserted and placed at the handgun pouch 21, upper end portions of the magazines 300 are spaced apart from the upper portion of the handgun 200, so that there is enough space is created between the handgun 200 and the corresponding magazine 300, so that by spacing the magazines 300 away from the handgun 200, interference during the drawing operation of the handgun 200 is avoided, so as to ensure smooth and unobstructed access when retrieving the handgun.

(76) According to this embodiment, the handgun pouch 21 and the magazine pouches 22 can be integrally formed by the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202. More specifically, the pouch assembly 20 comprises two boundary seams 203 connecting the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 to define the accommodating compartment 210 formed between the inner layer 211 and the outer layer 212, so as to form the handgun pouch 21, two first inclined seams 204 connecting the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 to define a first magazine compartment 220, and two second inclined seams 205 connecting the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 to define a second magazine compartment 220, so as to form the two magazine pouches 22 at the two opposite sides of the handgun pouch 21. One of the two first inclined seams 204 which is an outer inclined seam away from the handgun pouch 21 is used to inclinedly support the magazine 300 in the corresponding first magazine compartment 220, and one of the two second inclined seams 205 which is an outer inclined seam away from the handgun pouch 21 is used to inclinedly support the magazine 300 in the corresponding second magazine compartment 220.

(77) The pouch assembly 20 further comprises two edge seams 206 connecting the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 to mount the pouch assembly 20 to the band body 10. Accordingly, the two edge seams 206 are formed at the outer sides of the magazine pouches 22.

(78) It can be understood that each of the above boundary seams 203, the first inclined seams 204, the second inclined seams 205 and the edge seams 206 can be a glue layer applied between the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202, or is embodied as a stitching line applied on the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 so as to sew the inner sheet 201 with the outer sheet 202.

(79) In addition, the pouch assembly 20 further comprises a sealing pouch 23 fixed to the band body 10. The sealing pouch 23 may comprises only a single pouch layer 231 which is fixed to the band body 10, the sealing pouch 23 has a slot 232 which is provided with a zipper 233 for sealing the slot 232, so that when a personal item of the user is placed into the sealing pouch 23, the zipper 233 can be operated to be in a closed state for sealing the personal item in the sealing pouch 23.

(80) As shown in FIGS. 20 to 23, the pouch assembly 20 further comprises one or more utility pouches 24 which are detachably mounted on the band body 10 for storing magazines 300 or other person items 400 such as phones, ID cards, wallets, keys, headphones, flashlight, tissues, wet wipes and medications.

(81) The utility pouch 24 comprises an attaching layer 241 for detachably coupling with the band body 10, a holding layer 242 connected to the attaching layer 241 to define a holding compartment 243 for receiving a personal item 400, and a connecting belt 244 for retaining the person item 400 in the holding compartment 243.

(82) The band body 10 comprises the loop layer 121 on the base layer 11. Correspondingly, the attaching layer 241 comprises an attaching hook layer 2411 which is detachably coupled with the loop layer 121 of the band body, so that the utility pouches 24 can be securely attached and detached from the band body 10 and the utility pouches 24 can be horizontally, inclinedly, or vertically placed on a desired position of the loop layer 121 of the band body 10, offering the user the convenience of positioning the personal item 400 or magazine 300 wherever desired with a desired posture. This detachable feature not only enhances versatility but also provides customization options. Users can effortlessly attach or detach pouches according to their needs, allowing for quick access and efficient organization of essentials.

(83) As an example, the holding layer 242 can be an integral fabric strap 2420 which is sewn to the attaching layer 241 by two lateral sewing seams and a bottom sewing seam. The holding layer 242 may also comprise two transverse straps 2421 each having two ends connected to an upper end portion or a lower end portion of the attaching layer 241, a longitudinal strap 2422, which has a width smaller than a width of each transverse strap 2421, connected to the two transverse straps 2421 to define two side openings 2423 communicated to the holding compartment 243 respectively, this configuration is able to allow the holding compartment 242 with the two side opening 2423 to adapt to difference widths of the personal item 400 or magazine 300.

(84) In this embodiment, the connecting belt 244 comprises two end portions 2441 and a body portion 2442 between the two end portions 2441, and at least one of the two end portions 2441 is detachably coupled with one of the attaching layer 241 and the holding layer 242 for retaining the personal item 400 or the magazine 300.

(85) The connecting belt 244 can be a fabric strap which does not have elasticity, as shown in FIG. 22. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 23, the connecting belt 244 is an elastic belt that is stretchable, so that when the personal item 400 or magazine 300 is placed in the utility pouch 22, the connecting belt 244 is pulled and stretched to adapt to different lengths of the personal item 400 or the magazine 300.

(86) As shown in FIG. 20 of the drawings, the attaching layer 241 comprises an installing loop layer 2412 facing the holding layer 242, and the utility pouch 24 further comprises a mounting loop layer 245 formed on the holding layer 242. The connecting belt 244 comprises two end hook layers 2443 attached to the two end portions 2441 of the connecting belt 244 at two opposite sides of the connecting belt 244 so as to detachably coupling with the installing loop layer 2412 and the mounting loop layer 245 respectively, so that both of the positions of the end hook layers 2443 can be adjusted, so as to adapt to different lengths of the personal item 400 or the magazine 300. As a specific example, the connecting belt 244 with the two end hook layers 2443 and the elastic body portion 2442 is able to wrap and tightly fasten a phone having a variety of lengths.

(87) Referring to FIG. 24, of the drawings, a manufacturing method of the band holster 100 according the preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated. The manufacturing method comprises a step of preparing the band body 10, a step of preparing the pouch assembly 20, and a step of fixing the pouch assembly 20 to the band body 10.

(88) In the step of preparing the band body 10, the base layer 11 formed with the loop layer 121 is sewn with the hook layer 122 at the first end portion 1101 of the base layer 11.

(89) In the step of preparing the pouch assembly 20, the inner sheet 201 and the outer sheet 202 are sewn together along the boundary seams 203, the first inclined seams 204, the second inclined seams 205, the edge seams 206 and the connecting seam 214, so as to form the handgun pouch 21 and the magazine pouches 22.

(90) When mounting the pouch assembly 20 with the band body 10, the pouch assembly 20 is placed on the band body 10, and then the edge wrapping layer 13 is wrapped along the perimeter of the base layer 11, the loop layer 121, and the upper and lower edges of the pouch assembly 20, so as to mount the pouch assembly 20 to the band body 10.

(91) One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

(92) It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and are subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.