US1579553A - Pistol holder - Google Patents

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April 6 1926.

M. NJLUDLOW PISTOL HOLDER Filed Feb. 24, 1925 INVENTOR, Q/Wagery lV. Lad/ow; 3

I Patented "Apr. 6, 1926.

" MARGE YIN. LUIDLOW, or A ADENA, CALIFO NIA.

rrs'ronnonnnn' I Application filed February 24,1925, Senna-o. 11,156.

To all whom it may concern: I V Be it known that I, MARGERY N. LUDLow,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Altadena, in the county of Los Angeles,

State of California, have invented anew and useful Pistol Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates, to a holder for holding a pistol. The generalobje'ct of theinvention is to provide a device, of this kind which can be carried at a point in an automobile so that the pistolheld by it is within convenient reach,',to, the end that the pistol may be' quickly drawn when necessity 1 arises; also toprovideaconstruction for the devicewhich will enable the pistol to'be carried in a holster. One of the objects of- V the invention is to construct a part of the holder in such a way tl'iat the holster when removed inay be worn it desiredjon an ordinary belt. A further O ject of the invention'isitoprovide'a construction enabling the holder to be quickly set in place when de sired and removed when it is not anted. 7

Furtherobjects of theinv'ention' will ap- Pear'h r ina te J I The'invention consists in the novel parts an co binati n o par ta des hereinat'ter, all of which contribute to pro: duce efficient pistol holder. Y A preferred en bodirnent ofthe invention s des r be in th follow g sp eifi z while the' broad s copeof the invention is pointedout the appended clai ns.

In the drawings: j V V Fig. ljfis a sile elevation illustrating hol er mount d re dy for a cen 'e f y s a pistol this view alsoillustrates a portion efthe foot-board or floor of an automobile,

Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line 575, of Fig.4, and illustrating details 5 st lls-detachabl QQn t -Q which I p e e and a portion of the gear shitting lever bro to use for securing the upper portion of the. holsterto the bracket.

In practicing the invention, I employ an ordinary holster, but I- provideja bracket with means for fastening the same to a support; in addition to this Iprovidea detachable connection between the holster and the bracket operating 'to hold the holster in a substantially upright or fixed position.v Fur-.

'thermore, I provide means 011 tlieholster for engaging the bracket hichis eonstrncted 1n sucha way that it will operate when desired to enable th'eholste'r to be carried in" the regular way on a belt worn about the body.

, In the drawing, ljrepresents a'holst'er ot any {common construction, constructed of upper end so as to provide a pocket to receive a pistol 2 thrust downwardly into itin the usual way. When th pistol'is in plaee,the handle of the pistol is exposed in the usual manner to enable the pistol to be drawn or pulled up out of the'holster. the inner may be of fiatjforrn. This bar is constructed.

to operate as a belt hook, and is constructed si o-that it can engage the bracket; 3 at two separated points, preferably at one" point near the upper portion of the holster and at another point near the lower end of the holster, thatis to say, at theinuzzle endof the holster. In order to accoinplish this, the upper-end ot' the plate 4 is bent over so as to form a downwardly extending tongue. 5 whichis disposed away from theplane of the body of the bar in orderto. for-1n anarrow throat 6 which may receive an ordinary belt 7 when the holster is worn on the body (see The bracket 3 is provided'with nc-ans for securing the same to a support. This means may be of any suitable construction, but I prefer to constructit as a sliding connection so that the bracket 3 can be detached at will fronithe support by a sliding movement. In the present instance, I prefer to construct the bracket with a foot plate 8 having means such as a socket 9 for engaging the lower end of the bar or plate t, and this foot plate is provided with upwardly extending neans leather or similar material and openYat its such as stem 10 to engage the bar t near the upper end of the holster.

In the present instance I provide the tongue 5 and the upper end of the stem 10 with a detachable connection. The foot plate 8 is of keystone shape and is secured in place by sliding it longitudinally so that its converging side edges fll slide under the side flanges 12 formed on a base plate 13 which may be secured to a block l-it on the floor 15 of the car, This plate is provided with openings 16 to receive screws to fasten to the block. I prefer also to provide the foot plate 8 with a spring tongue I? which engages .yieldingly over a catch 18 which may projectup from the edge of: the base plate (see Figs. 2 and This tongue and catch cooperate to hold the bracket securely in position, but may be released by pressing upwardly on the end of the tongue.

The socket 9 may be made integral with the plate 8, the socket being formed by fornr ing an upward extension on the plate 8 at this point and bending the sides of this extension around to form vertical flanges 19. Vhen the holster is put in place, these flanges engage the side edges of the lower end of the bar or plate 4t and hold the same securely in position. y

In order to-form a detachable connection between the end of the stem 10 and the tongue 5, I prefer to form the tongue at its lower end. with an outwardly extending bulge or rudimentary socket 20, and the metal at this socket is removed at a point so as to form a keeper opening 21. The upper end of the stem 10 is formed with a shoulder 22.

In applying the holster to the bracket it is put substantially in the position shown in Fig. 2 and then shoved down. When this occurs, the lower end of the bar l should be shoved into the socket 9 and the upper end of the stem 10 should be guided into the rudimentary socket 20. When this occurs the lover edge of the tongue strikes an inclined guiding face 23 on the upper end of the stem which will deflect the stem inwardly toward the body of the holster sufiiciently to enable. it to pass up into the socket, and when the end of the stem has penetrated far enough into the socket it will snap out into the opening 21 and the shoulder 22 will thus prevent the holster from being aeci dcntally pulled up with the pistol when it is withdrawn from the holster. Of course, when it is desired to disconnect the holster, the stein 10 is'simply pressed inwardly toward the body of the holster to disengage the shoulder 22 from the catch opening.

The stem 10 is preferably of round iron held rigidly at its lower end in a foot 24 secured to the plate 8.

While I have described this holder as operating to hold this holster in a substantially upright position, by the term upright, I mean any position in which the pistol will not fall out of the holster.

It is understood that the embodiment of the invention described herein is only one of the many embodiments thisinvention may take, and I do not wish to be limited in the practice of the invention, nor in the claims, to the particular cn'ibodinient set forth.

hat I claim is V 1. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a bracket with a rigid foot for fastening the same to support, and a connection detachable at will between the holster and the bracket operating to hold the holster in a substantially upright position and projecting upwardly from the foot.

2. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a plate with means for. fastening the same to a support, a bracket detachably connected to the plate, and means for. .de-

tachably connecting, the holster and the bracket operating to hold the holster in a substantially fixed position.

3. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a plate with means for fastening the same to a support, a bracket, means on the holster for engaging the bracket at two separated points, and operating to detach ably connect the holster and the bracket with the holster in a substantially fixed position.

4t. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a bracket with means for fastening the same to a support, ainember attached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith having means for engaging the bracket atits lower end and having means for engaging the bracket toward its upper end and operating-to hold the holster in a substantially fixed position.

5. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, an upwardly extending bracket with means for fastening the same to a support, a bar attached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith having means for engaging the bracket at itslower end and having means for engaging the bracket toward its upper end and operating to hold the holster in a substantially fixed position.

6. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster having a bar attached thereto and extending longitudinally therewith, a bracketwith means for securing the same to a support, having a socket for engaging one end of the bar and-having an upwardly extending stem, the upper portion of said stem and said bar having an interlocking connection for holding the holster in a substantially upright position. I

7. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a bar attached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith, a bracket with means for fastening the same to a support and having a socket to receive the ion end of the bar, said bracket having an up-- wardly extending stem and said bar having a downwardly extending tongue said tongue and stem hav ng an interlocklng connection therebetween operating to hold the holster end of the bar, said bracket having an up wardly extending stem and said barhaving a downwardly extendlng tongue, sa d tongue and stem having an interlocking con-- nection therebetween operating to hold the holster in a substantially upright position,

said tongue being integral with said bar: and disposed out of the plane of the body ,of said bar'to enable the tongue to support the holster when detached from the bracket and worn on a belt.

9. In a pistol holdeigthe combination of a holster having a belt hook attached there' to with a downwardly extending tongue for engaging'over a belt, and a bracket withv means for attaching the" same to a supportwith means for engaging the belt hook at,

the tongue and at another point to hold the holster in a substantially upright position.

10. In a pistol holder, the combination of a holster, a substantially flat bar attached to the holster and extending longitudinally therewith, said bar operating at its upper end as a belt hookand having a downward 'ly extending tongueto engage over a belt worn on the body, a bracket having means for attaching the same to a support and having a socket to' receive the end'of the bar remote from the tongue, said bracket having an'upwardly extending member for engaging the tongue and cooperating with the tongue to hold the holster in a substantially.

upright position.

' Signed at Altadena this 16th day of February 1925.

MARGERYYN. LUDLoW.

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