Gear track system

A system for carrying accessories, comprising:

• a carrier configured for at least one of wearing on a user's body or mounting to tactical equipment;
• an accessory holder configured to attach to the carrier via a first connector fixedly attached to the accessory holder, and a second connector fixedly attached to the carrier;
• and
• a release mechanism for releasing the accessory holder from the carrier,
• wherein, the first connector and second connector are configured to engage with one another so as to allow the accessory holder to be mounted to and removed from the carrier,
• the first connector and second connector are attachable to one another using a male track member of the first connector and a female track member of the second connector,
• the first connector and second connector are configured to resist rotation relative to one another when the first connector and the second connector are engaged,
• the release mechanism includes at least one deflecting component connected to at least one of the accessory holder or the carrier, the at least one deflecting component configured to be manipulated by a user's finger to allow the accessory holder to be removed from the carrier,
• the carrier includes a plurality of second connectors arranged in fixed positions on the carrier and configured to mount a plurality of accessory holders thereto,
• the carrier includes at least one of a plurality of slots disposed around a perimeter of the carrier, or a plurality of pockets on a face of the carrier, and
• the accessory holder includes a top opening and a plurality of elongated members extending from a wall of the top opening, the plurality of elongated members at least partially defining a well in which an accessory may be received, and the plurality of elongated members forming a bottom of the accessory holder against which the accessory may be seated when received in the well.

An accessory holder, comprising:

• a frame including an opening sized and configured for insertion and removal of the accessory, and a plurality of elongated members extending from a wall of the opening that at least partially define a cavity sized and configured to receive the accessory;
• and
• a connector fixedly attached to the frame,
• wherein, the connector includes at least one of a male or female component configured to allow the accessory holder to be mounted to and removed from a carrier with a complimentary connector,
• the accessory is at least one of a firearm, a firearm magazine, a radio, a tool, a grenade, or tactical equipment,
• the wall of the opening and the elongated members are together formed of a monolithic piece of material that is at least one of molded, machined, cast, or 3-D patterned, and
• the frame further includes at least two members projecting from the wall of the opening and angled toward one another so as to pinch the accessory between free ends of the at least two members when the accessory is inserted in the holder.

A system for carrying accessories, comprising:

• a carrier configured for at least one of wearing on a user's body or mounting to tactical equipment;
• an accessory holder configured to attach to the carrier via a first connector fixedly attached to the accessory holder, and a second connector fixedly attached to the carrier;
• and
• a release mechanism for releasing the accessory holder from the carrier,
• wherein, the first connector and second connector are configured to engage with one another so as to allow the accessory holder to be mounted to and removed from the carrier,
• the first connector and second connector are attachable to one another using a male member of the first connector and a female member of the second connector, or vice versa,
• the first connector and second connector are configured to resist rotation relative to one another when the first connector and the second connector are engaged,
• the release mechanism includes at least one deflecting component fixedly connected to the carrier, the at least one deflecting component configured to deflect as the first connector begins to engage with the second connector and to be manipulated by a user's finger to allow the accessory holder to be removed from the carrier, and
• the accessory holder includes a top opening and a plurality of elongated members extending from a wall of the top opening, the plurality of elongated members at least partially defining a well in which an accessory may be received, and the plurality of elongated members forming a bottom of the accessory holder against which the accessory may be seated when received in the well.