US 11,998,107 B2 · Quick detach belt loop

Abstract

In embodiments, a belt clamp includes an inboard plate and an outboard plate that are pivotally coupled at their upper ends. The belt clamp may also include a spring biased locking mechanism that selectively and releasably connects the lower end of the inboard plate to the lower end of the outboard plate by way of locking posts in the inboard plate that are displaced upwardly from the lower edge of said plate. The outboard locking plate may have latch members that are entirely contained (except for opposing actuation buttons) within a compartment formed by two portions of the outboard plate connected by a living hinge. The opposing actuation buttons require a motion in a first direction, such as upwardly, to allow motion in a second direction, such as inwardly, to rotate the latching members inwardly to release the locking posts.

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Dependent claims

A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:

a first plate and a second plate that are pivotally coupled at respective first ends at respective hinge portions;
one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms configured to selectively and releasably connect a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
wherein the one or more spring biased first locking mechanism comprises one or more latching members positionable between a latched position and an unlatched position,
wherein the one or more latching members comprise two finger buttons facing in opposite directions to one another, the one or more latching members configured to be biased to the latched position;
and
one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate comprising one or more second locking mechanisms configured to engage with the one or more latching members.

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A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:

a first plate and a second plate that are pivotally coupled at respective first ends at respective hinge portions;
one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms configured to selectively and releasably connect a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
one or more locking features on one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate,
the one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms further comprising at least one latching member on the other of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate, the at least one latching members configured to latchingly engage the one or more locking features;
wherein the at least one latching members comprise at least two finger buttons facing in opposite direction to one another, and the at least two finger buttons are configured to be slidably spring biased away from one another to a latched position.

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A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:

a first plate and a second plate each comprising a respective hinge portion at a respective first end, the first plate and the second plate pivotally coupled at respective first ends at the respective hinge portions;
a locking mechanism that selectively and releasably connects a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
wherein one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate comprises at least one ramped rib, wherein the at least one ramped rib incorporates a portion of the locking mechanism and is configured to guide the user's belt during installation of the belt clamp onto the belt.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Quick detach belt loop

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Quick detach belt loop

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Abstract

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