Quick Disconnect Securement Device
OwnerChristopher Buschinventor
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Abstract
A quick disconnect device for detachably holding a long gun or other elongated emergency tool (EET). The quick disconnect device receives and captures the ball of a ball-and-stem structure that is attached to the EET. The quick disconnect device may allow the EET to rotate about the central axis of the stem, but otherwise prevents relative translational and rotational motion between the EET and the quick disconnect device. The quick disconnect device is especially suitable for mounting to clothing, such as a utility belt or a ballistic vest. the quick disconnect device allows the EET to be inserted without requiring the user to directly manipulate the quick connection device, but requires the user to manipulate some sort of mechanism on the quick connect device in order to release the EET.
Claims20
A quick disconnect device for detachably mechanically connecting to a ball-and-stem structure, including a ball portion and a stem portion, extending from and mounted to an EET, the device comprising:
- a device frame;
- and
- ball-capturing hardware;
- wherein:
- the ball-capturing hardware is mechanically connected to the device frame;
- the ball capturing hardware is connected, structured, located, sized and/or shaped to form a ball-capturing recess that is moveable between at least an open position and a closed position, with:
- the open position being sufficiently open to allow the ball portion of the ball-and-stem structure of the EET can pass freely into and out of the ball-capturing recess, and
- the closed position being sufficiently closed to prevent the ball portion of the ball-and-stem structure of the EET to pass freely into and out of the ball-capturing recess.
A quick disconnect device for detachably mechanically connecting to an EET at an EET connecting portion, the device comprising:
- a device frame;
- a connection hardware set;
- and
- a user actuation hardware set;
- wherein:
- the connection hardware set and the user actuation hardware set are mechanically connected to the device frame;
- the connection hardware set is structured, located, sized, shaped and/or connected to form a quick disconnect mechanical connection with the EET connecting portion when the EET connecting portion is inserted into the connection hardware by a user and without any manipulation of the user actuation hardware set by the user;
- and
- the user actuation hardware set and connection hardware set are structured, connected, sized, shaped and/or located so that the user can actuate the actuation hardware set to force the connection hardware set to release the quick disconnect mechanical connection with the EET connecting portion in a quick disconnect manner.
The device of claim 12 wherein the connection hardware set is structured, sized, shaped, located and/or connected so that insertion of the EET connecting portion will move the connection hardware against the bias imparted by the biasing mechanism to allow full insertion of the EET connecting portion and form the quick disconnect mechanical connection between the connection hardware set and the EET connecting portion.
A clothing assembly wearable by a user and for use with an EET including an EET connecting portion, the assembly comprising:
- an article of clothing;
- a first connection hardware set;
- and
- a quick disconnect device;
- wherein:
- the article of clothing comprises a mounting portion;
- the mounting portion of the clothing comprises a major exterior surface;
- the first connection hardware set is structured, located, sized, shaped and/or connected to at least substantially rigidly mechanically connect the quick disconnect device to the mounting portion;
- the quick disconnect device comprises a second connection hardware set;
- and
- the second connection hardware set is structured, located, sized, shaped and/or connected to form a quick disconnect mechanical connection to the EET connecting portion so that there is no substantial translational play between the EET connecting portion and the quick disconnect device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.