Accessory retaining strap
OwnerMichael R. Bernaz, Joseph Fasanellainventors
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Abstract
An accessory retaining strap for securing an accessory item to an item associated with the accessory. The strap may be formed with a first element joinable to a first element, at an intermediate portion thereof to define a three-band strap. Two bands are cooperatively joined by a Velcro® to secure the strap about the item, while an elastically extensible band is wrapped about the accessory item and cooperatively joined to the retaining strap. Embodiments of the accessory retaining strap is configured to retain the accessory to a firearm, or firearm carrier, such as a holster.
Claims12
A retaining strap for securing an accessory item to a firearm, comprising:
- a first element formed as a strap having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an attachment end, the first element having a length dimensioned to retain the accessory item with the retaining strap;
- a second element formed as an elongate strap having a proximal end, a distal end, a top surface, and a bottom surface, the second element having a length dimensioned to extend around at least one of a portion of a firearm, or a carrier for the firearm;
- a first cooperating fastener material and a second cooperating fastener material configured for releasable engagement;
- the first cooperating fastener material covering to the inner surface of the attachment end and at least a portion of the bottom surface of the second element, the second cooperating fastener material covering at least the proximal end and the distal end of the second element on the top surface thereof, and
- an elastic web interconnecting the first element at an attachment point located at an intermediate position of the top surface of the second element.
A method of releasably securing an accessory item to a firearm or a carrier for the firearm, comprising:
- providing a retaining strap comprising a first strap having an inner surface, an outer surface, an attachment end, and an elastic web, the first strap having a length dimensioned to retain the accessory item with the retaining strap;
- an elongate web having a proximal end, a distal end, a top surface and a bottom surface, the elongate web having a length dimensioned to extend around at least one of a portion of the firearm, or the carrier for the firearm, the elastic web attached to the elongate web at an attachment point positioned intermediate portion of the elongate web, to define a second and a third strap from the elongate web at each of the proximal end and the distal end of the elongate web, a first cooperating fastener material and a second cooperating fastener material configured for releasable engagement;
- the first cooperating fastener material covering the inner surface of the attachment end and at least a portion of the bottom surface of the elongate web, the second cooperating fastener material covering at least the proximal end and the distal end of the elongate web on the top surface thereof;
- wrapping the second strap and third strap about one of the firearm or the carrier for the firearm;
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- securing the second strap to the third strap by cooperative engagement of the first cooperating fastener material on the bottom surface of the elongate web with the second cooperating fastener material on the top surface of the elongate web.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.