System and method for holstering a hand-held gripper

An adjustable holster system, comprising:

• a belt to wrap around a waist of a user, including one or more attachment loops for connecting accessories;
• a collar allowing holstering of a gripper within open space, the collar including at least three sides around the open space;
• a height adjuster connected to the collar to adjust a vertical position of the collar;
• and
• a hook to connect the height adjuster to the attachment loops;
• wherein the gripper includes:
• a trigger;
• and
• retractable fingers to be retracted by the trigger, the retractable fingers fully opening when the trigger is released;
• and
• wherein, when the user holsters the gripper within the open space, the sides of the collar hold the retractable fingers of the gripper in place.

A method comprising:

• activating a trigger of a gripper to fully close a set of retractable fingers;
• removing the gripper from a collar shaped to allow holstering of the gripper and to allow securing of the retractable fingers against the collar;
• holding the gripper to perform an action by a user;
• activating the trigger of the gripper to fully close the set of retractable fingers;
• holstering the gripper into the collar;
• and
• deactivating the trigger of the gripper to open the set of retractable fingers until contact is made with the collar, securing the retractable fingers against the collar.