Holster with mounting spring

A holster or the like having a carrying case with an inner face to be located adjacent to the body of a user wearing the case;

• a mounting spring secured to and overlying the exterior of the inner face of the case, the mounting spring being under tension applying a spring force against the inner face of the case, in which the mounting spring is a wire rod having exterior legs forming a generally U-shaped exterior mounting portion of the spring and interior legs forming an interior fastening portion of the spring, the spring being bent so the interior legs near the top of the spring normally extend away from one side of the plane of the exterior legs and the interior legs then extend back toward the plane of the exterior legs and extend downwardly and intersect the plane of the exterior legs when the spring is in its unbiased position;
• and means securing the fastening portion of the mounting spring to the inner face of the holster case so that the exterior legs are held away from said normal position and in stiff tension against the inner face of the case, the exterior legs of the spring being movable against their bias away from the inner face of the case to form a narrow gap for receiving clothing or the like to which the case is releasably attached by the tension of the mounting spring.

A holster or the like having a carrying case with an inner face to be located adjacent to the body of user wearing the case;

• a mounting spring secured to and overlying the inner face of the case, the mounting spring being under tension applying a spring force against the inner face of the case, in which the mounting spring is a wire rod having exterior legs forming a generally U-shaped exterior mounting portion and interior legs forming an interior fastening portion of the spring, the exterior legs being in a first plane with the spring being bent so that interior legs are in a second plane at an angle to the first plane when the spring is in its unbiased position;
• and means securing the fastening portion of the mounting spring to the inner face of the holster case so the inner face of the case applies pressure to the exterior legs of the spring and holds the exterior legs in a position more parallel to the inner legs of the case so that the exterior legs apply stiff tension against the inner face of the case through the tendency of the exterior legs to move back toward the unbiased position of the spring, the exterior legs of the spring being movable against their bias away from the inner face of the case to form a narrow gap for receiving clothing or the like to which the case is releasably attached by the tension of the mounting spring.