Hands-free sling for carrying a long gun or other elongated article
OwnerTerry Bruce Norrisinventor
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Abstract
A sling for a long gun and other articles has a belt that fits about the waist and a shoulder strap that passes over the shoulder and fastens to the belt at both ends. The shoulder strap includes two chest mounting members that hold a long gun adjacent the chest so that the user can carry the gun without using his hands. The belt, shoulder strap and mounting members are adjustable. The sling optionally includes a chest strap that fits around the chest and is coupled to the shoulder strap in the front and back.
Claims7
A sling for holding an elongated article adjacent a chest of a user wearing the sling, the sling comprising:
- a belt including a belt fastener operable to fasten the belt around a waist;
- a shoulder strap including first and second ends coupled to the belt, a front chest portion extending from the first end, a back portion extending from the second end, and a shoulder portion positioned between the front chest and back portions and operable to rest on a shoulder;
- first and second chest mounting members coupled to the front chest portion of the shoulder strap, the first and second chest mounting members being operable to removably support the elongated article adjacent the chest of the user;
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- a chest strap coupled to the shoulder strap at the front chest and back portions, the chest strap being operable to hold the sling around the chest of the user.
A sling for holding an elongated article adjacent a chest of a user wearing the sling, the sling comprising:
- a belt including a belt fastener operable to fasten the belt around a waist;
- a shoulder strap including first and second ends coupled to the belt, a front chest portion extending from the first end, a back portion extending from the second end, and a shoulder portion positioned between the front chest and back portions and operable to rest on a shoulder;
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- first and second chest mounting members coupled to the front chest portion of the shoulder strap, the first and second chest mounting members being operable to removably support the elongated article adjacent the chest of the user;
- wherein the first and second chest mounting members are elongated straps having hook and loop fasteners portions for releasable engagement.
A sling for holding an elongated article adjacent a chest of a user wearing the sling, the sling comprising:
- a belt including a belt fastener operable to fasten the belt around a waist;
- a shoulder strap including first and second ends coupled to the belt, a front chest portion extending from the first end, a back portion extending from the second end, and a shoulder portion positioned between the front chest and back portions and operable to rest on a shoulder;
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- first and second chest mounting members coupled to the front chest portion of the shoulder strap, the first and second chest mounting members being operable to removably support the elongated article adjacent the chest of the user;
- wherein the first and second chest mounting members each comprise an article strap with first and second ends, either the first or second ends of the article strap, or both, coupled to a fastener for removably fastening the article strap about the article to be secured therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.