US 11,998,107 B2
Quick detach belt loop
Christopher J. Michael, Belgrade, MT (US); and Daniel Sereday, Belgrade, MT (US)
Assigned to Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, Anoka, MN (US)
Filed by Vista Outdoor Operations LLC, Anoka, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 4, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,628.
Application 18/130,628 is a continuation of application No. 17/501,176, filed on Oct. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,638,476.
Application 17/501,176 is a continuation of application No. 16/715,865, filed on Dec. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,147,360, issued on Oct. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/780,159, filed on Dec. 14, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0276929 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A45F 5/02 (2006.01); F41C 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC A45F 5/021 (2013.01) [F41C 33/041 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:
a first plate and a second plate that are pivotally coupled at respective first ends at respective hinge portions;
one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms configured to selectively and releasably connect a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
wherein the one or more spring biased first locking mechanism comprises one or more latching members positionable between a latched position and an unlatched position,
wherein the one or more latching members comprise two finger buttons facing in opposite directions to one another, the one or more latching members configured to be biased to the latched position; and
one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate comprising one or more second locking mechanisms configured to engage with the one or more latching members.
 
8. A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:
a first plate and a second plate that are pivotally coupled at respective first ends at respective hinge portions;
one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms configured to selectively and releasably connect a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
one or more locking features on one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate,
the one or more spring biased first locking mechanisms further comprising at least one latching member on the other of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate, the at least one latching members configured to latchingly engage the one or more locking features;
wherein the at least one latching members comprise at least two finger buttons facing in opposite direction to one another, and the at least two finger buttons are configured to be slidably spring biased away from one another to a latched position.
 
14. A belt clamp for securing a holster or accessories to a user's belt, the belt clamp comprising:
a first plate and a second plate each comprising a respective hinge portion at a respective first end, the first plate and the second plate pivotally coupled at respective first ends at the respective hinge portions;
a locking mechanism that selectively and releasably connects a second end of the first plate to a second end of the second plate,
wherein one of the second end of the first plate and the second end of the second plate comprises at least one ramped rib, wherein the at least one ramped rib incorporates a portion of the locking mechanism and is configured to guide the user's belt during installation of the belt clamp onto the belt.