Mounts for knife sheaths

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10933548-B2
Application number	US-201916272661-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 11, 2019
Priority date	Feb 11, 2019
Publication date	Mar 2, 2021
Grant date	Mar 2, 2021

Abstract

The disclosure relates to mounts for knife sheaths. The mounts can be assembled in a first configuration in which the mounts can be strap-mounted; and a second configuration in which the mounts can be mounted on a waist belt. The mounts also permit the orientation of the sheath to be varied.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A mount for supporting a knife sheath from a strap, comprising:
a backing plate having an outer perimeter, an opening, and a plurality of attachment points located between the outer perimeter and the opening;
a retaining member configured for mounting on the backing plate so that the retaining member spans a first portion of the opening and a second portion of the opening remains exposed, a first side of the retaining member faces the backing plate and the opening, and the strap can engage the first side of the retaining member by way of the opening; and
a plurality of fasteners configured to secure the sheath to the mount by way of the attachment points, wherein:
the backing plate is configured so that, when the sheath is in a first orientation in relation to the mount, a first and a second of the attachment points in the backing plate align with a respective first and second attachment point in the sheath; and
the backing plate is further configured so that, when the sheath is in a second orientation in relation to the mount, a third and a fourth of the attachment points in the backing plate align with the respective first and second attachment points in the sheath.

2. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the backing plate is further configured so that, when the sheath is in a third orientation in relation to the mount, a fifth and a sixth attachment point in the backing plate align with the respective first and second attachment points in the sheath.

3. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the attachment points are holes configured to receive the fasteners.

4. The mount of claim 2 , wherein the second orientation is angularly offset from the first orientation by about 20 degrees; and the third orientation is angularly offset from the second orientation by about 20 degrees.

5. The mount of claim 2 , wherein: the first, third, and fifth attachment points in the backing plate are located at a first corner of the backing plate; and the second, fourth, and sixth attachment points in the backing plate are located at a second corner of the backing plate.

6. The mount of claim 2 , wherein the backing plate is further configured so that, when the sheath is in a fourth orientation in relation to the mount, the first and second attachment points in the backing plate align with a respective third and fourth attachment point in the sheath.

7. The mount of claim 6 , wherein the fourth orientation is offset from the first orientation by about 90 degrees.

8. The mount of claim 5 , wherein the backing plate is further configured so that:
when the sheath is in the first orientation in relation to the mount, a seventh and an eighth of the attachment points in the backing plate align with a respective third and fourth attachment point in the sheath;
when the sheath is in the second orientation in relation to the mount, a ninth and a tenth attachment point in the backing plate align with the respective third and fourth attachment points in the sheath;
when the sheath is in the third orientation in relation to the mount, an eleventh and a twelfth attachment point in the backing plate align with the respective third and fourth attachment points in the sheath;
the seventh, ninth, and eleventh attachment points in the backing plate are located at a third corner of the backing plate; and
the eighth, tenth, and twelfth attachment points in the backing plate are located at a fourth corner of the backing plate.

9. The mount of claim 1 , wherein the retaining member is a plate having a substantially rectangular shape.

Assignees

• Whg Properties Llc

Inventors

• McKillips Neal

Classifications

• B26B29/02 Primary

  Guards or sheaths for knives · CPC title

• F16M13/04

  for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} · CPC title