Mounting apparatus for a holster

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12357078-B2
Application number	US-202318364147-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 2, 2023
Priority date	Aug 2, 2023
Publication date	Jul 15, 2025
Grant date	Jul 15, 2025

Abstract

The present invention relates to a mounting apparatus and a holster having a bracket with a D-stud with a radial pattern of detent pockets. The D-stud allows the bracket to rotate in a ratcheting manner in a first range of motion and freely rotate in a second range of motion. The free rotation of the second range of motion allows the D-stud to automatically recover from a vertical position to a non-vertical position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A holster ( 800 ), comprising:
a holster housing ( 400 ); and
a bracket secured to the holster housing, the bracket having a D-stud extending therefrom, the D-stud having a radial pattern ( 113 ) of a first half-ring of detents ( 114 ) and a second half-ring of detents ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a larger radius than the second half-ring ( 117 ) and sharing a center point with the second half-ring ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a first end ( 115 ) and a second end ( 116 ), and the second half-ring ( 117 ) having a first end ( 118 ) and a second end ( 119 ), the first end ( 115 ) of the first half-ring ( 114 ) overlapping with the first end ( 118 ) of the second half-ring ( 117 ), the second end ( 116 ) of the first half-ring ( 114 ) overlapping with the second end ( 119 ) of the second half-ring ( 117 ), wherein the first half-ring ( 114 ) has an opening that faces an opening of the second half ring ( 117 ).

2. The holster of claim 1 , wherein the detents are formed of pockets.

3. The holster of claim 1 , wherein the detents are formed of domes.

4. The holster of claim 1 , wherein each detent of the first half-ring ( 114 ) corresponds with a detent of the second half-ring ( 117 ).

5. The holster of claim 1 , wherein the D-stud has a straight edge and a round edge, and the first half-ring ( 114 ) is proximal to the round edge of the D-stud ( 111 ), and the second half-ring ( 117 ) is proximal to the straight edge of the D-stud ( 111 ).

6. A mounting apparatus, comprising:
a bracket ( 110 ) having a D-stud ( 111 ) extending therefrom, the D-stud ( 111 ) having a radial pattern of detents ( 113 ) formed of a first half-ring of detents ( 114 ) and a second half-ring of detents ( 117 ), the first half-ring of detents ( 114 ) having a larger radius than the second half-ring ( 117 ) and sharing a center point with the second half-ring ( 117 ); and
a mounting assembly ( 120 ) configured to receive the bracket ( 110 ), the mounting assembly ( 120 ) comprising:
a front plate ( 130 ) having a cutout for receiving the D-stud;
a mounting housing ( 140 ) having an aperture ( 141 ); and
a spring plate ( 150 ) mounted within the aperture ( 141 ) of the mounting housing ( 140 ), the spring plate ( 150 ) comprising a pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ), each arm ( 151 ) having a dome ( 152 ), wherein the D-stud ( 111 ) rotates in a first range of motion when domes ( 152 ) and detents ( 113 ) are aligned, and the D-stud ( 111 ) rotates in a second range of motion when the domes ( 152 ) and detents ( 113 ) are misaligned thereby providing auto-recovery to a position where the D-stud cannot slide out of the cutout.

7. The mounting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the D-stud ( 111 ) rotates in a ratcheting manner in the first range of motion while the domes ( 152 ) engage to the radial pattern of detents ( 113 ), and the D-stud ( 111 ) freely rotates in a second range of motion when the domes ( 152 ) are disengaged from the radial pattern of detents ( 113 ).

8. A mounting apparatus ( 100 ) for a portable communication device, the mounting apparatus comprising:
a bracket ( 110 ) mounted to a radio holster, the bracket ( 110 ) comprising:
a D-stud ( 111 ) extending therefrom, the D-stud ( 111 ) having a radial pattern ( 113 ) of a first half-ring of detent pockets ( 114 ) and a second half-ring of detent pockets ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a larger radius than the second half-ring ( 117 ) and sharing a center point with the second half-ring ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a first end ( 115 ) and a second end ( 116 ), and the second half-ring ( 117 ) having a first end ( 118 ) and a second end ( 119 ), the first end ( 115 ) of the first half-ring ( 114 ) overlapping with the first end ( 118 ) of the second half-ring ( 117 ), the second end ( 116 ) of the first half-ring ( 114 ) overlapping with the second end ( 119 ) of the second half-ring ( 117 ), wherein the first half-ring ( 114 ) has an opening that faces an opening of the second half ring ( 117 ); and
a mounting assembly ( 120 ) configured to receive the bracket ( 110 ), the mounting assembly ( 120 ) comprising:
a front plate ( 130 ) having a u-shaped cutout for receiving the D-stud;

a mounting housing ( 140 ) having an aperture ( 141 ); and
a spring plate ( 150 ) mounted within the aperture ( 141 ) of the mounting housing ( 140 ), the spring plate ( 150 ) comprising:
a pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ) compressibly coupled with the spring plate, each arm ( 151 ) having a dome ( 152 ), the pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ) positioned such that at least one dome ( 152 ) is alignable with a detent pocket of the first half-ring ( 114 ) and another dome ( 152 ) is alignable with a detent pocket with the second half ring ( 117 ), wherein the bracket ( 110 ) is rotatable within the mounting assembly ( 120 ), and wherein the D-stud ( 111 ) rotates in a first range of motion when domes ( 152 ) and detent pockets ( 113 ) are aligned, and the D-stud ( 111 ) rotates in a second range of motion when the domes ( 152 ) and detent pockets ( 113 ) are misaligned providing auto-recovery, wherein the pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ) is configured to engage the domes ( 152 ) with the pattern of detent pockets.

9. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ) provides a low profile compression mechanism ( 153 ).

10. The mounting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the compression mechanism ( 153 ) is at least one leaf spring.

11. The mounting apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the spring plate ( 150 ) is a unitary piece.

12. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the pair of connected cantilever arms ( 151 ) is non-centered relative to the spring plate.

13. The mounting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each cantilever arm ( 151 ) is equal in length.

14. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the D-stud ( 111 ) has a straight edge ( 111 a ) and a round edge ( 111 b ), and the first half-ring ( 114 ) is proximal to the round edge of the D-stud, and the second half-ring ( 117 ) is proximal to the straight edge of the D-stud.

15. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each detent pocket of the first half-ring ( 114 ) corresponds to a detent pocket of the second half-ring ( 117 ).

16. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the detent pockets of the radial pattern of detent pockets 113 are identical in size.

17. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the front plate ( 130 ) is made of metal.

18. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the D-stud ( 111 ) and the domes ( 152 ) are made of metal.

19. The mounting apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the first range of motion and the second range of motion are both 180 degrees.

20. A mounting apparatus ( 100 ) for a portable communication device, the mounting apparatus comprising:
a bracket ( 110 ) mounted to a radio holster, the bracket ( 110 ) comprising:
a D-stud ( 111 ) extending therefrom, the D-stud ( 111 ) having a radial pattern ( 113 ) of a first half-ring of detent pockets ( 114 ) and a second half-ring of detent pockets ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a larger radius than the second half-ring ( 117 ) and sharing a center point with the second half-ring ( 117 ), the first half-ring ( 114 ) having a first end ( 115 ) and a second end ( 116 ), and the second half-ring ( 117 ) having a first end ( 118 ) and a second end ( 119 ), the first end ( 115 ) of the first half-r

Assignees

• Motorola Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Neau Michael
• Nilsen Ryan M
• Duman Goktug
• Hamid Mohd Hizami Abdul

Classifications

• A45F5/1516

  Holders or carriers for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. pagers or smart phones · CPC title

• A45F2005/025

  with a holder or item rotatably connected to the fastening device, e.g. having a rotation axis perpendicular to the garment · CPC title

• H04B1/3888

  Arrangements for carrying or protecting transceivers · CPC title

• H04B2001/3855

  carried in a belt or harness · CPC title

• A45F5/02

  Fastening articles to the garment · CPC title