Pivoting magazine holster

Abstract

A magazine holster includes an elongated hollow housing for carrying a spring-loaded magazine carrier therein. A pivot body is mounted by a pivot to the lower part of the housing for movement of the housing to at least one position away from body armor worn by a user. Movement of the housing may be selectable at various locations along an arc from the pivot. A clamp bracket attaches the pivot body to a duty belt. A lockable strap fits over a magazine carried downwardly to secure it in a stored position.

1 . A magazine holster comprising an elongated hollow housing having an upper open end for carrying an ammunition magazine therein in a first upward position and a downward stored position, a pivot body having upper and lower portions, a horizontal pivot mounted between said lower portion and said housing for pivotally mounting said housing to said body for adjustable movement of said housing about said pivot to dispose said upper open end in at least one location being closely adjacent a body of a user to at least one other position spaced from a body of a user, a clamp bracket for attaching said pivot body to a belt worn by a user to locate said housing upper open end away from body armor or the like worn by a user. 
   
   
       2 . The holster as defined in  claim 1  further including cooperating fasteners mounted between said housing and said pivot body for selectively adjusting the horizontal distance between said housing and said pivot body. 
   
   
       3 . The holster as defined in  claim 2  wherein said cooperating fasteners include a plurality of adjustment openings formed in said upper portion of said housing and a post element mounted on said upper portion of said pivot body, said post element being selectively positionable in one said adjustment opening to adjust the distance between said housing and said pivot body. 
   
   
       4 . The holster as defined in  claim 1  wherein said pivot body includes a pair of spaced pivot posts on said lower portion and a pair of spaced pivot openings formed in said lower end of said housing, said pivot axle posts positioned in respective said pivot openings for pivotally mounting said housing to said pivot body. 
   
   
       5 . The holster as defined in  claim 1  wherein said cover includes a strap having an elongated body and opposite end portions, said end portion of said strap being affixed to said lower portion of said housing member at a first location, said elongated body being disposed over a magazine in said stored position, other said end portion of said strap releasably attached to said upper portion of said housing at a second location to secure such magazine in said stored position. 
   
   
       6 . The holster as defined in  claim 5  further including releasable locking elements attached between said other end portion of said strap and said upper portion of said housing at said second location said elements being closeable together to a first secured position to secure such magazine in said stored position and being openable to a second unsecured position to allow such magazine to be moved to said upward position to dispose said other end portion of said strap to an unobstructed magazine position adjacent a body of a user, a spring supported by said housing for biasing such magazine upwardly to said first upward position when said releasable locking elements are opened to said second unsecured position. 
   
   
       7 . A magazine holster comprising an elongated hollow housing having an open upper end and a closed lower portion and a releasably locking top cover for securing a magazine inside said housing in a downward stored position, a magazine carrier having an open upper end and a closed lower end slideably movable upwardly and downwardly within said housing for frictionally carrying a single magazine therein, a spring biased between said closed lower portion of said housing and said closed lower end of said magazine carrier to urge upward motion of a magazine carried in said magazine carrier, a pivot body for pivotally mounting said housing having upper and lower portions and a horizontal pivot to said body for adjustable movement of said housing about said pivot to dispose said upper end in at least one location being closely adjacent a body of a user to at least one other position spaced from a body of a user, a clamp bracket for attaching said pivot body to a belt worn by a user. 
   
   
       8 . The holster as defined in  claim 7  further including cooperating fasteners mounted between said housing and said pivot body for selectively adjusting the horizontal distance between said housing and said pivot body. 
   
   
       9 . The holster as defined in  claim 8  wherein said cooperating fasteners include a plurality of adjustment openings formed in said upper portion of said housing and a post element mounted on said upper portion of said pivot body, said post element being selectively positionable in one said adjustment opening to adjust the distance between said housing and said pivot body. 
   
   
       10 . The holster as defined in  claim 7  wherein said pivot body includes a pair of spaced pivot posts on said lower portion and a pair of spaced pivot openings formed in said lower end of said housing, said pivot axle posts positioned in respective said pivot opening for pivotally mounting said housing to said pivot body. 
   
   
       11 . The holster as defined in  claim 7  wherein said cover includes a strap having an elongated body having opposite end portions, one said end portion of said strap affixed to said lower portion of said housing member at a first location, said elongated body being disposed over a magazine in said stored position, other said end portion of said strap releasably attached to said upper portion of said housing at a second location to secure such magazine in said stored position, and a pair of cooperating releasable locking elements, one said locking fastener affixed to said other end of said strap, other said locking fastener affixed to said housing adjacent said second location to releasably attach said other end of said strap to said housing at said second location, said elements being attachable together to form a first secured position to secure such magazine in said stored position and being releasable to a second unsecured position to allow such magazine to be moved to said upward position to dispose said other end portion of said strap adjacent a body of a user. 
   
   
       12 . The holster as defined in  claim 7  wherein said pivot body includes a pair of pivot axle posts mounted on and projecting outwardly and a pair of pivot openings formed in said housing, respective said pivot axle post being positioned in corresponding said one pivot opening for pivotally mounting said pivot body to said housing. 
   
   
       13 . The holster as defined in  claim 11  wherein said housing includes an outside shell element having upper and lower portions and an inside shell element having upper and lower portions, said shell elements affixed together to define said interior space. 
   
   
       14 . The holster as defined in  claim 13  wherein said one end portion of said strap is affixed between said lower portions of said shell elements. 
   
   
       15 . The holster as defined in  claim 14  wherein said other end portion of said strap is affixed to said upper portion of said outside shell element. 
   
   
       16 . A magazine holster comprising an elongated housing member having an interior space including an open upper end and a closed lower portion and a closeable top cover member for securing a magazine inside said housing member in a downward stored position, a magazine carrier having an open upper end and a closed lower end slideably movable upwardly and downwardly within said housing member for snugly carrying a single magazine therein, a spring biased between said closed lower portion of said housing member and said closed lower end of said magazine carrier to urge upward motion of a magazine carried in said magazine carrier, a pivot body member having upper and lower portions and a horizontal pivot member for pivotally mounting said housing to said body for adjustable movement of said housing member about said pivot to dispose said upper end in at least one location closely adjacent a body of a user to selected positions spaced from a body of a user, a bracket and at least one fastener for attaching said pivot body member to a belt worn by a user. 
   
   
       17 . The holster as defined in  claim 16  further including cooperating fasteners mounted between said housing member and said pivot body member for selectively adjusting the horizontal distance between said housing member and said pivot body member. 
   
   
       18 . The holster as defined in  claim 17  wherein said cooperating fasteners include a plurality of adjustment openings formed in one said member and a post element mounted on other said member, said post element being selectively positionable in one said adjustment opening to adjust the distance between said members. 
   
   
       19 . The holster as defined in  claim 16  wherein one said member includes at least one pivot axle post mounted on and projecting outwardly form said lower portion and at least one pivot opening formed in said lower end of other said member, said at least one pivot axle post positioned in said at least one pivot opening for pivotally mounting said members together. 
   
   
       20 . The holster as defined in  claim 16  wherein said cover member includes a strap having an elongated body and first and second end portions, said first end portion of said strap affixed to said housing member at a first location, a portion of said second end portion of said elongated body being disposed over a magazine in said stored position, said second end portion of said strap releasably attached to said housing at a second location to secure such magazine in said stored position. 
   
   
       21 . The holster as defined in  claim 20  further including a pair of cooperating releasable locking elements, one said locking fastener affixed to said first end of said strap, other said locking fastener affixed to said housing adjacent said second location to releasably attach said second end of said strap to said housing at said second location, said spring moving such magazine upwardly when said locking elements are released to force said portion of said second portion of said strap over such magazine away from such magazine and adjacent a body of a user.