Ankle Holster

Abstract

An ankle holster is disclosed herein. A foot portion is provided which is shaped to extend beneath at least a portion of an underside of a foot. A leg portion is provided which is movably connected to the foot portion. The leg portion is shaped to surround at least a portion of a leg. A mounting means is provided for mounting a holster to the leg portion.

Having thus described the aforementioned invention, what is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ankle holster comprising:
 a foot portion shaped to extend beneath at least a portion of an underside of a foot;   a leg portion movably connected to said foot portion, said leg portion being shaped to surround at least a portion of a leg; and   a mount for mounting a holster to said leg portion.   
     
     
         2 . The ankle holster  claim 1 , said leg portion being rotatably connected to said foot portion. 
     
     
         3 . The ankle holster of  claim 1 , said foot portion further comprising:
 a foot plate shaped to extend beneath at least a portion of an underside of a foot, said foot plate defining a medial side and a lateral side; and   first and second attachment members, said first attachment member being secured at a first end thereof to said lateral side and said second attachment member being secured at a first end thereof to said medial side, said first and second attachment members each having an opposite second end rotatably connected to said leg portion.   
     
     
         4 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , each said first and second attachment members being integrally formed with said foot plate. 
     
     
         5 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said foot plate being shaped to conform to an underside of a foot. 
     
     
         6 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said foot plate, said first and second attachment members, or both being of an elastomeric material. 
     
     
         7 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said foot plate having notches bounding said first ends of said first and second attachment members. 
     
     
         8 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said first and second attachment members having a plurality of alternating ridges and grooves proximate said first ends thereof. 
     
     
         9 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said first and second attachment members being symmetrically provided to said foot plate. 
     
     
         10 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said foot plate defining a longitudinal dimension, said first and second attachment members being longitudinally offset from one another. 
     
     
         11 . The ankle holster of  claim 10 , said first and second attachment members defining a longitudinal offset distance substantially equal to one centimeter. 
     
     
         12 . The ankle holster of  claim 10 , said second attachment member secured to said medial side of said foot plate being longitudinally forward of said first attachment member secured to said lateral side of said foot plate. 
     
     
         13 . The ankle holster of  claim 3 , said first and second attachment members each defining a length dimension, said length dimension of said second attachment member being greater than said length dimension of said first attachment member. 
     
     
         14 . The ankle holster of  claim 13 , said length dimension of said second attachment member being greater than said length dimension of said first attachment member by a distance substantially equal to one centimeter. 
     
     
         15 . The holster of  claim 3 , said leg portion further comprising:
 a lateral plate sized and shaped to generally conform to a lateral portion of a leg, said lateral plate being hinged to a second end of said first attachment member; and   a medial plate sized and shaped to generally conform to a medial portion of a leg, said medial plate being hinged to a second end of said second attachment member.   
     
     
         16 . The ankle holster of  claim 15 , said leg portion further including at least one wrap configured to releasably join said lateral and medial plates to allow said leg portion to surround a leg. 
     
     
         17 . The ankle holster of  claim 16 , said lateral and medial plates defining a plurality of slots for receiving said at least one wrap. 
     
     
         18 . The ankle holster of  claim 15 , said mount including at least one mounting bracket securable to at least one of said lateral and medial plates, said mounting bracket being shaped to allow a holster to be mounted thereto. 
     
     
         19 . The ankle holster of  claim 18 , said mount further including at least one mounting sleeve secured to at least one of said lateral and medial plates, said mounting sleeve being sized and shaped to engage said mounting bracket to secure said mounting bracket to said mounting sleeve. 
     
     
         20 . The ankle holster of  claim 18  further including a holster mounted to said mounting bracket. 
     
     
         21 . The ankle holster of  claim 20 , said holster being fabricated from a material selected from the group consisting of polymer, leather, and fabric. 
     
     
         22 . The ankle holster of  claim 21 , said holster being shaped to receive therein at least one of a firearm, a unit of ammunition, an ammunition magazine, a flashlight, a knife, a hand tool, a navigation device, a communication device, an aiming device, a personal protection device, a non-lethal weapon, and a pair of handcuffs. 
     
     
         23 . The ankle holster of  claim 22 , said holster being a retention holster. 
     
     
         24 . The ankle holster of  claim 15 , said leg portion further including at least one padded lining disposed along at least one of said lateral and medial plates. 
     
     
         25 . The ankle holster of  claim 24 , said leg portion further including a pair of padded linings, each padded lining being disposed along and being sized and shaped to conform to an inner surface of one of said lateral and medial plates. 
     
     
         26 . The ankle holster of  claim 25 , each said padded lining being releasably secured to a corresponding inner surface of one of said lateral and medial plates.