Firearm Retaining Harness

Abstract

A firearm retaining harness is described comprising a shoulder portion and a transverse member. The shoulder portion is worn around a shoulder of an operator, while the transverse member wraps around the operator's chest. The shoulder portion and the transverse member may be releasably coupled to one another for putting on and removing the harness. A coupling slidably engages the transverse member on a first side, while is releasably coupled to a firearm on a second side. Because the coupling is slidably coupled to the transverse member, an operator may quickly move the firearm between a storage, ready, and active position. Since the transverse member is elastic, it is pulled taught when in an active position such that positive pressure is provided to the operator. Such positive pressure may reduce an amount of recoil, as well as provide stabilization during discharge of the firearm and faster target acquisition.

1 . A harness comprising:
 a shoulder portion, the shoulder portion comprising a shoulder member and an underarm member, which, when the harness is worn by a wearer, the shoulder member passes from a first area about a chest of the wearer over a shoulder of the wearer to a second area about a back of the wearer and the underarm member passes from the first area under a first arm of the wearer to the second area;   a transverse member, the transverse member, when worn by the wearer, passes from the first area, under a second arm of the wearer, and to the second area without passing under the first arm; and   a coupling comprising an upper portion and a lower portion,   wherein the transverse member is elastic and thread through a hole in the upper portion such that the upper portion is free to slide along the transverse member from the first area to the second area,   the lower portion is configured to releasably couple to a firearm, and   the upper portion and the lower portion freely rotate about one another.   
     
     
         2 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the elastic material is one of polyurethane-polyurea copolymer, polyester, ballistic nylon, neoprene, or acrylic. 
     
     
         3 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein a firearm is coupled to the coupling at the lower portion. 
     
     
         4 . The harness of  claim 3 , wherein the transverse member provides a positive tension when a firearm coupled to the coupling device is in an active position. 
     
     
         5 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder portion comprises leather. 
     
     
         6 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder potion comprises a woven material, the woven material comprising cotton, cotton blend, organic cotton, silk, silk blend, polyester, polyester blend, acrylic, acrylic blend. 
     
     
         7 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling comprises aluminum, stainless steel, or an industry standard alloy. 
     
     
         8 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder portion is formed by sewing a first end of the shoulder member to itself about a first clip, sewing a first end of the underarm member to itself about the first clip, sewing a second end of the shoulder member to itself about a second clip, and sewing a second end of the underarm member to itself about the second clip. 
     
     
         9 . The harness of  claim 8 , wherein a first end of a ventral member is sewn to itself about the first clip, a first end of a dorsal member is sewn to itself about the second clip, a second end of the ventral member is affixed to a first end of the transverse member, and a second end of the dorsal member is affixed to a second end of the transverse member. 
     
     
         10 . The harness of  claim 8 , wherein one or more of the first clip or the second clip is a carabiner. 
     
     
         11 . The harness of  claim 1 , wherein the harness is dimensioned to be worn by an operator such that an arm of the operator passes through the shoulder portion and the transverse member secures the harness to the operator about a chest of the operator. 
     
     
         12 . A method for carrying a firearm, the method comprising:
 attaching a firearm to a harness via a coupling, the coupling having an upper portion and a lower portion, the harness configured to hold the firearm in a storage position, a ready, and an active position;   transitioning the firearm from a first position to a second position along a transverse member, the first position and the second position each comprising the storage position, the ready, or the active position and the first position differing from the second position;   determining if the firearm is still in use; and   detaching, via the coupling, the firearm from the harness based on determining if the firearm is not still in use,   wherein the upper portion of the coupling slides freely from a first side of the harness to a second side of the harness about the transverse member of the harness,   wherein the first side is proximate a chest of a user wearing the harness,   wherein the second side is proximate a back of the user,   wherein the transverse member passes from the first side, under a first arm of the user, to the second side, without passing under a second arm of the user, and   wherein the storage position comprises hanging the firearm along the back of the user, the ready position comprises the user holding the firearm to a side of the user, and the active position comprises the user aiming the firearm with the transverse member providing positive tension.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the first position is the active position and the second position is the storage position; and
 wherein transitioning the firearm to the storage position comprises sliding the firearm, via the coupling, along the transverse member to the second side such that the firearm is held in place along the back of the operator without the operator holding the firearm with either hand.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein transitioning to a ready state comprises sliding the firearm, via the coupling, along the transverse member to the first side, the operator holding the firearm with one or more hands. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein transitioning to an active state comprises:
 bringing the firearm up into a shoulder of the operator; and   taking aim at an object.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , wherein a positive tension is created in the transverse member after transitioning to the active state. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein based at least in part on determining that the firearm is still in use, the method is repeated. 
     
     
         18 . A system comprising:
 a shoulder portion, the shoulder portion comprising a shoulder member and an underarm member, the shoulder member and underarm member joined about a first clip on a first side proximate a chest of a user wearing the system and a second clip on a second side proximate a back of the user, the underarm member passing under a first arm of the user;   a dorsal member, a first end of the dorsal member joined to the shoulder portion about the first clip;   a ventral member, a first end of the ventral member joined to the shoulder portion about the second clip;   a transverse member, a first end of the transverse member joined to a second end of the ventral member and a second end of the transverse member joined to a second end of the dorsal member; and   a coupling, the coupling comprising an upper portion and a lower portion rotatably coupled to the upper portion,   wherein the upper portion is slidably coupled to the transverse member such that the upper portion slides along transverse member from the first side to the second side, the lower portion configured to releasably couple to a firearm.   
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 18 ,
 wherein the transverse member is elastic and comprises polyurethane-polyurea copolymer, polyester, ballistic nylon, neoprene, or acrylic, and   further wherein the shoulder portion comprises leather, cotton, cotton blend, organic cotton, silk, silk blend, polyester, polyester blend, acrylic, acrylic blend.   
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the lower portion is coupled to a firearm.