Rapid access Technology for use with police weapons

Abstract

Police officers have had many improvements in their equipment in recent years, except in one constant area. They often struggle with the removal of equipment from their utility belts and are unable to put the items into action quickly and easily. This invention relates generally to easy, quick access to the items held on a police officer's belt. This is especially common to non-lethal weapons and ammo clips, but not limited to these in any way. From this point on the term “officer” will refer to a police officer.

1 . As it relates to the weapons and items carried on the belt of an officer or into a combat situation were the need and ability to quickly and easily bring weapons, such as but not limited to asp baton or pepper spray container into action, or the ability to insert an ammo clip into a automatic pistol using only (if need be) one hand with no lost of speed or control of the weapon. 
 It works on the need to keep these items secure until the weapon or ammo clip is needed. Then the officer unlatches the holder, at this time the R.A.T. activates. The carrier allowing gravity will swing down pulling a locking hinge into position were it rest at a angle of 20 degrees to 45 degrees where the item inside is held in place by a spring loaded or steel spring clamp to allow easy retrieval of which ever item the officer needs. A different holder is used for each item.    Using R.A.T. for the reloading of the automatic pistol. The officer unlatches the ammo clip holder latch and the drop bottom swings down (this can also be pushed outward with a spring for other needs) pulling the locking hinge into place at and angle just away from the body, where after expelling the used clip an officer aligns his weapon over the fresh ammo clip and slams it into his weapon without the need to first remove the ammo clip from his belt or turn over the clip. The ammo clip is held in a base down position. The clamp holds the ammo clip securely while allowing for the handle of the weapon to slide over the ammo clip until it locks into place. (Note: this can be used either strong left and right handed, it can also be used easily weak handed). When used for the other items, Asp baton and the Pepper spray container the R.A.T. carrier holds the items securely and when engaged the items are held at an angle where the officer can grasp, hold the item and place it into action in a faction of the time from case holders used today.    Out line of R.A.T. Carrier, (which can be made of many materials and shapes depending on what holder is being used) will have a stainless steel metal back with an angled lock on the hinge where the catch will stop the drop bottom at the angled position, the hinge is also made of stainless steel metal, with a clamp attached to the hinge which holds whatever is in the carrier until the officer removes it, a latch is wrapped around the item holding it in a secure position in a normal manner. When the latch is released the weight of the held item uses gravity to fall and the drop bottom pulls the hinge down until it hits the catch on the back plate which will hold it at the angle needed to allow access to the items (Note: the main items involved in this example are the Asp baton, Pepper spray container, and automatic pistol ammo clip. But this in no way limits the use of this devise to these items.)