Holster

Abstract

A holster for securing a climbing device is configured to resiliently engage the climbing device in an insertion position thereof and yield to an external force, generated by a worker, to allow the climbing device be removed.

1 . A holster for securing a device to a user, comprising: 
 a pad for placement against the user;    a body shaped to accommodate the device and having a back wall attached to the pad, the body being constructed to be adjustable to substantially correspond to the shape of the device; and    a first strap assembly connected at one end to the pad and being releasably connected at a second end thereof to the pad for securing the holster to the user;    wherein the body includes engagement means for securing the device to the body while facilitating insertion and withdrawal of the device from the body.    
   
   
       2 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is made from resilient material and at least one of its inner surfaces is dimensioned to be slightly smaller than a respective part of the device.  
   
   
       3 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the engagement means of the body includes a collar for retaining the device in the holster which is curved inwards to have a substantially concave shape providing a pressing region spaced from the back wall of the body at a distance slightly smaller than a width of the device.  
   
   
       4 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the engagement means of the body includes at least one lip formed on at least one inner surface of the body, the lip extending from the inner surface of the body to engage the device when the device is inserted into the holster.  
   
   
       5 . The holster according to  claim 1 , further comprising a second strap assembly connected at an upper portion of the pad and being releasably connected at the upper portion thereof to the pad; 
 wherein the second strap assembly is attachable to a belt of the user.    
   
   
       6 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the first strap assembly includes at least one strap connected to one end to the pad and being dimensioned to attach the holster to a leg of the user.  
   
   
       7 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is made from material including plastic, rubber, metal, leather or metal.  
   
   
       8 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein upper portions of lateral walls of the body slightly converge towards the back wall for slidably engaging a head of the device, wherein the upper portions of the lateral walls are flexible to allow the device to advance into and out of the holster upon application of an external force.  
   
   
       9 . The holster according to  claim 8 , wherein the upper portions of the lateral walls slightly diverge upwards at the back wall for guiding the insertion of the device into the holster.  
   
   
       10 . The holster according to  claim 1 , wherein the body includes a wall having a knob for adjusting a distance between the front wall and the back wall.  
   
   
       11 . A holster for securing a device to a user, comprising: 
 a pad;    a body having a back wall attached to the pad and a bottom extending from an lower portion of the body; and    a first strap assembly connected at one end to the pad and being releasably connected at a second end thereof to the pad for securing the holster to the user;    wherein at least one inner surface of the body is dimensioned to be slightly smaller than a corresponding part of the device and is made from resilient material to engage the device as the device slides into the body.    
   
   
       12 . The holster according to  claim 11 , wherein the bottom of the body includes a peripheral flap which extends inwards to define a constriction engaging an outer surface of the respective part of the device.  
   
   
       13 . The holster according to  claim 11 , wherein the bottom of the body is completely closed.  
   
   
       14 . A holster for securing a tool to a user, the tool having working end and a handle extending from the working end, the holster comprising: 
 a pad for placement against a body part of the user;    a body portion having a cross-section substantially corresponding to a cross-section of the working end of the tool; and    at least one strap for securing the pad to the body part of the user;    wherein the body portion has an open end for insertion of the tool, the open end defining an outer edge having at least one detent for frictionally engaging the working end of the tool to secure the tool in the holster.