Speedloader holder

Abstract

A holder for a revolver speed loader which produces minimal outward bulk while simultaneously protecting the speed loader's release mechanism from contacting the user's belt, and which eliminates any retention devices which require a step other than simply pulling the speed loader free from the holder.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A holder for a speed loader for a revolver, wherein the speed loader has cartridges loaded in a circumference around a central cartridge retainer, the holder comprising:
 a cylindrical body comprising:
 a floor able to seat bullet ends of the cartridges, and 
 a concave inboard wall and a concave outboard wall on opposite sides of the cylindrical body to partially enclose a circumference of the speed loader, and openings on opposite sides of the cylindrical body between the in board and outboard walls, wherein the inboard wall has a retention lip at a top surface and the outboard wall is flexibly movable; and 
   an engagement device attached to the cylindrical body and able to engage with a belt of a user;   wherein the speed loader is seatable on the floor within the cylindrical body and the speedloader is retained by the retention lip, and when the speed loader is grasped at the openings and pulled away from the floor and towards the outboard wall, the outboard wall flexes away from the inboard wall, enabling the speed loader to escape the retention lip so that the speed loader is able to be removed from the holder.   
     
     
         2 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the engagement device is a j-hook, to allow for the belt to be fitted between the floor and a bottom of the j-hook. 
     
     
         3 . The holder of  claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical body and the j-hook are integrally formed of a flexible material. 
     
     
         4 . The holder of  claim 3 , wherein the material is plastic. 
     
     
         5 . The holder of  claim 4 , wherein the material is a glass-fiber reinforced plastic. 
     
     
         6 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises walls of a height lower than the inboard wall and the outboard wall and situated between the inboard and outboard walls, wherein tops of the lower walls and vertical edges of the inboard and outboard walls form the openings between the inboard and outboard walls, and a slit exists between one side of one of the lower walls and one side of the outboard wall to increase flexibility of an upper portion of the outboard wall away from the inboard wall. 
     
     
         7 . The holder of  claim 6 , wherein the cylindrical body and the j-hook are integrally formed of a flexible material. 
     
     
         8 . The holder of  claim 2 , wherein the floor rests above the belt when the belt is inserted into the j-hook, so that the speed loader and cartridges are fully above a height of the belt when the speed loader sits in the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         9 . The holder of  claim 2 , wherein an inner side of the inboard wall is further from a central axis of the cylindrical body than a flat appendage of the j-hook, so that when the speed loader sits in the cylindrical body, a central axis of the speed loader and a central axis of the cylindrical body sit closer to the belt than if a flat appendage of the j-hook were to sit vertically in line with the inner side of the inboard wall. 
     
     
         10 . The holder of  claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises walls of a height lower than the inboard wall and the outboard wall and situated between the inboard and outboard walls, wherein tops of the lower walls and vertical edges of the inboard and outboard walls form the openings between the inboard and outboard walls, and a slit exists between one side of one of the lower walls and one side of the outboard wall to increase flexibility of an upper portion of the outboard wall away from the inboard wall. 
     
     
         11 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein when a user grasps the speed loader at the openings and leans the speed loader against the outboard wall, the outboard wall flexes relative to the floor, the loader retainer escapes the retention lip, enabling the user to pull the speed loader away from the floor at an angle greater than zero relative to the central axis of the cylindrical body to allow the speed loader to escape from the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         12 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the retention lip has a half-moon shape. 
     
     
         13 . The holder of  claim 3 , wherein the cylindrical body comprises walls of a height lower than the inboard wall and the outboard wall and situated between the inboard and outboard walls, wherein tops of the lower walls and vertical edges of the inboard and outboard walls form the openings between the inboard and outboard walls, a first slit exists between one side of one of the lower walls and a first side of the outboard wall and a second slit exists between one side of the other of the lower walls and a second opposite side of the outboard wall to increase flexibility of an upper portion of the outboard wall away from the in board wall. 
     
     
         14 . The holder of  claim 13 , wherein the floor does not cover an entire lower surface of the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         15 . The holder of  claim 13 , wherein when a user grasps the speed loader at the openings and leans the speed loader against the outboard wall, the outboard wall flexes relative to the floor, the speed loader escapes the retention lip, enabling the user to pull the speed loader away from the floor at an angle greater than zero relative to the central axis of the cylindrical body to allow the speed loader to escape from the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         16 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the outboard wall has a second retention lip at a top surface, wherein when a user grasps the speed loader at the openings and tilts the speed loader against the outboard wall, the outboard wall flexes relative to the floor, the speed loader escapes the retention lip of the inboard wall, enabling the user to pull the loader retainer away from the floor at an angle greater than zero relative to the central axis of the cylindrical body and past the retention lip of the outboard wall to allow the speed loader to escape from the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         17 . The holder of  claim 1 , wherein the outboard wall has a second retention lip at a top surface, wherein when a user grasps the speed loader at the openings and pulls the speed loader in a direction substantially parallel to the central axis of the cylindrical body, the outboard wall flexes relative to the floor, enabling the user to pull the speed loader away from the floor and past the retention lips of the inboard and outboard walls to allow the speed loader to escape from the cylindrical body. 
     
     
         18 . The holder of  claim 17 , wherein the inboard wall flexes away relative to the floor when the user pulls the speed loader away from the floor, but to a lesser extent than the flex of the outboard wall. 
     
     
         19 . A holder for a speed loader for a revolver, wherein the speed loader has cartridges loaded in a circumference around a central cartridge retainer, the holder comprising:
 a cylindrical body comprising:
 a floor able to seat bullet ends of the cartridges, and 
 a concave inboard wall and a concave outboard wall on opposite sides of the cylindrical body to partially enclose a circumference of the speed loader, and openings on opposite sides of the cylindrical body between the in board and outboard walls, wherein the inboard wall has a retention lip at a top surface and the outboard wall is flexibly movable; and 
   an engagement device attached to the cylindrical body and able to engage with a belt of a user;   wherein the speed loader is seatable on the floor within the cylindrical body so that an entirety of the speed loader including the cartridges are above the height of the belt when the belt is engaged by the engagement device.   
     
     
         20 . The holder of  claim 19 , wherein the engagement device is a j-hook, to allow for the belt to be fitted between the floor and a bottom of the j-hook, so that an entirety of the speed loader including the cartridges are above a height of the belt when the belt is engaged by the j-hook.