Concealed carry device and garment

Abstract

A tactical upper garment for concealed carry of a weapon has an interior portion and an exterior portion. A weapon retention mounting patch is affixed to the interior portion, and a detachable firearm holster is removably attachable to the weapon retention mounting patch. The holster can be loaded with a firearm and then moved from a location outside the exterior portion to a space inside the interior portion. The detachable firearm holster is movable within said space along a height and a width of the weapon retention mounting patch to a desired position. The detachable firearm holster is pressed against the weapon retention mounting patch at the desired position to attach the detachable firearm holster to the tactical upper garment at the desired position.

1 . A tactical upper garment for concealed carry of a weapon, the tactical upper garment comprising:
 an interior portion;   an exterior portion;   a weapon retention mounting patch affixed to the interior portion; and   a detachable firearm holster which is removably attachable to the weapon retention mounting patch.   
     
     
         2 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , wherein the detachable firearm holster is removably attachable to the weapon retention mounting patch at a plurality of spaced apart positions along the weapon retention mounting patch. 
     
     
         3 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , wherein the weapon retention mounting patch comprises an attachment panel having a height and a width and the detachable firearm holster comprises a back panel having a height and a width, the back panel being attachable to the attachment panel at least at any location along the attachment panel at which the height and the width of the back panel entirely overlap the attachment panel. 
     
     
         4 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 3 , wherein the height of the back panel is less than 50% of the height of the attachment panel. 
     
     
         5 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 3 , wherein the width of the back panel is less than 65% of the width of the attachment panel. 
     
     
         6 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 3 , wherein the garment has a between-the-shoulders width and the width of the weapon retention mounting patch is greater than 25% of the between-the-shoulders-width. 
     
     
         7 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 3 , wherein the garment has a waist-to-neck height and the height of the attachment panel is greater than 35% of the waist-to-neck height. 
     
     
         8 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 3 , wherein the attachment panel and the back panel comprise mutual hook and loop attachment components extending along substantially an entirety of the height of the attachment panel and substantially an entirety of the width of the attachment panel. 
     
     
         9 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a harness fastened to the weapon retention mounting patch to support at least a portion of a load of the detachable firearm holster attached to the weapon retention mounting patch. 
     
     
         10 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 9 , wherein the harness comprises a strap for extending lengthwise over a shoulder of a wearer from a first end portion fastened to the weapon retention mounting patch to a second end portion fastened to the weapon retention mounting patch. 
     
     
         11 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , wherein the garment comprises an access opening adjacent a side of the wearer through which a weapon is passable from a space inside the interior portion to a space outside the exterior portion. 
     
     
         12 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , wherein the detachable firearm holster comprises a front panel fastened to a back panel, the back panel being formed of inelastic material and having a back side forming a hook and loop fastener component, the front panel being at least partially formed from elastic for snugly retaining the firearm in the detachable firearm holster between the front panel and the back panel. 
     
     
         13 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 12 , wherein the detachable firearm holster further comprises a releasable security strap for securing the firearm in the detachable firearm holster. 
     
     
         14 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a central vertical garment closure, wherein the weapon retention mounting patch is a first weapon retention mounting patch on a first side of the central vertical garment closure, the tactical upper garment further comprising a second weapon retention mounting patch on a second side of the central vertical garment closure. 
     
     
         15 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 1 , further comprising a detachable magazine pouch, the detachable magazine pouch being removably attachable to the weapon retention mounting patch at a plurality of spaced apart positions along the weapon retention mounting patch. 
     
     
         16 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 15 , wherein the detachable magazine pouch comprises a front panel fastened to a back panel, the back panel being formed of inelastic material and having a back side forming a hook and loop fastener component, the front panel being at least partially formed from elastic material for snugly retaining a magazine in the magazine pouch between the front panel and the back panel. 
     
     
         17 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 15 , wherein the weapon retention mounting patch comprises an attachment panel having a height and a width and the detachable magazine pouch comprises a back panel having a height and a width, the back panel being attachable to the attachment panel at least at any location along the attachment panel at which the height and the width of the back panel entirely overlap the attachment panel. 
     
     
         18 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 17 , wherein the height of the back panel is less than 50% of the height of the attachment panel. 
     
     
         19 . The tactical upper garment of  claim 17 , wherein the width of the back panel is less than 65% of the width of the attachment panel. 
     
     
         20 . A method of concealed carry of a firearm, the method comprising:
 moving a detachable firearm holster from a location outside an exterior portion of a tactical upper garment to a space inside an interior portion of the tactical upper garment;   moving the detachable firearm holster within said space along a height and a width of a weapon retention mounting patch on the interior portion to a desired position; and   pressing the detachable firearm holster against the weapon retention mounting patch at the desired position to attach the detachable firearm holster to the tactical upper garment in said space at the desired position.   
     
     
         21 . A tactical upper garment for concealed carry of a weapon, the tactical upper garment comprising:
 an interior portion;   an exterior portion;   a weapon retention mounting patch affixed to the interior portion;   a detachable firearm holster which is removably attachable to the weapon retention mounting patch;   and a covering panel releasably securable to the weapon retention mounting patch for covering the detachable firearm holster attached to the weapon retention mounting patch;   wherein the weapon retention mounting patch comprises an attachment panel having a height and a width and the detachable firearm holster comprises a back panel having a height and a width, the back panel being attachable to the attachment panel at least at any location along the attachment panel at which the height and the width of the back panel entirely overlap the attachment panel;   wherein the height of the back panel is less than 50% of the height of the attachment panel;   wherein the width of the back panel is less than 65% of the width of the attachment panel;   wherein the garment has a between-the-shoulders width and the width of the weapon retention mounting patch is greater than 25% of the between-the-shoulders-width;   wherein the garment has a waist-to-neck height and the height of the attachment panel is greater than 35% of the waist-to-neck height.