Holster for elongated articles

Abstract

A holster comprises an elongated tube of fabric formed with longitudinal openings that enable a first part of the tube to serve as a loop for attachment to a waist belt, and a transverse opening that enables a second part of the belt to serve as a pocket of holding an elongated article such as a flashlight. The tube is composed of a woven fabric of fusible yarns. The openings are formed by means of a heated blade, and the heat fuses the yarns at the margins of the openings to one another, thereby preventing fraying.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A holster comprising an elongated tube of fabric formed with a pair of longitudinal openings that enable a first part of the tube to serve as a loop for attachment to a waist belt, and a transverse opening that enables a second part of the belt to serve as a pocket of holding an elongated article. 
     
     
         2 . A holster comprising:
 an elongated tube of fabric having first and second opposite ends;   a pair of elongated openings in said tube, said elongated openings extending along opposite sides of the tube from a first location between said first and second opposite ends to a second location between said first location and the second of said first and second opposite ends; and   a third opening extending in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation of said tube, across a part of the elongated tube, at a third location between said second location and the second of said first and second opposite ends, said third opening having a length, measured in said transverse direction, at least approximately one half of the circumference of said elongated tube at said third location;   whereby the portion of said elongated tube along which said pair of elongated openings extends forms a loop for attachment of the holster to an individual's waist belt, and the portion of said tube extending from said third opening to the second of said first and second opposite ends forms a pocket for receiving a portion of an elongated article.   
     
     
         3 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said tube has a closure at said second opposite end. 
     
     
         4 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said fabric is a woven material composed of fusible yarns. 
     
     
         5 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said fabric is a fabric woven from yarns from the group consisting of nylon and polyester yarns. 
     
     
         6 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said tube has a closure at said second opposite end, wherein said fabric is a woven material composed of fusible yarns, and wherein said closure is formed by fusion of the yarns of said tube to one another at the location of said second of said first and second opposite ends. 
     
     
         7 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said tube has a closure at said second opposite end, wherein said fabric is a fabric woven from yarns from the group consisting of nylon and polyester yarns, and wherein said closure is formed by fusion of the yarns of said tube to one another at the location of said second of said first and second opposite ends. 
     
     
         8 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said fabric is a woven material composed of fusible yarns, and wherein the yarns at the margins of said first, second and third openings are fused to one another. 
     
     
         9 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said fabric is a fabric woven from yarns from the group consisting of nylon and polyester yarns and wherein the yarns at the margins of said first, second and third openings are fused to one another. 
     
     
         10 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said third opening is formed with opposed concave margins each extending across said part of the elongated tube at said third location. 
     
     
         11 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said third opening is formed as a circle with its diameter extending across said part of the elongated tube at said third location. 
     
     
         12 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein a portion of said elongated tube extending from said first location to the first of said first and second opposite ends has a length sufficient to allow said elongated tube to be folded at a location adjacent said first location whereby said portion extending from said first location to the first of said first and second opposite ends can be located behind a belt extending through said first and second openings. 
     
     
         13 . A holster according to  claim 2 , wherein said tube is formed of a woven fabric, and wherein the portion of said elongated tube extending from said first end to said first location, the portion of said elongated tube extending from said second location to said third opening and the portion of said elongated tube extending from said third opening to said second end are constituted by woven portions the weft yarns of which that are continuous around the perimeter of the tube.