Shotgun shell carrier

Abstract

A carrier for shotgun shells that can carry the shells in an organized manner. The carrier is in the form of a tray having one or more rows of apertures. Each aperture can receive a shell and retain the same by friction forces applied to the shell by the wall of the respective aperture. Each aperture has a diameter less than the diameter of the shell and a slit in the wall of the aperture. The aperture can expand along the slit to receive the larger diameter shell and the compressible forces held the shell securely.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A carrier for shotgun shells, the carrier comprises:
 a tray of an elongated and solid profile, the tray has a left side, a right side, a front, side, and a rear side; and   one or more rows of apertures along a length of the tray, a slit provided in a wall of each aperture, wherein each aperture is capable of expanding in diameter along the slit.   
     
     
         2 . The carrier according to  claim 1 , wherein each aperture has a first diameter and is expandable along the slit up to a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than an outer diameter of a shell and the second diameter is more than the outer diameter of the shell. 
     
     
         3 . The carrier according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more rows of apertures comprises a single row, left side and right side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the row, wherein slits are provided in the left side and the right side of the tray. 
     
     
         4 . The carrier according to  claim 3 , wherein the slits of adjacent apertures in the row are offset from one another. 
     
     
         5 . The carrier according to  claim 2 , wherein the one or more rows of apertures comprises a left row and a right row, the left row and the right row runs parallel to each other, left side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the left row, right side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the right row, wherein slits for the apertures in the left row are on the left side of the tray and slits for the apertures in the right row are on the right side of the tray. 
     
     
         6 . The carrier according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray has a hole for a hook to pass through, the hook is for mounting the carrier to a supporting structure. 
     
     
         7 . The carrier according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray has an elongated slot that extends along a width of the tray, the elongated slot configured to allow a strap to pass through, the strap is for mounting the carrier to a supporting structure. 
     
     
         8 . The carrier according to  claim 1 , wherein the tray has a clip configured to allow mounting the carrier to a web. 
     
     
         9 . A method for carrying shotgun shells, the method comprises:
 providing a carrier comprising:
 a tray of an elongated and solid profile, the tray has a left side, a right side, a front, side, and a rear side, and 
 one or more rows of apertures along a length of the tray, a slit provided in a wall of each aperture, wherein each aperture is capable of expanding in diameter along the slit. 
   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein each aperture has a first diameter and is expandable along the slit up to a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is less than an outer diameter of a shell and the second diameter is more than the outer diameter of the shell. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the one or more rows of apertures comprises a single row, left side and right side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the row, wherein slits are provided in the left side and the right side of the tray. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , wherein the slits of adjacent apertures in the row are offset from one another. 
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 10 , wherein the one or more rows of apertures comprises a left row and a right row, the left row and the right row runs parallel to each other, left side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the left row, right side of the tray forms the wall of the respective apertures in the right row, wherein slits for the apertures in the left row are on the left side of the tray and slits for the apertures in the right row are on the right side of the tray. 
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the tray has a hole for a hook to pass through, the hook is for mounting the carrier to a supporting structure. 
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the tray has an elongated slot that extends along a width of the tray, the elongated slot configured to allow a strap to pass through, the strap is for mounting the carrier to a supporting structure. 
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the tray has a clip configured to allow mounting the carrier to a web.