Inventors:
Dennis M. Bingham - Bountiful UT
International Classification:
F41B 1502
Abstract:
A device for detachably securing a baton or the like in a carrying ring through which the baton may be slidably inserted. The device includes a base section by which the device is attached to the sides of the baton. This section could be in the form of an annulus into which the baton was inserted, or a generally flat tab for attachment to the side of the baton. The base section includes an enlarged portion for contacting the ring when the baton is inserted through the ring to thus support the base section and baton and prevent the baton from sliding downwardly all the way through the ring. The device also includes a lever, the lower end of which is formed into a hook and the upper end of which serves as a trigger. The lever is fixed to the base section so that the hook is normally biased to a first position where the hook will engage the ring and prevent removal of the baton from the ring when the baton is lifted. When the trigger is depressed, the hook is moved to a second position where the hook will not engage the ring when the baton is lifted.