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`Ulllted States Patent
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`[19]
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`U8005358159A
`[11] Patent Number:
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`5,358,159
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`Lumlie, Jr.
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`[45] Date of Patent:
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`Oct. 25, 1994
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`[54] HOLSTER-TY'PE HOLDER FOR
`ELECTRONIC COWUNICATIONS
`EQUIPMENT
`Inventor:
`Edgar Lundie, Jr., 882 Brandlwood
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`Way, NW" Lilburn, Ga. 30247
`[21] Appl. No.: 73,454
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`[76]
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`Jun. 7’ 1993
`[22] Filed:
`[51]
`Int. c1.s ................................................ A45F 5/00
`[52] U.S. Cl. .................................... 224/206; 224/203;
`224/209; 224/245
`[58] Field of Search ............... 224/192, 202, 203, 206,
`224/209, 242, 243, 245, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260,
`911
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`[56]
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`References Cited
`U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
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`1:327:11; 323;?) 3:311:y "
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`2,037,132 4/1936 Hoyt ............. 224/206
`2,146,570 2/1939 Gordon .........
`.. 224/206 X
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`2,396,118
`3/1946 Ohlemeyer
`....... 224/206
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`2,579,782 12/1951 Booth --------
`-- 224/206
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`3,22%;3‘6) £2333 Elm-k -----
`-- 221/232
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`4,046,295 9/1977 Eichler ..........
`.. 224/242
`4,346,827
`8/1982 Bianchi et al.
`.. 224/206
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`4,479,596 10/1984 Swanson
`224/236
`4,658,999 4/1987 Hllty ..................
`T. 224/202
`5,100,037 3/1992 Kopyta et al.
`224/245
`5,246,153 9/1993 Beletsky .............................. 224/192
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`Primary Examiner—Glenn T. Barrett
`Attorney, Agent, or Finn—James A. Hinkle
`[57]
`ABSTRACT
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`A
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`personal communication shoulder holster has a soft,
`flexible shoulder strap which encircles the shoulder
`with a size and shape to support side carriage of a small
`soft communication case under a user’s arm. The shoul-
`der strap is adjustable in length and has resilient sections
`for adjustment and adaptability to body movement-
`Extended from the shoulder strap at a moveable posi-
`tion is an adjustable and pliant suspender strap which
`crosses the back and then goes over the other shoulder
`and clown the front of a user to a belt-hooking position
`at an opposite side from the communication case. The
`communication case is suspended from a bottom of the
`shoulder strap. An adjustable and pliant tie-down strap
`is suspended from a bottom of the communication case
`to a belt-hooking position. A flexible belt is provided for
`use with clothing that does not have a belt or edge at a
`waistline for attachment of the SUSPender strap and
`tie-down strap. An attachment ridge with an optional
`head for retaining attachment clips is provided. A soft
`clip container and flexibility of the attachment ridge are
`optional to prevent harsh contact of the ridge or an
`attachment cli of a communication device. A small
`spfing reel of Strong, fine line can be attached to the
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`commumcation case and to the commumcation dev1ce
`‘0 Prevent dropping 0r Pidqmcket convenin-
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`5,358,159
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`HOLSTER-TYPE HOLDER FOR ELECTRONIC
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`COMNIUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT
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`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
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`I. Field of the Invention
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`The present invention generally relates to the field of
`shoulder holsters for carrying personal communications
`equipment such as a cellular telephone and an electronic 10
`pager.
`II. Description of the Prior Art
`Shoulder holsters are used conventionally for carry-
`ing pistols and ammunition. The advent of cellular tele-
`phones, pagers and other personal communications 15
`devices, however, has created a need for a personal-
`communications shoulder holster. Different from fire-
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`arm shoulder holsters, it must provide flexibility and
`convenience for use of a different type of equipment
`under different working conditions.
`Mere combination of a shoulder strap for a pistol
`holster with a container for personal communication
`devices does not suffice. Known shoulder straps for
`pistol holsters have characteristics which make them
`unsuitable for use with a case or pocket for carrying 25
`personal communication devices. Opposite from flexi-
`bility and resilience with body movement for conve-
`nience and comfort in carrying personal communica-
`tion devices, shoulder straps for firearm holsters are
`rigid to position a holster where a firearm can be 30
`grasped quickly and jerked out roughly. The manner in
`which pistol shoulder straps are attachable to a user’s
`body and to a holster to achieve desired positional rigid-
`ity of the holster makes them bulky, heavy, inconve-
`nient,
`irritable and inappropriate for carrying small
`communication devices.
`Personal communication devices are used in environ-
`ments such as medical facilities, social events, mobile
`offices, athletic activities, home and family conditions.
`Both genders use them regularly. Visibility is less im-
`portant
`than convenience, comfort, aesthetics and
`adaptability to various human factors. Firearms, how-
`ever, are used in relationship to rugged conditions that
`require adaptability to different physical and social
`conditions. So different are the use conditions that the
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`necessary structural arrangement of a shoulder strap for
`a pistol holster would wear sores on a user of the same
`shoulder strap and attachments for communication de-
`vices. They would not be used and have not been used 50
`mostly because of such differences. Different structural
`relationships are required for separate use conditions.
`Conventional carrying cases for paging devices do
`not provide the ease of access and yet reliability for a
`communications shoulder holster. An example of a car- 55
`rying case for portable electronic paging devices is
`described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,470,506 granted to Swan-
`son. The Swanson patent taught a rigid-walled con-
`tainer that tipped open when not held up by a flap over
`it. This is too bulky and sharp-edged for suspending 60
`under an arm from a shoulder strap. One’s arm would
`have to be raised inconveniently to raise the flap and tip
`the container for accessing the case. Further, the direc-
`tion in which it tipped did not position the contents in a
`normal direction of removal and replacement by a hand 65
`from an opposite side of one’s body. It was designed
`instead to be hung on a belt and accessed from above
`instead of from a side angle as for an underarm position.
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`This case and others similar to it would not be appropri-
`ate for attachment to any type of shoulder strap.
`Examples of previous firearm shoulder holsters and
`shoulder straps with which they are harnessed onto an
`individual are described in U.S. Pat. No. 1,037,717
`granted to Audley, U.S. Pat. No. 1,781,162 granted to
`Clark, U.S. Pat. No. 2,396,118 granted to Ohlemeyer
`and U.S. Pat. No. 2,037,132 granted to Hoyt. Audley
`and Hoyt employed elaborate harness arrangements.
`Clark and Ohlemeyer both substituted elaborateness of
`a harness arrangement with a stiff, shaped shoulder
`strap. Either structure would be very inconvenient for
`the light-duty, soft and often visible carriage and use of
`small electronic communication equipment.
`Further, shoulder straps for firearms are restricted by
`technical specification and by industrial information to
`use with firearm holsters. Non-obvious change from
`present shoulder-holster
`technology is
`required to
`structure the personal communication shoulder holster
`taught by this invention.
`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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`In accordance with the present invention, it is con-
`templated that in light of the problems that have existed
`and that continue to exist for the special conditions of
`carrying electronic personal communication equip-
`ment, objectives of this invention are to provide a per-
`sonal communication shoulder holster which:
`Provides ease of access in a normal direction of a
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`hand from one side to an underarm position on an
`opposite side of a user;
`Provides firm holding and yet easy removal of com-
`munication devices when and as desired;
`Is pliant with body movement;
`Is soft and rounded to avoid wearing irritation and
`impact injury;
`Is adjustable to different use conditions for the same
`individual or for different individuals; and
`Can be put on, taken off and placed easily in a hang-
`ing or folded condition.
`This invention accomplishes the above and other
`objectives with a personal communication shoulder
`holster having a soft, pliable shoulder strap which encir-
`cles the shoulder with a size and shape to support side
`carriage of a small soft communication case under a
`user’s arm. The shoulder strap is adjustable in length
`and has resilient sections for adjustment and adaptabil-
`ity to body movement. Extended from the shoulder
`strap at a moveable position is an adjustable and pliant
`suspender strap which crosses the back and then goes
`over the other shoulder and down the front of a user to
`a belt-hooking position at an opposite side from the
`communication case. The communication case is sus-
`pended from a bottom of the shoulder strap. An adjust-
`able and pliant tie-down strap is suspended from a bot-
`tom of the communication case to a belt-hooking posi-
`tion. A pliant belt is provided for use with clothing that
`does not have a belt or edge at a waistline for attach-
`ment of the suspender strap and tie-down strap. An
`attachment ridge with an optional head for attachment
`clips is provided. A soft clip pocket and flexibility of the
`attachment ridge are optional to prevent harsh contact
`of the ridge or an attachment clip of a communication
`device. A small spring reel of strong, fine line can be
`attached to the communication case and to the commu-
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`nication device to prevent dropping or pickpocket con-
`version of the communication device.
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`Other objects, advantages and capabilities of the in-
`vention will become apparent from the following de-
`scription taken in conjunction with the accompanying
`drawings showing preferred embodiments of the inven-
`tion.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`FIG. 1 is an elevation view taken from a side of a
`person. A person in mannequin form is illustrated in
`dashed lines;
`FIG. 2 is a front view of the FIG. 1 illustration;
`FIG. 3 is a rear view of the FIG. 1 illustration;
`FIG. 4 is a rear view of an embodiment having con-
`tiguous front and back sections to which a suspender
`strap is attached at a moveable position;
`FIG. 5 is a sectional cutaway side view at a communi-
`cations case. A spring reel is shown attached to the
`bottom of the case with a line from the reel to a commu-
`nication device in the communications case;
`FIG. 6 is a sectional View which depicts an attach-
`ment-ridge bead on the communications case;
`FIG. 7 is a cutaway View taken from a front of an
`individual; and
`FIG. 8 is an exploded cutaway side view showing a
`beaded attachment ridge and a clip container.
`DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED
`EMBODIMENTS
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`Referring to the drawings wherein like reference
`numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the
`several figures, reference is made first to FIG. 1. A
`communications case 1 is attached to a shoulder strap 2.
`A top portion 3 of the of the shoulder strap 2 lays on a
`case-side shoulder 4 of an individual and supports a
`shoulder-strap front 5 and a shoulder-strap back 6
`which encircle the case-side shoulder 3 and meet at a
`container-attachment section 7 of the shoulder strap 2.
`A communication device 8, such as an electronic pager
`or a cellular phone, is positioned in the communications
`case 1 which can be sized and shaped for either a partic-
`ular form or a variety of forms of communication de-
`vices 8.
`The communications case 1 can be anchored to a
`holster belt 9 with a case strap 10 if a user is not wearing
`a belt or clothes with waistline ridge to which the case
`strap 10 can be attached. If the user is wearing adequate
`clothing, the case strap 10 can be attached to it at the
`user’s waistline if desired. Any of a variety of known
`belt-attachment fasteners 11 can be employed for at-
`tachment of the case strap 10 to the holster belt 9 or to
`other belts or clothing worn by a user.
`A strap front resilient section 12 and a strap back
`resilient section 13 can be added as desired for flexibility
`with body movement and comfort of a user as desired.
`Also for flexibility and comfort, a case-strap resilient
`section 14 can be employed.
`Reference is made now to FIGS. 1—4. In FIG. 2,
`front~length-adjustment strap fastener 15 is added as an
`option. A rear-length-adjustment strap fastener 16 can
`be employed also as shown in FIG. 4. Different from
`firearm shoulder holsters, front and rear adjustment of
`the shoulder strap 2 is particularly advantageous for a
`wider variety of forms of people who can benefit from
`use of this personal communication shoulder holster.
`As depicted in FIG. 2, a suspender strap 17 is attach-
`able to the holster belt 9 or other article of clothing and
`extended up over a suspender-side shoulder 18. The
`suspender strap 17 can have a suspender resilient section
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`19 and can be attached to the holster belt 9 or other
`article of clothing with a conventional suspender at-
`tachment 20.
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`In one embodiment, the suspender strap 17 crosses
`the back of a user as shown in FIG. 3 and is attached to
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`the shoulder-strap back 6 such that the shoulder-strap-
`back 6 and the suspender strap 17 are joined contigu-
`ously. For this FIG. 3 embodiment, a shoulder-strap
`loop 21 in a top portion 3 of the shoulder strap 2 con-
`tains the shoulder-strap back 6 and the suspender strap
`17 at a proximate position of where they are joined
`between the suspender-side shoulder 18 and the con-
`tainer-attachment section 7.
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`In an embodiment shown in FIG. 4 with a contiguous
`shoulder strap 2 instead of a contiguous suspender strap
`17 and shoulder-strap back 6, the suspender strap 17 is
`extended across the back of the person from the sus-
`pender—side shoulder 18 to a moveable position 22 on
`the top portion 3 of the shoulder strap 2. A shoulder-
`strap fastener 23 is employed to attach the suspender
`strap 17 to the top portion 3 of the shoulder strap 2. The
`shoulder-strap fastener 23 can be in conjunction with a
`looped member slidable on the top section 3 of the
`shoulder strap 2 and attached to the suspender strap 17
`or, alternatively, a selection of known attachment
`means can be employed. An embodiment with a contig-
`uous shoulder strap 2 can be symmetrical for both left-
`handed and right-handed use and, with the length-
`adjustment straps 15 and 16, can be made adjustable to
`practically all individuals. One size can fit all.
`The other embodiment with a contiguous suspender
`strap 17 and back strap 6 can be made to fit all sizes and
`both left-handed and right-handed users also. Some
`users will prefer either embodiment and some manufac~
`turers may prefer either or both embodiments. Both
`provide convenience, comfort and other utilities not
`available previously.
`Reference is made now to FIGS. 5—8 for more partic-
`ularity in relation to communications case 1 and its
`containment of a communication device 8. An attach-
`ment ridge 24 can be a bottom side of a slit 25 similar to
`a button hole in container back side 26 which is attached
`to the container-attachment section 7. Most personal
`communication devices 8 are provided with a clip 27
`that is insertional in the slit 25 and then biased against
`the container back side 26 in a grasping action that
`restrains the communication device 8 and prevents it
`from falling out of the communications case 1. A bead
`28 on a bottom side of the slit 25 can be employed to
`retain the clip 27 more effectively. A pocket or a sleeve
`as a clip container 29 can be positioned on the container
`back side 26 to prevent contact of the clip 27 with cloth-
`ing or with the body of a user.
`To prevent pickpocket stealing or conversion of the
`communication device 8 and also to prevent it from
`dropping when being handled, the communication de-
`vice 8 can be attached to the communications case 1
`with a container line 30. The container line 30 can be
`reeled on a spring reel 31 which is attached preferably
`to a case bottom 32 and fed through line orifice 33. The
`container line 30 can be similar to fishing line, parachute
`.cord, plastic-covered cable, link chain, ball chain or
`other line preferred by different individuals for different
`use conditions and different types of communication
`devices 8.
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`A suspender length adjuster 34 can be positioned as
`desired between the waistline end of the suspender strap
`and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap.
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`Material for construction of this personal communi-
`cations shoulder holster can be any of a wide variety of
`flexible materials such as soft leather and fabric. Combi-
`nations of relatively soft and flexible materials can be
`used. Some can be relatively decorative to suit individ-
`ual preferences.
`_
`A wide variety of combinations of optional compo-
`nents that comprise the embodiments of this invention
`can be employed. Foreseeable mathematical possibili-
`ties of combinations of components are numerous. Only
`a representative sample are included in the specification
`and in the claims which describe this invention.
`Various modifications may be made of the invention
`without departing from the scope thereof and it is de-
`sired,
`therefore,
`that only such limitations shall be
`placed thereon as are imposed by the prior art and
`which are set forth in the appended claims.
`What is claimed is:
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`1. A personal communication shoulder holster com-
`prising:
`a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that
`is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a
`shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under
`an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend
`up against a back of the shoulder of a person,
`a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that
`is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable
`position and sized and shaped to extend from the
`back of the shoulder across the back, over an oppo-
`site shoulder and down an opposite side to a waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the sus-
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`pender strap,
`a communications case that is sized and shaped to
`contain a desired communication device and con-
`structed of flexible material that is attachable to the
`shoulder strap at the position under the arm and
`adjacent the side of the person, the communica-
`tions case having an entrance to accept the commu-
`nication device therethrough,
`a case strap attachable to and extendable down from
`a bottom of the communications case to the waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case
`strap,
`an attachment ridge to which the desired communi-
`cation device is attachable proximate the entrance
`to the communications case, and
`wherein the suspender strap is attachable to the
`shoulder strap at a moveable position by means of
`a shoulder-strap loop in a top end of a shoulder-top
`section of the shoulder strap through which the
`suspender strap is extended in contact with a por-
`tion of the shoulder strap that is extended from a
`rear portion of a container-attachment section of
`the shoulder strap.
`2. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a suspender
`length adjuster positioned as desired between the waist-
`line end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-strap end
`of the suspender strap.
`3. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 2 and further comprising a suspender
`resilient section positioned as desired between the
`waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-
`strap end of the suspender strap.
`4. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a suspender
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`resilient section positioned as desired between the
`waistline end of the suspender strap and a shoulder-
`strap end of the suspender strap.
`5. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a case-strap
`adjuster positioned as desired between the waistline end
`of the case strap and a case end of the case strap.
`6. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 1, wherein the attachment ridge to
`which the desired communication device is attachable
`for desired containment in the communications case is a
`slit through which a device attachment member is inser-
`tional in a back surface of a container-attachment sec-
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`tion of the shoulder strap and at a position proximate
`the entrance to the communications case.
`7. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 6 and further comprising a head on a
`bottom side of the slit.
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`8. A personal communication shoulder holster as
`claimed in claim 1 and further comprising a clip con-
`tainer having an entrance proximate an edge of the
`attachment ridge on a back side of the communications
`case.
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`9. A personal communication shoulder holster com-
`prising:
`a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that
`is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a
`shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under
`an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend
`up against a back of the shoulder of a person, a
`suspender strap constructed of flexible material
`that is attachable to the shoulder strap at a move-
`able position and sized and shaped to extend from
`the back of the shoulder across the back, over an
`opposite shoulder and down an opposite side to a
`waistline of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the sus-
`pender strap,
`a communications case that is sized and straped to
`contain a desired communication device and con-
`structed of flexible material that is attachable to the
`shoulder strap at the position under the arm and
`adjacent the side of the person,
`a case strap attachable to and extendable clown from
`a bottom of the communications case to the waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case
`strap,
`an attachment ridge to which the desired communi-
`cation device is attachable proximate an entrance
`to the communications case,
`a front-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoul-
`der strap which encircles down the front side and
`under the arm of the person,
`a front-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-
`adjustment relationship between the resilient sec-
`tion and a shoulder-top section of the shoulder
`strap,
`a rear-strap resilient section of a portion of the shoul-
`der strap which extends from a container-attach-
`ment section up against the back of the shoulder of
`the person,
`a rear-length-adjustment strap fastener in length-
`adjustment relationship between the rear-strap re-
`silient section and the moveable position at which
`the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder
`strap,
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`the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap
`at a moveable position by means of a loop in a top
`end of the shoulder-top section of the shoulder
`strap through which the suspender strap is ex-
`tended in contact with a portion of the shoulder 5
`strap that is extended from the container attach-
`ment section of the shoulder strap,
`suspender length adjuster positioned as desired
`between the waistline end of the suspender strap 10
`and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap,
`suspender resilient section positioned as desired
`between the waistline end of the suspender strap
`and a shoulder-strap end of the suspender strap,
`and
`a case-strap adjuster positioned as desired between
`the waistline end of the case strap anti a case end of
`the case strap.
`10. A personal communication shoulder holster com- 20
`prising:
`a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that
`is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a
`shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under
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`an attachment ridge to which the desired communi-
`cation device is attachable proximate the entrance
`to the communications case,
`the suspender strap is attachable to the shoulder strap
`at a moveable position by means of a shoulder-strap
`fastener on a shoulder-strap end of the suspender
`strap which is attachable to a desired top portion of
`the shoulder strap having a front shoulder-strap
`section and a rear shoulder-strap section joined
`contiguously, and
`a clip container having an entrance proximate an
`edge of the attachment ridge on a back side of the
`communications case.
`11. A personal communication shoulder holster com-
`15 prising:
`a shoulder strap constructed of flexible material that
`is sized and shaped arcuately to lay on top of a
`shoulder, to encircle down a front side and under
`an arm to a position adjacent a side and to extend
`up against a back of the shoulder of a person,
`a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that
`is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable
`position and sized and shaped to extend from the
`back of the shoulder across the back, over an oppo-
`site shoulder and down an opposite side to a waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the sus—
`pender strap,
`a communications case that is sized and shaped to
`contain a desired communication device and con-
`structed of flexible material that is attachable to the
`shoulder strap at the position under the arm and
`adjacent the side of the person, the communica-
`tions case having an entrance to accept the commu—
`nication device therethrough,
`a case strap attachable to and extendable down from
`a bottom of the communications case to the waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case
`strap,
`an attachment ridge to which the desired communi-
`cation device is attachable proximate the entrance
`to the communications case, and
`a spring-tensioned reel attached to the communica-
`tions case and having a line attached to the desired
`communication device.
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`an arm to position adjacent a side and to extend up 25
`against a back of the shoulder of a person,
`a suspender strap constructed of flexible material that
`is attachable to the shoulder strap at a moveable
`position and sized and shaped to extend from the
`back of the shoulder across the back, over an oppo- 30
`site shoulder and down an opposite side to a waist-
`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the sus-
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`pender strap,
`a communications case that is sized and shaped to
`contain a desired communication device and con-
`structed of flexible material that is attachable to the
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`shoulder strap at the position under the arm and
`adjacent the side of the person, the communica— 40
`tions case having an entrance to accept the commu-
`nication device therethrough,
`a case strap attachable to and extandable down from
`a bottom of the communications case to the waist-
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`line of the person,
`a waistline attachment on a waistline end of the case
`strap,
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