System, apparatus, and method for holding equipment

1 . A method for converting a wearable apparatus, comprising:

supporting a body member of the wearable apparatus from a shoulder of a user based on a shoulder connector of the wearable apparatus being directly attached to the body member and being supported at the shoulder of the user;

indirectly supporting a housing of the wearable apparatus based on removably attaching a housing cover of the housing to a housing body of the housing, by removably attaching a first release device component attached to the housing cover to a second release device component attached to the housing body, when the body member is received in a housing cavity formed by the housing body;

removing the housing from the wearable apparatus by detaching the first release device component from the second release device component so that the housing cover, which substantially covers the housing cavity, opens from the housing body and the housing falls from the body member; and

moving the body member toward the shoulder of the user, when the shoulder connector is supported at the shoulder of the user, based on decreasing a length of the shoulder connector.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a direct attachment portion directly attaching the shoulder connector to the body member passes through a housing gap formed between the housing cover and the housing body when the body member is received in the housing cavity and the housing cover is attached to the housing body.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a waist connector that is directly attached to the body member in the housing cavity when the body member is received in the housing cavity.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising maintaining the body member at the chest of the user based on decreasing the length of the shoulder connector and fastening the waist connector about the waist of the user.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising moving the body member to at least one of the side of the user or the back of the user based on rotating the body member, the waist connector, and the shoulder connector relative to the user.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a ballistic shield is disposed in a pocket of the body member.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising removably attaching one or more equipment items to one or more equipment connectors of the body member and receiving the one or more attached equipment items in the housing cavity when the body member is received in the housing cavity.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising wearing the wearable apparatus in an undeployed state in which the wearable apparatus outwardly appears as a shoulder bag when the body member is received in the housing cavity, the housing cover is removably attached to the housing body, and before the length of the shoulder connector is decreased.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising wearing the wearable apparatus in a deployed state in which the body member includes attached self-defense equipment items that are visible when the housing is removed from the wearable apparatus and the length of the shoulder connector is decreased.

10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising removing the housing from the wearable apparatus based on pulling the housing off of the body member and dropping the housing to the ground after detaching the housing cover from the housing body.

11 . A wearable apparatus, comprising:

a body member;

a shoulder connector directly attached to the body member, the shoulder connector configured to be supported at a shoulder of a user; and

a housing including a housing body, which forms a housing cavity, and a housing cover, the housing indirectly supported by the body member with the housing cover removably attached to the housing body, with the body member received in the housing cavity, the housing being configured to be removed from the wearable apparatus based on detaching the housing cover from the housing body so that the housing cover opens from the housing body and the housing falls from the body member;

wherein the shoulder connector includes a quick adjustment device configured to decrease a length of the shoulder connector and move the body member toward the shoulder of the user when the shoulder connector is supported at the shoulder of the user; and

wherein the shoulder connector and the body member are only attached to the housing by the shoulder connector passing through a housing gap formed between the housing cover and the housing body.

12 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a direct attachment portion directly attaching the shoulder connector to the body member is configured to pass through the housing gap formed between the housing cover and the housing body without the direct attachment portion attaching to the housing when the body member is received in the housing cavity.

13 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a waist connector directly attachable to the body member and configured to be received in the housing cavity when the body member is received in the housing cavity.

14 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a ballistic shield configured to be disposed in a pocket of the body member.

15 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising one or more non-operable faux fasteners attached to the housing, in addition to a release device attached to the housing that is configured to removably attach the housing cover to the housing body.

16 . The wearable apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the release device includes a side release buckle, a snap button, magnetic connectors, or hook and loop fastener components.

17 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a MOLLE attachment grid disposed at the body member.

18 . The wearable apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the quick adjustment device is a cinch strap handle, a cam buckle, or a ratchet strap buckle.

19 . A wearable apparatus, comprising:

a body member including a ballistic shield;

a shoulder connector directly attached to the body member, the shoulder connector configured to be supported at a shoulder of a user; and

a housing including a housing body, which forms a housing cavity, and a housing cover, the housing indirectly supported by the body member with the housing cover removably attached to the housing body, with the body member received in the housing cavity, the housing being configured to be removed from the wearable apparatus based on detaching the housing cover from the housing body so that the housing cover opens from the housing body and the housing falls from the body member;

wherein the shoulder connector includes a quick adjustment device configured to decrease a length of the shoulder connector and move the body member toward the shoulder of the user when the shoulder connector is supported at the shoulder of the user;

wherein the shoulder connector and the body member are only attached to the housing by the shoulder connector passing through a housing gap formed between the housing cover and the housing body; and

wherein a direct attachment portion directly attaching the shoulder connector to the body member is configured to pass through the housing gap formed between the housing cover and the housing body without the direct attachment portion attaching to the housing when the body member is received in the housing cavity.

20 . The wearable apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the quick adjustment device includes a cinch strap with a D-ring pull handle.