Concealable handgun magazine pocket clip
Disclosed herein is a concealable handgun magazine pocket clip which consistently and reliably holds a handgun magazine in a pocket, such as a pants pocket, waistband, or other article of clothing or personal accessory for easy and quick access. The handgun magazine pocket clip includes a body, including a clip. The handgun magazine pocket clip further includes an elastic loop attached to the body.
1. A handgun magazine clip, comprising:
a body having a front piece and a rear piece, the rear piece including a clip that extends above the body wherein the clip is a top most portion of the handgun magazine clip,
a catch that is disposed on the rear piece of the body between the clip and the body,
an elasticized loop is formed from elasticized material where both a first end and a second end of the elasticized material are attached to the body between the front piece and the rear piece of the body creating the elasticized loop such that both the first end and the second end of the elasticized loop are compressed and secured in place between the front piece and the rear piece of the body, the front piece and the rear piece being fastened together by one or more fasteners to compress and secure the elasticized loop in place;
wherein the elasticized loop is sized to encircle a handgun magazine such that when the handgun magazine is inserted into the elasticized loop a highest portion of the handgun magazine is lower than the top most portion of the clip and the handgun magazine is secured to the body by elastic pressure from the elasticized loop; and
a friction badge that is attached to the elasticized loop.
2. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the clip is attached to the rear piece of the body.
3. The handgun magazine clip of claim 2 , wherein the clip is integrally formed with the rear piece of the body.
4. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the front piece and the rear piece of the body are connected by one or more fasteners.
5. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the clip includes a loop, defining an apex of the clip.
6. The handgun magazine clip of claim 5 , wherein the clip further includes a splay.
7. The handgun magazine clip of claim 6 , wherein the clip includes an angular bend disposed between the apex of the clip and the splay of the clip.
8. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the clip includes one or more through-hole punchings.
9. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , further comprising the badge attached to an outside surface of the elasticized loop.
10. The handgun magazine clip of claim 9 , wherein the badge is constructed from a tacky material.
11. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , further comprising a catch disposed on a rear surface of the body.
12. The handgun magazine clip of claim 11 , wherein the catch is implemented as a tacky material.
13. The handgun magazine clip of claim 11 , wherein the catch is disposed on a rear surface of the body at a point where the clip contacts the rear surface of the body.
14. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the clip is constructed of spring steel.
15. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the elasticized loop is configured to secure a handgun magazine to a front piece of the body.
16. The handgun magazine clip of claim 15 , wherein the elasticized loop is configured to secure a handgun magazine to a front piece of the body at a point where a highest portion of the handgun magazine is disposed below an apex of the clip.
17. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the front piece of the body is constructed of a plastic material and the back piece of the body is constructed of spring steel.
18. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein the clip provides a continuous space between the clip and the body between an apex of the clip and a point at a splay of the clip where the clip contacts the body.
19. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein one of the one or more fasteners is a screw.
20. The handgun magazine clip of claim 1 , wherein on of the one or more fasteners attaches through the rear piece to the front piece.