System and method for rapidly accessing an improved tourniquet
View Patent ↗A system and method for rapidly accessing a tourniquet located in a pouch with a pull-away cover includes a tear-away cover. The tourniquet holder allows users to safely store in a fabric pouch a prepared tourniquet that is quickly accessible and coupled to a removable cover of the pouch. Users are able to fold the tourniquet in a manner that allows the tourniquet to be removed from the pouch and used nearly instantaneously.
1. A holder for rapidly accessing equipment, the holder comprising:
a lower member having a first edge, an opposing second edge, a first end, and an opposing second end;
a first side member attached to the first edge of the lower member;
a second side member attached to the second edge of the lower member;
a first tab attached to the first end of the lower member;
a second tab attached to the second end of the lower member;
a rapid-release cover releasably coupled to the first side member, the second side member, the first tab, and the second tab;
at least one retention mechanism coupled to the cover for releasably retaining the equipment; and
a four-way mounting system coupled to the lower member, the four-way mounting system comprising:
a plurality of malice clip straps configured to retain a malice clip;
at least one wrap-around adjustable strap;
a first pass-through mount passing between the malice clip straps and the lower member in a first direction; and
a second pass-through mount passing between the malice clip straps and the lower member in a first direction.
2. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the equipment is fully enclosed between the lower member and the cover.
3. The holder according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a handle located on one end of the cover.
4. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:
a slot disposed in the cover.
5. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the retention mechanism comprises:
an elastic retention strap disposed at least partially inside the pouch.
6. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the first side member and the second side member are arch shaped.
7. The holder according to claim 1 , wherein the rapid-release cover is releasably coupled to the first side member, the second side member, the first tab, and the second tab via hook and loop tape.