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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2017
Watchguard, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Robert V. Vanman, McKinney, TX (US);
Jim Dulaney, Euless, TX (US);
Larry Hall, Richardson, TX (US);
Gary Burton, Melissa, TX (US);
James Walter Exner, Plano, TX (US);
WatchGuard, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method for attaching a device to a user includes securing a first plate to a user. The first plate can be secured to the user, for example, via one or more straps and/or a hook and loop fastener. The system and method further include securing a second plate to the first plate, wherein an article of the user's clothing is sandwiched in between the first plate and the second plate. The first plate and second plate may be secured to each other by a magnetic connection, by engagement of a sliding pin that pierces a portion of the first plate and the second plate, or a combination of a magnetic connection and an engagement of a sliding pin.