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A reversible attachment device comprises a reversible hanger having a piece of hook material on a first side and a piece of loop material on a second side and may optionally be assembled with either side facing an accessory holder. Embodiments of a reversible attachment stabilize and distribute load

A reversible attachment device comprises a reversible hanger having a piece of hook material on a first side and a piece of loop material on a second side and may optionally be assembled with either side facing an accessory holder. Embodiments of a reversible attachment stabilize and distribute loads from objects in accessory holders. By selecting which side of the reversible hanger faces the accessory adapter, an accessory holder may be suspended from a load-carrying structure having either loop material or hook material. In some embodiments, the hook material and loop material are formed into a sleeve which fits slidably around the reversible hanger. Alternative assembly configurations for an embodiment provide for a range of height adjustment between an accessory holder and a load-carrying structure. Some embodiments include an accessory holder with a reversible attachment device. Other embodiments include a duty belt or other load-carrying structure.

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1. A device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure, comprising: an accessory holder having a front side adapted for holding an accessory and a back side opposite said front side; and a reversible attachment device comprising: a reversible hanger having a first side

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A device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure, comprising: an accessory holder having a front side adapted for holding an accessory and a back side opposite said front side; and a reversible attachment device comprising: a reversible hanger having a first side and a second side parallel to said first side, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the reversible hanger is detached from the second end of the reversible hangar; a piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener on said first side of said reversible hanger; and a piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener on said second side of said reversible hanger; said reversible attachment device having a first attachment position in which said reversible hanger is attached to said accessory holder to form a belt loop sized for a clearance fit around the load-carrying structure, folded so both of said first and second sides of said reversible hanger are in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with both of said first end and second end of said reversible hanger in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with said second side of said reversible hanger having said piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener is located on an inside of said belt loop formed by said reversible hanger and said second side of said reversible hanger having said piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener is located on an outside of said belt loop formed by said reversible hanger and wherein said piece of loop material located on the inside of said belt loop is in contact with a piece of hook material on a load-carrying structure; and said reversible attachment device having a second attachment position in which said reversible hanger is attached to said accessory holder to form a belt loop sized for a clearance fit around the load-carrying structure, folded so both of said first and second sides of said reversible hanger are in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with said first side of said reversible hanger having said piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener is located on the inside of said belt loop formed by said reversible hanger and said second side of said reversible hanger having said piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener is located on the outside of said belt loop formed by said reversible hanger and wherein said hook piece of material located on the inside of said belt loop is in contact with a piece of loop material on said load-carrying structure. 2. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said reversible hanger is formed with a plurality of through-holes sized for a clearance fit of a selected threaded fastener and said reversible attachment device is removably attachable to said accessory holder. 3. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said first piece of hook-and-loop material and said second piece of hook-and-loop material are permanently attached to said reversible hanger. 4. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said first piece of hook-and-loop material and said second piece of hook-and-loop material are formed into a sleeve which fits around said reversible hanger. 5. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 4, wherein said sleeve fits slidably around said reversible hanger. 6. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, further comprising a fold of greater than 180 degrees of arc near an end of the reversible hanger, wherein the reversible hanger may optionally be attached to the accessory holder with the fold either near a top side of the accessory holder or near a bottom side of the accessory holder, thereby adjusting a vertical position of the accessory holder relative to the load-carrying structure. 7. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 6, wherein said reversible hanger is adapted to form a partial loop when folded for attachment to the accessory holder. 8. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 6, wherein said reversible hanger is adapted to form a complete loop when folded for attachment to an accessory holder. 9. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said reversible attachment device further comprises an accessory adapter removably attachable to said reversible hanger. 10. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 9, wherein said accessory adapter further comprises a first side and a second side, said accessory adapter is adapted for removable attachment of said reversible hanger to said first side of said accessory adapter, and said second side of said accessory adapter is adapted for attachment of the accessory holder. 11. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 10, wherein the accessory holder is removably attachable to said accessory adapter. 12. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 10, wherein a length dimension of said reversible hanger and a length dimension of said accessory adapter are selected to create between said reversible hanger and said accessory adapter a space large enough for a clearance fit of a duty belt. 13. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 10, further comprising a rotator plate attached to said second side of said accessory adapter. 14. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 13, further comprising an accessory holder attached to said rotator plate. 15. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said accessory holder is a holster. 16. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 1, wherein said accessory holder is a case for handcuffs. 17. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 2, further comprising the load-carrying structure. 18. The device for removably attaching an accessory holder to a load-carrying structure of claim 17, wherein the load-carrying structure is a duty belt having one of the complementary parts of hook-and-loop material on an inside surface of said duty belt. 19. A device for removably attaching an accessory to a load-carrying structure, comprising: an accessory adapter having a front side adapted for attachment of an accessory holder and a back side opposite said front side; and a reversible attachment device comprising: a reversible hanger having a first side and a second side parallel to said first side, a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the reversible hanger is detached from the second end of the reversible hangar; a piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener on said first side of said reversible hanger; and a piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener on said second side of said reversible hanger; said reversible attachment device having a first attachment position in which said reversible hanger is attached to said accessory holder to form a belt loop sized for a clearance fit around the load-carrying structure, folded so both of said first and second sides of said reversible hanger are in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with both of said first end and second end of said reversible hanger in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with said piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener located on an inside of said belt loop and said piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener located on an outside of said belt loop and wherein said piece of loop material located on the inside of said belt loop is in contact with a piece of hook material on a load-carrying structure, and said reversible attachment device having a second attachment position in which said reversible hanger is attached to said accessory holder to form a belt loop sized for a clearance fit around the load-carrying structure, folded so both of said first and second sides of said reversible hanger are in contact with said back side of said accessory holder, with said piece of hook material of a hook-and-loop fastener located on the inside of said belt loop and said piece of loop material of a hook-and-loop fastener located on the outside of said belt loop and wherein said hook piece of material located on the inside of said belt loop is in contact with a piece of loop material on said load-carrying structure.