Condition-sensing handgun holster
AssigneeSlideTEK LLC
InventorArlen J. Erickson
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Abstract
A condition-sensing handgun holster has been developed that both allows one-handed loading or unloading of a semi-automatic pistol using a slide mechanism, and that may sense the presence of a firearm in the holster as well as its load state, is described. The holster facilitates firearm loading and unloading through use of a gun slide-arresting mechanism that allows the gun carriage to move relative to the slide, introducing or ejecting a round into or from the chamber. Gun presence in the holster and load state are determined using in-holster sensors. The data may be transmitted to remote monitors.
Claims5
A condition-sensing handgun holster, comprising:
- a holster body configured to form an enclosure for a firearm;
- a rigid arm comprising a structural member mounted within the holster body perpendicular to an orientation of a firearm placed within the holster body, and configured to operate at least a loading mechanism of a firearm placed within the holster body by obstructing the movement of at least a mechanical slide of the firearm while allowing movement of the firearm barrel along at least one axis;
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- a plurality of sensors configured to detect and report the state of a chamber of a firearm placed within the holster body, wherein the sensors are configured to report at least whether the chamber contains a live round of ammunition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.