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US 10,295,305 B2Granted
Molded holster components
AssigneeTedder Industries, LLC
InventorsThomas Tedder, Tim Treto
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Abstract
Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a molded backer and/or a molded cover for a holster. The backer may be combined with one or more shell components (i.e., covers) to form a case for a weapon, tool, or other implement. The backer and/or the cover may be formed to include one or more features on a surface of the backer and/or cover, for tuning a relative friction of the surface of the backer and/or cover.
Claims23
An apparatus, comprising:
- an injection molded backer for an implement holster, the holster comprising the backer and a separate, removable cover;
- one or more fastener sleeves molded into the backer at one or more fastener locations, each of the one or more fastener sleeves configured to receive a fastener and located to couple the cover to the backer for encasing at least a portion of a carried implement;
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- one or more molded-in features integral to a surface of the backer, the one or more molded-in features including one or more textures having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer to the implement, based on the shape and an orientation of the one or more molded-in features with respect to the surface of the backer, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.
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A firearm holster, comprising:
- an injection molded thermoplastic backer, including a pocket portion and an attachment portion;
- one or more fastener sleeves molded into the backer at one or more fastener locations, each of the one or more fastener sleeves configured to receive a fastener;
- a separate, removable cover coupled to the backer using the one or more fastener sleeves and the fastener, the cover and the pocket portion arranged to encase at least a portion of a firearm;
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- one or more molded-in features integral to and arranged on a surface of the backer and/or an inside surface of the cover, the one or more molded-in features including one or more textures having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer and/or the inside surface of the cover to the firearm, based on the shape and/or an orientation of the one or more molded-in features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.
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A method, comprising:
- forming a thermoplastic backer for an implement holster via injection molding;
- injection molding one or more features onto a surface of the backer, the one or more features integral to a surface of the backer and having a preselected shape and orientation adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer to an implement, based on the shape and the orientation of the one or more features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to a cover of the implement holster;
- coupling the cover to the backer to form the holster, and to encase at least a portion of an implement;
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- determining a retention of the holster at least in part based on the shape and/or the orientation of the one or more features.
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An implement holster, comprising:
- a backer, including a pocket portion;
- an injection molded cover coupled to the backer, the cover and the pocket portion arranged to encase at least a portion of an implement;
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- one or more injection molded-in features integral to and arranged on an inside surface of the cover and/or a surface of the backer, the one or more molded-in features having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the inside surface of the cover and/or the surface of the backer, based on the shape and/or an orientation of the one or more molded-in features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.