Customizable locking and quick release mechanism and kit for handgun holsters

A customizable holster locking mechanism that cooperates with a variety of handgun models each having a trigger guard, the locking mechanism comprising:

• a. a holster body;
• b. a side spacer removably attachable to the holster body;
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• c. an insert assembly removable attachable to the holster body, the insert assembly comprising:
• i. an insert block lower section defining an angled track, wherein the insert block lower section removably attaches to the holster body;
• ii. an insert block upper section integrally connected to the insert block lower section, wherein a receiving slot configured to receive at least a portion of a trigger guard of the cooperating handguns is defined by the side spacer and the insert block upper section;
• iii. a rail comprising a lower rail section integrally connected at an angle to an upper rail section, wherein the upper section of the rail is disposed near the trigger guard receiving slot and the lower section of the rail is slidably disposed in the angled track such that it translates between an upper rail position and a lower rail position;
• iv. an upper adjustable and repositionable tooth removably attached to the upper rail section of the rail, wherein the upper tooth is configured to retract into the insert body upper section when the rail is in the upper rail position, protrude into the trigger guard receiving slot when the rail is in the lower rail position, and initiate displacement of the rail from its lower position to its upper position as the trigger guard is removed from the receiving slot;
• v. a lower adjustable and repositionable tooth removably attached to the upper rail section of the rail at a spaced distance below the upper tooth, wherein the lower tooth is configured to protrude into the trigger guard receiving slot and initiate displacement of the rail from its upper position to its lower position as the trigger guard is placed in the receiving slot;
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• vi. a bias assembly housed by the insert block lower section, wherein the bias assembly is configured to bias the rail to its upper rail position when the handgun trigger guard is absent from the receiving slot and to its lower rail position when the handgun trigger guard is seated in the receiving slot.

A custom locking holster mechanism kit that cooperates with a variety of handgun models each having a trigger guard, the kit comprising:

• a. a holster body;
• b. a plurality of side spacers of varying thicknesses configured to removably attach to the holster body;
• c. an insert assembly configured to removably attach to the holster body, the insert assembly comprising:
• i. an insert block lower section defining an angled track, wherein the insert block lower section is configured to removably attach to the holster body;
• ii. an insert block upper section integrally connected to the insert block lower section, wherein a receiving slot configured to receive at least a portion of a trigger guard of the cooperating handguns is defined by the side spacer and the insert block upper section when any of the side spacers and the insert block are attached to the holster body;
• iii. a rail comprising a lower rail section integrally connected at an angle to an upper rail section, wherein the upper section of the rail is disposed near the trigger guard receiving slot when the insert assembly is attached to the holster body and the lower section of the rail is slidably disposed in the angled track such that it translates between an upper rail position and a lower rail position;
• iv. an upper adjustable and repositionable tooth removably attached to the upper rail section of the rail, wherein the upper tooth is configured to retract into the insert body upper section when the rail is in the upper rail position, protrude out from the insert body upper section when the rail is in the lower rail position;
• v. a lower adjustable and repositionable tooth removably attached to the upper rail section of the rail at a spaced distance below the upper adjustable and repositionable tooth, wherein the lower tooth is configured to protrude out from the insert body upper section;
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• vi. a bias assembly housed by the insert block lower section, wherein the bias assembly is configured to bias the rail to its upper rail position or its lower rail position depending on whether a handgun trigger guard is seated in the receiving slot when the insert assembly is attached to the holster body;
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• d. a front spacer configured to removably attach to the insert assembly.