# US 12,181,246 B2 · Firearm holster

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- Number: US 12,181,246 B2
- Document ID: US12181246B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/412,771
- Filed: 2024-01-15
- Published: 2024-05-16
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2019-08-16
- Assignees: Edge-Works Manufacturing Company
- Applicants: Edge-Works Manufacturing Company
- Inventors: Scott V. Evans; Nicholas R. Tomczak
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12181246B2

## CPC

- F41C 33/0263: {having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster (F41C33/0227 takes precedence)}
- F41C 33/0209: {Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm}
- F41C 33/0227: {having a strap or other restraining element only covering the hammer or a part of the upper part of the small arm}
- F41C: SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

## Abstract

A firearm holster for securely enclosing a firearm is provided. A spring biased triggering lever is pivotally secured to the holster. A slider attached to the firearm holster slides on the slider base from a locked position to an unlocked position upon pressing the triggering lever. A spring-biased resettable drop lock is pivotally connected to a resettable drop lock mount attached to the holster and extends into an ejection port of a firearm secured in the firearm holster. The resettable drop lock pivots out of the ejection port of the firearm in the firearm holster by contact with the slider as the slider moves from a locked position into an unlocked position. A secondary lock includes a helical lock shaft disposed within a secondary lock body and extends from the lock body to rotate a secondary lock from a locked position to an unlocked position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A firearm holster operable to retain a firearm, comprising:
a firearm retention mechanism operable to retain a firearm in the holster,
a triggering lever,
a tension device comprising a triggering lever spring, said triggering lever spring operable to bias the triggering lever in a locked position,
wherein said tension device is operatively coupled to said triggering lever,
wherein said tension device is operable to selectively adjust the tension in the triggering lever spring.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The firearm holster of claim 1, wherein the spring is a torsion spring.

### Claim 3

A firearm holster operable to retain a firearm, comprising:
a sear lever operable to pivot from a locked position to an unlocked position;
a helical lock bar disposed on a back of said firearm,
wherein said helical lock bar is operable to retain said firearm in said firearm holster;
a helical lock shaft disposed within a lock shaft passage,
wherein said sear lever is operable to actuate said helical lock shaft, and
wherein said helical lock shaft is operable to rotate said helical lock bar from a locked position to an unlocked position about an axis parallel to said firearm to enable removal of said firearm from said firearm holster.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The firearm holster of claim 3, further comprising a guide slot defined by said helical lock shaft, said guide slot operable to receive a guide pin, said guide slot further operable to enable a rotation of said helical lock shaft when engaging a guide pin as the helical lock shaft rotates through said lock shaft passage.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The firearm holster of claim 3, further comprising a sear lever spring operable to bias the sear lever into a locked position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 3)

The firearm holster of claim 3, further comprising a lock shaft spring operable to bias the helical lock shaft into an unlocked position.

### Claim 7 (depends on 3)

The firearm holster of claim 3, further comprising a thumb pad attached to said sear lever.