Holster body
AssigneeSafariland, LLC
InventorRobert DeRenzo
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Abstract
A holster for a weapon such as an electric discharge weapon is made from two pieces joined together to form the holster end wall. The holster right piece has a right end wall part that is molded with both thin wall and also selected thick wall areas that are intentionally molded as thick wall areas. The holster left piece has a left end wall part that is molded to have both thin wall and also selected thick wall areas that are intentionally molded as thick wall areas. When assembled, thin wall areas of the left end wall part overlap thin wall areas of the right end wall part to thereby form a first thick wall region of the holster end wall. Thick wall areas of the right piece end wall part interfit with thick wall areas of the left piece end wall part to form a second thick wall region of the holster end wall.
Claims15
A holster (10) for a weapon that is made from a right piece (12) and a left piece (14) that abut along a joining line (16) to form the holster;
- the assembled holster includes a right side wall (20), a left side wall (22), a top wall (24), a bottom wall (26), and an end wall (30), which together define a chamber (32) for receiving the weapon in a position in the chamber with its muzzle adjacent to the holster end wall (30);
- the right and left side walls (20, 22) of the holster (10) are each formed as one piece on the right and left holster pieces (12, 14), respectively;
- the holster top wall (24), the holster bottom wall (26), and the holster end wall (30) are each formed by adjoining and abutting portions of the right piece (12) and the left piece (14), respectively;
- the holster end wall (30) includes a right end wall part (34) which is molded as part of the right piece (12) and a left end wall part (36) which is molded as part of the left piece (14), whereby when the right and left pieces (12, 14) are joined along the joining line (16), the right end wall part (34) and the left end wall part (36) together form the holster end wall (30);
- wherein, when the holster (10) is assembled, a first thin wall area (42) of the left end wall part (36):
- projects laterally past the joining line (16) in a direction toward the right piece (12), and
- overlies a thin wall area (60) of the right end wall part (34) which extends laterally between the joining line (16) and the right side wall (20),
- thereby forming a thick wall overlap area (70) that is located on both sides of the joining line (16) and defines a large part of the overall area of the end wall (30).
A method of manufacturing a holster for a hand held weapon such as an electric discharge weapon that has a muzzle, the holster including side walls and an end wall together forming a chamber for receiving the weapon in a position in the chamber with the muzzle adjacent to the holster end wall, the method comprising the steps of:
- molding a holster first piece having a right end wall part;
- molding a holster second piece having a left end wall part;
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- connecting the first piece and the second piece with each other to form the holster with the first and second end wall parts abutting at a joining line to thereby form the holster end wall;
- the step of connecting the first piece and the second piece includes the step of overlapping a first thin wall area of the left end wall part with a thin wall area of the right end wall part thereby to form a thick walled overlap area (70) that is located on both sides of the joining line 16 and defines a large part of the overall area of the end wall (30).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.