US 12,584,710 B2Granted

Adjustable, interchangeable holster

OwnerJohan Hendrick Georg van der Merweinventor

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Abstract

A passive retention holster including a holster body and at least one compatible holster accessory, wherein the holster body includes a cavity, configured to realisably receive and retain a preselected handgun frictionally therein. The holster body is provided with a first adjustable attachment formation, located on one side of the holster body, wherein the first attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the body operatively securable, adjustably, to the compatible holster accessory; and a second adjustable attachment formation, located on an opposing side of the holster body, relative to the first attachment formation, wherein the second attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the body operatively securable, adjustably, to the compatible holster accessory. The compatible holster accessory is provided with a corresponding attachment formation, dimensioned and configured to render the compatible holster accessory operatively securable to the opposing sides of the holster body.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A versatile, passive retention holster comprising a holster body and at least one compatible, interchangeable and adjustable, holster accessory, wherein

the holster body comprises a cavity, dimensioned and configured to releasably receive and retain a preselected handgun frictionally therein, and,
wherein the holster body further comprises a first adjustable attachment formation, located on one side of the holster body, wherein the first adjustable attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the holster body operatively securable, adjustably to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
and
a second adjustable attachment formation, located on an opposing side of the holster body, relative to the first adjustable attachment formation, wherein the second adjustable attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the holster body operatively securable, adjustably to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
wherein the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory comprises a corresponding attachment formation, correspondingly dimensioned and configured to render the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory operatively securable, adjustably and interchangeably, to the opposing sides of the holster body via the first and the second adjustable attachment formations;
and
wherein the first and the second attachment formations comprise at least one aperture and at least one angled slit, wherein both the aperture and the slit are dimensioned and configured to receive at least one securing protrusion of the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory slidably adjustable between a plurality of orientations, enabling the holster body to be slidably adjustable and securable relative to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
thereby rendering the holster interchangeably locatable and usable adjustably for a left- and a right-handed user on a user's body.

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A kit for a versatile, passive retention holster, the kit including a holster body and at least one compatible, interchangeable and adjustable holster accessory, wherein

the holster body comprises a cavity, dimensioned and configured to releasably receive and retain a preselected handgun frictionally therein,
wherein the holster body further comprises a first adjustable attachment formation, located on one side of the holster body, wherein the first adjustable attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the holster body operatively securable, adjustably to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
and
a second adjustable attachment formation, located on an opposing side of the holster body, relative to the first adjustable attachment formation, wherein the second adjustable attachment formation is dimensioned and configured to render the holster body operatively securable, adjustably, to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
and
wherein the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory comprises a corresponding attachment formation, correspondingly dimensioned and configured to render the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory operatively securable, adjustably and interchangeably, to the opposing sides of the holster body via the first and the second adjustable attachment formations;
and
wherein the first and the second attachment formations comprise at least one aperture and at least one angled slit, wherein both the aperture and the slit are dimensioned and configured to receive at least one securing protrusion of the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory slidably adjustable between a plurality of orientations, enabling the holster body to be slidably adjustable and securable relative to the at least one compatible, interchangeable, and adjustable holster accessory;
thereby rendering the holster interchangeably locatable and usable, adjustably, for a left- and a right-handed user on a user's body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.