Holster tensioner device
AssigneeSafariland, LLC
InventorsMatthew E. McKendrick, Robert DeRenzo
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Abstract
A holster for a handgun assembly includes a holster body having a chamber for receiving the handgun assembly. A tensioner is mounted on the holster body in a position to be engaged by the handgun assembly in the chamber, and is operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the handgun assembly in the chamber. The tensioner includes tensioner body that is engaged and deformed by the handgun assembly, and a spring for resisting and controlling deformation of the tensioner body. The tensioner has a first end portion mounted on the holster body for only rotational movement on the holster body, and a second end portion mounted on the holster body for both sliding and rotational movement on the holster body. A tension spring maintains tension on the tensioner body.
Claims19
A holster for a handgun assembly, the holster including:
- a holster body having a chamber for receiving the handgun assembly;
- a tensioner body on the holster body that is engaged and deformed by the handgun assembly;
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- a spring connected with the tensioner body;
- wherein the tensioner body is a plastic member that is flexed and kept under tension when a handgun assembly is in the holster, and the spring inhibits relaxation of the tensioner under a continuous load.
A holster comprising:
- a holster body having a chamber for receiving a handgun assembly;
- a plastic element on the holster body, having a central portion that is engageable by the handgun assembly in the chamber and that is operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the handgun assembly in the chamber;
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- a spring connected in a force-transmitting relationship with the plastic element and operable to control deformation of the plastic element.
A tensioner assembly, comprising:
- a tensioner mounted in a position to be engaged by an item in a chamber, the tensioner being operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the item in the chamber;
- the tensioner including a tensioner body that is engaged and deformed by the item when the item is in the chamber, and a spring for resisting and controlling deformation of the tensioner body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.