Thumb-actuated locking holster

A holster for receiving a handgun having a handgun body, a slide, and a trigger guard, the holster comprising:

• a holster body having a plurality of holster wall portions defining a rearward opening cavity extending along a handgun receiving and withdrawal axis for receiving and holding the handgun, the plurality of holster wall portions comprising a user proximal wall portion and a user distal wall portion;
• a first handgun retention mechanism and a second handgun retention mechanism, disposed at the proximal wall portion, each handgun retention mechanism selectively preventing the handgun when in the cavity from being withdrawn from the cavity;
• the first and second handgun retention mechanisms having a respective first lever having a first axis of rotation and a second lever with an axis of rotation, each lever having a respective actuation tab on one end of the lever where depression of the actuation tab rotates the lever about its respective axis of rotation, one of the two actuation tabs configured as a thumb receiving button with an outer thumb receiving surface;
• wherein the first lever of the first handgun retention mechanism being pivotally supported by the holster body, the first lever comprising an elongate central portion and a blocking portion at an end opposite the respective actuation tab, the blocking portion movable in and out of a handgun blocking position;
• the second handgun retention mechanism comprising a shroud or U-shaped member that is pivotally supported by the holster body so that the shroud or U-shaped member selectively pivots between a handgun retaining position in which the shroud or U-shaped member extends across a portion of a rearward opening of the cavity and a release position in which the shroud or U-shaped member is displaced from the portion of the rearward opening so that a withdrawal path of the handgun is unobstructed by the shroud or U-shaped member.

A holster for receiving a handgun having a handgun body, a slide, and a trigger guard, the holster comprising:

• a holster body having a plurality of holster wall portions defining a rearward opening cavity extending along a handgun receiving and withdrawal axis for receiving and holding the handgun, the plurality of holster wall portions comprising a user proximal wall portion and a user distal wall portion;
• a first handgun retention mechanism and a second handgun retention mechanism, disposed at the proximal wall portion, each handgun retention mechanism selectively preventing the handgun when in the cavity from being withdrawn from the cavity;
• the first and second handgun retention mechanisms having a respective first lever having a first axis of rotation and a second lever with an axis of rotation, each lever having a respective actuation tab on one end of the lever where depression of the actuation tab rotates the lever about its respective axis of rotation, one of the two actuation tabs configured as a thumb receiving button with an outer thumb receiving surface, the other of the two actuation tabs positioned behind the thumb receiving button such that depression of the thumb receiving button effects a depression of the other of the two actuation tabs, whereby depression of the thumb receiving button actuates both the first handgun retention mechanism and the second handgun retention mechanism;
• wherein the first lever of the first handgun retention mechanism being pivotally supported by the holster body, the first lever comprising an elongate central portion and a blocking portion at an end opposite the respective actuation tab, the blocking portion movable in and out of a handgun blocking position;
• the second handgun retention mechanism comprising a shroud or U-shaped member that is pivotally supported by the holster body so that the shroud or U-shaped member selectively pivots between a handgun retaining position in which the shroud or U-shaped member extends across a portion of a rearward opening of the cavity and a release position in which the shroud or U-shaped member is displaced from the portion of the rearward opening so that a withdrawal path of the handgun is unobstructed by shroud or U-shaped member.