Competition holsters

A handgun carrier comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said belt loop assembly including means defining a belt loop dimensioned to receive a waist worn belt to suspend the handgun carrier and a handgun holder attachment means;
• said handgun holder attachment means including a first partial spherical surface and a second partial spherical surface mating with said first partial spherical surface;
• one of said surfaces secured to said belt loop assembly and the other of said surface secured to said handgun holder;
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• adjustable means for engaging said first and second partial spherical surfaces for spherical angular adjustment between the belt loop assembly and the handgun holder.
• wherein one of said first and second partial spherical surfaces includes a shaped recess in its partial spherical surface and said fastening means extends through said shaped recess wherein the difference in size of the recess and the portion of said fastening means extending into said recess defines the limits of spherical angle deflection of the first and second partial spherical surfaces and therefore the limit of spherical angle adjustment of said body with respect to said belt loop assembly;
• wherein said spacer includes a protrusion extending into the recess wherein the relative dimensions of said protrusion and slot size determine the extent of linear adjustment of said body with respect to said belt loop assembly;
• said slot is elongated and said protrusion is a tenon shorter than said slot but of nearly the same width as said slot thereby allowing linear adjustment but preventing angular adjustment of said handgun carrier at said body;
• a trigger guard locking member secured to said body and extending into said trigger guard receiving recess at a compound angle with respect to the axis defined by the barrel of a handgun in said carrier;
• said compound angle being greater in a plane transverse parallel to said axis and lesser in the direction normal to said axis;
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• wherein said compound angle ranges from 15 to 40 degrees with respect to the said axis in the parallel plane and from 5 to 15 degrees with respect to the direction normal to the axis.

A handgun carrier comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said belt loop assembly including means defining a belt loop dimensioned to receive a waist worn belt to suspend the handgun carrier and a handgun holder attachment means;
• said handgun holder attachment means including a first partial spherical surface and a second partial spherical surface mating with said first partial spherical surface;
• one of said surfaces secured to said belt loop assembly and the other of said surface secured to said handgun holder;
• adjustable means for engaging said first and second partial spherical surfaces for spherical angular adjustment between the belt loop assembly and the handgun holder;
• said handgun holder comprises an elongated relatively rigid body having a barrel receiving surface and a trigger guard receiving recess;
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• trigger guard locking means comprising a locking bar with one end rotatably secured to said body and a second end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving axis and including means for adjusting the extent of entrance of said second end of said locking bar into said trigger guard recess.

A handgun carrier comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said belt loop assembly including means defining a belt loop dimensioned to receive a waist worn belt to suspend the handgun carrier and a handgun holder attachment means;
• said handgun holder attachment means including a first partial spherical surface and a second partial spherical surface mating with said first partial spherical surface;
• one of said surfaces secured to said belt loop assembly and the other of said surface secured to said handgun holder;
• adjustable means for engaging said first and second partial spherical surfaces for spherical angular adjustment between the belt loop assembly and the handgun holder;
• said handgun holder comprises an elongated relatively rigid body having a barrel receiving surface and a trigger guard receiving recess;
• wherein said trigger guard locking means comprises a locking bar with one end rotatably secured to said body and a second end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving axis and including means for adjusting the extent of entrance of said second end of said locking bar into said trigger guard recess;
• wherein said adjusting means is accessible to the wearer between the body and the belt loop assembly to allow adjustment of the restraint upon withdrawing of a handgun from the carrier while the handgun carrier is being worn.

A handgun carrier for carrying a handgun with a trigger and a trigger guard comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said belt loop assembly including means defining a belt loop dimensioned to receive a waist worn belt to suspend the handgun carrier and a handgun holder attachment means;
• said handgun holder attachment means including a first partial spherical surface and a second partial spherical surface mating with said first partial spherical surface;
• one of said surfaces secured to said belt loop assembly and the other of said surface secured to said handgun holder;
• adjustable means for engaging said first and second partial spherical surfaces for spherical angular adjustment between the belt loop assembly and the handgun holder;
• said handgun holder comprises an elongated relatively rigid body having a barrel receiving surface and a trigger guard receiving recess;
• wherein said trigger guard locking means comprises a locking bar with one end rotatably secured to said body and a second end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving axis and including means for adjusting the extent of entrance of said second end of said locking bar into said trigger guard recess;
• wherein said adjusting means is accessible to the wearer between the body and the belt loop assembly to allow adjustment of the restraint upon withdrawing of a handgun from the carrier while the handgun carrier is being worn;
• wherein said locking bar includes a contoured surface with the end thereof adapted to extend into the trigger guard in the region ahead of the trigger of the handgun carried in the handgun carrier.

A handgun carrier for holding a handgun and adjustable by a wearer while being worn comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said belt loom assembly including means defining a belt loop dimensioned to receive a waist worn belt to suspend the handgun carrier and a handgun holder attachment means;
• said handgun holder attachment means including a first partial spherical surface and a second partial spherical surface mating with said first partial spherical surface;
• one of said surfaces secured to said belt loop assembly and the other of said surface secured to said handgun holder;
• adjustable means for engaging said first and second partial spherical surfaces for spherical angular adjustment between the belt loop assembly and the handgun holder;
• said handgun holder comprises an elongated relatively rigid body having a barrel receiving surface and a trigger guard receiving recess;
• wherein said trigger guard locking means comprises a locking bar with one end rotatably secured to said body and a second end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving axis and including means for adjusting the extent of entrance of said second end of said locking bar into said trigger guard recess;
• wherein said adjusting means is accessible to the wearer between the body and the belt loop assembly to allow adjustment of the restraint upon withdrawing of a handgun from the carrier while the handgun carrier is being worn;
• wherein said locking bar includes a contoured surface with the end thereof extending into the trigger guard in the region ahead of the trigger of the handgun carried in the handgun carrier;
• including stop means engaging the trigger guard of a handgun carried in said carrier to limit the forward direction of inserting the handgun into said carrier to prevent said locking bar form engaging the trigger at any position of adjustment.

A handgun carrier comprising:

• a belt loop assembly for mounting the carrier on a wearer's belt;
• a carrier body comprising an elongated relatively rigid body defining a handgun frame supporting surface having a trigger guard receiving recess therein;
• a trigger guard retaining locking bar mounted on said body and including one end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving recess;
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• said trigger guard retaining locking bar being resiliently mounted for pivotal deflection to allow the entrance and removal of the trigger guard from said trigger guard receiving recess.

A handgun carrier for carrying on a wearer's belt including:

• a belt loop assembly for mounting the carrier on a wearer's belt;
• a carrier body comprising an elongated relatively rigid body defining a handgun frame supporting surface having a trigger guard receiving recess therein;
• a trigger guard retaining locking bar mounted on said body and including one end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving recess;
• said trigger guard retaining locking bar being resiliently mounted for deflection to allow the entrance and removal of the trigger guard from said trigger guard receiving recess;
• said locking bar is mounted on said body at one side of said trigger guard receiving recess and included adjustment means accessible to the wearer while the handgun carrier is being worn;
• wherein said locking bar is secured to said body to enter the trigger guard recess at a compound angle with respect to an axis defined by the handgun barrel carried in said carrier;
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• the compound angle being between 15 and 40 degrees in a direction transverse with respect to the length of the body and between 5 and 15 degrees normal to the body.

A handgun carrier for carrying on a wearer's belt comprising:

• a belt loop assembly for mounting the carrier on a wearer's belt;
• a carrier body comprising an elongated relatively rigid body defining a handgun frame supporting surface having a trigger guard receiving recess therein;
• a trigger guard retaining locking bar mounted on said body and including one end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving recess;
• said trigger guard retaining locking bar being resiliently mounted for deflection to allow the entrance and removal of the trigger guard from said trigger guard receiving recess;
• wherein said body includes a generally circular cross section recess in one face thereof and said locking bar includes a generally circular cross section protrusion thereon, said protrusion resting in said generally circular cross section recess and wherein said locking bar is pivotal about said protrusion to adjust the degree of entrance of said locking bar into the trigger guard recess of said body.

A handgun carrier for carrying on a wearer's belt comprising:

• a belt loop assembly for mounting the carrier on a wearer's belt;
• a carrier body comprising an elongated relatively rigid body defining a handgun frame supporting surface having a trigger guard receiving recess therein;
• a trigger guard retaining locking bar mounted on said body and including one end cantilevered into said trigger guard receiving recess;
• said trigger guard retaining locking bar being resiliently mounted for deflection to allow the entrance and removal of the trigger guard from said trigger guard receiving recess;
• said locking bar is secured to said body by spring biasing means;
• wherein said spring biasing means comprises a spring on an adjusting screw bearing against said locking bar whereby said locking bar is adjustable in both resistance to deflection upon entrance of a handgun trigger guard;
• wherein said adjusting screw has a head located on one face of said body and accessible to the wearer of the handgun carrier while being worn.

A handgun carrier for handguns having a barrel and trigger guard comprising:

• a belt loop assembly;
• a handgun holder secured to said belt loop assembly;
• said handgun holder comprising a relatively rigid elongated body having a trigger guard receiving end and a barrel receiving end and defining a surface including longitudinally spaced side edges for receiving the barrel of the handgun and a trigger guard recess for receiving said trigger guard;
• barrel securing means secured to said body comprising an inverted J shaped bracket extending from one of said side edges at said barrel receiving end of said body to overlie said surface and defining an area between said bracket and surface to receive said barrel in secured relationship to said surface;
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• means adjustable securing said bracket to said body.