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US 5,611,471 AGranted
Gun holster
OwnerThomas Frenchinventor
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Abstract
A gun holster comprising a main frame, two flattened C-shaped pieces or the like for mounting the holster to an object, a trigger guard support arm or the like to prevent lateral movement, and a gun support such as a barrel support arm, is provided. Also, either a frame support arm or a cylinder locking arm, depending on the type of pistol to be holstered, are provided. The holster may also comprise a unitary piece so that it is simple and inexpensive to manufacture.
Claims10
A holster having a unitary frame for a hand gun having a cylinder, the unitary frame comprising:
- a main frame portion adapted to engage with one side of the hand gun;
- a means, extending from the main frame, for mounting the unitary frame;
- a cylinder locking arm extending from the main frame portion, the cylinder locking arm including a means for engaging the gun when it is properly holstered so that the gun cannot be fired;
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- gun supporting means extending from the main frame portion,
- wherein the gun supporting means comprises a barrel supporting arm extending from a bottom side of the main frame portion.
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A holster for an automatic pistol having a unitary frame, the unitary frame comprising:
- a main frame portion;
- means, extending from, and integral with, the main frame, for mounting the gun onto an object;
- a trigger guard supporting arm extending from the main frame of sufficient length and width to cover the trigger of the gun, thereby rendering it relatively difficult to fire;
- and a lateral movement prevention means, wherein the lateral movement prevention means comprises a frame supporting arm extending from a second side of a second leg, whereby the frame supporting arm wraps around the weapon to prevent lateral movement.
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