US 6,547,111 B2Granted

Handgun holster with internal retention device

AssigneeMichaels of Oregon Co.

InventorJohn M. French

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Abstract

A handgun holster has a body that includes inner and outer sides. A catch projects into a handgun receiving pocket toward the inner side. The catch extends within and engages the trigger guard of a handgun carried in the pocket, preventing the handgun from being removed from the pocket. A guide plate is moveable away from the end of the catch in response to outward pressure, to provide clearance for the trigger guard to pass by the catch so that the handgun can be removed from the holster only when the handgun is manipulated appropriately by the wearer. The catch includes a cam surface mounted on a mounting plate so that the trigger guard will slide past the catch when the handgun is placed into the holster. The guide plate and mounting plate cover extend past the rear of the trigger of the holster so as to prevent accidental contact with the trigger.

Claims16

Dependent claims

A handgun holster for securely holding a handgun including a trigger and a trigger guard, the holster comprising:

(a) a holster body including an outer side and an inner side each having a respective rear portion, a respective rear margin and a respective upper margin;
(b) spacer means for spacing apart said rear portions and defining a trigger guard position above said spacer means and between said rear portions;
(c) a catch located in a fixed position with respect to said outer side and having an end projecting toward said inner side, within said trigger guard position and proximate said spacer means;
(d) a guide plate located opposite said catch and defining a trigger guard path between said catch and said rear portion of said inner side, said guide plate normally being located in a first position closer to said end of said catch and being movable to a second position spaced further from said end of said catch for preventing the trigger guard from moving past said end of said catch while said guide plate is located in said first position;
and
(e) resilient means for urging said guide plate toward said first position;
and
(f) said guide plate having a top surface adjacent said upper margin of said inner side so as to extend past the rear of the trigger of said handgun.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 09/919,975Filed 31 Jul 2001 · us provisional application
Priority: 4 Aug 2000
Published: US 2002/0017541 A114 Feb 2002
Granted: 15 Apr 2003
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

F41C 33/0227
Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm: having a strap or other restraining element only covering…
F41C 33/0263
Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm: having a locking system for preventing…
Y10S 224/911
Package and article carriers: handgun holder formed of leather, fabric, or other flexible material
F41C
Smallarms