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US 6,641,009 B2Granted
Handgun holster
AssigneeMichaels of Oregon Co.
InventorsJohn M. French, Thomas A. Marx
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Abstract
A handgun holster has a body defining a handgun receiving pocket. The holster includes a retention device proximate to said pocket and capable of selectively resisting withdrawal of said handgun from said holster. The holster also includes a biometric device capable of sensing a characteristic of an individual, and being effective to selectively release said handgun from said holster.
Claims29
A handgun holster for securely holding a handgun, the holster comprising:
- (a) a holster body defining a handgun receiving pocket;
- (b) a retention device proximate to said pocket capable of selectively resisting withdrawal of said handgun from said holster;
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- (c) a biometric device capable of sensing a characteristic of an individual, and being effective to control said retention device so as to release said handgun from said holster.
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A handgun holster system for securely holding a handgun, comprising:
- (a) a holster body defining a handgun receiving pocket;
- (b) an internal retention device proximate to said pocket capable of resisting withdrawal of said handgun from said holster, said internal retention device including a catch capable of resisting withdrawal of said handgun from said holster, and a moveable blocking member;
- (c) said blocking member being moveable between a first position and a second position, said blocking member in said first position interfering with movement of said catch, and in said second position allowing movement of said catch.
A handgun holster system for securely holding a handgun, comprising:
- (a) a holster body defining a handgun receiving pocket;
- (b) a sensing device capable of sensing at least one of insertion of said handgun into or an attempt to withdraw said handgun from said holster and generating a signal in response to at least one of insertion and withdrawal of said handgun;
- (c) a computer system associated with said holster and connected to said sensing device, said computer system being associated with a clock, and said computer system, in response to receiving said signal from said sensing device, storing data representative of said signal and of a corresponding time and making said data available for retrieval at a later time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.