Handgun Receiver Having Vertically Extending Side Edges Spaced Apart Or Separable For Withdrawal Of Handgun Therebetween Patents (Class 224/193)
  • Patent number: 11821710
    Abstract: A trigger shroud assembly (14) for a small arms weapon (12) is disclosed. The trigger shroud assembly (14) may include a rail mount (22), an accessory body (28) slidably connected to the rail mount, a spring guide (24) disposed between the rail mount and the accessory body, a resilient member (26) arranged about the spring guide, and a starboard side trigger shroud (32) and a port side trigger shroud (34) connected to the accessory body. A belt clip (36) may be disposed on one of the starboard side trigger shroud or the port side trigger shroud. The trigger shroud assembly (14) may include a closed configuration (17) and an open configuration (27). The trigger shroud assembly (14) may include a tactical accessory (47) such as a flashlight. The trigger shroud assembly (14) may be secured to a handgun for inside the waistband carry and to deter inadvertent handgun discharge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Inventor: Sagi Faifer
  • Patent number: 11698241
    Abstract: A cover adapted to be fit about, attachable to, and detachable from an outside surface of a container, wherein an aperture is formed through the cover and an aperture formed through the container is alignable with the aperture formed through the container cover when the cover is fit about the outside surface of the container; a cover adapted to be fit about at least a portion of an outside surface of the container; an attachment element with an aperture formed therethrough; and at least one fastener repeatably attachable to the attachment element, the cover, and/or the container, wherein at least a portion of the at least one fastener passes through the aperture formed through the attachment element and passes through the aperture formed through the cover or passes through the aperture formed through the attachment element and passes through the aperture formed through the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 11490718
    Abstract: A system for supporting an article in a concealed state includes a holster shell, a holster insert and a first perforated strap. The holster shell has a holster cavity surrounded by an upper edge and, opening the cavity to surroundings, opposing slots extending into the upper edge. The holster insert is configured for receipt within the holster cavity and includes opposing eyelets configured for receipt within the opposing slots of the holster shell. The first perforated strap has a visible light transmittance of at least 10% as well as first and second ends configured for selective coupling with the opposing eyelets of the holster insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Matthew Eric Lederle
  • Patent number: 11415388
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of handgun holster technologies, and in particular, to an easily lockable and unlockable handgun holster. When the handgun holster needs to be unlocked, it is only necessary to press a button with a finger to complete unlocking of a handgun. When the handgun holster needs to be locked, it is only necessary to insert an end portion of the handgun into the handgun holster through an opening to complete locking of the handgun. The handgun holster of the present invention has a simple structure and can be unlocked through the button. When the handgun is placed in the handgun holster, locking is automatically implemented, so that unlocking and locking are convenient and fast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Inventor: Wei Su
  • Patent number: 11162760
    Abstract: Disclosed is a weapon retention device for retaining a weapon on the personal gear of a user. At the core of the weapon retention device is a ā€œUā€ shaped clamp. The clamp provides a friction force around the frame of the weapon. The weapon retention device may have various secondary and tertiary retention mechanisms. In some embodiments, the weapon retention device may have components which surround the weapon and any sighting optic which may be attached. The components which surround the weapon and optic may provide protection and retention of the weapon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Inventor: James Victor Cragg
  • Patent number: 11105584
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard includes a holster body defining a chamber for receiving a portion of the handgun. The holster body has an entranceway enabling insertion of the gun into the holster and removal of the handgun from the holster chamber. The holster includes a blocking device separate from the holster body that helps to block movement of the handgun trigger guard relative to the holster body when the handgun is in the chamber. The blocking device is supported on the holster body for movement relative to the holster body between an open position and a blocking position. The blocking device has a tail portion that projects from the bottom wall in a direction away from the top wall when the blocking member is in the open position. The blocking device moves from the open position to the blocking position in response to insertion of a handgun through the entranceway into the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Rogers, Dylan Vaccaro, Matthew E. McKendrick
  • Patent number: 11098979
    Abstract: A retaining mechanism for a holster includes a body (18) mountable to or integral with a holster, and a hood unit (40) rotatably mounted to the body. The hood unit configured for rotation about a first axis between a retaining condition in which it overlies a service item in the holster to prevent its withdrawal and a retracted condition in which the service item can be withdrawn. A hand-operable lever assembly (60) is rotatably mounted to the body and configured for rotation about a second axis. The lever assembly is operably engageable with the hood unit whereby rotation of the lever assembly effects rotation of the hood unit to its retracted condition and vice versa. The lever assembly includes a first, deflectable, portion (70) and a separate second, depressible, portion (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: THF Innovation Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Albert Hellweg, Cale Euan Pearce
  • Patent number: 11092406
    Abstract: An container cover system having a container comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface defines a cavity configured to retain at least a portion of an accessory; a cover adapted to be attached or coupled to and fit about at least a portion of the outside surface of the container, and one or more apertures formed in the cover so as to provide at least one aligned, overlapping aperture when the cover is positioned about the container; an attachment element adapted to be connected to the container; and at least one fastener, wherein the at least one fastener passes through the at least one aligned, overlapping aperture in the cover and at least one aligned aperture in the attachment element, and wherein the at least one fastener releasably holds the cover on the container and releasably holds the attachment element on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 11035648
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a quick-release adapter. The quick-release adapter comprises a regulating part, a fixing part, and a functional part. The regulating part is engaged with or detached and separated from the fixing part through a chute. The fixing part is equipped with the U-shaped chute located in three sides of a chute surface of the fixing part to form a U-shaped structure. The regulating part slides into the fixing part along, the chute to form an engaged quick-release part. The functional part is fixed to a functional mounting surface, of the regulating part through a rotating mechanism. The functional part rotates around the rotating mechanism. Furthermore, the rotating mechanism comprises rotation holes, a regulating rod, a rotation fixing disc and a rotation limiting disc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Inventor: Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 10883795
    Abstract: A holster support assembly for use by a user wearing a belt is adjustable for both drop and cant. The assembly includes a belt support that engages and is supported by the user's belt, the belt support defining a plurality of drop positions spaced apart along the track to enable the user to set the drop position of the holster. The assembly also includes a holster mount supported on the belt support for sliding movement relative to the belt support, the holster mount configured for supporting a holster. The holster mount has a first condition in which the holster mount is engaged with the belt support thereby blocking rotation of the holster mount relative to the belt support, and is selectively movable into a second condition in which the holster mount is rotatable relative to the belt support about an axis to enable the user to set the cant position of the holster relative to the belt support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventors: William H. Rogers, Matthew E. McKendrick, Dylan Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 10775133
    Abstract: A multi-purpose carrier constructed from a single continuous sheet of material that is folded along a central vertical axis to create opposing top open ends and opposing bottom open ends wherein the left and right sides are further folded towards the central vertical axis to create opposing side walls with a channel at the outer edge of each of the side walls. A torsion spring is funneled through the channels to compress the opposing sides of the device together to create a positive compression grip on the contents carried in the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Inventor: Albert Gene Higdon, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10746502
    Abstract: A device for attaching to a firearm holster such that the firearm hostler is attachable inside or outside a wearer's waistband. The device includes a ring assembly and a hook assembly. The hook assembly attaches the holster body to a waistband or a belt of the wearer. The device also includes a clasp assembly that attaches to the hook assembly. The clasp assembly is configured for removably attaching the hook assembly to the ring assembly such that the hook assembly is positioned either in a first configuration or a second configuration. In the first configuration the hook assembly is configured to hook onto the waistband when the holster body is worn inside the wearer's waistband. In the second configuration the hook assembly is configured to hook onto the belt or waistband when the holster body is worn outside the wearer's waistband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Inventors: Tomilson Bynoe, Carl Collins
  • Patent number: 10731946
    Abstract: A holster shell is constructed with a horizontally oriented closed bottom wall, which along with opposing outward and inward facing sidewalls form a U-shaped cross section. A holster cavity is exposed along front and rear sides of the holster shell, through respective front and rear gaps that are defined between the sidewalls and the bottom wall. In some embodiments, the front gap of the holster cavity provides clearance for varying dimension, electro-optical or other sighting systems. In some embodiments, the rear gap of the holster cavity provides clearance for varying dimension laser sights and/or flashlight modules. Handgun retention features, such as trigger guard and/or ejection port conforming profiles, are defined within the holster shell. When a corresponding handgun is inserted within the holster cavity, the holster shell provides retention bias against the handgun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Benjamin Hamilton
  • Patent number: 10716389
    Abstract: A clip comprising a base portion with a base terminal end opposite a base connected end, a connector portion attached to the base portion at the base connected end, an anchor portion with an anchor terminal end opposite an anchor connected end wherein the anchor connected end is connected to the connector portion, and a fastener attached to the anchor portion and non-destructively removably attached to the base portion proximate the base terminal end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Pure Safety Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Darrell A. Moreau, Andre W. Moreau
  • Patent number: 10473426
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a convertible implement holster (such as a handgun holster, for example) comprising a multi-part shell. The convertible holster system allows a user to convert a holster into multiple configurations, including a full-shell configuration and a half-shell configuration, for various carry options. The holster may be interchangeably coupled to various attachment means (e.g., paddle, backer, modular coupler, strap, belt, etc.) for wearing or carrying the holster in the multiple configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TEDDER INDUSTRIES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Tedder, Jacob Shearer, Silas Van Natter, Taylor Vold
  • Patent number: 10458748
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun that comprises a holster body with a handgun cavity for receiving and retaining the handgun by way of a obstructing member at the ejection port and at the rear portion of the handgun slide. Moreover, a single obscured push button actuates both mechanisms. An internal retention sleeve having an inverted U-shape is slidingly mounted within the holster body and movable between a first securement position and a second release position. The sleeve having an integral thumb button depressible downwardly whereby the sleeve moves downwardly within the body to release a ejection port stop catch and the latch hood. The sleeve biased toward a normal retention position, the handgun withdrawal obstructing member biased toward the normal retention position, the latch hood biased toward a release position but having a normal latched obstructing position until released by the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventor: Eric M. Yeates
  • Patent number: 10352673
    Abstract: Holders usable to retain a clip, magazine, or other container for ammunition include one or more sidewalls extending from a base surface. The base and sidewalls define a side opening and a top opening that permit passage of a magazine or other container for ammunition. An insertable member extending from the base surface may be configured for insertion into the interior of the container for ammunition to limit movement of the container relative to the holder. The insertable member may be compressible under application of force to enable passage of the insertable member through an opening in the exterior of the container for ammunition, and expandable to a width that contacts the interior of the container for ammunition to limit movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Justin C. Sitz
  • Patent number: 10352651
    Abstract: A holster for a wide range of carried items including revolver-type and semiautomatic handguns of various types, models and calibers, pepper- and mace-spray, and other similarly configured items, the holster ambidextrous and adaptable to be worn in various user preferred carry modes and positions. The holster having an interior space created by hinged first and second side plates having a plurality of receptacles accommodating universal securing of carried item and multiple options for attachment points for body mounting facilities. Selectable hinge knuckles, spring-biased opening and adjustable latch provide user-configurable expandable holster capacity for secure carry containment and ease of retrieval of various carried items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: CCW, LLC
    Inventor: Peter E. Vredenburg
  • Patent number: 10267595
    Abstract: The holster (10) for a handgun (20) having a trigger guard and a barrel (205) comprising: a housing (105) for the handgun comprising a top opening (110) for the passage of at least part of the handgun, a wedge (115) for holding the handgun in the housing, a first push-button (120) for positioning the wedge: in a position referred to as the ā€œretentionā€ position, in which the wedge is positioned in the trigger guard so as to prevent the handgun from being extracted from the housing when the first button is released or in a position referred to as the ā€œreleasedā€ position in which the wedge is positioned out of the trigger guard when the first button is engaged; comprises: a flap (125), mounted to rotate about a hinge (130) positioned along a long side of a transverse opening (135) of the housing, said transverse opening (135) being positioned facing the barrel and forming: in what is referred to as a ā€œclosedā€ position, a face that covers the transverse opening (135) and in what is referred to as an ā€œope
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Inventor: JĆ©rome Garibaldi
  • Patent number: 10184755
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention include a holster with a first holster layer of leather configured as a holster backer for wear adjacent to a user's body, the first holster layer attached to a second holster layer of Kydex, the second holster layer molded to fit over a portion of a handgun, the holster further having a trigger guard retention formed from the material of the second holster layer, the retention having an integral pocket that is capable of interference fit with a handgun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: SHTF GEAR LLC
    Inventors: Clay Thomas Moultrie, Mark Anderson Lyman
  • Patent number: 10161702
    Abstract: Provided are trigger safety devices for a gun configured to conveniently lock/unlock the trigger. Generally, the trigger safety device comprises a first component, a second component, means for releasably limiting the positions of the second component and an alarm module. The first component is attached to the barrel portion of a gun. The second component is either hingedly attached to the first component or slidably attached to the outer surface of the first component. The alarm module is disposed in the first component and is configured to alert a user when the trigger safety device is unlocked. In general, the alarm module comprises one or more sensors, a power supply, an alarm notice generator and a control system in electrical communication with the sensors, power supply and the alarm notice generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Ye Xu
  • Patent number: 10161714
    Abstract: An accessory container and replaceable cover system having a container comprising an inside surface and an outside surface, wherein the inside surface defines a cavity configured to retain at least a portion of an accessory; a cover adapted to be selectively attached to and fit about at least a portion of the outside surface of the container, and two or more apertures formed in the cover so as to provide at least one aligned, overlapping aperture when the cover is wrapped about the container; an attachment element adapted to be selectively connected to the container; and a fastener, wherein the fastener passes through the at least one aligned, overlapping aperture in the cover and at least one aligned aperture in the attachment element, and wherein the fastener releasably holds the cover on the container and releasably holds the attachment element on the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 10066902
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun, having at least some of an at least partial cavity; a lever having a finger button portion and an engagement portion, wherein the lever includes a locking projection extending from at least a portion of the engagement portion, and wherein the lever is pivotally attached or coupled to at least a portion of the holster, approximately between the finger button portion and the engagement portion; and a lockout element rotatably attached or coupled to at least a portion of the holster such that the lockout element is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and wherein at least a portion of a locking portion of the lockout element is positioned above at least a portion of the engagement portion of the lever when the lockout element is in the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Vista Outdoor Operations LLC
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Robert A. Kincaid, Clifton L. Cook, Eric M. Yeates, Thomas A. Marx
  • Patent number: 10041762
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a holster with a protection mechanism that facilitates holstering and unholstering and protects against theft and robbery, comprising: a waist protection plate, a holster body, a positioning supporting plate, an L-shaped connecting piece, and a positioning supporting clamp. A pressing member is disposed at a side close to the waist protection plate. A positioning column fixes and tightly locks the L-shaped connecting piece with the holster body by inserting gaskets and an E-shaped washer into a clamping slot. The L-shaped connecting piece and the positioning supporting clamp cooperate with each other in space according to a lever principle, and an overall trigger mechanical structure is simple, low in failure rate and relatively reliable in actual applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: CYTAC TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Joe Zhang
  • Patent number: 10024615
    Abstract: A locking device includes a housing and a locking mechanism mounted within the housing. A locking bolt is operatively connected to the locking mechanism such that the locking bolt is moveable from an unlocked position to a locked position. An insert is sized to be removably received within an insert aperture of the housing. The insert includes a locking bolt hole sized to receive the locking bolt. The insert also includes a trigger guard cavity, sized to receive a trigger guard of a firearm. The insert also includes an insert contoured surface shaped to conform to a frame surface of the firearm. When the insert is disposed within the insert aperture and the locking bolt is in the locked position, the locking bolt extends through the locking bolt hole and at least partially through the trigger guard, and the insert contoured surface engages the frame surface, to secure the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: VARA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Timothy Oh, Jorel Lalicki
  • Patent number: 10018447
    Abstract: A firearm holster has a plate, a firearm enclosure configured to carry a firearm, and an elastic hinge. The hinge couples the plate to the enclosure and allows for relative motion between the plate and enclosure about the hinge. This relative motion about the elastic hinge during use allows for parts of a hand of a user to be inserted between the plate and enclosure when establishing or maintaining a grip on a firearm carried by the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Inventor: Michael B Alford
  • Patent number: 9958233
    Abstract: Example implementations relating to a deep concealment holster assembly are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, with unstructured clothing, such as without support of a separate waist belt, for example, without sacrificing holster's overall functionality and/or concealability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Jules Considine
  • Patent number: 9696113
    Abstract: Representative implementations of devices and techniques provide a holster for a weapon, tool, or other implement. The holster comprises a backing that may be combined with one or more interchangeable shell components (i.e., covers) to at least partially encase the implement. The backing includes a recessed portion, and a retention membrane is coupled to the backing to form a cavity with the recessed portion. The membrane is arranged to flex partially into the cavity when the implement is encased within the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TEDDER INDUSTRIES, LLC.
    Inventors: Thomas Tedder, Timothy Treto
  • Patent number: 9591915
    Abstract: A preferred sleeve for a bottle includes a floor and upwardly extending sidewalls, terminating in an upper rim which forms a shoulder extending partially over the interior space. A detent or detent form is provided along an upper rim, diametrically opposite the shoulder. One or more openings may be provided in the lower portion of the sleeve to facilitate removal of the bottle by tilting it away from the shoulder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amphipod, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith S. Willows, June A. Angus, Antonio Del Rosario
  • Patent number: 9481490
    Abstract: A system for coupling accessory devices to a portable electronic device includes a casing that receives the portable electronic device. The casing has a front opening through which a display screen of a portable electronic device is accessible to a user, and a rear opening. The system further includes a plate element that is inserted into the casing and is positioned adjacent the rear opening such that a portion of the plate element is exposed by the rear opening. The system further includes an accessory device coupled to the plate element. The accessory device has an inner portion and an outer portion, such that when the accessory device is coupled to the plate element, at least part of the plate element is between the inner portion and the outer portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: ACCO Brands Corporation
    Inventors: A. John Venida, John Hung, Barry Marshall
  • Patent number: 9360275
    Abstract: A holster adapted worn by an individual as a means of containing an item. An exemplary embodiment comprises a containing means with an inside and an outside surface where the containing means may be selectively connected to a covering means via a securing means. In preferred exemplary embodiments, the covering means covers substantially all or a portion of the outside surface of the containing means so that it protects the containing means from wear. The covering means may be reversible offering users the ability to have different holster surfaces in the same unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Inventor: Kurt H. de Nijs
  • Patent number: 9340164
    Abstract: A holster for securing a handgun to the dashboard of a car is provided. The handgun holster is adjustably attached to the lower portion of the dashboard, typically below the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: GOLD STAR HOLSTERS, LLC
    Inventor: Trevor Pickett
  • Patent number: 9182205
    Abstract: Holders for retaining a container for ammunition can include a first portion configured for attachment to a surface, a second portion extending from the first portion, and an insertable member extending from the second portion. The insertable member can be adapted for insertion into the interior of a container for ammunition. To prevent relative movement between the container for ammunition and the first portion, friction can be created between the container and the holder through contact between the insertable member and the container or contact between the body of the holder and the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Inventor: Justin Sitz
  • Patent number: 9134093
    Abstract: A holster for a handgun that comprises a holster body with a handgun cavity for receiving and retaining the handgun by way of a obstructing member at the ejection port and at the rear portion of the handgun slide. Moreover, a single obscured push button actuates both mechanisms. An internal retention sleeve having an inverted U-shape is slidingly mounted within the holster body and movable between a first securement position and a second release position. The sleeve having an integral thumb button depressible downwardly whereby the sleeve moves downwardly within the body to release a ejection port stop catch and the latch hood. The sleeve biased toward a normal retention position, the handgun withdrawal obstructing member biased toward the normal retention position, the latch hood biased toward a release position but having a normal latched obstructing position until released by the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: VISTA OUTDOOR OPERATIONS LLC
    Inventor: Eric M. Yeates
  • Patent number: 9109857
    Abstract: A height and rotation adjuster for a competition holster includes an adjuster connected between a holster body and a drop arm. The adjuster includes a ball and socket joint for adjustably supporting the holster body on the drop arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventor: Karl Kendrick
  • Patent number: 9027811
    Abstract: A holster for securing a handgun to a wearer's body by way of a belt. The holster includes a body member having a central body portion which has an endless elastic loop member extending therearound. The body member has a first belt opening at one side of the central body portion and a second belt opening at the other side of the central body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Inventor: Martin A. Cannon
  • Patent number: 9022262
    Abstract: The present invention refers to an improved holster for handguns provided with a spent casing ejection port, adapted to prevent the accidental drop or an unauthorized extraction of the handgun, thanks to a safety device embodied in the same holster and engaging with the ejection port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Radar Leather Division, S.R.L.
    Inventor: Paolo Pellegrini
  • Patent number: 9016533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a safety device that maintains a weapon inside a holster in a locked state without requiring the gun to be removed from the holster beforehand. In the embodiments, a single safety device can be used on a variety of holsters to lock the gun inside the holster, without requiring removal of the gun from the holster, therefore preventing children or other unauthorized individuals from accessing the gun and the gun's trigger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Relativity Engineering, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Visalli, Darren Bodner, Joel Young, Jacob Evans, Helene Seltzer, Thomas Larson, Daniel Visalli
  • Patent number: 9004328
    Abstract: A quick-draw, stealth of movement, cross draw holster with stealth of movement for use specifically with revolvers. A pair of adjustable jaws having segmented faces grips the revolver only in the cylinder region. This support arrangement allows a very quick withdrawal of the revolver from the holster, typically requiring movement on the order of between one and two inches before the revolver is totally clear of the holster. The cylinder clamping support arrangement easily accommodates revolvers having scopes or other similar attached accessories. The holster may be either belt worn or strap-supported for over-the-shoulder mounting and can be used by either right- or left-handed shooters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Daniel Galuppo, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8991668
    Abstract: A holster or firearm anchor-designed to house a weapon or firearm, preferably a handgun. In particular, the holster is adapted to be worn by a user in a concealed fashion under various outer garments, the holster comprising components that are capable of conforming to various body contours and additionally being able to substantially control the vertical and horizontal motion of the firearm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Inventor: Andrew P. Pylypiak
  • Patent number: 8973799
    Abstract: A hanger bracket is attached to any existing gun holster with the existing holster belt clip removed from the holster and attached to a top of the bracket. The bottom of the bracket is attached to the holster at the previous attachment location of the belt clip to the holster. The belt clip is attached over the outside of a belt of a user and the bracket, holster and gun are inserted down inside the pants of the user for complete concealment. The shape, spacing, orientation, and number of holster attachment openings through the bracket make it adaptable to a variety of holsters and adjustable to various vertical heights of the holster attachment to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Inventors: Leopoldo Ruiz, III, Jose M Herrera, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20150041507
    Abstract: The present invention refers to the field of the accessories for firearms in use by police officers, armies, private surveillance staff, and in particular it refers to the field of the holsters for accommodating handguns. More in detail it concerns a new holster (1) with anti-friction properties thanks to an inner sleeve (3), preferably but not necessarily of the replaceable type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Paolo Pellegrini
  • Patent number: 8925773
    Abstract: A holster assembly for a revolver includes a holster pocket for removably accommodating a revolver therein, the holster pocket generally surrounding an insertion axis of the revolver, and a locking device arranged in the holster pocket for automatically engaging the revolver upon insertion into the holster pocket and selectively operable to allow subsequent removal of the revolver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Salariland, LLC
    Inventor: Norman E. Clifton
  • Patent number: 8910839
    Abstract: A firearm holster assembly includes a holster pocket having an interior volume for accommodating a firearm within, a locking device mounted within the interior volume for selectively impeding the withdrawal of the firearm therefrom, the locking device including an operating lever extending outwardly from the holster pocket and operable to disengage the locking device from the firearm, and a locking device safety mechanism mounted to the holster pocket and including an operating arm operable to selectively inhibit operation of the operating lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Safariland, LLC
    Inventor: Norman E. Clifton
  • Patent number: 8851344
    Abstract: Holsters have a body defining a chamber configured to removably receive a portion of a firearm, the chamber including a trigger guard receiving portion configured to receive a trigger guard of the firearm, first and second retention latches connected to the body, each of the latches being movable between a retention position in which the firearm resists extraction from the holder and an extraction position in which the firearm is free to be extracted from the holder, each of the latches having a stop portion positioned behind a portion of the front trigger guard portion when the latch is in the retention position, and the stop portion being positioned laterally clear of the front trigger guard portion when the latches and the extraction position. Each of the latches may be spring biased to the retention position. Each of the latches may be pivotally connected to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Gunhide Properties, LLC
    Inventors: John J. Baumann, Gene DeSantis
  • Patent number: 8740026
    Abstract: A weapon including a first portion of a disarming protection circuit integrated into a removable magazine clip. The first portion of the disarming protection circuit is integrated into the magazine clip and includes, a high voltage source, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter and an output. A second portion of the disarming protection circuit includes a conductor assembly including an electrode that extends adjacent to an inside wall of a magazine compartment. The first end of the electrode is electrically connected to a conductor connection adjacent to the output of the first portion of the circuit. A second end of the electrode is disposed through the handle and is exposed from outside the handle. An actuator generates the signal that connects the high voltage source in the circuit to the electrode in response to the output from the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Inventors: Wayne Kenneth Osborne, Dennis Harold Pitts, Donald Eugene Chance
  • Patent number: 8727294
    Abstract: A handgun holding system featuring a base plate with a pair of slots, each slot has a bracket that can slide and rotate within its respective slot. The first bracket has a spring clip for temporarily engaging the grip portion of a handgun, and the second bracket has a boot with an inner magnet for temporarily engaging the barrel of the handgun. The base plate can be mounted to a surface via a mounting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas C. Harms
  • Patent number: 8720753
    Abstract: A handgun holster has a shaped holster body with through cavity for inserting and withdrawing the gun, which is furnished with a support for attaching the holster to the user, with a trigger safety catch and with a security system against removal of the gun from the holster where, in each of the two side walls of the holster body, in the area designed for ensuring the position of the inserted gun, there is a specularly arranged recess in which a safety catch is lodged. This recess has an opening for passage of the functional part of the safety catch into the cavity of the holster in the area designed for positioning the trigger guard of the gun.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Miroslav Bene{hacek over (s)}
  • Patent number: 8714423
    Abstract: A holster for accommodating a handgun having an attached, offset accessory, including walls defining a cavity for receiving the handgun and the attached accessory, a retention means that is capable of retaining a handgun and accessory in the holster, wherein the retention means includes a lever that is pivotally connected, via a pivot pin, to the first side wall approximately between a finger button end and an engagement end, wherein the engagement end includes a locking portion, formed on a second side of the engagement end, wherein the lever is pivotable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and wherein the lever is biased, via a spring means, to the engaged position, such that when the lever is in the engaged position, the locking portion may extend inside the cavity and inside the inner surface of the trigger guard of a handgun that is secured into the holster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Alliant Techsystems Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. Kincaid, Thomas M. Gregory, Birten L. Todd, Eric M. Yeates, Clifton L. Cook, Thomas A. Marx
  • Patent number: 8684242
    Abstract: A holster with interchangeable cowling members for reconfiguring the holster pocket to accommodate pistols of varying sizes including pistols with add-on attachments including a frame member forming at least a first portion of a holster pocket, a cowling member cooperatively associated with the frame member forming a second portion of the holster pocket, at least one slide member associated with one of the frame member and cowling member, at least one groove associated with the other of the frame member and cowling member, the groove being adaptable to receive the slide member for selective longitudinal movement therealong, and a latch device having a first portion cooperating with the frame member and a second portion cooperating with the cowling member and operable to selectively prevent relative movement therebetween. The groove, slide member and latch device releasably mount the cowling member to the frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Eagle Industries Unlimited, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Pomeroy, Michael E. Cole, Scott V. Evans