Abstract: Handgun holster attached to a vertical support rod parallel to and spaced apart from the holster. There also is attached to the rod an arcuate strap as an upper body rest and a pad as a lower thigh rest, each rest being adjustable and clampable to selected positions for the convenience of the wearer. Preferably, this holster is for use in sports competition, where it is important to be able to draw quickly and fire.

Abstract: An ambidextrous pistol carrying device of conveniently and inexpensively fabricated modular design includes a mainframe member of non-leather composition, an elongated spring member and a guard strap member connected to the mainframe member, and components for removably connecting a shoulder harness. The mainframe member includes a muzzle retainer portion that extends across and abuts the muzzle of a pistol, a bore-engaging protrusion on the muzzle retainer portion that extends at least partially into the bore, and left and right arm portions that extend from the muzzle portion along the sides of the pistol to positions above the trigger guard. The spring member extends across the rearward portion of the pistol between the left and right arm portions to spring bias the pistol toward the muzzle retainer portion.

Abstract: A metallic storage holster and cable for locking a handgun in place and preventing access to the handgun by unauthorized persons. The cable is welded onto a one side of the storage holster. The non-welded cable end is formed into a loop. The loop is then secured over a "U" latch welded onto the other side of the storage holster. The latch is large enough to allow a lock to be inserted through the eye of the latch once the looped cable end has been fitted. Once the lock is in place, access to the handgun is restricted to the individual able to open the lock. A metallic plate is welded onto one side of the storage holster and holes are cut through both sides of the storage holster to allow lag bolts to be inserted and countersunk though the side with the plate attached thereto. The lag bolts, once in place, are used to mount the storage holster. Once a handgun is locked in place access to the lag bolts from the other side of the storage holster is blocked.

Abstract: A concealed gun holster, primarily to be worn by off duty law enforcement personnel, is modeled after the popular sports fanny packs. The modified pack, held in place with an integral belt, is designed to conceal a hand gun holster for either left or right hand use. A snap release secures the weapon snugly in the holster, yet releases with the same feel and pressure as commonly used police holster releases. A hidden pocket, interior to the pack, may be used to hold a clip of ammunition. The integral belt used to wear the pack comprises zippered pockets which are suitable for storing ammunition, hand cuffs, or other equipment.

Abstract: A holster for handguns, of composite construction including a handgun-holding pocket of laminated flexible material including a layer of a resiliently compressible foam material, with a frame of rigid material attached to the pocket structure, leaving the pocket structure free to move slightly with respect to the frame. A compression band surrounds a portion of the handgun-holding pocket to compress the layer of resiliently compressible material against the surfaces of a handgun held within the holster to provide resistance against withdrawal of the handgun. Anti-twist plates may be provided to resist unauthorized removal of a handgun from the holster, and a security strap and thumb-break are attached to the frame of the holster but not attached directly to the handgun-holding pocket.

Abstract: A front opening, front fast draw handgun holster whose side wall portions are adjustable toward one another to adjustably grip a handgun in the holster in order to prevent the gun from falling from the holster during strenuous physical activity of the wearer or being grabbed from the holster by another person and adjustable away from one another to release the gun for fast front draw as well as upward removal from the holster. A holster which is angularly adjustable relative to the wearer's body in such a way as to permit each wearer to adjust the holster to the best position.

Abstract: A handgun holster having security straps releasably attached by a fastener system including hook-and-loop fastener material, with a protective cover overlying a portion of the mated hook-and-loop fastener material located on the holster. The protective cover is constructed of a flexible sheet-like material and helps to define a snug tube or pocket for receiving a portion of a security strap bearing the mating portion of the hook-and-loop fastener material thereon. The cover holds the two portions of the fastener material together in mating confrontation and covers an end of the strap to prevent it from easily being separated from the holster. Alternatively, a loop-carrying portion of fastener material is attached to a holster with the loops facing toward the body of the holster and a strap having the hook-carrying portion of the fastener is placed between the body of the holster and the loop-carrying fastener material.

Abstract: A holder for pistols that has the shape of an elongated flat box housing with a clip assembly to permit a user to wear it around his or her waist. The holder is made out of self-standing and substantially flexible one sheet of leather and it has pistol support tongues that are extension of one of the sides inwardly bent and rigidly secured to the inner surface of the rear wall. Support loops are rigidly mounted to the inner surface of front wall and they cooperatively receive the pistol's magazines. A front wall is hingedly mounted so that a user can readily exposed the pistol by pushing rearwardly.

Abstract: A holster formed of a fabric material suitable for weapon with a laser light having internal retention. The holster is formed from a piece of synthetic material which is folded on itself and secured to a barrel stop at the bottom to form a cavity for receiving the weapon. An elastic strap along the back opposite the fold line secures the weapon in the holster and urges the weapon towards retention elements secured to the inside of the fabric at the ejection port and trigger of the weapon.

Abstract: Weapon holsters of substantially stitchless, one-piece construction provide tension on the surface of weapons held therein. The holsters further facilitate release of weapons held therein for quick removal by the holster wearers. Pocket holsters are provided, each holster being constructed so as to facilitate concealment of a weapon held therein.

Abstract: A holster is described that may be used for holding articles, such as a gun or a tool, in a relatively secure position at or near one's waist. The holster is configured so that it may be easily hooked over one's belt yet be removed simply and quickly. A pair of flexible straps are provided that permit various combinations of a hold-down for the article. The straps include a snap fastener to affix one to the other and hook and loop fasteners to fix the hold down straps to the holster pouch and belt retainer.

Abstract: An assembly for releasably securing a holster safety strap including a device for fastening the safety strap to the holster, a securing device on one of the safety strap and the holster, and a fastener on the other of the safety strap and the holster rotatable between a first, unlocking position and a second, securing position, the fastener in the second position engaged with the securing device to inhibit operation of the releasable fastener and in the first position disengaged from the securing device to allow normal operation of the releasable fastener for providing additional securing in a holster safety strap.

Abstract: A hand gun in a holster is completely concealed by a simulated carrying pouch. A backing is mounted on a wearer, as with a belt around the wearer's waist. A holster is mounted on the backing completely within the area defined by the top, bottom and ends of the backing. A flap, permanently attached at the bottom to the backing but releasably attached by hook and pile fasteners (VELCRO.RTM.) at the top and two ends of the backing defines a textile material (fabric) or leather container which simulates a carrying pouch and completely conceals the holster and hand gun. Pockets may be provided in the flap. The holster is reversibly mounted on the backing using hook and pile fasteners, and hook and pile fastener straps releasably hold the hand gun within the holster. To gain access to the hand gun, the hook and pile fasteners at the top and two ends of the backing and flap are detached to completely expose the handgun for ready access.

Abstract: A fast draw holster having an open front supports a handgun with a bore penetrating pin correlated with the caliber and with opposed sides compressively engaging the barrel. A spacer positoned forwardly of the pin prevents intermittent and non uniform pressure contact with the front lower edge of the holster upon withdrawal of the handgun. A ratchet mechanism attaching the holster to a belt supported fender permits the degree of vertical alignment of the holster to be adjusted commensurate with a shooter's preference.

Abstract: A handgun holster has a front fold to which a strip of material having a central channel and side flanges is secured along the center line of the channel with the channel facing inwardly to receive and protect a handgun sight when a handgun is inserted into, or removed from, the holster. The strip is otherwise unsecured to the holster and can conform to any holster inside radius.

Abstract: A holster of soft material has a retention device for applying pressure to a handgun in the holster to resist inadvertent removal of the handgun. An elongate band or strip of resilient material is formed into a loop around the outside of the holster by folding the band about a central region extending over a fold in the holster and securing opposite ends of the band together through the holster to urge the opposite side portions of the band towards one another. The opposite side portions of the band compress corresponding underlying wall portions of the holster against a handgun in the holster pocket, providing a controlled resistance to draw which is preferably adjustable and also resisting inadvertent removal or slipping of the handgun out of the pocket.

Abstract: An assembly for releasably securing a holster safety strap including a fastening device for fastening the safety strap to the holster and a securing device for the fastening device pivotable between a first, unlocking position and a second, security position; the securing device in the second position inhibiting operation of the fastening device and in the first position allowing normal operation of the fastening device to provide additional security in a holster safety strap.

Abstract: A mechanism for storing a hand gun and preventing its unauthorized use. A gun holster has a flexible strap that can be latched to the holster in a position extending over the hammer portion of the gun. When the strap is drawn away from the holster (prior to removal of the gun) an electrical circuit is broken, thereby triggering a battery-operated alarm on the holster. A key-operated lockout switch is provided to enable the gun owner to remove the gun without generating an alarm signal.

Abstract: A holster for an automatic hand weapon and retention system which secures the weapon at the weapon's ejection port and trigger guard against unintentional withdrawal yet is made of lightweight, durable and inexpensive materials is provided. The holster is formed from a piece of fabric of synthetic material which is folded on itself and stitched to form a cavity for receiving the weapon. A first dowel is secured in a first pocket positioned above the muzzle end of the ejection port of the weapon. A second dowel is secured in a second pocket positioned in the trigger guard of the weapon. The first and second dowels engage the ejection port and trigger guard, respectively, of the weapon to prevent the removal of the weapon by an opponent or accidentally during strenuous activity by the user. Also provided is a holster suitable for wearing against a leg which has at least one dowel secured in a pocket positioned above the muzzle end of the ejection port of a weapon.

Abstract: A first wrap adapted to wrap around the lower leg generally over the medial malleolus and above the lateral malleolus is connected by a strap to a second wrap adapted to wrap around the lower leg generally on the upper portion of the gastrocnemius or below the popliteal fossa. The first wrap has a holster for carrying a firearm and which holster is secured approximately over the medial malleolus. The holster may be selectively detachable to allow a selection of holsters to be secured to the first wrap. The second wrap carries the substantial portion of the weight of load of the assembly, and of any holster and firearm secured thereto.

Abstract: A holster which is designed to carry securely a number of different sizes of handguns with equal proper fit. The holster is preferably formed of a composite fabric-foam-fabric material, or in certain cases, of leather. The holster sides are secured together partially in the region adjacent to the underside of the frame near the trigger guard. A separate welt member is securable between the two sides of the holster and presents to the frame in the region of the trigger guard, a smooth conforming surface which urges the handgun into a snug fit within the holster. A typical interchangeable welt is a thick rubber or rubber-like washer with a radius conforming to the curve of the front of the trigger guard as it joins the frame toward the front of the handgun. The interchangeable welt may be held in place by a screw and nut or other fastener which may pass through opposite sides of the holster.

Abstract: The present invention provides a plastic gun holster having a break open front for drawing a revolver out of the holster. The holster further includes a strap which wraps from side to side of the holster and normally securing the break open front. The strap has one end which is releasably secured to the holster. The holster itself is provided with an upstanding strap release which forms part of the holster and which is used to push the strap off of the holster at its releasable end thereby enabling drawing of the revolver through the break open front.

Abstract: A hand gun in a holster is completely concealed by a simulated carrying pouch. A backing is mounted on a wearer, as with a belt around the wearer's waist. A holster is mounted on the backing completely within the area defined by the top, bottom and ends of the backing. A flap, permanently attached at the bottom to the backing but releasably attached by hook and pile fasteners (VELCRO.RTM.) at the top and two ends of the backing defines a textile material (fabric) or leather container which simulates a carrying pouch and completely conceals the holster and hand gun. Pockets may be provided in the flap. The holster is reversibly mounted on the backing using hook and pile fasteners, and hook and pile fastener straps releasably hold the hand gun within the holster. To gain access to the hand gun, the hook and pile fasteners at the top and two ends of the backing and flap are detached to completely expose the handgun for ready access.

Abstract: A adjustable holder mounting platform attachable to the waste belt of the wearer for use on either leg, and designed to accommodate a wide variety of handgun holsters. The mounting platform is horizontally and vertically adjustable so that virtually any handgun holster may be placed in an optimum position for the user. The belt mountable faceplate and the platform itself are connected to a disk which provides a pivot around which the platform may rotate, giving the users legs freedom of movement while he or she walks.

Abstract: A holster having a body molded of an elastomeric material, with that body being doubled back along a fold region essentially midway between two opposite edges of the molded body, and with those edges then being secured together by rivets or the like to define a gun receiving recess between front and rear panels of the holster. The rear panel contains a passage through which a belt extends for supporting the device from the belt. The two connected edges of the elastomeric body preferably have flanges projecting toward one another and connectable together, and which interfit to locate the flanges relative to one another. A gun may be retained in the holster by two flaps projecting upwardly from the front and rear panels and connectable together. The rear flap is preferably thicker and stiffer than the front flap, and desirably each of the flaps is slightly thicker and stiffer than the panel from which it projects upwardly.

Abstract: An anti-theft pistol holster having a body casing with a lower muzzle end and an upper access opening, a yieldable member adjacent the muzzle end for yieldably seating the muzzle of a pistol, a rigid keeper member adjacent the upper opening in opposed relation to the yieldable means and being movable between a position of positive engagement with the butt of a pistol and a released position disengaged from the pistol butt.

Abstract: A holster includes an adjustable safety strap which is adjustably attached to a belt-receiving portion of the holster. In one embodiment of the invention, the holster is made from two pieces of material which are sewn together so as to require a single snap fastener. Thus, with three parts, two pieces of material and a snap fastener, a completed holster is provided. One piece of material includes front and back walls of the holster and is folded over and sewn together to form a handgun-receiving pocket. A loop-forming portion for receiving a belt or the like is formed from an extension of the back wall and has a lower free end joined to the back wall with stitching. The second piece of material is a retaining strap having a first end joined to a front wall of the holster and a second end received in a series of elongated, parallel slots formed in the loop-forming portion. The second end of the retaining strap can be inserted in different slots to provide an adjustment thereof.

Abstract: A locking mechanism for attachment to a hand gun holster, the locking mechanism having a control of a locked position which prevents removal of the hand gun from its holster and a continuum of unlocked positions with progressively more force required to extract the hand gun out of its holster as the force is increased by the operator. A single rotary control allows for setting the mechanism to the fully locked position or to any of the continuum of restraining positions.

Abstract: An improved handgun holster. The holster snuggly accommodates a handgun selected from a defined range of sizes and includes an elongate longitudinal spine which resiliently deforms when a gun is placed in the holster. The resilient deformation of the spine facilitates the conforming of the holster to the gun.

Abstract: A flap holster with the flap pivotally and removably secured to either side of an ambidextrious holster. The holster inlcudes an opening for the insertion and removal of a handgun and a transverse slot below the opening on each side. The flap is pivotally connected to one side of the holster and extends over the handgun opening. On the underside of the flap, an extensible strip is secured at one end to the flap and includes an end hook at the opposite end to engage one of the transverse slots and secure the flap in place. The extensible strap is preferably captured in a fabric tunnel in the underside of the flap. An inextensible flexible strap is secured at both ends to the extensible strap to limit its extension length to avoid over stressing its elastic properties. The hook is preferably a reverse directed tab dimensioned to slip into the transverse slot allowing the elasticity of the extensible strip to hold the flap closed.

Abstract: An improved holster for a handgun, the holster generally of the type having a holster hanger adapted to interengage with, and be supported by, the user's waistband or belt. The improvement is generally directed to increasing the length and width of the slot between the holster body and hanger for receiving the skirt portion of a jacket, coat, shirt or the like. This feature enhances ready access to the handgun, while also reducing "bunching" of the skirt in otherwise shorter and narrower slots found in conventional holsters. Further benefits of this invention are related to providing a smooth, uninterrupted surface for both surfaces of the holster hanger and body, reducing clothing and handgun wear. These improvements result from a novel structure and arrangements for interconnecting the holster hanger to the inner side of the holster body itself.

Abstract: A hand gun holster substantially holds a hand gun for placement outside or inside of a person's belt and pants using a side or front belt loop. Depending on the selection of one of three ways of securing a three portion gun holding strap assembly, employing hook and loop fasteners: the hand gun is removed quickly by pulling the gun out of the holster, via a pull break step; the hand gun is removed less quickly from a normal securement, via a thumb break step; and the hand gun is removed from a maximum securement, via a double lock thumb break.

Abstract: An easily drawn shoulder holster primarily intended to retain automatic handguns having upward, rearwardly extending hammer cover assemblies. The holster includes a folded, multilayer sheath with an inner layer of leather, an outer layer of leather and a central stiffening layer, preferably of metal. The sheath covers the body of the handgun including its hammer cover while allowing the butt pointed to the front, and the barrel pointed downwardly, to extend therefrom. A redundant spring extends across the front of the trigger guard of the handgun to urge the hammer cover assembly up into a downwardly facing, upper pocket in the sheath for retention of the handgun.

Abstract: A holster includes an adjustable safety strap which is adjustably attached to the back wall of the holster. In one embodiment of the invention, the holster additionally includes an improved fastening assembly for attaching the support strap to the back wall of the holster.

Abstract: A molded handgun holster having rigid inner and outer spaced sidewalls joined together along the front and lower back portions to define an inner expandable cavity with an open expandable top, the improvement including two separate handgun securing straps with tabs for unlocking those straps concealed by portions of the weapon, but releaseable simultaneously by the wearer while grasping the handle of the handgun; one strap having a thumb engaging releaseable fastener and adapted to press the handgun downwardly in the holster; and the other strap having a middle finger engaging releaseable fastener and adapted to prevent the inner cavity and open top from expanding when fastened but permitting a limited expansion of both when unfastened; and a molded ledge on the inside of the holster to engage an edge of the handgun when the inner cavity is not expanded.

Abstract: An improved holster comprising a sheet of compressible material or a composite including a compressible layer formed into a pouch to hold a handgun with an edge seam at the rear. At the front inside of the holster is a stiffener member secured to the holster sheet material by at least one generally vertical stitch line. The stitch line distorts the compressible material and the stiffening member to form a front groove for receiving the barrel and front sight of the handgun. A protective sleeve may cover the stiffener. An improved universally adjustable strap arrangement includes hook and pile type fabric on an inner face of a belt loop formed in the holster body and the mating hook and pile material on one face of the flat strap. The angle and length of the strap may be adjusted by relative movement of the strap within the belt loop. Securement of one end of the strap results from engagement of the hook and pile fabric and is insured by pressure from the wearer's belt when worn.

Abstract: A protective hand gun holster with an abrasion-resistant longitudinal spine structure capable of receiving hand guns with protruding sharp sights. The spine structure takes the form of a heavy, wear-resistant web treated with a polymer to prevent snagging and tearing by a gun sight.

Abstract: A handgun holster having a separable flap for covering part of the top opening of the holster pocket. The flap is secured by separable fasteners having one part of the fastener on the holster body and a mating fastener part on the flap on one side of the holster and a second separable fastener on the other side of the holster body having one fastener part on the holster body and a mating fastener part on the cover flap which secures the second side of the cover flap and also secures a belt loop to the holster body.

Abstract: A holster made of two matching pieces of material joined together to form a double-ended gun pocket, shaped to fit a particular gun and contain substantial portions of it. The holster has a belt loop on each face of the gun pocket and a belt slot through both faces outside of the trigger guard area, which position the gun and holster on a belt at an acute angle from the vertical, such that a forward-tilt and a cross-draw slant mode of carry are both made possible by inverting the holster and thus reversing the angle. Reversing the holster laterally changes it from right-handed to left-handed.

Abstract: A semi-front opening holster comprising a body of leather or leatherlike material formed to define a handgun carrying pouch;means secured to the body for securing the holster to a belt;the body defining a top opening for the insertion of a handgun into the holster from the top;the body at the upper rear thereof defining a pouch region for at least partially enclosing the trigger guard of a handgun when positioned within the holster;the pouch region including means extending above and over the trigger guard of the handgun whereby a handgun within the holster may not be withdrawn directly upward;the handgun body defining an extension of the top opening along the front edge thereof;whereby a handgun contained within the holster may be removed by tilting forward to clear the trigger guard from the pouch region and thereafter removing the handgun entirely from the holster by an upward or upward-forward movement.

Abstract: A protective hand gun holster with an abrasion-resistant longitudinal spine structure capable of receiving hand guns with protruding sharp sights. The spine structure takes the form of a heavy, wear-resistant web treated with a polymer to prevent snagging and tearing by a gun sight.

Abstract: A universal-type protective holster capable of receiving snugly handguns of different sizes falling within a defined range of sizes. The holster is formed with a sandwich-like construction, including an inner liner web in the form of a soft-surfaced fabric for protecting a received handgun against marring, an intermediate memory web in the form of an elastomer which provides the holster with contracted-shape memory enabling it to receive handguns of different sizes easily, and an outer shell web in the form of a relatively stiff, tear-and-abrasion-resistant fabric.

Abstract: A nylon fabric holster for hand guns having strap-like tabs secured together by hook and loop fasteners for holding the hand gun in the holster. The tabs may be separated by running the thumb between the hook and loop fasteners. However, the hammer spur associated with the hand gun is pressed against the inner surfaces of the tabs upon forcible withdrawal of the hand gun from the holster to prevent the tabs from separating. The tab construction thus prevents the hand gun from being forcibly removed from the holster when the tabs are secured together.

Abstract: On certain handguns, the firing pin protrudes through the rear of the weapon when the weapon is cocked, as an indication of the condition of the weapon. In the uncocked condition, the weapon is held in a holster by the retaining strap which has a conventional female snap which mates with a male snap mounted on the weapon around the firing pin extension orfice. Grasping the weapon, in the holster, and cocking the weapon by depressing the squeeze cocker, automatically cocks the weapon causing the firing pin to extend rearward, popping off the female snap and releasing the weapon to be withdrawn from the holster.

Abstract: A revolver pistol holster having a trigger-guard-retaining upper rearward top wall and a W-shaped spring mounted on holster upper forward opposing side walls biasing the holster upper-forward side-wall portions toward one-another, with a central portion of the W-shaped spring being mounted against a forward wall portion connecting the side wall, such that the forward wall portion at an upper location is biased toward the trigger-guard-retaining upper rearward top wall whereby a holstered pistol is biased into a trigger-guard-retained position within the holster, and an upper forward portion of an inward side wall having a major upwardly projecting portion serving as a thumb-brace facilitatable of drawing a holstered pistol grip-handle upwardly and forwardly.

Abstract: A belt buckle is disclosed which has an indented area on the front face of the buckle that is shaped and adapted for reception of a small handgun flatwise therein. The handgun is held within the indented area so that the entire side of the handgun is exposed to give ornamentation to the buckle. Apparatus is provided for releasably securing the handgun to the buckle, whereby the handgun can be quickly and easily removed from and reattached to the buckle.

Abstract: A holster system for a handgun that permits the gun to be safely carried and drawn from any one of three conventional modes of carry without the need of special fixtures.

Abstract: A holster for holding a handgun having a safety strap integrated with a quick release mechanism to hold the handgun in place until released by the user. The strap extends from an exposed portion of the holster over a part of the handgun and cooperates with a complementary member and the release mechanism integrated therewith for releasing the strap from the complementary member thereby allowing the gun to be withdrawn. This release mechanism is located sufficiently within the outer dimensions of the handgun and the holster to impede substantially inadvertent actuation.

Abstract: An improved vestlike weapon carrier providing concealed and comfortable carrying of a handgun by a plain clothes law enforcement officer. The handgun is supported under one arm and an ammunition pouch under the other. The handgun is held in a holster having a thumb release retainer strap and a body which is formed to match the contour of the frame and barrel of the handgun. The handgun is supported with the barrel muzzle slightly elevated for natural action cross-drawing by the officer. The holster is supported by a crescent shaped shoulder strap and a pair of "D" rings secured to the holster at the muzzle region and the chamber region of the handgun for balanced carriage. A similar crescent shaped shoulder strap supports a generally "Y" shaped ammunition or clip carrier. The shoulder straps are joined by elastic straps extending across the back of the wearer. No straps extend across the chest of the wearer.

Abstract: A combination hand gun holster and belt is provided. The combination comprises a holster having inner and outer side panels which assist in forming a tapering configuration for conformably receiving a hand gun. The holster has an open end for insertion and withdrawal therethrough of the gun. The belt is attached to the inner side panel of the holster and suspends the holster on one side of the waist of a person. A retaining member is provided having first and second ends. The member is attached at the first end to the outer side panel of the open end of the holster. A means is provided for detachably mounting the second end of the retaining member to the belt. Thus when the retaining member is mounted to the belt the hand gun is safely retained in the holster and cannot be withdrawn therefrom. A release means is provided which is attached to the belt for automatically detaching the retaining member from the belt.