Holster
First Claim
1. A combination holster, accessory, and handgun, the handgun comprising a slide, a barrel in the slide, and a rail positioned below the barrel, the accessory for clamping onto the handgun rail below the barrel, the holster sized for receiving and releasably retaining the handgun with the accessory attached thereto, the holster having a body with a forward end and an open rearward end, the holster body comprising a pair of opposing side wall portions defining a cavity, the holster body having a handgun receiving and withdrawal axis extending forwardly and rearwardly, the holster body defining an accessory receiving pocket for conformingly receiving the accessory clamped onto the handgun, the accessory receiving pocket sized for a conforming fit with the accessory, a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the handgun having a maximum width, the accessory having a maximum width less than the maximum width of the handgun, the handgun having a maximum height of the rail and slide, not including a forward sight of the handgun, the accessory having a maximum height of 30% or less of the maximum height of the rail and slide.
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Abstract
A holster system that comprises a holster and an accessory configured to be fixed to a mounting rail of a handgun. The holster has a holster body with a pair of opposing wall portions defining a cavity. Each wall portion has an inwardly projecting rib dividing the cavity into an upper first cavity portion and a lower second cavity portion. The first cavity portion is dimensioned to receive various handgun makes and models in a spaced relationship from three sides thereof. The second cavity portion is configured to receive the accessory so that a conforming engagement is formed between the accessory and the holster body. A stop surface of the holster body engages a forward facing surface of the accessory upon insertion of the handgun with accessory into the holster body thereby providing a seating position of the handgun and accessory in the holster body. A retention mechanism of the system has a blocking portion movable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position. The blocking member at least inhibits removal of the handgun and accessory if the handgun and accessory are urged rearwardly before a thumb receiving portion is depressed. The blocking portion is on a spring member that is deflected by an elongate exteriorly extending sliding member that has a cam surface that deflects the spring member from the blocking position.
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20 Claims
- 1. A combination holster, accessory, and handgun, the handgun comprising a slide, a barrel in the slide, and a rail positioned below the barrel, the accessory for clamping onto the handgun rail below the barrel, the holster sized for receiving and releasably retaining the handgun with the accessory attached thereto, the holster having a body with a forward end and an open rearward end, the holster body comprising a pair of opposing side wall portions defining a cavity, the holster body having a handgun receiving and withdrawal axis extending forwardly and rearwardly, the holster body defining an accessory receiving pocket for conformingly receiving the accessory clamped onto the handgun, the accessory receiving pocket sized for a conforming fit with the accessory, a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the handgun having a maximum width, the accessory having a maximum width less than the maximum width of the handgun, the handgun having a maximum height of the rail and slide, not including a forward sight of the handgun, the accessory having a maximum height of 30% or less of the maximum height of the rail and slide.
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12. A combination holster, handgun, and accessory, the handgun having a forward rail below the barrel with the accessory secured thereto, the accessory having a particular form, the holster comprising a holster body having a pair of opposing side wall portions defining an interior with an upper first cavity portion and a lower second cavity portion, the first cavity portion sized to receive a slide of the handgun and the second cavity portion being dimensioned to form fit the particular form of the accessory, each of the first and second cavities open at a rearward end for receiving and withdrawing the handgun and the attached accessory in a forward and rearward direction;
- a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the retention mechanism comprising spring member secured with respect to one of the opposing sidewall portions at a first end of the spring member, the second end of the spring member fixed to a blocking portion, the blocking portion movable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position with respect to the accessory when the accessory is in the second cavity portion;
the retention mechanism further comprising an elongate sliding having opposing ends with a thumb receiving portion at a rearward end thereof and a protrusion that engages structure on the spring member positioned intermediate a forward end and the rearward end, the protrusion and structure providing a deflection of the spring member when the elongate member is slid thereby moving the blocking member in a direction outwardly with respect to the holster body from the blocking position to the non-blocking position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the retention mechanism comprising spring member secured with respect to one of the opposing sidewall portions at a first end of the spring member, the second end of the spring member fixed to a blocking portion, the blocking portion movable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position with respect to the accessory when the accessory is in the second cavity portion;
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