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Retention holster for a firearm having an offset mounted accessory

  • US 10,393,477 B1
  • Filed: 11/22/2017
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/16/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A holster for receiving and releasably retaining a handgun and an accessory attached to the handgun, the accessory being offset in a latitudinal direction from a barrel bore axis of the handgun, the holster comprising:

  • a holster body extending from a substantially open top portion to a bottom portion and defining a cavity, wherein a longitudinal axis of the holster extends generally from the open top portion to the bottom portion, the cavity including a frame/slide receiving portion and an accessory receiving portion, the frame/slide receiving portion sized to receive a slide of the handgun and the accessory receiving portion being dimensioned to receive the accessory, wherein the accessory receiving portion is offset in the latitudinal direction relative to the frame/slide receiving portion;

    a lever, wherein said lever includes a first side facing generally outward from said cavity and a second side facing generally toward said cavity, wherein said lever is pivotally attached to a first side wall of said holster;

    the lever having a locking portion extending from a surface of said second side of said lever, wherein said lever is pivotable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and wherein said lever is biased to said engaged position, andwherein, when said lever is in said engaged position, said locking portion protrudes through an opening in said first side wall, into said cavity, such that said locking portion extends into said cavity.

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