Holster
First Claim
1. A holster, handgun, and accessory combination, the accessory attached to a rail of the handgun, the rail positioned below the barrel of the handgun, the holster comprising a pair of side wall portions formed of a polymer and being unitary with one another and joined at a top and bottom of the side wall portions, the side wall portions defining a slot configured for capturing and engaging the accessory when the handgun with accessory is inserted into the holster, the holster and accessory engagement constraining all freedom of motion of the accessory except freedom of motion in the insertion and withdrawal direction along a forward rearward axis of the handgun, the holster further providing a stop portion whereby the accessory seats in the slot as the accessory abuts the stop portion, wherein when the accessory is seated in the slot abutting the stop portion, the only freedom of motion of the accessory with respect to the slot is a linear withdrawal motion, the holster further comprising a spring member configured as a leaf spring, the leaf spring movable between an accessory blocking position and an accessory non-blocking position, the leaf spring deflectable to the non-blocking position by engagement with the accessory upon insertion of the handgun and accessory into the holster, as the handgun and accessory are seated in the holster the spring member returns to the blocking position with a blocking portion of the spring member blocking the handgun from withdrawal thereby restricting movement of the seated handgun and accessory with respect to the holster.
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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. 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 selectively deflects the spring member from the blocking position.
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Citations
20 Claims
- 1. A holster, handgun, and accessory combination, the accessory attached to a rail of the handgun, the rail positioned below the barrel of the handgun, the holster comprising a pair of side wall portions formed of a polymer and being unitary with one another and joined at a top and bottom of the side wall portions, the side wall portions defining a slot configured for capturing and engaging the accessory when the handgun with accessory is inserted into the holster, the holster and accessory engagement constraining all freedom of motion of the accessory except freedom of motion in the insertion and withdrawal direction along a forward rearward axis of the handgun, the holster further providing a stop portion whereby the accessory seats in the slot as the accessory abuts the stop portion, wherein when the accessory is seated in the slot abutting the stop portion, the only freedom of motion of the accessory with respect to the slot is a linear withdrawal motion, the holster further comprising a spring member configured as a leaf spring, the leaf spring movable between an accessory blocking position and an accessory non-blocking position, the leaf spring deflectable to the non-blocking position by engagement with the accessory upon insertion of the handgun and accessory into the holster, as the handgun and accessory are seated in the holster the spring member returns to the blocking position with a blocking portion of the spring member blocking the handgun from withdrawal thereby restricting movement of the seated handgun and accessory with respect to the holster.
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8. A holster system for receiving a handgun having a forward rail below the barrel with an accessory secured thereto, the accessory having a particular form, the holster system comprising:
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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 attached accessory in a forward and rearward direction; a cover attached to one of the opposing sidewall portions, the cover defining a chamber having an opening that is covered by the one of the opposing sidewall portions; a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the retention mechanism comprising a spring member disposed in the chamber defined by the cover, the spring member being secured with respect to the one of the opposing sidewall portions at a first end thereof, the spring member extending rearwardly along an exterior surface of the one of the opposing sidewall portions, the second end of the spring member fixed to a blocking portion, the blocking portion positioned at a aperture in the one of the opposing sidewall portions and 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 member extending along an exterior surface of the one of the side wall portions and slidable therealong, a first portion of the elongate member extending into the chamber defined by the cover, the first portion of the elongate member being sandwiched between the cover and the one of the side wall portions;
the elongate member 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 producing cantilevered bending of the spring member when the elongate member is slid forwardly 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 (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A holster for receiving a handgun and a dummy-accessory attached to the handgun, the holster comprising:
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a holster body comprising a wall defining an interior cavity, the wall of the holster body including a port side wall portion and a starboard side wall portion, the cavity extending in a forward direction from a rearward end of the holster body to the forward end of the holster body and extending in a rearward direction from the forward end of the holster body to the rearward end of the holster body; a retention mechanism supported by the wall of the holster body, the retention mechanism comprising a spring member, the spring member being secured with respect to the wall at a first end thereof, the spring member extending rearwardly along an exterior surface of the wall, the second end of the spring member fixed to a blocking portion, the blocking portion positioned proximate an aperture defined by the wall and movable between a blocking position and a non-blocking position with respect to the dummy-accessory when the dummy-accessory is disposed in the interior cavity defined by the wall; the retention mechanism further comprising an elongate sliding member extending along an exterior surface of the wall and slidable therealong, the elongate member 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 of the spring member. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification