Auto retention holster
First Claim
1. A holster for selectively retaining a handgun, comprising:
- a holster shell having opposing front and rear walls and opposing first and second sidewalls;
said walls collectively defining upper, lower, inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface defining a handgun-receiving holster cavity;
an access passage formed through the first sidewall of the holster shell from its outer surface to its inner surface;
a retention block mounted inside the handgun-receiving holster cavity, selectively moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position;
a retention-block release lever, oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell and coupled to the retention block through the access passage, for selectively moving the retention block between the locked and unlocked positions; and
a retention-block biasing element oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell proximate the retention-block release lever and coupled to the retention block, for biasing the retention block in the locked position.
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Abstract
A retention block, mounted within a handgun receiving, holster shell cavity automatically locks a handgun therein upon its insertion into the holster cavity. An access passage is formed through a first sidewall of the holster shell. The retention block is mounted inside the holster cavity, selectively moveable from the locked position to an unlocked position by a retention-block release lever that is oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell and coupled to the retention block through the access passage. A retention-block biasing element is oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell within the retention-block release lever and coupled to the retention block, for biasing the retention block into the locked position.
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20 Claims
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1. A holster for selectively retaining a handgun, comprising:
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a holster shell having opposing front and rear walls and opposing first and second sidewalls;
said walls collectively defining upper, lower, inner and outer surfaces, the inner surface defining a handgun-receiving holster cavity;an access passage formed through the first sidewall of the holster shell from its outer surface to its inner surface; a retention block mounted inside the handgun-receiving holster cavity, selectively moveable from a locked position to an unlocked position; a retention-block release lever, oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell and coupled to the retention block through the access passage, for selectively moving the retention block between the locked and unlocked positions; and a retention-block biasing element oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell proximate the retention-block release lever and coupled to the retention block, for biasing the retention block in the locked position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for selectively retaining a handgun in a holster, comprising:
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inserting a handgun into a handgun-retaining holster cavity defined by an inner surface of a holster shell, the holster shell having opposing front and rear walls and opposing first and second sidewalls;
said walls collectively defining the inner surface as well as upper, lower, and outer surfaces;the handgun moving a retention block, mounted inside the handgun-receiving holster cavity, to an unlocked position as the handgun is inserted into the holster cavity; biasing a handgun engagement surface of the retention block against a first surface of the handgun, remote from a trigger guard thereof, in a locked position of the retention block that prevents withdrawal of the handgun from the holster shell, with a retention-block biasing element oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell and a handgun biasing element oriented in the holster cavity; and selectively withdrawing the handgun from the holster shell by moving the retention block to the unlocked position with a retention-block release lever, oriented on the outer surface of the first sidewall of the holster shell proximate the retention-block biasing element, the retention-block release lever coupled to the retention block through an access passage formed through the first sidewall of the holster shell from its outer surface to its inner surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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