Holster Assembly and Related Methods
First Claim
1. A weapon holster assembly comprising an elongate retainer body having an elongated axis and including:
- first and second sidewalls spaced apart to accommodate a weapon upper portion therebetween; and
a connecting wall bridging the first and second sidewalls;
a first retaining arm having a retaining arm first end, adapted to engage a recessed weapon area associated with the weapon upper portion, and a retaining arm second end, the first retaining arm being pivotally mounted to the retainer body between the retaining arm first and second ends; and
an elongated operating lever extending parallel to the elongated axis and having an operating lever first end, adapted for manipulation by a user, and an operating lever second end, the operating lever being pivotally mounted to and between the first and second walls of the retainer body between the operating lever first and second ends and operable to selectively position the operating lever second end to impede and allow pivoting of the first retaining arm.
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Abstract
Holster assembly has elongated retainer body having elongated axis and including spaced sidewalls to accommodate weapon upper portion therebetween, and connecting wall bridging the spaced sidewalls, retaining arms each having retaining arm first end engagable with recessed weapon area in the weapon upper portion, and a second end, the retaining arms being pivotally mounted to the retainer body between each retaining arm ends, and elongated operating lever extending parallel to the axis and having operating lever first end, adapted for manipulation by user, and operating lever second end, the operating lever being pivotally mounted to and between the sidewalls of the retainer body between the operating lever ends and operable to selectively position the operating lever second end to impede and allow pivoting of the retaining arms. Cowling adjacent lever first end to protect the upper end of the weapon and several safety features are shown.
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41 Claims
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1. A weapon holster assembly comprising an elongate retainer body having an elongated axis and including:
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first and second sidewalls spaced apart to accommodate a weapon upper portion therebetween; and a connecting wall bridging the first and second sidewalls; a first retaining arm having a retaining arm first end, adapted to engage a recessed weapon area associated with the weapon upper portion, and a retaining arm second end, the first retaining arm being pivotally mounted to the retainer body between the retaining arm first and second ends; and an elongated operating lever extending parallel to the elongated axis and having an operating lever first end, adapted for manipulation by a user, and an operating lever second end, the operating lever being pivotally mounted to and between the first and second walls of the retainer body between the operating lever first and second ends and operable to selectively position the operating lever second end to impede and allow pivoting of the first retaining arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 18, 20, 23, 26, 30)
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37. A weapon holster assembly comprising:
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a retainer body including; first and second sidewalls spaced apart to accommodate a weapon upper portion therebetween and having respective first and second retaining arm openings defined therein; a connecting wall bridging the first and second sidewalls; and a first safety protrusion positioned to engage a weapon safety operator, such that the weapon safety operator is urged into a “
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position when inserting the weapon upper portion between the first and second sidewalls and to retain the weapon safety operator in the “
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position while the weapon upper portion is positioned therebetweenfirst and second retaining arms, each having a retaining arm first end, adapted to engage at least one recessed weapon area associated with the weapon upper portion, and a retaining arm second end, the first and second retaining arms being pivotally mounted in the respective first and second retaining arm openings between the retaining arm first and second ends; an operating lever having an operating lever first end, including a thumb tab extending generally perpendicular from the operating lever, and an operating lever second end, the operating lever being pivotally mounted to the first and second sidewalls between the operating lever first and second ends and operable to selectively position the operating lever second end to impede and allow pivoting of the first and second retaining arms; an operating lever biasing element that urges the operating lever into engagement with the first and second retaining arm second ends;
a holster pocket extending from, and releasably connected to, the retainer body and allowing insertion of a front end of the weapon upper portion therein. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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Specification