Method of manufacturing holster

• US 4,035,902 A
• Filed: 04/23/1976
• Issued: 07/19/1977
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Bianchi Leather Products Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Bianchi Leather Products Incorporated
• Inventors: Bianchi, John E., Nichols, Richard D. E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Moon, Charlie T.
• Application Number:
  US05/679,773
• Time in Patent Office: 452 Days
• Field of Search: 29/446, 29/469, 224/2 B
• US Class Current: 29/446
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0227 having a strap or other restraining element only covering the hammer or a part of the upper part of the small arm
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/911 Handgun holder formed of leather, fabric, or other flexible material
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49863 with prestressing of part
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49904 Assembling a subassembly, then assembling with a second subassembly

Abstract

An improved front opening holster including depending enclosed spring members extending along the edges of the front closing. The spring members have free ends and are operatively secured together by a retainer in the completed holster but relatively movable during manufacture to facilitate production.

The body includes an elongated stiffening member providing attachment point for a belt loop and defines a cylinder cup shape as well.

The belt loop includes a stiffening member and a distortable spacer and tightening means to expand and contract the spacer to selectively engage or release the belt to afford both free movement and fixed engagement with the wearer'"'"'s belt.

The hammer of a handgun positioned in the holster is covered by an overlying strap. A thumb strap with a selective direction release fastener engages the overlying strap in a recess between the handgun and the belt loop.

A novel method for producing a spring closed holster, particularly the spring assembly, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of assembling front opening holsters comprising:

forming a body of leather like material in the shape of a pair of generally triangular intercepting sides along one edge and when closed, defining a handgun holding pocket with a front;

opening positioning a spring member on the inner face of each side of said body with one end of the spring extending along the front opening region of each side and the other end of the spring extending generally normal to the respective side of said body;

stitching a lining to the inner face of said body to cover both said spring members in the region of said front opening region, and leaving said other ends exposed;

folding said body and liner to define a handgun pocket; and

securing the said other ends of said spring members together to allow said spring members to act as a unitary member to bias said front opening to a generally closed position.

2. The combination in accordance with claim 1 including the step of forming each of said spring members into generally inverted U shapes with nestable other ends;

folding said body to nest said other ends of said spring members and slipping a securing member through an opening in said holster into engagement with said nested other ends to hold said ends in engagement.