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Quick-release handgun holster

  • US 5,918,784 A
  • Filed: 11/25/1997
  • Issued: 07/06/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/25/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A holster, for a handgun having a trigger and a trigger guard, comprising:

  • a pocket shaped to receive the handgun;

    a latch device, the latch device including a moveable lever with an engagement end and a finger button end, the moveable lever arranged to pivot at a point located between the engagement end and the finger button end;

    a locking face on the engagement end, the locking face shaped and positioned to secure the handgun in the holster by engaging the trigger guard such that removal of the handgun from the holster requires urging of the finger button end;

    a spring loaded button or tongue configured to bias the handgun, when the handgun is in the holster, into a position where the locking face cannot engage the trigger guard.

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