Secondary latching device for holsters
First Claim
1. A holster including a supplementary latching device comprising;
- a holster body defining a pouch having an opening therein for the insertion and removal of an article to be carried in the pouch;
a strap for securing an article within said pouch;
a snap fastener including a pair of mating fastener parts, one of said pair of mating fastener is a female socket secured to said holster body and the second of said pair of mating fastener parts is a male stud secured to said strap for selectively securing said holster body and said strap together to retain an article in said holster; and
said snap fastener including a rimmed capture disk on one of said pair of mating fastener parts; and
supplementary latching means slidably movable to engage said rimmed capture disk of said snap fastener to restrict the disengagement of said snap fastener until said supplementary latching means is slidably moved to an unlatched position free of said rimmed capture disk as the wearer grasps the handgun grip and moves his thumb to release the mating fastener parts.
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Abstract
A handgun holster with an auxiliary or supplementary latching device is disclosed. The holster includes a body which defines a pouch for holding a handgun and includes a strap which extends over or around a portion of the handgun to hold it in place in the holster when the free end of the retention strap is secured to the holster as by a snap fastener. In the preferred embodiment the holster includes a thumbreak which is used to allow the wearer to separate the snap fastener by downward movement of the wearer'"'"'s thumb to separate the snap fastener parts and allow the handgun to be withdrawn. A supplementary latching device is present which is movable from a latching to an unlatching position. Several different embodiments of the invention are illustrated including a molded plastic latch which encircles a holster thumbreak and is slidable longitudinally along the thumbreak. Another embodiment employs a metal band encircling the thumbreak with an integral spring detent which engages a recess in the thumbreak to provide a tactile or audible indication of latching operation. Another version includes a molded cap for a thumbreak with a throat like opening for receiving a snap fastener male part with an encircling rimmed cup. Fingergrip recesses are present in the cap. In another embodiment, the supplementary latching device includes two parts, one secured to the thumbreak and a second which is in slidable transverse relationship with thumbreak and the first part.
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22 Claims
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1. A holster including a supplementary latching device comprising;
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a holster body defining a pouch having an opening therein for the insertion and removal of an article to be carried in the pouch; a strap for securing an article within said pouch; a snap fastener including a pair of mating fastener parts, one of said pair of mating fastener is a female socket secured to said holster body and the second of said pair of mating fastener parts is a male stud secured to said strap for selectively securing said holster body and said strap together to retain an article in said holster; and said snap fastener including a rimmed capture disk on one of said pair of mating fastener parts; and supplementary latching means slidably movable to engage said rimmed capture disk of said snap fastener to restrict the disengagement of said snap fastener until said supplementary latching means is slidably moved to an unlatched position free of said rimmed capture disk as the wearer grasps the handgun grip and moves his thumb to release the mating fastener parts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A holster including a supplementary latching device comprising:
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a holster body defining a pouch having an opening therein for the insertion and removal of an article to be carried in the pouch; a strap for securing an article within said pouch; fastener means including a pair of mating fastener parts, one of said pair of mating fastener parts secured to said holster body and the second of said pair of mating fastener parts secured to said strap for selectively securing said holster body and said strap together to retain an article in said holster; said fastener means including an outward extending retention portion on one of said pair of mating fastener parts; and supplementary latching means selectively movable to engage said outward extending retention portion of said fastener means to restrict the disengagement of said fastener means until said supplementary latching means in moved to an unlatched position free of said outward extending retention portion; wherein said holster includes a thumbreak mounting one of said fastener means parts and the second of said pair of fastener means parts is secured to said strap in a position where the fastener means parts are engageable after the strap is extended to retain an article in said pouch; and said supplementary latching means is selectively movable on said thumbreak. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A thumbreak holster comprising:
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a holster body having an outer face and an inner face and defining a pouch for carrying a handgun; a generally rigid thumbreak secured to the inner face of said holster body; a fastener part on said thumbreak; a strap secured to the outer face of said holster body; a mating fastener part on said strap positioned to engage the fastener part on said thumbreak and to secure said strap over a portion of a handgun in said holster and to retain the handgun therein; an outward extending member in the region of said mating fastener on said strap; and a latching device movably attached to said thumbreak to one position to engage said outward extending member when said fastener parts are secured together and said latching device being movable away from said outwardly extending member to free said fastener for release. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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Specification