Holster with tilting forward unlocking mechanism

• US 6,189,751 B1
• Filed: 09/30/1999
• Issued: 02/20/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Exquisite Plastic Model Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Exquisite Plastic Model Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Tserng, Miin-Horng
• Primary Examiner(s): Cronin, Stephen K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brevard, Maerena W.
• Application Number:
  US09/409,227
• Time in Patent Office: 509 Days
• Field of Search: 224/244, 224/198, 224/197, 224/195, 224/193, 224/243, 224/240, 224/911, 224/912, 224/914
• US Class Current: 224/244
• 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: F41C 33/0263 having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster F41C33/0227 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/041 for connecting a holster to a belt, webbing or other object
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/045 for connection in more than one rotational position around an axle, e.g. by using a rotatable connection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/912 Handgun holder formed of metal or other rigid material

Abstract

A holster with tilting forward unlocking mechanism is disclosed wherein wearer must unfasten a strap first and then tilt holster forward in order to cause a locking element to retract into a trigger guard restraining device so as to permit a handgun to freely remove from the holster.

Claims

1. A handgun holster with a tilting forward unlocking mechanism comprising:

a loop including a cavity having a first space and a second space deeper than the first space, a hole having a U-shaped recess protruded from a periphery thereof, a second spring, and a fastener;

a body having a first member in combination with the holster for receiving a trigger guard and a muzzle of a handgun, and a second member including a hollow locking element, a first spring, a hollow cylindrical member, an opening, and an aperture; and

a strap for releasably securing the handgun;

wherein one end of the second spring is firmly seated in the U-shaped recess;

the fastener passes through the hole, the second spring, and the aperture to secure to the first member;

the first spring is received in the hollow cylindrical member which in turn is received in the hollow locking element such that one end of the hollow locking element is engaged with the first space, and the other end of the locking element is inserted through and protruded from the opening for being caught in the trigger guard in a first operative position by an expansion of the first spring; and

the second spring pivotably rotates a predetermined distance when the holster is tilted forward which in turn forces one end of the hollow locking element to move from the first space to the second space and the other end of the hollow locking element to retract to a position being flush with the opening, thereby unlocking the handgun in a second operative position.

2. The holster of claim 1, wherein the first member comprises a fastener in cooperation with the fastener of the second member for securing the first and the second members together.