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Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users

  • US 6,230,946 B1
  • Filed: 02/23/2000
  • Issued: 05/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A safety holster for a firearm, said safety holster comprising:

  • a shell defining an opening for receiving a portion of the firearm within said shell while leaving a portion of the firearm exposed external of said shell for access by a user;

    a lockable retaining member for engaging a portion of the firearm within said shell to prevent unauthorized removal of the firearm from the holster, wherein said retaining member comprises a pivotally mounted disk having a notch formed therein for receiving and engaging a trigger guard portion of the firearm; and

    a fingerprint sensor operatively coupled to unlock said retaining member upon identification of an authorized user, to permit withdrawal of the firearm from said shell; and

    a locking means for preventing movement of said retaining member to prevent removal of the firearm from said holster until an authorized user is identified by said fingerprint sensor, wherein said locking means comprises a solenoid and a controller for advancing a pin into engagement with a hole in said retaining member upon engagement of a firearm, and for retracting said pin out of engagement with the hole in said retaining member upon identification of an authorized user by said fingerprint sensor.

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