Holster for a firearm

• US 6,276,581 B1
• Filed: 07/20/1999
• Issued: 08/21/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Value Privatstiftung
• Original Assignee: Gaston Glock
• Inventors: Glock, Gaston
• Primary Examiner(s): VIDOVICH, GREGORY M
• Application Number:
  US09/358,135
• Time in Patent Office: 763 Days
• Field of Search: 224/191, 224/192, 224/242, 224/243, 224/244, 224/911, 224/912
• US Class Current: 224/244
• 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: Y10S 224/911 Handgun holder formed of leather, fabric, or other flexible material

Abstract

Holster for a firearm, especially a handgun with a trigger guard, in which a safety catch is mounted in a housing to pivot around a pivot axis. The pivot axis has a locking tab which contacts the inside of the trigger guard.

Claims

1. Holster for a firearm having a trigger guard (13), the holster comprising:

a safety catch (3) mounted to pivot around a first pivot axis (2) in a housing (1) of the holster, the safety catch having a blocking tab (19) for contacting the inside (18) the of trigger guard (13); and

a safety plate (7) mounted on the safety catch (3) to pivot around a second pivot axis (6) parallel to the first pivot axis (2) against the force of a spring so as to force the safety catch into a locked position, and having a contact tab (9) which lies against a countersurface (10) of the housing (1) when the firearm is drawn and thus holds the safety catch (3) in an open position.

2. Holster for a firearm having a trigger guard (13), the holster comprising:

a safety catch (3) mounted to pivot around a pivot axis (2) in a housing (1) of the holster, the safety catch having a blocking tab (19) for contacting the inside (18) of the trigger guard (13);

the safety catch (3) having an activation tab (5) with which a slide (12) is operatively associated to act in an opening direction of the safety catch (3);

the slide (12) carrying an activation device (21) in which a depressor (23) is arranged obliquely to a displacement device (20) of the slide against the force of a spring;

the depressor carrying a blocking pin (22) which is opposite a stop surface (25) of the housing (1) in an unactivated position of the depressor (23) and a recess (26) in an activated position of the depressor;

a cover (27) connected to the housing (1) to rotate around an axis (28), which is rotatable between two end positions, in which the depressor (23) is covered in one of the end positions and the depressor (23) is accessible for activation in the other end position; and

the cover (27) having a track (31) and at least one catch (32) in its extension, into which an element of housing (1) extends in order to achieve frictional position fixation of the cover (27) relative to the housing (1).