Holster for handguns

• US 6,616,020 B1
• Filed: 08/24/1999
• Issued: 09/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Peter Spielberger
• Original Assignee: Peter Spielberger
• Inventors: Spielberger, Peter
• Primary Examiner(s): Cronin, Stephen K.
• Application Number:
  US09/382,113
• Time in Patent Office: 1,477 Days
• Field of Search: 224/183, 224/243, 224/244, 224/911
• US Class Current: 224/244
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0245 Skeleton-holsters, e.g. contacting only a minimal part of the small arm, e.g. contacting the muzzle, ejection port, chamber, trigger guard or hammer
• 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: Y10S 224/911 Handgun holder formed of leather, fabric, or other flexible material

Abstract

The invention relates to a holster for handguns in which the handguns are held by the barrel or slide and the trigger guard, with a recess (9) being provided for the trigger guard of the gun, into which a retention pin (10), gripping the trigger guard from behind, can be pushed in or pulled out from the side, with a cheek (4) comprising magnets (5) for attaching the slide of the handgun being provided on the side of the recess (9). Preferably, for pushing in or pulling out the retention pin (10) a link-type guide (20) is provided at its end pointing away from the end engaging the recess (9) whereby if necessary, the retention pin (10) in its pushed-in position can be locked down.

Claims

1. A holster for handguns having a barrel and a trigger guard in which the handguns are held by the barrel and the trigger guard comprising:

at least one elongated vertically oriented middle plate having a front end rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface and a first length;

an elongated vertically oriented inner exterior plate having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface and a second length;

said second length being greater than said first length;

an elongated vertically oriented outer exterior plate having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface and a third length;

said third length being greater than said first length;

said right side of said inner exterior plate being positioned adjacent said left side of said middle plate;

said left side of said outer exterior plate being positioned adjacent said right side of said middle plate;

said rear end of said inner exterior plate and said outer exterior plate extending rearwardly from said rear end of said middle plate to form a recess into which a trigger guard of a handgun can be removably inserted;

said top surfaces of said inner exterior plate, said middle plate and said outer exterior plate being oriented substantially at the same height so that a gun barrel of a handgun can rest upon said respective top surfaces and be supported thereon;

means for releasably securing said inner exterior plate, said middle plate and said outer exterior plate together;

an elongated retention pin having an inner end, an outer end, surrounding side walls extending from said inner end to said outer end and a longitudinally extending axis;

a retention pin aperture extending transversely through said inner exterior plate at a position where said retention pin aperture communicates with said recess for receiving a trigger guard; and

means for supporting said retention pin and reciprocally moving said retention pin into said recess for capturing a trigger guard of a handgun therein and preventing removal therefrom.

2. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 wherein there are a plurality of middle plates with the number of middle plates determined by the width of a gun barrel of a handgun to be supported by said middle plates.

3. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for locking said retention pin inside a trigger guard of a handgun.

4. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for attaching said holster to a belt of a person carrying a handgun.

5. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for producing an audible click sound when said retention pin completes its travel into said recess and also when said retention pin is completely removed from said recess.

6. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 further comprising means for adjusting the length of said recess to accommodate handguns having different sized trigger guards.

7. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 1 further comprising an elongated plate-shaped carrier having a front end, a rear end, a left side, a right side, a top surface and a fourth length;

said fourth length being greater than said first length;

a plate-shaped cheek portion extends upwardly from said top surface and functions to prevent lateral travel of a gun barrel of a handgun;

said right side of said plate-shaped carrier being positioned against said left side of said inner exterior plate.

8. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 7 further comprising at least one magnet mounted in said cheek portion to magnetically capture a gun barrel of a handgun.

9. A holster for handguns as recited in claim 7 further comprising a slider member connected to said plate-shaped carrier;

said slider member being connected to said retention pin.