Security holster with locking lever

• US 7,850,053 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2004
• Issued: 12/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John N. Rassias
• Original Assignee: John N. Rassias
• Inventors: Rassias, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai; Tri M
• Application Number:
  US11/596,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20070108242A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,287 Days
• Field of Search: 224/243, 224/193, 224/192, 224/245, 421/19, 421/14, 421/43, 421/36, 421/48, 42/701.1
• US Class Current: 224/243
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0236 Half-holsters covering by encircling only a part of the small arm, e.g. ghost-holsters
• 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 33/0254 with accommodation for auxiliary devices mounted on the small arm, e.g. telescopic sights, flashlights or laser-devices
• 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 33/0272 having means for facilitating or accelerating the drawing of the small arm from the holster
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/912 Handgun holder formed of metal or other rigid material

Abstract

Holster (10) is provided having shroud (20) with top (28), sides (34, 34′), slide bearing stop (22) with hole (24) facing slide guard. Cam slot (44) is provided through shroud (20). Protuberance slots (36, 36)′ are provided in shroud (20) for receiving pistol protuberance (99). Screw (84) pivotally secures lever (70) to shroud (20). Lever (70) includes lever arm (72) having actuator (74) with bearing (76) and cam arm (78) having guide cam (80) positioned in cam slot (44) into side of shroud (20). A method for using holster is provided.

Claims

1. A holster for securing a pistol having a protuberance, the holster comprising:

a shroud having a slide bearing stop with a barrel hole and an access passage, the slide bearing stop connected by a top and two sides to face an opposing slide guard;

a cam slot in a side of the shroud;

at least one protuberance slot in at least one side of the shroud comprising an opening on a bottom side of the side of the shroud; and

a lever pivotally secured to the shroud, the lever having a lever arm with an actuator having a detent mechanism therein and a cam arm having a guide cam extending into the cam slot of the shroud;

wherein the guide cam is slidably positioned in the slot and adapted to move from a first position to a second position within the slot, wherein in the first position the guide cam is positioned outside of the at least one protuberance slot, and wherein in the second position, the guide cam is positioned within the at least one protuberance slot to obstruct the protuberance on the pistol.

2. The holster of claim 1, wherein the lever is pivotally secured to the shroud by a screw that passes through a first hole of the lever corresponding with a second hole of the shroud.

3. The holster of claim 1, wherein the shroud has a guide path to control movement of the lever from a first position to a second position.

4. The holster of claim 3, wherein the detent mechanism is a half-round configuration and the guide path has a first detent to engage the half-round configuration of the lever when the lever is in the first position and a second detent to engage the half-round configuration of the lever when the lever is in the second position.

5. The holster of claim 1, wherein the cam slot receives the guide cam of the lever, the cam slot having an arc-shape adapted to slidably engage the guide cam of the lever allowing the guide cam to move from a first position to a second position.

6. The holster of claim 1, wherein the shroud has holes to receive a storage locking pin.

7. The holster of claim 1, wherein the top of the shroud has a front aperture adapted to receive a front sight of a pistol and a rear aperture adapted to receive a rear sight of a pistol.

8. The holster of claim 1, wherein the side of the shroud having the cam slot has mounting holes for use in mounting the holster.

9. The holster of claim 1, wherein the at least one protuberance slot further comprises a receiving space defined by the side and platform of the shroud.

10. A method for using a holster with a pistol having a protuberance, the method comprising the steps of:

selectively positioning an obstruction in a first position outside of a protuberance slot of the holster;

placing a front of a slide of a pistol against an interior face of a slide bearing stop of the shroud;

pushing a handle of the pistol toward the slide bearing stop whereby a barrel of the pistol passes into a barrel hole of the slide bearing stop;

pivoting the pistol about the slide bearing stop toward a top of the shroud, wherein the protuberance of the pistol is positioned within the protuberance slot of the shroud;

releasing force on the handle allowing a recoil spring of the pistol to bias the handle toward a slide guard of the holster, wherein the protuberance of the pistol is slidably positioned in a receiving space adjacent the protuberance slot; and

selectively positioning the obstruction in a second position within the protuberance slot to maintain the protuberance of the pistol within the receiving space.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of selectively positioning the obstruction in a first position includes engaging a detent mechanism with a first detent of the shroud.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of selectively positioning the obstruction in a second position includes the step of engaging a detent mechanism with a second detent of the shroud.

13. The method of holstering a pistol in a holster in claim 10, further comprising the step of locking the holster by placing a locking pin in holes of the shroud.

14. The method of claim 10, comprising the further steps of:

selectively positioning the obstruction in the first position outside of the protuberance slot;

pushing the handle of the pistol toward the slide bearing stop wherein the barrel of the pistol passes into the barrel hole of the slide bearing stop and wherein the protuberance of the pistol is positioned adjacent to an opening within the protuberance slot of the shroud;

pivoting the pistol about the slide bearing stop away from the top of the shroud, wherein the protuberance of the pistol exits the protuberance slot; and

releasing force on the handle allowing the slide to engage the pistol, and permitting withdrawal of the pistol from the holster.

15. A holster for a pistol having a protuberance comprising a shroud having a top, two sides, a slide bearing stop with a barrel hole facing an opposing slide guard, a cam slot is provided through one of the two sides of the shroud, at least one protuberance slot is provided in a side of the shroud adapted to receive the protuberance of the pistol and comprising an opening on a bottom side of the side of the shroud, and a lever is pivotally secured to the side of the shroud with the slot therein, the lever having a lever arm with an actuator and a detent mechanism and having a cam arm with a guide cam, the guide cam is slidably positioned within the cam slot of the shroud, the lever is selectively moveable between a first position wherein the guide cam is removed from the protuberance slot and the holster can receive a pistol, and a second position wherein the guide cam is positioned within the protuberance slot and the guide cam restrains the protuberance of the pistol within the holster.