Hooded holster
First Claim
1. A holster for a weapon, comprising:
- a body defining a cavity for receiving and holding a weapon, the body comprising a pair of opposed side walls;
a hood assembly pivotably connected to the body, wherein the hood assembly is pivotable between a closed position and an open position;
a locking means for securing the hood assembly in the closed position;
a release means associated with the locking means for releasing the hood assembly to pivot to the open position; and
means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position and thereby automatically engaging the locking means upon insertion of the weapon into the body cavity, wherein the means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly comprise at least one pivot arm that extends from the hood assembly to a pivot plate, and wherein the means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position is activated upon engagement of a forward face of a trigger guard of an inserted weapon with the pivot plate.
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Abstract
A holster for a weapon, the holster having a hood assembly pivotably connected to the body of the holster, wherein the hood assembly is pivotable between a closed position for securing the weapon within the holster and an open position for insertion or removal of the weapon; a locking mechanism securing the hood assembly in the closed position when a weapon is held in the body cavity; a release mechanism associated with the locking means for releasing the hood assembly to the open position for removal of the weapon; and a mechanism for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position and thereby automatically engaging the locking means upon insertion of the weapon into the body cavity, wherein the mechanism for automatically pivoting the hood assembly includes at least one pivot arm that extends from the hood assembly to a pivot plate.
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16 Claims
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1. A holster for a weapon, comprising:
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a body defining a cavity for receiving and holding a weapon, the body comprising a pair of opposed side walls; a hood assembly pivotably connected to the body, wherein the hood assembly is pivotable between a closed position and an open position; a locking means for securing the hood assembly in the closed position; a release means associated with the locking means for releasing the hood assembly to pivot to the open position; and means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position and thereby automatically engaging the locking means upon insertion of the weapon into the body cavity, wherein the means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly comprise at least one pivot arm that extends from the hood assembly to a pivot plate, and wherein the means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position is activated upon engagement of a forward face of a trigger guard of an inserted weapon with the pivot plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A holster for a weapon, comprising:
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a body defining a cavity for receiving and holding a weapon, the body comprising a pair of opposed side walls; a hood assembly pivotably connected to the body, the hood assembly comprising a retaining hood and at least one elongated pivot arm that extends from the retaining hood to a pivot plate, wherein the hood assembly is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the hood assembly is biased to the open position when a weapon is absent from the body, and wherein the hood assembly automatically pivots to the closed position upon insertion of a weapon into the body cavity; a locking means securing the hood assembly in the closed position when a weapon is held in the body cavity, wherein the locking means is biased to a locked configuration when the weapon is held in the body cavity; and a release means associated with the locking means for releasing the hood assembly to the open position for removal of the weapon. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A holster for a weapon, comprising:
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a body defining a cavity for receiving and holding a weapon, the body comprising a pair of opposed side walls; a hood assembly pivotably connected to the body, wherein the hood assembly is pivotable between a closed position for securing the weapon within the body cavity and an open position for insertion or removal of the weapon; a locking means securing the hood assembly in the closed position when a weapon is held in the body cavity; a release means associated with the locking means for releasing the hood assembly to pivot to the open position; and means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly to the closed position and thereby automatically engaging the locking means upon insertion of the weapon into the body cavity, wherein the means for automatically pivoting the hood assembly comprise at least one pivot arm that extends from the hood assembly to a pivot plate, wherein the pivot plate is positioned to engage a front face of the weapon'"'"'s trigger guard as the weapon is inserted into the body cavity.
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