Retention holster having a guard and guard release
First Claim
1. A holster, comprising:
- a holster body defining a cavity;
a retention guard pivotably coupled to the holster body, wherein the retention guard is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the retention guard is biased to the open position by a guard biasing means, and wherein the retention guard includes a guard locking indent for receiving at least a portion of a guard locking portion; and
a guard release lever, wherein the guard release lever includes at least some of the guard locking portion and a thumb/finger engagement portion, wherein the guard release lever is coupled to the holster body such that if the guard locking portion is pivoted towards the cavity the thumb/finger engagement portion pivots away from the cavity, wherein when the guard release lever is in a guard retention position and the retention guard is in the closed position, at least a portion of the guard locking portion protrudes through an aperture in the holster body and into the guard locking indent of the retention guard to maintain the retention guard in the closed position, and wherein if the guard release lever is pivoted to a guard release position the guard locking portion is sufficiently withdrawn from the guard locking indent so as to allow the retention guard to automatically pivot, via a biasing force provided by the guard biasing means, to the open position.
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Abstract
A holster for a handgun, comprising a holster body defining a cavity for receiving and holding a handgun; a retention guard pivotably coupled to the body, wherein the retention guard is pivotable between a closed position for securing a handgun within the cavity and an open position for removal of the handgun; and a guard release lever for releasably securing the retention guard in the closed position, wherein the guard release lever is biased to a guard retention position, but wherein the guard release lever is capable of being pivoted to a guard release position when a user'"'"'s thumb/finger applies a pivoting force to the thumb/finger engagement portion such that the guard locking portion is sufficiently withdrawn from the guard locking means to allow the retention guard to pivot to the open position.
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23 Claims
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1. A holster, comprising:
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a holster body defining a cavity; a retention guard pivotably coupled to the holster body, wherein the retention guard is pivotable between a closed position and an open position, wherein the retention guard is biased to the open position by a guard biasing means, and wherein the retention guard includes a guard locking indent for receiving at least a portion of a guard locking portion; and a guard release lever, wherein the guard release lever includes at least some of the guard locking portion and a thumb/finger engagement portion, wherein the guard release lever is coupled to the holster body such that if the guard locking portion is pivoted towards the cavity the thumb/finger engagement portion pivots away from the cavity, wherein when the guard release lever is in a guard retention position and the retention guard is in the closed position, at least a portion of the guard locking portion protrudes through an aperture in the holster body and into the guard locking indent of the retention guard to maintain the retention guard in the closed position, and wherein if the guard release lever is pivoted to a guard release position the guard locking portion is sufficiently withdrawn from the guard locking indent so as to allow the retention guard to automatically pivot, via a biasing force provided by the guard biasing means, to the open position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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