Holster for keeping a pistol

• US 8,602,276 B2
• Filed: 09/10/2009
• Issued: 12/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Holster Tech Finland Oy
• Original Assignee: Holster Tech Finland Oy
• Inventors: Tyybakinoja, Jarno
• Primary Examiner(s): Newhouse, Nathan J
• Assistant Examiner(s): SCHMIDT, PHILLIP D
• Application Number:
  US13/058,030
• Publication Number:
  US 20110163138A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,552 Days
• Field of Search: 224/243, 224/244, 224/192, 224/193, 224/198, 224/238, 224/911, 224/912, D32/22
• US Class Current: 224/244
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0209 Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm
• 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

Abstract

The invention relates to a holster for keeping a pistol. The holster includes a grip guard and locking mechanism for the pistol, as well as a lifting mechanism to raise the pistol out of the grip guard in the release situation. The locking mechanism includes a catch and its release device.

Claims

1. Holster for receiving a pistol having a grip, a barrel, a trigger, and a trigger'"'"'s safety guard, which holster includes

a rigid case that surrounds at least the barrel and the safety guard, in the upper part of which there is an opening for inserting the pistol into the case barrel first, and

a belt clip for carrying on the user'"'"'s belt, at the side of the user'"'"'s hip, and

a locking mechanism integrated with the holster for locking the pistol into the holster, in which the locking mechanism further includes a catch, which moves essentially transversely, for holding the safety guard, and a quick-release means, comprising a press-button on the outer surface of the holster, and

lifting means operated by a lifting spring, for raising the pistol from the holster, wherein—

the holster includes at least a grip guard covering the lower surface of the grip of the pistol placed in the holster, thus preventing the use of the fingers from taking hold around the grip, and

the holster further includes an intermediate arm between the catch and the press button, the press button being located in proximity with the grip guard,

the lifting spring directs force on the trigger'"'"'s safety guard,

the lifting means are arranged to raise the pistol to at least such an extent that use of fingers to grasp the grip is enabled, and

the press-button is located in the upper part of the holster and next to the opening, on the side next to the belt clip,

the locking mechanism catch is releasable by the inward vertical movement of the press-button.

2. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that the lifting means are arranged to raise the grip of the pistol into the crook of the thumb.

3. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that the lifting means are arranged to raise the pistol by the trigger'"'"'s safety guard.

4. Holster according to claim 3, characterized in that the quick-release means of the catch comprise the intermediate arm between the press-button and the catch, and in which intermediate arm there is a wedge structure arranged to operate jointly with the catch, to convert the vertical movement of the intermediate arm into the principally transverse movement of the catch.

5. Holster according to claim 4, characterized in that the catch is arranged to rotate around its axis and form a 25°

-50°

sector.

6. Holster according to claim 4, characterized in that the movement of the intermediate arm is 5-20 mm.

7. Holster according to claim 6, characterized in that the angle between the direction of the lever arm and the direction of the wedge structure is 130′

-170′

.

8. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that the holster includes the actual holster and the belt clip supporting it, in which the holster is formed of rigid casing components.

9. Holster according to claim 8, characterized in that the casing components of the holster are arranged to conform precisely to the shapes of the pistol.

10. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that the press-button and the catch are on the same transverse line, which corresponds to the location of the safety guard, so that in the release situation the user'"'"'s thumb and forefinger are arranged to take up a position on this line.