Quick draw gun holster
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1. A gun holster, comprising:
- an adapter having an internal cavity defined by a pair of generally parallel side walls held in spaced opposition to each other by a top wall, the internal cavity being configured to receive a handgun component;
a plurality of fixed projecting features comprising a plurality of pins on an inner surface of the side walls and projecting into the internal cavity, each fixed projecting feature adapted to be received by corresponding receiving features on the handgun component;
a movable projecting feature on an inner surface of one of the side walls, the movable projecting feature being resiliently biased to project into the internal cavity, the movable projecting feature adapted to be engaged by a latching feature on the handgun component; and
a mechanism for actuating the movable projecting feature against its resilient bias so as to withdraw the movable projecting feature from engagement with the latching feature.
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Abstract
A holster for a handgun includes a plurality of projecting features for engaging receiving features on a handgun component. The holster includes a locking feature controlled by a mechanism to selectively engage or disengage the handgun component from the holster.
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1. A gun holster, comprising:
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an adapter having an internal cavity defined by a pair of generally parallel side walls held in spaced opposition to each other by a top wall, the internal cavity being configured to receive a handgun component; a plurality of fixed projecting features comprising a plurality of pins on an inner surface of the side walls and projecting into the internal cavity, each fixed projecting feature adapted to be received by corresponding receiving features on the handgun component; a movable projecting feature on an inner surface of one of the side walls, the movable projecting feature being resiliently biased to project into the internal cavity, the movable projecting feature adapted to be engaged by a latching feature on the handgun component; and a mechanism for actuating the movable projecting feature against its resilient bias so as to withdraw the movable projecting feature from engagement with the latching feature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A handgun component adapted to be received by a holster, comprising:
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an elongated body having a distal end and opposing sides; a first pair of slots adjacent the distal end on the opposing sides, each slot in the first pair being configured to receive a corresponding pin from the holster; and a second pair of slots proximally located with regard to the first pair of slots on the opposing sides, each slot in the second pair being configured to receive a corresponding pin from the holster; and a latching recess on one of the opposing sides, the latching recess being configured to receive a locking pin from the gun holster. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of engaging a handgun component into a holster, comprising:
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while first projecting features comprising guide pins in the holster engage first guide walls on the handgun component, inserting the handgun component into the holster until the first projecting features engage stops on the handgun component; and while the first projecting features engage the stops, rotating the handgun component about the stops so that second projecting features in the holster engage second guide walls on the handgun component. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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