CA1303573C - Gun holster - Google Patents

Gun holster

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CA1303573C
CA1303573C CA000598550A CA598550A CA1303573C CA 1303573 C CA1303573 C CA 1303573C CA 000598550 A CA000598550 A CA 000598550A CA 598550 A CA598550 A CA 598550A CA 1303573 C CA1303573 C CA 1303573C
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holster
strap
revolver
release
plastic gun
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Don Grummett
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Shield Corp Inc
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Shield Corp Inc
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41CSMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/02Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
    • F41C33/0209Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41CSMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/02Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
    • F41C33/0263Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41WEAPONS
    • F41CSMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/02Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
    • F41C33/04Special attachments therefor
    • F41C33/041Special attachments therefor for connecting a holster to a belt, webbing or other object

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Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present invention provides a plastic gun holster having a break open front for drawing a revolver out of the holster. The holster further includes a strap which wraps from side to side of the holster and normally securing the break open front. The strap has one end which is releasably secured to the holster. The holster itself is provided with an upstanding strap release which forms part of the holster and which is used to push the strap off of the holster at its releasable end thereby enabling drawing of the revolver through the break open front.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

1 The present invention relates to holsters of the front opening variety typically used by police forces and security guards.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A front opening holster is one that is generally formed from a plastic casing with the casing having a front opening seam to allow rapid removal of a revolver through the front of the holster which is particularly useful in emergency situations. It is however important that only the pe.rson wearing the holster be in a position to withdraw the revolver. For this reason, front opening ; holsters are additionally provided with means for locking the front opening against unauthorized use. Further means for releasing the holster must then be provided to allow use of the revolver as is necessary.

It is important that the front opening lock be and inaccessible as much as possible to anyone other than the person wearing the holster. It is further important that the release for the lock be reliable at all times.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

. The present invention provides a plastic gun holster having a break open front for drawing of the revolver with a strap wrapping from side to side of the holster across and securing the break open front. The l strap is releasably secured at one end to the holster.

In accordance with the present invention, the holster itself is provided with a strap release forming an integral part of the plastic construction of the holster.
The strap release is upwardly extending relative to the remainder of the holster adjacent to and for releasing the releasable end of the strap thereby enabling drawing of the revolver through the break open front of the holster.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above as well as other advantages and features of the present invention will be described in greater detail according to the preferred embodiments of the present invention in which;

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Figure l is a perspective view of a revolver fitted in a holster according to a preferred embodiment of ; 20 the present invention;

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; Figure 2 is a further perspective view of the holster of Figure l when removed from the belt attachment for supporting the holster;

Figure 3 is a front perspective view of the revolver and holster of Figure l;

Figure 4 is further enlarged perspective view showing the release mechanism from the holster of Figure 3;

: - 3 -1 Figure 5 is a rear view of the arrangement of Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the : 5 lower end engagement between the holster and the holster support of Figure 5 when assembled with one another;
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Figure 7 is an inside plan view of the holster of Figure 1 with the revolver being withdrawn from the holster.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIûN ~CCORDING TO THE PREFERRED
EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

Figure 1 shows a holster set up generally indicated at 1~ This holster set up includes a main casing 3 in which a revolver is carried. The main casing has a unitary plastic construction with a break open front 5. The break open front is nothing more than a slit extending most of the way down the plastic casing as best seen in Figure 3 of the drawings.

Wrapping around the break open front of the holster is a securing strap 7 having a permanently mounted end 9 to the outside of the casing and a removably securable end 11 to the inside of the holster as seen in Figure 3 of the drawings. Strap 7 when in its secured position prevents the front end of the holster from being opened.

Provided towards the back and extending across the top of the casing is a second strap 19. This strap 1 is formed by an extension of the holster which is then bent down and secured to the other side of the holster as best seen in Figure 5 of the drawings.
' In order to fit the gun into the holster, strap 7 must first be removed as shown in Figure ~ of the drawings to allow separation of the casing at its front end so that the revolver can be dropped down into position where strap 19 sits immediately over the trigger guard of the revolver as seen in Figure 3 o~ the drawings. Strap 7 is then snapped into its secured position as seen in Figure 3 such that the revolver cannot be withdrawn from the holster without first releasing strap 7. The reason that the revolver is secured in this manner is so that it cannot be removed or at least easily removed by someone other than the person, e.g. typically an officer or security guard, wearing the holster. For example, it is important that if the officer or guard is wrestling or fighting with an intruder, that intruder must not be able to use the officer's own revolver against him.

The only way that the revolver can be withdrawn from the holster is by first releasing strap 7 by means of a strap release 130 Release 13 is an integral part of the casing and comprises a plastic piece upstanding from -the remainder of the casing as shown in the drawings. The casing is cut or slit as indicated at 15 down along the sides of the thumb release to a depth below the position at which strap 7 is secured to the inside of the casing.
Therefore, by applying an outward force on release 13, it then pushes on strap 7 and snaps the releasable end 11 o~

1~3 _ 5 the securing strap oFF of the casing. Note that the strap release has an upward inward bend over the holster at its upper end providing increased leverage for operation of the release.

As best seen in Figure 4 of the drawings, the casing is built up as indicated at 17 around the end 11 of the strap. This eFFectively provides an embedding of the strap into the casing making the strap itself inaccessible so that the only way that it can be released is by applying an outward force on release 13 rather than being able to grab the strap itselF which is inaccessible because oF the build Up oF the casing around it.

A very important part of the present invention is ~, that release 13 be made as an integral part of the plastic casing and because it is formed from the same plastic it ; has the same characteristics as the remainder of the holster. This ensures its accuracy of operation with each and every releasing of the strap. As a Further preferred embodiment, the thumb release can be reinforced as For example by a spring steel insert or the like built right into the release.
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The integral construction of the release formed as part of the holster also eliminates the requirement for ~ .
add on pieces which can adversly affect accurate positioning of the release relative to the strap, adversly increase bulk of the holster and which can further come loose From the holster. Because the release of the present invention is part of the holster there are no misalignment '' ,~L~

1 problems relative to the strap and further the strap is allowed to sit flat against the side of the holster for a ~ positive snap fit to the holster. This is to be ; contrasted to an add on piece which would cause the strap, because of the additional thickness of the add on piece, , to start in a position already pushed out away from the holster and not allow as positive a lock to the holster as is found with the present invention.

Position.ing of the release on the casing is such that an officer when reaching for the revolver places his or her hand on the butt of the revolver with the thumb then being positioned on the thumb release. The officer then through the thumb release applies an outward pressure ` 15 to release strap 7 and allowing the revolver rather than ; having to be pulled upwardly out of the holster to simply be rocked or pivoted forwardly at its upper end through the break open front to then allow the gun barrel to be drawn forwardly through the already released front end of the holster as shown in Figure 7 of the drawings. Again, - because of the hand positioning, the forefinger goes immediately to the trigger so that with practice the entire maneuver is accomplished extremely quickly.

The description above relates particularly to the casing for holding the revolver. It is also important that the casing be secured to the waist belt by effective mounting means. Such a mounting means is seen in Figure 2 of the drawings in the form of a belt clip 21. This belt clip has a top loop 22 which is secured around the belt by means of rivets or screws 25. The lower part of clip 21 --\ ~

~1 is provided to its outside face with an undercut lug 27.
;The casing is in turn provided with undercut no-tched region 29 having undercut leg portions 28. This set up allows the casing to be simply slipped down onto stud 27 for a firm interlock in notched region 29 the legs of which engage in an undercut fashion with outside legs 30 of the clip 21. This interlock is then secured by means of a small screw 31 fitting through opening 33 in the clip and then threading into opening 35 on the casing. As will be appreciated, the casing and the clip can easily be disassembled by first removing screw 31 and then pulling the casing upwardly off of the clip.

As will be seen in Figures 2 and 5, loop 22 includes interior ridges 23 and 24. These ridges as shown bite on the belt to which the loop is fitted and cause the belt to bend interiorly of the loop. This provides a very positive grip so that the clip and the holster do not slip on the belt.

Again, in the preferred embodiment, clip 21 has the same plastic construction as that of casing 3.

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Although various preferred embodiments of the invention have been described in detail, it will be appreciated that variations rnay be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

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SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSU~E

As will be appreciated from the description above, the holster of the present invention is particularly designed from a safety standpoint, i.e. to guard against removal of the holstered revolver by a person other than the person wearing the holster.

In the embodiments shown in Figures 1 through 7, the key feature is to provide a wrap around strap which, when in its operative position, prevents front opening of the holster.
This wrap around strap is controlled by a thumb release.

Provided to the rear of the holster is a top positioned strap which acts as a block over the trigger guard on the revolver to prevent the revolver from being pulled upwardly out of the holster. It has however been found with revolvers without a rear sight that they can be rocked forwardly far enough to clear the trigger guard from beneath the top positioned strap which does then permit an undesireable upward pulling of the revolver from the holster.

Figures 8 and 9 of the drawings show a further preferred embodiment of the present invention where the holster has been provided with an interior forward block which prevents forward shifting of the revolver within the holster an~
therefore, maintains the trigger guard of the revolver in a position directly beneath the top strap to prevent upward pulling of the revolver from the holster. Furthermore, the interior block of the holster does not interfere with the fitting of a rear sighted revolver in the holster.

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- ~ -Figure 8 of the drawings shows a holster 3a with a very similar construction to holster 3 shown in Figure 2 of the drawings with the exception that holster 3a includes a forward blocking wall comprising two separate wall segments 8. Each of these segments is, as shown, provided to the inside of the holster, one on either side of the center divide of the forwardly opening holster. These wall segments do not in any way affect the forward opening of the holster.

Figure 9 of the drawings shows a holstered revolver which includes a rearward sight 65. However, there are other revolvers such as that shown in Figure 7 of the drawings which do not include a rearward sight. The holster itself must have a standard construction sufficiently deep from front to back to accommodate a revolver with the rearward sight and this depth of holster without wall segments 8 will allow a shifting or rocking of a non-rear sighted revolver within the holster.
However, with the provision of the forward wall segments 8, even a non-rear sighted revolver is blocked by the wall segments against any forward rocking movement. At the same time, the forward wall segments 8 allow a rear sighted revolver such as that shown in Figure 9 of the drawings to be fitted into the holster without any interference from the wall segments. This is because when the rear sighted revolver is fitted into the holster wall segments 8 are positioned below the sight 65.

From the above, it will now be seen how the holster shown in Figure 8 and 9 of the drawings will receive a rear sighted revolver as well as a non-rear sighted revolver and will stop either revolver construction from shifting forwardly within the holster.

Although various preferred embodiments of the invention have been described immediately above, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that variations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (8)

1. A plastic gun holster having a break open front for drawing a revolver out of said holster, said holster being provided with a strap which wraps from side to side of said holster across and securing said break open front, said strap having one end releasably secured to said holster, said holster being provided with an integral upstanding strap release for pushing said one end of said strap off of said holster thereby enabling the breaking open of said front of said holster when drawing the revolver.
2. A plastic gun holster as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said strap release is positioned for thumb operation.
3. A plastic gun holster as claimed in Claim 2, wherein said strap release has an upward inward bend for increased leverage with operation of said release.
4. A plastic gun holster as claimed in Claim 1, wherein said strap release presents a flat outside surface along said holster adjacent said strap.
5. A plastic gun holster as claimed in Claim 1, including a belt loop for securing said holster to a belt, said belt loop and said holster having co-operative undercut interlocks for securing with one another.
6. A plastic gun holster as claimed in Claim 5, wherein said belt loop includes interior ridges for positively gripping on the belt to which it is secured.

CLAIMS SUPPORTED BY THE SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE
7. A holster as claimed in Claim 1 including an interior front blocking means decreasing front to back depth of said holster at said blocking means, said block means allowing fitting of a rear sighted revolver in said holster and further providing a fitting of a non-rear sighted revolver in a manner to at least substantially prevent rocking of the non-rear sighted revolver in said holster.
8. A holster as claimed in Claim 7, wherein said interior blocking means comprises a pair of wall sections, one to either side of said break open front of said holster.

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IT201700024182A1 (en) * 2017-03-03 2018-09-03 Fabbrica Darmi Pietro Beretta S P A CARTRIDGE KIT

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IT201700024182A1 (en) * 2017-03-03 2018-09-03 Fabbrica Darmi Pietro Beretta S P A CARTRIDGE KIT

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