EP0840878A1 - Hand weapon holstering systems - Google Patents
Hand weapon holstering systemsInfo
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- EP0840878A1 EP0840878A1 EP95927481A EP95927481A EP0840878A1 EP 0840878 A1 EP0840878 A1 EP 0840878A1 EP 95927481 A EP95927481 A EP 95927481A EP 95927481 A EP95927481 A EP 95927481A EP 0840878 A1 EP0840878 A1 EP 0840878A1
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- Prior art keywords
- holstering
- hand
- weapon
- detent
- hand weapon
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
- F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
- F41C33/0236—Half-holsters covering by encircling only a part of the small arm, e.g. ghost-holsters
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
- F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
- F41C33/0254—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm with accommodation for auxiliary devices mounted on the small arm, e.g. telescopic sights, flashlights or laser-devices
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
- F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
- F41C33/0263—Holsters, 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
Definitions
- the subject invention relates to holstering systems for handguns and other hand weapons, including security holsters that prevent accidental and unauthorized removal of weapons from holsters and that permit weapons with attachments to be holstered.
- Nichols issued September 29, 1992 for Holster with Retention Device, discloses a holster having a retention device for applying pressure " to a handgun in the holster to resist inadvertent removal of the handgun. An elongate band prevents removal of the pistol when force is applied.
- United States Patent No. 5,199,620 by Robert J. Beletsky, issued April 6, 1993 for Security Holster Thumb-Break, discloses another assembly for releasably securing a holster safety strap, including a thumb break with directional release to open the holster.
- the holster is angularly adjustable relative to the wearer's body.
- Such holster has a rigid body portion and two upwardly extending oppositely facing wall members forming a channel therebetween to receive a handgun trigger guard, a pivotable cam member in at least one wall member and locking means engageable with the cam to prevent it from being pivoted and a finger operable member to unlock the locking means.
- the holster disclosed therein preferably is made of a moldable leather/plastic laminate which is processed to have the unique contours to receive a selected handgun and is not suitable as a holster for any other gun shape.
- the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, providing a track structure, providing that track structure as a holstering device for the elongate hand weapon, and providing the elongate hand weapon with a slide structure complementary with the track structure for holstering that slide structure in that track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device.
- the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon in a holstering device having a track structure and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, providing the elongate hand weapon with a slide structure complementary with the track structure for holstering the slide structure in that track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device.
- the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon having a slide structure for holstering that elongate hand weapon in a holstering device and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, providing the holstering device with a track structure complementary with the slide structure for holstering that slide structure in that track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device.
- the invention resides in a method of holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, providing a standard holstering device for the different types of elongate hand weapons, and providing each of the different types of elongate hand weapons with an adapter interfacing with the standard holstering device for the different types of elongate hand weapons.
- the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, providing a holstering device, holstering the hand weapon in the holstering device, drawing the hand weapon from the holstering device with a hand having an outstretched finger, and blocking removal of the hand weapon from the holstering device upon attempts to remove the hand weapon from the holstering device without the hand having the outstretched finger.
- the invention resides in apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a track structure, a holstering device for the elongate hand weapon including that track structure, and a slide structure for the elongate hand weapon complementary with that track structure.
- the invention resides in apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon in a holstering device including a track structure and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising a slide structure for the elongate hand weapon complementary with the track structure.
- the invention resides in apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon having a slide structure for the elongate hand weapon and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a track structure complementary with the slide structure, and a holstering device for the elongate hand weapon including that track structure.
- the invention resides in apparatus of holstering any one of a number of different types of elongate hand weapons and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a standard holstering device for the different types of elongate hand weapons, and for each of the different types of elongate hand weapons an adapter interfacing with the standard holstering device for the different types of elongate hand weapons .
- the invention resides in apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon and, more specifically, resides in the improvement comprising, in combination, a holstering device for the hand weapon, and a detent adapted to block removal of the hand weapon from the holstering device upon attempts to remove the hand weapon from the holstering device without a hand having a finger outstretched substantially parallel to the elongate hand weapon.
- Fig. 1 is a "" perspective view of a hand weapon holstering system according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. IA is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of a detent that may be implemented in the holstering systems herein disclosed according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 is a section taken approximately on the line 2-2 in Fig.l, and together with Figs. 2A to 2C shows a standard holstering device for different types of weapons
- Fig. 1 is a "" perspective view of a hand weapon holstering system according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. IA is a detail view, on an enlarged scale, of a detent that may be implemented in the holstering systems herein disclosed according to an embodiment of the invention
- Fig. 2 is a section taken approximately on the line 2-2 in Fig.l, and together with Figs. 2A to 2C shows a standard holstering device for different types of weapons
- Fig. 1 is
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the holstering structure without the hand weapon, with an edge broken away for better visibility of the track structure;
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a hand weapon with holstering adapter according to an embodiment of the invention;
- Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a holstering system according to a further embodiment of the invention, showing the hand weapon half drawn from the holster, such as by an assailant;
- Fig. 6 is a side view of the holster region of Fig. 5, with parts broken away to show a safety mechanism of the holstering structure of Fig. 5 in action;
- Fig. 7 is a detail view similar to Fig.
- FIG. 6 showing the normally unlatched bolstered condition of the hand weapon of Fig. 5, and indicating a normal draw of the hand weapon by the hand of the wearer of the holstered hand weapon;
- Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a holstering system according to yet another embodiment of the invention;
- Fig. 9 is a detail view of the holstering system of Fig. 8; and in a different stage of operation.
- Fig. 10 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 8, but turned around showing in dotted outline a rest position of the holstering system and holstered weapon, and showing in solid outline a tilted position of weapon and holster, ready for a draw of the weapon.
- FIG. 1 illustrate and show methods and apparatus 10 for holstering handguns or other elongate hand weapons 12 according to embodiments of the invention.
- Such methods and apparatus provide or comprise a track structure 13 which is provided as a holstering device 14 for the elongate hand weapon 12.
- holstering devices 14 for elongate hand weapons 12 include the track structure 13.
- such elongate hand weapon is provided with or comprises a slide structure 15 which is or is made complementary with the track structure 13 for holstering the slide structure 15 in that track structure, while holstering the elongate hand weapon 12 in its holstering device 14.
- the track structure 13 is or is made complementary with the slide structure 15 for holstering such slide structure 15 in that track structure, while holstering the elongate hand weapon 12 in its holstering device 14.
- Embodiments of the invention extend not only to such combinations, but also to methods and apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon 12 in a holstering device 14 having a track structure 13, which reside in the improvement of providing such elongate hand weapon with a slide structure 15 complementary with the track structure 13 for holstering such slide structure in that track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device 14.
- embodiments of the invention reside in methods and apparatus for holstering an elongate hand weapon 12 having a slide structure 15 for holstering such elongate hand weapon in a holstering device 14, which reside in the improvement of providing such holstering device with a track structure 13 complementary with the slide structure 15 for holstering that slide structure in the track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device 14.
- the track structure 13 is provided with or includes two tracks 16 and 17 in the holstering device 14
- the slide structure 15 is provided with or includes two slides 18 and 19 complementary with those two tracks in the holstering device.
- the track structure 13 and slide structure 15 are provided as or comprise a tongue and groove combination, including a tongue structure, such as shown at 16 and 17, and a groove structure, such as shown at 18 and 19.
- a tongue structure such as shown at 16 and 17
- a groove structure such as shown at 18 and 19.
- such tongue structure while shown as part of the track structure 13, could be on the slide structure 15, while the groove structure, while shown in such slide structure, could be in the track structure instead.
- the drawings show the slide structure 15 with lateral tongues 21 and 22, and the track structure with corresponding grooves 23 and 24.
- the tongue and groove combination may include a tongue structure, such as shown at 16, 17, 21 or 22, as one of the track structure and slide structure, and a groove structure, such as shown at 18, 19, 23 or 24, as the other of the track structure and slide structure.
- the holstering device 14 is provided with an accommodation for such accessory.
- Such accommodation may include an elongate opening 26 in the holstering device 14, extending along the track structure 13 or the tracks 16 and 17 or the tongues 16 and 17.
- Figs. 4 and 5 show a target illumination light or lamp as the accessory 25.
- Other examples include a laser light, such as in the above mentioned United States Patent No.
- Fig. 2 shows such accessory 25 attached to the slide structure 15 by a dovetail structure 27.
- a bayonet socket or any other mount for an accessory 25 for the hand weapon 12 may be provided at 27.
- the holstering device 14 is open along one side thereof, typically the rear side, such as seen at 26 in Figs. 2, 2A to C, and 3. The overall goal of prior-art effort has been to provide each holster for a specific hand weapon.
- the slide structure 15 may serve as such adapter.
- each adapter is a slide structure 15 complementary with that track structure in that standard holstering device.
- the track structure 13 is provided with two tracks 16 and 17 in the standard holstering device 14
- each slide structure 15 is provided with two slides 18 and 19 complementary with these two tracks in the standard holstering device.
- Figs. 2 and 2A to C illustrate an embodiment of this principle.
- Figs. 2A, 2B and 2C show different types of hand weapons 112, 212 and 312. According to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs.
- all these different types of weapons 12, 112, 212, 312 are capable of being holstered in the same standard holstering device 14; typically one at a time.
- Each of the weapons 12, 112, 212 and 312 has an adapter 15 interfacing with the standard holstering device for such weapons 12, 112, 212 and 312. While such adapter may be the above mentioned slide structure 15, the adapters for the different types of weapons 12, 112, 212, 312 need not be identical within the scope of the invention.
- the adapter for the weapon 112 may be different from the adapter for the weapon 12, and so forth, as long as all adapters interface with the standard holstering device 14.
- any slide structure or adapter 15 may be manufactured separately from the hand weapon and may be attached or retrofitted to such weapon, or may be provided as part of any of the weapons during manufacture of such weapon or weapons .
- the slide or adapter structures 15 of the different types of weapons 12, 112, 212, 312 all have to have some configuration that is complementary with essentials of the holstering device 14.
- the holstering device 14 is the same for all of the different types of weapons 12, 112, 212, 312. Where such holstering device has a track structure 13 comprising one or more rails or tracks 16 or 17, adapters 15 will have a corresponding structure, such as shown at 18 and 19.
- adapters 15 will have a corresponding structure, such as shown at 21 and 22.
- the track structure 13 of the holstering device 14 has one or more rails or tracks 16 or 17, as well as one or more grooves 23 or 24, then the adapters for the different types of weapons may for instance all be configured with one or more groove structures 18 and 19 and with one or more tongue structures 21 and ⁇ 22, or adapters for some of the weapons 12, 112, 212, 312 may be provided with one or more groove structures 18 and 19, while other adapters for these different types of weapons may be provided one or more tongue structures 21 and 22 instead of groove structures, with all such different adapters fitting into the same standard holster 14 for a holstering of all such different types of weapons.
- handguns have been mentioned as hand weapons.
- hand weapons there are other hand weapons within the scope of the invention, including pepper spray and mace containers, knives or bayonets, intense light sources, high-voltage or stunning devices, etc. etc., that can be holstered by a holstering device 14 standard for different ones of such weapons.
- the track structure and the slide structure are provided with or include a detent 28, 33 or 54 for releasably retaining or adapted to releasably retain such slide structure 15 at the track structure 13.
- the hand weapon 12 is secure against falling out of the holstering device 14, such as when the wearer rolls over or carries out some jumping motion or engages in similar action.
- latch 29 which is provided in the holstering structure 14, such as indicated by the arrow 30 in Figs. 1 and la.
- the detent 28 also has a notch 31 in the slide structure or adapter 15 that corresponds with the latch 29.
- That latch may, for instance, be a leaf spring that is attached to the holstering device 14, such as by rivets 32, and that engages or is engaged by the slide structure 15 at its notch 31 when the hand weapon 12 is holstered in its holster 14.
- Law enforcement and military personnel are often exposed to situations in which law breakers or attackers attempt to take away, or even have succeeded in taking away, the hand weapon from its holster, frequently with the intent of injuring its wearer or of committing another crime or assault with the wrested away hand weapon.
- a preferred embodiment of the invention provides the holstering device and slide structure with a detent 33 or 54 which releasably retains or which is adapted to releasably retain the slide structure 15 at the track structure 13 until a wearer of the holstered hand weapon 12 pulls that hand weapon from the holstering device or, in other words, until the holstered hand weapon is pulled from its holstering device 14 by the wearer of that holstering device.
- a preferred embodiment of the invention such as shown in Figs.
- the wearer-hand-sensing device 34 includes a lever 37 that is pivoted, such as at 38.
- the lever 37 carries or is coupled to a latching device or latch 39 that is biased against the slide or adapter structure 15 on the hand weapon 12, such as by a spring 41.
- the detent 33 includes a notch 42 in the slide structure 15 that corresponds to the latch 39.
- the biased latch 39 may engage the slide structure 15 at its notch 42 when the hand weapon is holstered in its holster 14. An assailant thus would be prevented from pulling the hand weapon 12 from its holster 14, as such assailant would have to move the lever 37 effectively while pulling the hand weapon 12 out of its holster 14, all against the will and the resistance of the wearer of the hand weapon.
- the wearer of the holstered hand weapon intends to draw such hand weapon 12 from its holster 14, then such wearer grips the handle or stock 43 of the hand weapon with one hand 51, such as the "gun hand” in the case of a handgun. Simultaneously, the wearer places the side of that one hand 51 along the index finger or trigger finger 52 against the hand sensor 34, thereby pushing or angularly moving the lever 37 about its pivot 38 until the latch 39 is disengaged from the notch 42 in the slide or adapter structure 15. This enables the wearer to draw the weapon 12 without fumbling with leather straps or other prior-art security device which impede a fast draw and thereby impair the value of the weapon and the safety of its user.
- FIG. 7 shows a preferred embodiment according to which the latch 39 rest on an unnotched portion 40 of the slide or adapter structure 15 when the weapon 12 is fully inserted in its holster 14.
- gripping the weapon 12 at its handle or grip 43 automatically prevents the security system 33 from locking the weapon in its holster.
- the marksman or authorized user can draw the weapon 12 as fast as if no safety 33 were present, with the latch 39 clearing the slide 15 including its notch 42 all the way, as the side of the user's hand 51 along the index finger or trigger finger 52 slides along the lever 37 at its hand sensor portion 34.
- This preferred embodiment of the invention requires no action by the weapon user or shooter other than what shooters always have done in drawing a handgun; namely having the trigger finger 52 outstretched downward outside the holster during the draw for insertion " of that trigger finger into the trigger guard area 45 as that trigger finger is bent for actuation of the trigger 46 and possible firing of the weapon.
- an aspect of the invention resides in a method of holstering an elongate hand weapon 12 and, more specifically, resides in the improvement of providing a holstering device 14, holstering the hand weapon in that holstering device, drawing the hand weapon from that holstering device with a hand 51 having an outstretched finger 52, and blocking removal of the hand weapon from the holstering device upon attempts to remove the hand weapon from the holstering device without the hand having the outstretched finger 52.
- An embodiment of the invention provides a method which includes providing the elongate hand weapon 12 and the holstering device 14 with a normally deactivated detent 33 or 39 and 42 at 15 for selectively retaining the hand weapon in the holstering device, and activating such detent only upon attempts to remove the hand weapon from the holstering device without the hand 51 having the outstretched finger 52.
- Apparatus within the scope of the currently disclosed aspect of the invention for holstering an elongate hand weapon 12, comprise a holstering device 14 for such hand weapon, and a detent 33 or 39 and 42 at 15 adapted to block removal of the hand weapon from the holstering device upon attempts to remove such hand weapon from that holstering device without a hand 51 having a finger 52 outstretched substantially parallel to the elongate hand weapon 12.
- the detent is a normally deactivated detent, such as the detent 39 resting on the unnotched portion 40 of the slide structure 15 when the weapon 12 is seated in its holster 14.
- a detent activator such as shown at 41, is adapted to activate the detent only upon attempts to remove the hand weapon from the holstering device without the hand 51 having the outstretched finger 52, such as by prompting the detent 39 into the notch 42 when the trigger finger portion of the wearer is missing at the lever or sensor 34 in the area 36.
- Fig. 5 shows the hand 151 of an assailant whose effort to remove the weapon from the holster is frustrated by the safety mechanism 33.
- the holstering device 14 again may be provided with a track structure 13, and the elongate hand weapon 12 is then provided with a slide structure 15 complementary with that track structure for holstering such slide structure in the track structure while holstering the elongate hand weapon in the holstering device 14.
- use of safety mechanisms according to aspects of the subject invention is not limited to specific track and slide structures.
- detent 54 may releasably retain or may be adapted to releasably retain the slide structure 15 at the track structure 13 until a wearer of the holstered hand weapon 12 angularly moves that hand weapon and the track structure 13.
- the detent 54 is deactivated such as shown in Figs. 8 to 10 by angular movement of the elongate hand weapon 12 and track structure 13.
- a holstering device 114 includes an angularly moveable portion 56 and a relatively stationary portion 57.
- the holster portion 56 may be pivoted at 58 on the portion 57.
- a slot and pin arrangement including a pin 59 and an arcuate slot 60, may be used to limit angular movement or tilt of the hand weapon 12 and holster portion 56, from and between a rest position, such as shown in Fig.
- holster protion 56 may be held by a spring 61, to a position, such as seen in Fig. 10 in solid outline, which is fully tilted against the bias of the spring 61.
- the track structure 13 is on the angularly moveable portion 57.
- a detent 54 is on the relatively stationary portion 57, and is positioned to engage the slide structure 15 when the hand weapon 12 is in that holstering device 114 prior to angular movement of the angularly moveable portion 56 with the hand weapon 12 relative to the stationary portion 57.
- the detent or latch 54 may engage the slide portion 15 of the hand weapon 12 at its notch 42, or at its upper end 115 (see Fig.
- the slide structure 15 could simply be removed from the detent 54 as the hand weapon 12 and the track structure 13 and angularly moveable holster portion 56 which it engages are angularly moved prepratory to a draw of the hand weapon 12 from its holster 114.
- the illustrated embodiment provides a detent deactivator 62 on the angularly moveable portion 56 of the holstering device 114.
- the detent 54 is located in a path of angular movement of such detent deactivator 59 which is on the angularly moveable portion 56.
- the detent 54 may be resiliently mounted, such as by a leaf spring 63 attached to the stationary portion 57. Such resiliently mounted detent 54 may, for instance, project through an aperture 64 in the angularly moveable portion 56 to engage the slide structure 15 when the weapon 12 and its track structure 13 and angularly moveable holster portion 56 are in their rest position seen in Fig. 8 relative to Fig. 9.
- the above mentioned detent deactivator 59 may, for ins ance, be an edge region 65 of the angularly moveable portion 56 ac its aperture 64.
- the wearer of the holstered weapon 12 angularly moves the same, such as with his or her gun hand, so that the moveable holster portion 56 is angularly moved about its pivot 58, the detent deactivator edge 65 of the aperture 64 slides past the detent 54, thereby moving such detent out of the path of the angularly moving weapon 12 and slide portion 15, such as against the bias of the spring 63.
- the weapon 12 may thus easily be pulled out of the holstering device with the gun hand.
- it would be difficult for an assailant to pull the weapon from the modified holster especially since the wearer of the holstered weapon would not just stand by idly, while an assailant is working on his or her gun.
- the adapter or slide structure 15 of or on the hand weapon may be universal for different types of holstering devices, such as for the holstering devices 14 and 114 shown in Figs. 1, 2, 2A to C, 3, and 5 to 10.
- An overall method according to this aspect of the invention may provide the track structure 13 and slide structure 15 with a detent 33 for releasably retaining that slide structure at that track structure against removal of the holstered hand weapon 12 from the holstering device 14.
- Such detent may be provided with a device 34 for sensing a presence of a part of a hand 51 of a wearer of the holstered hand weapon at a predetermined location 36 at the holstering device 14.
- the detent 33 may be or may remain deactivated in response to that presence of that part of said hand 51, such as of an outstretched index finger, at predetermined location 36, such as described above in conjunction with Figs. 5 to 7.
- This overall method according to the currently disclosed aspect of the invention also provides the holstering device 114 of Figs. 8 to 10 as an alternative holstering device, and provides such alternative holstering device 114 with an alternative track structure which is complementary with the slide structure 15, and which may be similar or identical to the track structure 13, variations of which have been disclosed above.
- This method also provides the alternatvie holstering device 114 with an alternative detent 54 releasably retaining the slide structure 15 at the alternative track structure until a wearer of the holstered hand weapon angularly moves the hand weapon 12 and the alternative track structure 13, such as described above in conjunction with Figs. 8 to 10 with respect to the angularly moveable holster portion 56.
- An overall system as embodied in Figs. 1, 2, 2A to C, 3, and 5 to 10 may include a detent 33 adapted to releasably retain a universal slide structure 15 at track structure 13 against removal of the holstered hand weapon 12 from holstering device 14.
- Such detent may include a device 34 adapted to sense a presence of a part of a hand 57 of a wearer of the holstered hand weapon at a predetermined location 36 at holstering device 44, and a device 37 with or without 40, adapted to deactivate detent 33 in response to presence of part of hand 51 at predetermined location 36.
- An alternative holstering device 114 for hand weapons with like slide structure 15 has an alternative track structure 13 in- that alternative holstering device 114 complementary with such slide structure 14 and an alternative detent 54 adapted to releasably retain such slide structure 15 at its alternative track structure until a wearer of the holstered hand weapon angularly moves such hand weapon and the track structure 13 which at this point is designated as alternative, even though the track structure 13 of the embodiments shown in Figs. 1, 2, 2A to C, 3, and 5 to 10 may be identical within the scope of the invention.
- Hand weapon users thus are able tc chose between different holstering systems. Different people have different preferences, and the same people have different preferences for different tasks. For instance, where levers of the type shown at 37 in Figs.
- the wearer does not have to do anything that he or she does not do already during the draw; namely, stretch down his or her trigger finger 52 ready for insertion into the trigger area 45 as soon as the weapon 12 is out of the holster.
- the same person, police department or agency may, however, own or possess two or more of the embodiments herein disclosed, for different tasks or situations.
- the holstering device 14 may be worn on a belt 47 and, for that purpose, may be provided with or may include a belt loop structure 48 that may be attached to or integral with the holster proper.
- the part 47 also may be symbolic of waist band and shoulder straps, and the like, within the scope of the invention.
- the subject extensive disclosure will render apparent or suggest to those skilled in the art various modifications and variations within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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