EP0970342A1

EP0970342A1 - Holster for small arms

Info

Publication number: EP0970342A1
Application number: EP98906745A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Peter Spielberger
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1997-03-13
Filing date: 1998-03-10
Publication date: 2000-01-12
Also published as: US7556181B2; AU6284298A; US6616020B1; US20040050887A1; WO1998040686A1

Abstract

A holster for small arms is disclosed, in which the small arm is held by its barrel or carrier and trigger plate. A holding pin (10) which engages the trigger plate from behind can be laterally inserted and withdrawn through a recess (9) provided in the holster for the trigger plate. A cheek (4) fitted with magnets (5) is provided next to the recess (9) to support the carrier of the arm. A slide guide (20) is preferably provided at the end of the holding pin (10) opposite to its end which enters the recess (9) for inserting or withdrawing the holding pin (10). The holding pin (10) can optionally be locked in its inserted position, for example by means of a lock cylinder (30).

Description

Handgun holster

The invention relates to a holster for small arms, in which the latter are held over the barrel or slide and the trigger guard.

In commercially available holsters of this type, a U-profile-shaped base part is provided, which is provided for receiving the underside of the barrel, and then a lowered, also U-shaped receiving part, in which the trigger guard engages, on this receiving part, for holding the weapon a clamping device for the trigger guard is provided in the holster in the receiving part provided for the trigger guard. The clamping force must be set rather low in this training, since otherwise the force to be taken to remove the weapon from the holster would lead to severe time delays, particularly in competitions. In order to prevent the weapon from falling out of the holster at such low clamping forces, a rigid plastic bracket is provided over the receiving part receiving the barrel, which overlaps the barrel or the slide. Such designs have the disadvantage that the holsters can only be used for very specific weapons, and it is also not possible to put on target devices or muzzle brakes due to the safety bracket spanning the barrel.

The invention has for its object to provide a holster of the type mentioned, which is universally applicable and in which weapons with additional devices, such as aiming devices or muzzle brakes, can be used quickly and safely. According to the invention, this object is achieved in that a recess is provided for the trigger guard of the weapon, into which a retaining pin engaging behind the trigger guard can be inserted or pulled out from the side, with a cheek provided with magnets for laterally engaging the slide on the side of the recess the weapon is provided. On the one hand, this ensures that the holding pin securely holds the weapon in the holster, whereby a Twisting of the weapon around the holding pin is prevented due to the side cheek provided with magnets. Since the holster only supports the weapon on the ground and on one side, it is possible to use the holster for various weapons without modification, whereby these weapons can also be provided with additional devices, such as aiming devices, or muzzle brakes.

Advantageously, the cheek provided with magnets can be provided on a separate plate-shaped carrier which can be attached laterally to the base part having the recess, which has the advantage that the holster can be used by both left-handed and right-handed people, only the cheek once the left side and once on the right side of the base part. The base part can in turn be composed of at least three plate-shaped parts, the two outer parts being longer than the central part and protruding towards the handle of the weapon and thus forming the side cheeks for receiving the trigger guard. This provides a simple, adaptable base part, through which the different distances between trigger guard and slide can be compensated. Depending on the type of weapon, only a longer or shorter part needs to be inserted in the middle. The individual parts of the base part and the plate-shaped carrier for the side cheek can be clamped together by at least one screw bolt, which enables the individual parts of the base part and the carrier to be easily dismantled and adapted. In order to create an adaptable design with one and the same part of the base part, the receiving opening or openings for the screw bolt or bolts in the middle part and optionally also in the outer part of the base part facing away from the carrier for the lateral cheek can be designed as elongated holes or elongated holes his.

In order to ensure that the retaining pin reliably engages behind the trigger guard of the weapon, the retaining pin can be loaded by a spring in the sense of insertion. The retaining pin can be chamfered towards the opening of the recess, which facilitates the insertion of the weapon in that it is pushed back in the manner of a snap lock by the trigger guard and then behind this snaps into place. For easy pulling out of the retaining pin from the recess, the retaining pin can have protrusions protruding transversely to its longitudinal axis at its end facing away from the recess, which are supported on a wedge-shaped flanks that can be displaced transversely to the longitudinal axis of the retaining pin against the action of the spring. The retaining pin is then withdrawn from the opening of the recess by inserting the fork piece and sliding the laterally protruding projections onto the wedge-shaped flanks and, when the fork piece is pulled back, inserted again by the force of the spring. When the weapon is inserted, the retaining pin can move freely due to the spring load, and the fork piece does not need to be actuated for this.

In a particularly simple manner, the fork piece can be displaceably guided in a recess in the plate-shaped carrier for the cheek provided with the magnets. The slidable fork piece can also be used as a contactor to ensure that the retaining pin is fully released in the sense of locking.

For a controlled movement of the retaining pin, a link guide can be provided at its end facing away from the end engaging in the recess for inserting or withdrawing the retaining pin. This controls the movement of the retaining pin, i.e. that the insertion of the retaining pin into the recess and thus the engagement of the trigger guard must be carried out actively, the wearer of the weapon then noticing when the weapon is inserted into the holster whether the weapon is properly held by the retaining pin or not.

Advantageously, at least one, preferably two mutually opposite grooves can be provided as the link guide in the holding pin, the cheeks of which run parallel to one another and run obliquely inclined in the same direction to the longitudinal axis of the holding pin, and in which grooves slanting guideways engage in the same direction in the grooves a slide adjustable across the longitudinal axis of the retaining pin are arranged. As a result, by simply moving the slide, the control of the engagement or disengagement of the Retaining pin can be achieved in a simple form. Of course, the groove on the slide and the projection on the retaining pin could also be provided in kinematic reversal. For this purpose, the slide can be designed in a fork-like manner in the region having the guide track, a latching device for fixing the slide being provided between the fork tines. This ensures that the retaining pin engages properly, since otherwise the slide cannot lock into the respective end position.

For a particularly simple device, the latching device can be formed by spring tongues, the ends of which are provided with latching projections which snap into recesses in the fork tines.

Finally, the spring tongues can be arranged in a recess in the part of the holster which guides the slide and is penetrated by the retaining pin, as a result of which a correct, mutual fixing of the parts effecting the fixing of the weapon in the holster is achieved. It has now been found desirable to secure the weapon in the holster so that it cannot be removed from the holster by unauthorized persons. For this purpose, the retaining pin engaging behind the trigger guard can be locked in its retracted position. This ensures that the owner of the weapon fixes it in the holster in such a way that the means for withdrawing the retaining pin can only be actuated after unlocking the retaining pin, etc. even with the holster worn on the body. This avoids that in the crowds or the like. The weapon carrier can be stolen by unauthorized persons.

Advantageously, a lock cylinder can be provided for the lockable fixing of the holding pin, which locks this and / or its actuating member via a bolt when the holding pin is inserted. This enables a very space-saving and easy to confirm execution. In this case, an actuating pin protruding from the end can be eccentrically attached to the lock cylinder at the end facing the bolt and engages in a slot or the like running transversely to the longitudinal axis of the bolt. So that is by turning the lock cylinder over the Retaining pin, the latch can be moved into an advanced or retracted position, whereby the retaining pin is either blocked or released.

In an embodiment in which the holding pin is forcibly moved back and forth by the actuating members, the lock cylinder can be provided in a slide having a slide guide for pushing in or pulling out the holding pin, with the bolt on the part of the slide which guides the slide Holsters supports. The holding pin is thus fixed over the slide having the link guide.

In another embodiment variant, the lock cylinder can be provided in the holding pin, the latch being able to be pushed out of or retracting from the holding pin transversely to the longitudinal axis of the holding pin and being supported on the inside of the recess receiving the trigger guard of the weapon when the holding pin is inserted. This creates a very space-saving design, which, however, has the disadvantage that, due to the small amount of space available, only a lock can be used that has a few locking pins.

Finally, the lock cylinder can be part of a shackle lock, the shackle of which, when the retaining pin is inserted, can be inserted and fixed in a bore in the actuating pin which can be displaced in the direction of its longitudinal axis by means of a link guide. In this embodiment, too, the retaining pin is fixed via the actuating slide which causes the latter to be inserted or withdrawn, with which this actuating slide also serves as a locking member.

Exemplary embodiments of the subject matter of the invention are shown in the drawing. Fig. 1 shows a plan view of the halter seen in the direction of the support surface of the base part. FIG. 2 shows a front view with the weapon indicated by dash-dotted lines with the belt carrier omitted. Fig. 3 illustrates the individual parts of the halter in an exploded state, without belt carrier and connecting bolts. FIG. 4 shows a second exemplary embodiment of the subject of the invention in a side view and FIG. 5 in a top view. Fig. 6 shows an end view. Fig. 7 illustrates a section along line VII-VII of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 shows a partial section along line VIII-VIII of Fig. 7 again. Fig. 9 is one of Fig. 7 analog Representation, but in a different position of the individual parts with respect to the retaining pin. Fig. 10 shows a partial section along line XX of FIG. 9 again. 11 shows a third embodiment variant in front view. FIG. 12 is an associated top view and FIG. 13 shows a section along line XIII-XIII of FIG. 11. FIG. 14 shows a fourth embodiment variant in a front view. FIG. 15 shows this embodiment variant in a top view. Fig. 16 illustrates a partial section along line XVI-XVI of Fig. 15. Fig. 17 finally shows a fifth embodiment in front view. FIG. 18 shows a bottom view of the embodiment variant according to FIG. 17. FIG. 119 shows the embodiment variant according to FIG. 17 in the unlocked position. 1 with a partially cut-off belt carrier is referred to, on which a plate-shaped carrier 3 is attached via a spacer 2, which has a cheek 4 which is provided with magnets 5. A base part 5 lying flat against the support 3 is provided, which in the present case consists of several individual parts which are formed by individual plate-shaped parts which adjoin the support 3 with the flat side lying against one another. The individual parts of the base part comprise an inner outer part 6 and an outer outer part 7, between which, in the present case three, middle parts 8 are provided. The two outer parts 6 and 7 are longer in the direction of the grip part of the weapon than the middle parts 8 and thus form a recess 9 into which the grip arm of the weapon is to be inserted. A holding pin 10 projects into this recess, the end 10 ′ of which is tapered toward the open side of the recess 9 and in such a way that the taper points towards the open side of the recess 9. At the other end, the pin 10 is provided with a shoulder 11 which projects beyond the pin 10 on both sides and is guided in the carrier 3 of the cheek 4. The shoulder 11 projecting on both sides is engaged by a fork-shaped part 12, the fork-like part 12 being provided with wedge surfaces 12 ″ on which the shoulder 11 of the bolt 10 slides; see FIG. 3 in this regard.

The pin 10 is preloaded via its shoulder 11 by means of a spring 13 in the direction of engagement in the recess 9. The pin 10 is guided in a bore in the carrier 3 and in the inner outer part 6. The individual plates are clamped together by screw bolts 14, 15, the holes for the passage of the screw bolts 14, 15 being formed as elongated holes 16, 17 in the outer outer part 7 and in the middle part 8 of the base part 5, as a result of which the middle parts and outer part of the base part 5 is achieved parallel to the course of the barrel of the weapon used. This enables the distance between the bolt 10 and the rear ends of the middle parts 8 of the base part 5 to be coordinated with one another as required by the weapon used in each case.

The transverse extent of the recess 9 can be predetermined by the choice of the number of middle parts 8, or minor deviations can be achieved by interposing washers, not shown. The fork-shaped part 12 is provided by means of a handle 12 ', which facilitates the displacement of the fork-shaped part 12 and thus the pulling in or pushing out of the bolt 10 into the recess 9. In use, the holster is fixed over its belt carrier 1 by sliding a belt loop (not shown) onto a belt on the carrier. The weapon is then inserted into the holster so that the metal slide and / or upper part of the same comes to rest on the magnet 5 and the trigger guard engages in the recess 9 between the extensions of the outer parts 6, 7, when the weapon is inserted when the fork-shaped part 12 is retracted, the pin 10 can retract due to its bevel 10 'against the force of the spring 13 and, after the trigger guard is in contact with the rear ends of the central parts 8 of the base part 5, can slide back again, and so on. due to the force of the spring 13. The front end of the bolt 10 thus engages behind the trigger guard and fixes the weapon. To remove the weapon, the fork-shaped part 12 is pushed forward by means of the handle 12 ', as a result of which the lugs 11 slide up on the wedge surfaces 12 "of the fork-shaped part and thus pull the bolt 10 out of the recess 9. The weapon is thus only through the The magnet 5 is held and can therefore be easily removed from the halter, the bolt 10 remaining in the retracted position until the fork-shaped part 12 is pulled back allows free insertion by means of the handle 12 '. For some competitions, a quick removal of the weapon is desired, with the shooter standing at the shooting range. In this case, the bolt 10 can then remain in the retracted position, since the weapon is held firmly enough due to the magnets. However, if the shooter or athlete has to cover running distances or overcome obstacles between the individual shots, the bolt 10 is allowed to slide into its position projecting into the recesses 9, as a result of which the weapon is reliably prevented from falling out. The trained shooter can then move the fork-shaped part at the same time as he detects the weapon via the handle 12 'in such a way that the bolt is pulled out of its engagement and thus releases the weapon.

In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 4 to 10, a fork-shaped part is provided on a slide 19 for the displacement of the holding pin 10 into or out of the recess 9, on which a link guide for the displacement of the holding pin 10 is provided. The link guide is arranged by a groove 21 arranged on the end of the holding pin 10 facing away from the recess 9 and a guide track 22 provided on the fork-shaped part 12, both of which are inclined towards the longitudinal axis 10a of the holding pin 10 in the same direction and in the same sense. The inclination is chosen so that when the slide is moved towards the front end, the holding pin 10 is withdrawn from the recess 9, i.e. that the inclination towards the rear end of the holster leads away from the plate-shaped carrier. This can be seen in particular from FIGS. 8 and 10, the position of the individual parts being shown in FIG. 8 when the holding pin 10 is inserted and the slide 19 thus retracted, and in FIG. 10 when the holding pin 10 is retracted and the slide 19 advanced.

In order to achieve a fixing of the individual parts in the end positions, a latching device 23 is provided, which is formed by spring tongues 24, on which latching projections 25 are provided, which engage in latching recesses 26 on the fork-shaped part 12. This locking device is provided in a recess 27 on the plate-shaped carrier 3. Another possibility, which is provided by the holster according to the invention, is that the displaceable fork-shaped part 12 or the handle 12 'can be provided with a signal device which preferably acoustically indicates the position of the fork-shaped lever 12 or through which

5 before an alarm can be given if the fork-shaped part 12 is moved into the open position without authorization.

The magnets 5 are installed in the cheek 4 of part 3 so that they are exposed on both sides and can hold a weapon on both sides. The carrier 3 of the cheek 4 is of the same design, so that the fork-shaped slider 12 0 and the bolt 10 and the spring 13 can be used reversed, so that the halter can be converted from one for right-handers into one for left-handers without difficulty or is built from the start.

The holster according to the invention is therefore universally applicable on the one hand and

15 on the other hand particularly suitable for sports shooters and also for the executive, since in addition to the secure hold it also opens up the possibility of providing signaling devices when the locking pin 10 is actuated without authorization.

In the embodiment according to FIGS. 11-13, for locking the slide 19, via which the holding pin is locked in its respective position (

20 ben or withdrawn) can be brought, this is provided with a lock cylinder 30, on the bottom of which a pin 31 is arranged eccentrically, which engages in an elongated hole 32 of a slide bolt 33. The lock cylinder can be rotated about its longitudinal axis via a key 34. By turning the lock cylinder 30, the pin 31 is moved in a circular arc by 180 °, whereby the slide bolt 33 either in the slide

25 19 is withdrawn, which enables movement of the slider 19 for the purpose of adjusting the retaining pin 10 or, when the slider 19 is withdrawn, moves it out of the latter, whereby the slide bolt 33 protrudes from the slider 19 so that the end face of the carrier 3 facing it comes into contact with the system is coming. This prevents the slider 19 from moving and the retaining pin 10 in its

30 pushed position (see Fig. 12) set. To release the retaining pin 10 is by means of the key 30 of the lock cylinder 30 rotated so that the slide bolt 33 is brought into its retracted position within the slide 19.

In the embodiment variant according to FIGS. 14-16, the locking cylinder 30 'is arranged directly in the holding pin 10, etc. insertable or detachable from this. At the bottom of the locking cylinder 30 ', a driver pin 31' is also eccentrically attached and engages in an elongated hole 32 'of a slide bolt 33' which, by rotating the locking cylinder in this locking cylinder, is either fully retractable or out of it through an opening in the holding pin 10 the latter can be moved out until the sliding bolt bears on the flank of the recess 9 facing it for receiving the trigger guard and thus prevents the retaining pin 10 from being pulled back. The locking cylinder can be freely inserted into the holding pin as soon as the slide bolt 33 'has been completely withdrawn behind the locking cylinder. Guide ribs (not shown) are provided for guiding the locking cylinder in the retaining pin, which ensure that the locking cylinder is inserted into the retaining pin in the correct position and that the locking bolt 33 'can be pushed forward by turning the key 34'. In this case too, the adjustment is carried out by turning the key through 180 °, so that, due to the eccentricity of the pin 31 ', the pushing out or retracting movement of the sliding bolt 33' is achieved. 17-19, the lock cylinder is provided as part of a shackle lock 35, in which a shackle 36 is provided which moves out of the lock in the manner of a padlock and can be moved into it. This shackle lock 35 can also be locked in the present case so that the shackle can be locked when the position is pivoted outward by 180 ° (see FIG. 7), namely in that the shackle is pushed into the lock in the swiveled-out position by means of the Lock cylinder is held. In order to fix the slide 19, a bore 37 is provided in this slide, the longitudinal axis of which coincides with the longitudinal axis of the stirrup leg in the pivoted-out state. To lock the bracket 36 is pivoted into the position shown in Fig. 7 and into the bore 37 of the slide 19, the must be in the retracted position, in which the retaining pin 10 is pushed into the recess 9, sunk. A key 38 is provided for actuating the lock cylinder.

For the rest position, as shown in Fig. 19, the lock 35 has a bore 39 (see Fig. 18), into which the free bracket end can be sunk in the position releasing the slide 19. In this position, the slide 19 is free and can be adjusted to adjust the retaining pin 19 in accordance with the description above.

Claims

Claims:

1. Holster for handguns, in which the latter are held over the barrel or carriage and the trigger guard, characterized in that a recess (9) is provided for the trigger guard of the weapon, in which a holding pin engaging behind the trigger guard is provided from the side (10) can be inserted or pulled out, and that a cheek (4) provided with magnets (5) is provided to the side of the recess (9) for engaging the carriage of the weapon.

2. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that with magnets

(5) provided cheek (4) is provided on a separate plate-shaped support (3) which can be attached laterally to the base part (5) having the recess (9).

3. Holster according to claim 2, characterized in that the base part (5) is in turn composed of at least three plate-shaped parts (6, 7, 8), the two outer parts (6, 7) being longer than the central part (8) and protrude this towards the handle of the weapon and thus form the side cheeks for the holder (9) of the trigger guard.

4. Holster according to claim 3, characterized in that the individual parts (6, 7, 8) of the base part and the plate-shaped carrier (3) for the side cheek (4) by at least one screw bolt (14, 15) can be clamped together.

5. Holster according to claim 4, characterized in that the receiving opening (s) (16, 17) for the bolt or bolts (14, 15) in the central part (8) and optionally also in the carrier (3) for the side cheek (4) facing away from the outer part (7) of the base part is (are) designed as an elongated hole or elongated holes.

6. Holster according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the

Holding pin (10) is loaded in the sense of insertion by a spring (13).

7. Holster according to one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the retaining pin (10) to the opening of the recess (9) is chamfered (10 ').

8. Holster according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that the retaining pin (10) at its end facing away from the recess (9) transversely to its longitudinal axis protruding projections (11), which are supported on a wedge-shaped flanks (12 "), displaceable transversely to the longitudinal axis of the retaining pin (12) against the action of the spring (13).

9. Holster according to claim 8, characterized in that the fork piece (12) is displaceably guided in a recess in the plate-shaped carrier (3) for the cheek (4) provided with the magnets (5).

10. Holster according to claim 1, characterized in that a slide guide (20) is provided for inserting or withdrawing the retaining pin (10) at its end facing away from the end engaging in the recess (9).

11. Holster according to claim 10, characterized in that at least one, preferably two mutually opposite grooves (21) are provided as a slide guide (20) in the holding pin (10), the mutually parallel cheeks to the longitudinal axis (10 a) of the holding pin (10) Run obliquely in the same direction, with guide grooves (22) engaging in these grooves (21), which are arranged on a slide (19) which is adjustable transversely to the longitudinal axis (10a) of the retaining pin (10).

12. A holster according to claim 11, characterized in that the slide (19) in the region (12) having the guideways (22) is fork-shaped, with a latching device (23) for fixing the slide (19) between the fork tines (12) ) is provided.

13. Holster according to claim 12, characterized in that the latching device (23) is formed by spring tongues (24), the ends of which are provided with latching projections (25) which engage in recesses (26) of the fork tines (12).

14. Holster according to claim 13, characterized in that the spring tongues (24) in a recess (27) of the slide (19) leading from the retaining pin (10) penetrated part (3) of the holster are arranged.

15. Holster according to claim 1 or 10, characterized in that the retaining pin engaging behind the trigger guard (10) can be locked in its inserted position.

16. Holster according to claim 15, characterized in that a lock cylinder (30; 30 ') is provided for the lockable fixing of the retaining pin (10), which via a bolt (33; 33'; 36) when the retaining pin (10) is inserted / or defines its actuator (19).

17. Holster according to claim 15, characterized in that on the lock cylinder

(30; 30 ') at the end facing the bolt (33; 33') an actuating pin (31, 31 ') projecting at the end is eccentrically attached, or the like in a slot (32; 32')) running transversely to the longitudinal axis of the bolt . intervenes.

18. Holster according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the lock cylinder (30) in a slide guide (21, 22) having slide

(19) for inserting or withdrawing the retaining pin (10) is provided, the bolt (33) being supported on the part (3) of the holster which guides the slide (19).

19. Holster according to claim 16 or 17, characterized in that the lock cylinder (30 ') is provided in the retaining pin (10), the bolt (33') transversely to the longitudinal axis of the retaining pin (10) from this or in this is retractable and, when the retaining pin (33 ') is inserted, is supported on the inside of the recess (9) receiving the trigger guard of the weapon.

20. Holster according to claim 15 or 16, characterized in that the lock cylinder is part of a padlock (35), the bracket (36) with inserted retaining pin (10) into a bore (37) of the retaining pin (10) by means of a link guide ( 21, 22) can be inserted and fixed in the direction of the longitudinal slide of the actuating slide (19).