EP1382931B1 - Serrure de sécurité pour étui d'armes - Google Patents

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EP1382931B1
EP1382931B1 EP03425477A EP03425477A EP1382931B1 EP 1382931 B1 EP1382931 B1 EP 1382931B1 EP 03425477 A EP03425477 A EP 03425477A EP 03425477 A EP03425477 A EP 03425477A EP 1382931 B1 EP1382931 B1 EP 1382931B1
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Pietro Pellegrini
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Radar Leather Division SRL
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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
    • F41C33/0209—Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm
    • F41C33/0227—Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm having a strap or other restraining element only covering the hammer or a part of the upper part of the small arm
    • 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
    • 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
    • F41C33/04—Special attachments therefor

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  • the present invention relates to a safety lock for holsters. More precisely, the invention relates to a safety lock capable of preventing the accidental or non-authorized manipulation of the device that disengages the pistol from the holster.
  • holsters for pistols especially those used by the police and personnel concerned with the defense of persons and goods, 'have to be designed in such a way as to firmly retain the weapon, and this not only during the normal movements of the user, but also on the occasion of more intensive physical activities, scuffles and the like, while yet enabling the user to pull it out easily and quickly in case of need.
  • Particularly convenient among the various configurations that have been proposed has been found to be the one that envisages the use of a mobile strap attached to the mouth of the holster and intended to fit around the butt of the weapon when it is in position within the holster.
  • a snap connection device locks the strap in this position and prevents the weapon from slipping out of the holster.
  • it is sufficient to press a button integral to the strap to release the snap connection device it is sufficient to press a button integral to the strap to release the snap connection device, overcoming an elastic reaction, and to permit an angular displacement of the strap to free the weapon.
  • the button by means of which the strap is released and allowed to rotate has been equipped with a lock that prevents it from moving and must necessarily be deactivated before the button can be operated.
  • a solution of this type is disclosed for instance in US-A-5 501 381 . In this way, even though one effectively obtains greater safety of the device, the extraction of the weapon becomes more laborious and effectively calls for the execution of two distinct and successive movements of the hand. This can involve difficulty and delay in pulling out the weapon and create a situation of danger for the user.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a safety lock device for a pistol holster that will have the same efficacy as the known devices, but without being associated with the drawbacks set out above.
  • a particular object of the present invention is to provide a locking device of the aforementioned type in which the release of the button and its actual depression are obtained by acting directly on the button itself.
  • the reference number 1 indicates a conventional belt-type pistol holster suitable for containing weapon, in particular a pistol, and provided with a semi-rigid strap 2 that extends across the mouth of the holster to fit over the top of the butt of the weapon, thus preventing the pistol from being pulled out or slipping accidentally out of the holster.
  • One end of the strap 2 is rotatably connected to the holster 1 by means of a hinge pin 3, thus making it possible for the strap 2 to be displaced through an angle of about 90° in such a way as to liberate the weapon and permitting it to be pulled out.
  • a safety device generically indicated by the reference number 4, which locks the strap in the position in which it retains the weapon within the holster and permits it to be released when the user wants to pull out the pistol.
  • the safety device 4 consists of a box 5 that is integral with the holster 1 and from the upper part of which there extends an arm 6 carrying a push-button 7.
  • the arm 6 is integral with the strap 2 and can perform an angular displacement with respect to the box 5, in particular, can be turned through about 90°, dragging the strap 2 with as it moves.
  • the arm 6 In conditions of normal use, i.e., when the weapon is at rest in the holster 1, the arm 6 cannot be rotated, because it is blocked with respect to the box, as will be explained further on, and the push-button 7 has to be depressed before it can be released and rotated.
  • the box 5 is made up of two shells 5a and 5b that are paired and attached to each other by means of screws or in some other appropriate way.
  • the arm 6 is provided with a slotted hole 6a that engages with a pin 8 projecting from the shell 5b of the box 5, while the bottom end 9 of the arm 6 is in contact with an elastic element 22 that keeps a tooth 10 of the arm 6 engaged within a corresponding seating 11 formed on a rigid plate 26 arranged within the shell 5b (see Figure 7 ).
  • the arm 6 passes out of the box 5 by means of a throat 12 (which can be seen in Figure 8 ) that permits it to be angularly displaced.
  • the shells 5a and 5b are provided with an arcuate groove in which the tooth 10 can slide.
  • the push-button 7 is rotatably connected to the top end of the arm 6 by means of a pin 13 and can also perform an elastically opposed axial movement along said pin, as will be described further on.
  • the top end of the arm 6 is provided with a head 14 and two symmetrical shoulders 15.
  • a first seating 16 with an edge 16a that exactly reproduces the profile of the head 14 and the shoulders 15, so that the push-button 7 cannot rotate around the axis of the pin 13 when the head 14 is engaged in the seating 16.
  • push-button 7 is integral to arm 6.
  • a second seating 17 that is not as deep as the seating 16 and has an edge 17a that again reproduces the profile of the head 14 and of one shoulder 15 of the arm 6.
  • the seatings 16 and 17 are arranged at substantially 90° with respect to each other, so that when the push-button 7 is displaced by means of rotation, it can be brought into two different positions with respect to the arm 6 that are substantially rotated through 90° with respect to each other and are shown in Figures 4 and 5 .
  • the rotatable and elastically sliding connection between the push-button 7 and the head 14 of the arm 6 is obtained by means of the pin 13, which is hollow, threaded on the inside and engaged in a seating 28 of the push-button 7.
  • the bottom of the seating 28 is provided with an opening 28a in which the end of the pin 13 is engaged in order to come into contact with the arm 6, while around the pin 13 there is arranged a helical spring 29 that bears against the head of the pin and the bottom of the seating 28.
  • a screw 30 that is screwed into the pin 13 and passes through the arm 6 locks the pin 13 with respect to the arm 6.
  • the geometric conformation of the push-button 7 is such that, when the end of the arm 6 is engaged in the seating 17 of the push-button, any possible sliding of the arm 6 with respect to the box 5 is prevented, because the side 7a of the push-button 7 bears against the edge of the box 5 from which the arm 6 projects. This is due to the fact that the distance of the side 7a from the axis of the pin 13 is equal to or slightly smaller than the distance between the axis and the edge of the box 5 from which the arm 6 projects.
  • the distance of the axis of the pin 13 from the side of the push-button 7 adjacent to the side 7a is significantly smaller than the distance from the same edge of the box 5, which makes it possible for the arm 6 to slide inside the box 5 after pressure has been exerted on the push-button 7.
  • At least the side opposite the side 7a of the push-button 7 has a rifled surface 20 in order to create the greatest possible friction at the moment in which the arm 6 has to be released and allowed to move by rotating the push-button 7 from the position of Figure 5 to the position of Figure 4 .
  • the arm 6 will have a symmetrical form to permit its being used both with holsters worn on the right and holsters worn on the left.
  • the tooth 21 in a position where it is the symmetrical counterpart of the tooth 10 with respect to the longitudinal axis of the arm 6, there is provided another tooth 21 that performs the same function, but faces in the opposite direction with respect to the plane that contains the arm 6, said tooth 21 being likewise capable of becoming engaged in the seating 11 ( Figure 7 ) provided in the shell 5b after the rotation has been completed.
  • the broken line in Figure 8 indicates the position attained by the push-button 7 at the end of its rotation around the pin 8 and after it has been made to move inside the box 5 so as to disengage the tooth 10 (or 21) from the seating 11.
  • On the box 5 there is provided a side stop 25 with which the push-button 7 comes into contact at the end of its rotation.
  • a groove similar to the groove 27 is provided on the shell 5a in order to permit the simultaneous movement of the tooth 21 within the box 5.
  • the means for locking the push-button 7 in either angularly spaced positions comprise a pair of angularly spaced seats 40 (only one shown in Figure 9 , the other one being spaced about 90° apart) formed on the face of the end of arm 6 to which the push-button 7 is attached and ball 31 protruding from a respective seat 32 formed in the push-button 7 and elastically urged against said face of the arm 6 by a spring 33 housed in the seat 32.
  • the safety device in accordance with the invention therefore makes it possible to lock the action of the push-button 7 on which one has to act in order to permit the rotation of the arm 6 and therefore of the strap 2.
  • the operations of releasing the action of the push-button 7, releasing the rotation of the arm 6 and actually rotating the arm 6 can be carried out by means of a single and continuous action performed on the push-button 7, thus simplifying in a significant manner the pulling out of the weapon from the holster, though without compromising the safety of the device that retains the weapon in the holster.

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Claims (8)

  1. Un étui avec un dispositif de sécurité pour empêcher un pistolet de glisser accidentellement hors de l'étui (1) ou d'être retiré par des personnes non autorisées, comportant une patte (2) montée rotative sur l'étui (1) pour recouvrir le pistolet inséré dans l'étui sensiblement en correspondance avec la crosse du dit pistolet, et caractérisé en ce qu'un bras (6) faisant partie intégrante de ladite patte (2) s'étend à partir d'une boîte (4) faisant partie intégrante du dit l'étui et se termine par un bouton-poussoir (7), ledit bras (6) étant articulé sur ladite boîte (4) de façon à pouvoir être pivoté entre deux positions espacées angulairement dans lesquelles ladite patte, respectivement, recouvre la crosse du pistolet et est enlevée, dans ladite boîte étant prévus des moyens (10, 11) pour bloquer la rotation du dit bras (6) qui peut être libéré après une pression exercée sur ledit bouton-poussoir (7) et avec pour conséquence la possibilité de faire glisser ledit bras (6) dans la direction axiale, dans lequel ledit bouton-poussoir (7) est articulé à l'extrémité du dit bras (6) et peut être amené dans deux positions espacées angulairement, la forme du dit bouton-poussoir étant telle que dans une des dites positions l'un de ses côtés (7a) s'appuie contre ladite boîte (4), empêchant de ce fait le glissement axial du dit bras et donc aussi la libération de sa rotation, étant prévus en outre des moyens (17) pour le blocage du dit bouton-poussoir dans chacune des dites positions angulaires différentes.
  2. Un étui selon la revendication 1, dans lequel la distance entre un côté (7a) du dit bouton-poussoir (7) et la goupille (13) au moyen de laquelle il est relié au dit bras (6) est égale ou légèrement inférieure à la distance entre ladite goupille et le bord de la boîte (4), ledit côté faisant face au dit bord dans l'une des dites positions angulairement espacées.
  3. Un étui selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel lesdits moyens pour bloquer ledit bouton poussoir (7) dans chacune des deux dites positions comprennent un premier siège (16) réalisé sur ledit bouton-poussoir (7) avec un profil sensiblement identique au profil de l'extrémité du dit bras (6) et avec au moins une partie butée (16a) pour empêcher une rotation relative, et un second siège (17) d'une plus petite profondeur que celle du dit premier siège (16) qui a de même une partie butée (17a) pour l'extrémité du dit bras (6), mais dans un position angulairement déplacée, ledit bouton-poussoir (7) étant monté coulissant de façon élastique par rapport à l'axe de ladite goupille (13), de sorte qu'il puisse être déplacé de manière que l'extrémité du dit bras (6) puisse passer du niveau du dit premier siège (16) au niveau du dit second siège (17) et vice versa.
  4. Un étui selon la revendication 3, dans lequel une dent (18) apte à s'engager dans un siège correspondant du dit bras est réalisée dans ledit second siège (17) pour bloquer le bouton-poussoir dans la position correspondante.
  5. Un étui selon l'une des revendications 1 et 2, dans lequel lesdits moyens pour bloquer ledit bouton-poussoir dans chacune des deux positions comprennent une paire de sièges (40) espacés angulairement formés sur la face du dit bras (6) à laquelle ledit bouton-poussoir (7) est attaché, et une bille (31) faisant saillie d'un siège respectif (32) formé sur le bouton-poussoir (7) et élastiquement pressée contre la face du bras (6), de façon que, quand ladite bille (31) est mise en correspondance avec l'un des dits sièges (40), toute possibilité de rotation libre est empêchée et il est nécessaire de surmonter la réaction élastique pour déplacer le bouton-poussoir (7) de l'une à l'autre des dites positions.
  6. Un étui selon la revendication 1, dans lequel ledit bras (6) présente une forme symétrique.
  7. Un étui selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel lesdits moyens pour bloquer la rotation du dit bras (6) comprennent un siège (11) dans ladite boîte et une dent (10) à l'extrémité du bras (6) située dans la boîte pour coopérer avec ledit siège, ladite extrémité du bras reposant contre des moyens élastiques (22) pour permettre à ladite dent de se désengager du dit siège à la suite d'un glissement axial du dit bras.
  8. Un étui selon la revendication 7, dans lequel deux dents (10, 21) sont prévues sur ladite extrémité, agencées de façon symétrique par rapport à l'axe longitudinal et pointant en sens opposés par rapport au plan dans lequel ledit bras est contenu.
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