US20050205624A1 - Finger-actuated handgun retention device for holster - Google Patents
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- This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/552,927, filed Mar. 11, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.
- This application relates to security holsters for handguns and the like.
- Known security devices for preventing unauthorized or unintended withdrawal of a handgun or other weapon from a holster include security straps and flaps, internal retention devices, and security hoods, among others. To release such security devices, the user must typically manipulate snaps, clasps, buttons, or “thumb-break” straps with his or her thumb or index finger, or both. The motions required to release such devices often require the user to let go of the handgun while releasing the security device and can hinder the user's ability to quickly draw a handgun.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,419,474 of Marx et al. and 6,547,111 of French describe internal retention devices for handgun holsters that are actuated by twisting the grip of the handgun before drawing it from the holster to allow the trigger guard of the handgun to clear a catch inside the holster body. The twisting motion used to operate these retention devices allows the user to securely grip the firearm while releasing the retention device and further allows the user to extend his or her index finger in accordance with accepted safe gun handling practices, to avoid accidental discharge of the firearm.
- Other handgun retention mechanisms may hinder a user's ability to extend his or her index finger away from the trigger when drawing the weapon, in accordance with safe gun handling practice, increasing the chance that the user's index finger may inadvertently come into contact with the trigger and cause an accidental discharge.
- U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,752,300 of Har-Shen and 6,769,582 of Beletsky et al. describe handgun holsters with latching devices that are actuated by inward depression of a button or lever positioned along the outer side of the holster and adjacent the trigger area. The inward finger movement in the region of the trigger may increase the risk of accidental discharge of the handgun when quickly drawing it from the holster.
- U.S. Pat. No. 6,769,581 of Rogers et al. describes a holster security mechanism including a first mechanical blocking element that inhibits upward withdrawal prior to rearward movement of a holstered handgun, and a second mechanical blocking element rear of the trigger guard that is biased into a first position that prevents rearward movement of the handgun and that is manually movable by a user's index finger or middle finger to a second position that allows rearward movement of the gun. Thus, the second mechanical blocking element is positioned to avoid inadvertent contact between the release finger and the trigger. The second mechanical blocking element works by cooperation with the first blocking element, and operation of the security mechanism requires a practiced series of handgun movements to withdraw the handgun from the holster.
- The present inventors have recognized a need for an improved handgun retention device for holsters, having an operational mode allowing the user to practice safe handgun handling technique to reduce the chance for accidental discharge of the handgun.
- A holster in accordance with a preferred embodiment includes a catch that extends into a handgun receiving cavity defined by a body of the holster where the catch engages a trigger guard of a holstered handgun to retain the handgun in the cavity. A lever is operably coupled to the catch and extends below the grip of the holstered handgun and aft of its trigger guard, typically behind a rear margin of the holster, where the lever can be depressed to move the catch and release the handgun. In a preferred embodiment, the catch and lever are formed of a resilient injection molded resin in a unitary structure with a spring arm that flexes when the lever is pressed inwardly toward the user's body. In other embodiments, the catch, lever, and spring arm may be integrally formed of one-piece construction with the holster body by injection molding or otherwise.
- Additional aspects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a holster including a handgun retention device in accordance with a preferred embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is an outside elevation view of the holster ofFIG. 1 holding a handgun; -
FIG. 3 is an inside elevation view of the holster ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is an auxiliary perspective view looking downwardly into the cavity of the holster to show detail of a catch of the handgun retention device; -
FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the holster ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is an enlarged front perspective view of the handgun retention device of the holster ofFIG. 1 , showing detail of the outwardly facing portions of the device; and -
FIG. 7 is an enlarged rear perspective view of the handgun retention device ofFIG. 6 , showing detail of the inwardly facing portions of the device. - With reference to
FIGS. 1-5 , aholster 10 includes aholster body 20 that defines acavity 24 sized to receive a firearm 25 (FIG. 2 ) via a top opening 26 ofcavity 24 and to holdfirearm 25 therein. Holster 10 is normally attached to a wearer's belt (not shown) or in another location. Holster 10 may include mountingholes 27 for fastening to holster 10 a belt loop or other intermediate device (omitted from the figures for clarity) suited to couplingholster 10 to a belt or other support. Holsterbody 20 may be made of a wide variety of materials, such as leather, fabric, molded plastic, and other synthetic materials, for example, and by any of a variety of manufacturing methods, such as molding, sewing, lamination, riveting, and other methods. Holsterbody 20 may be made of a KYDEX® acrylic/PVC sheet material folded back over itself and formed to define afront spine 28. However,holster body 20 is preferably molded of KYDEX resin. The rearward edges ofholster body 20 define a rear margin (or welt) 34 ofholster 10 where inner andouter sidewalls more holes 37 insidewalls body 20 andcavity 24 may have anopen bottom 38, as in the embodiment shown. Alternatively,cavity 24 may be closed at its bottom. In other embodiments (not shown),holster body 20 may comprise two sections of material that are attached along front and rear margins, as in a “pancake” type holster, so thatfront spine 28 does not include a folded over region. - In the preferred embodiments, inner and
outer sidewalls forms 44 that are sized to engage a trigger guard 54 (FIG. 2 ) ofhandgun 25 to provide nominal retention and thereby require a substantial upward withdrawal force to drawhandgun 25 fromholster 10. In other embodiments (not shown) the inwardlyprotruding forms 44 may be omitted. - A
handgun retention device 40 for use withholster 10 includes a catch 50 (FIGS. 3-7 ) having an inverted “J” shape that extends intocavity 24 where it engagestrigger guard 54 to releasably retainhandgun 25 incavity 24. Catch 50 is preferably sized so that it extends laterally at least part way acrosstrigger guard 54 and preferably about half way acrosstrigger guard 54 whencatch 50 is in the closed position shown. Alever 60 is operably coupled to catch 50 and preferably extends aft of atrigger 56 ofhandgun 25, when holstered, below agrip 58 ofhandgun 25 and preferably behindrear margin 34. In this location,lever 60 acts as a second-class lever that can be depressed in a laterally inward flexure direction indicated by arrow 64 (FIG. 5 ) in response to force applied by the user's release finger, without requiring the release finger to be moved in the direction oftrigger 56. In alternative embodiments (not shown),lever 60 may be arranged relative to catch 50 so as to act as a first-class or third-class lever. Lever 60 preferably includes acontoured seat 68 that has a convex shape for providing purchase for the release finger to prevent slippage. The release finger is preferably the user's middle finger, although the index or third finger may also be used with some embodiments. Positioning oflever 60 and contouredseat 68 aft oftrigger 56 may tend to prevent improper gun handling technique that can lead to inadvertent or premature discharge ofhandgun 25 when drawing it fromholster 10. - Pressing inwardly on
lever 60 flexes a spring arm 70 (FIGS. 6 and 7 ) supportingcatch 50, causingcatch 50 to move inwardly to an open position (not shown), clear of thetrigger guard 54. Withcatch 50 in the open position,handgun 25 may be drawn upwardly fromholster 10. To facilitate re-holstering ofhandgun 25,catch 50 includes a sloped or wedge-shaped top surface 74 (FIG. 6 ) that extends inwardly downward so thattrigger guard 54drives catch 50 outward whenhandgun 25 is reinserted intoholster 10. As illustrated inFIGS. 6 and 7 ,catch 50,lever 60, andspring arm 70 are preferably unitary (of one-piece construction), and may be formed of a resilient injection molded resin, such as KYDEX® or nylon, for example. In an alternate embodiment (not shown),handgun retention device 40 may comprise separate catch, lever, and spring arm parts fixed together.Spring arm 70 preferably extends upwardly from amounting body 80. Mountingbody 80 is sized to fit between inner andouter sidewalls holster body 20 so that a pair ofholes 86 in mountingbody 80 are aligned withholes 37 ofholster body 20.Mounting body 80 preferably includes one ormore positioning pins 88 that mate withpositioning sockets 89 formed ininner sidewall 35 ofholster body 20 for accurately locatinghandgun retention device 40 relative tocavity 24,holes 37, or some other feature associated withholster body 20. Fasteners (not shown) extend throughholes handgun retention device 40 toholster body 20. In some embodiments, threaded fasteners may be tightened or loosed to flex one or both of thesidewalls opposing forms 44 to control the tension ofsidewalls - With reference to
FIGS. 6 and 7 , aspring arm 70 preferably operates as a resilient cantilever attached at its fixed end to holsterbody 20, for example via mountingbody 80.Spring arm 70 is configured to resist twisting whenlever 60 is depressed so thatcatch 50 moves clear of the trigger guard 54 (FIG. 2 ) without binding. For example, the cross section ofspring arm 70 preferably has a width “W” in a generally horizontal direction extending fromlever 60 to catch 50 (or fromfront spine 28 to rear margin 34), that is substantially greater than its thickness “T” in the direction of laterallyinward flexure 64. For example, width W may be from 2 to 10 times greater than thickness T. The particular ratio of W to T will be dependent on the configuration ofholster body 20, the material used forspring arm 70, and the release force desired.Spring arm 70 may include spaced-apart first and second sections 102, 104 connected by atransverse beam 106 and separated by a relief oraperture 92 to reduce the amount of force required to bendspring arm 70 inflexure direction 64 for releasingcatch 50. First section 102, which supportscatch 50 in the preferred embodiment, may include a thinnedneck section 110 so that first section 102 is more flexible than second section 104 inflexure direction 64. Thus, thickness T of second section 104 may provide the majority of the resistance to depression oflever 60. Thinnedneck section 110 may thereby act as a fulcrum about which first section 102 may pivot to avoid inducing twisting ofcatch 50 whenlever 60 is depressed. -
Spring arm 70 and catch 50 are shaped to define an undercutregion 96adjacent spring arm 70 and belowcatch 50 to allowspring arm 70 to be flexed inwardly toward the user without interfering with theinner sidewall 35 ofholster body 20. An opening 98 (FIG. 3 ) is preferably provided ininner sidewall 35 to provide clearance for movement ofcatch 50 when it is released clear oftrigger guard 54. -
Handgun retention device 40 preferably includes an upwardly-facingresting surface 120 against which triggerguard 54 rests whenhandgun 25 is holstered. Restingsurface 120 preferably extends along the upper surface ofbeam 106 and across an upper surface of an extension member 122 (FIG. 6 ) that projects laterally from first section 102 oflever 70 and on which catch 50 is supported. Restingsurface 120 is preferably positioned at a predetermined distance “A” above positioning pins 88 or some other feature ofhandgun retention device 40, to thereby fix the vertical location ofhandgun 25 relative to holsterbody 20, whenhandgun 25 is holstered.Catch 50 preferably includes ahook portion 126 including a downward-facing trigger guard engaging surface (unnumbered) spaced apart from resting surface 120 a distance “B” that is slightly greater than the thickness oftrigger guard 54. Distance “B” may preferably be selected to accommodate a nominal thickness of the trigger guard of the particular handgun model for whichhandgun retention device 40 is designed to fit, and to accommodate typical variation in such thickness without allowing an undue amount of play in the vertical resting position ofhandgun 25. - In another embodiment (not shown), the
catch 50,lever 60, andspring arm 70 may be integrally formed of one-piece construction with theholster body 20 by injection molding or otherwise.Catch 50,lever 60, andspring arm 70 may also be shaped in a variety of shapes and configurations other than those shown.Handgun retention device 40 can be adapted to fit a variety of types of holsters or to retrofit older holsters. - It will be obvious to those having skill in the art that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. For example, holsters in accordance with the various embodiments can be used to hold other kinds of weapons and law enforcement tools, such as stun guns or energy weapons sold under the name TASER®, for example, and the term “handgun” is meant to encompass such devices. The scope of the present invention should, therefore, be determined only by the following claims.
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