US20170211909A1 - Self-Disguising Holster - Google Patents
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- F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Abstract
A holster which obscures presence and identity of the handgun held by the holster is disclosed. The holster comprises an L-shaped frame having a pin. The handgun is installed on the holster by inserting the pin into the barrel of the handgun. The L-shaped frame combined with the installed handgun collectively form a parallelepiped of thickness equal to that of the handgun. The handgun is disguised by visually meshing in complementary fashion with the holster, when concealed beneath a fabric of an article of apparel.
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- This application is a Continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/006,398 which was filed on Jan. 26, 2016 which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/107,926, filed on Jan. 26, 2015, the entire contents of both applications are incorporated herein by this reference.
- The present disclosure relates to holsters for handguns, and more particularly, to a holster engaging a handgun by a pin penetrating the barrel of the handgun.
- Holsters are used to support handguns on the body of a user of the handgun. In many situations, it is not desirable to have it known that the user is in possession of a handgun. Yet many holsters increase bulk and conspicuousness of a holstered handgun on the body.
- In an emergency situation, it may be necessary for the user to withdraw the handgun from the holster very quickly. Holsters often interfere with rapid withdrawal of the associated handgun.
- There exists a need for a holster which obscures the nature of the contained handgun, and which enables expeditious withdrawal of the handgun.
- The disclosed concepts address the above stated situation by providing a holster which obscures presence and identity of the handgun held by the holster. To this end, the novel holster has a shape which complements that of a handgun, and which does not add to the thickness of the handgun. The holster has a similar or smaller thickness than its associated handgun. Moreover, the complementary shape may include three sides of a parallelepiped, thereby creating a visual impression that the item, when contained in a pocket of an item of apparel, is some other object such as a cellular telephone or a wallet for example.
- The novel holster may be generally L-shaped to interfit with the handgun. The holster has a pin which engages the handgun by being inserted into the barrel of the handgun. The holster may be placed in a pocket of an item of apparel, may be clipped to the inside of apparel, or may be otherwise carried on the body to provide ready access to the handgun without visually revealing the nature and presence of the handgun.
- It is an object to provide improved elements and arrangements thereof by apparatus for the purposes described which is inexpensive, dependable, and fully effective in accomplishing its intended purposes.
- This and other objects will become readily apparent upon further review of the following specification and drawings.
- Various objects, features, and attendant advantages of the disclosed concepts will become more fully appreciated as the same becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a side view of a handgun received in a holster, according to at least one aspect of the disclosure; -
FIG. 2 is a side view of the holster ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 2A is a detail view of a portion of the holster inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the holster ofFIG. 2 ; and -
FIG. 4 is a plan view representing fabric of a panel of an article of apparel, shown distended due to the handgun and holster ofFIG. 1 having been concealed beneath the fabric. - Referring first to
FIG. 1 , according to at least one aspect of the disclosure, there is shown ahandgun 10 received in aholster 100. Turning momentarily toFIG. 2 ,holster 100 is shown isolated fromhandgun 10. - Holster 100 is for holding and obscuring identity of
handgun 10. Holster 100 comprises abase 102 having aproximal end 104, adistal end 106, aninner surface 108 betweenproximal end 104 anddistal end 106, and anouter surface 110 betweenproximal end 104 anddistal end 106.Outer surface 110 is oppositeinner surface 108.Base 102 includes a pin 112 (visible inFIG. 2 ) projecting frominner surface 108 ofbase 102 proximateproximal end 104. Pin 112 is dimensioned and configured to slidingly engage the inside of a barrel ofhandgun 10. Abolster 114 projects frominner surface 108 ofbase 102 atdistal end 106 ofbase 102.Bolster 114 is longer thanpin 112. InFIG. 1 , length ofbolster 114 is along animaginary projection line 116. -
Base 102 is a structural member ofholster 100 supportingpin 112 against which a muzzle end 12 ofhandgun 10 seats. Bolster 114 is a structural member ofholster 100 supporting other components to be described hereinafter.Bolster 114 may be perpendicular tobase 102, when consideringsurface 118 ofbolster 114 andouter surface 110 ofbase 102.Base 102 has amaximum width 120 about equal to awidth 30 ofhandgun 10. Holster 100 further comprises aweb 124 projecting frombolster 114 towardspin 112.Web 124 extends about thefull length 126 ofbolster 114 and has a thickness 124 (FIG. 3 ) less than a width 128 (FIG. 3 ) ofbolster 114. - Referring particularly to
FIGS. 1 and 4 , but also toFIGS. 2 and 3 ,holster 100 complements the shape ofhandgun 10 to simulate at least three sides of a parallelepiped whenhandgun 10 andholster 100 are covered by afabric 14 whenhandgun 10 is installed onholster 100 withpin 12 penetrating abarrel 16 ofhandgun 10, and with the trigger guard (not individually shown) and a handle 18 (FIG. 1 ) ofhandgun 10 received in close cooperation withholster 100. As used herein, simulating at least three sides of a parallelepiped signifies that a bulge 20 (FIG. 4 ) produced whenfabric 14 is distended due to coveringholster 100 andhandgun 10 has at least threestraight sides FIG. 4 ) corresponding toouter surface 110,surface 118, and a top surface 28 (FIG. 1 ) ofhandgun 10. It is desired to conceal the nature and identity ofhandgun 10 when the latter is contained within an article of apparel (not shown) and covered by a panel (represented asfabric 14 inFIG. 4 ) of that article of apparel. This goal is satisfied by having bulge 20 visually suggest that the enveloped item be a parallelepiped such as a cellular telephone or wallet (neither shown), rather than displaying the generally L-shaped configuration ofhandgun 10. Therefore, it is important that those portions ofholster 10 which will influencebulge 20 be straight at their outer surfaces, and complement an available straight line (i.e., top surface 28) ofhandgun 10. A non-linear fourth border or surface of a true parallelepiped, such as that generated by the somewhat irregular profile ofhandgun 10 at the rear ofhandgun 10, the rear being handle 18 and hammer (not shown, but immediately adjacent handle 18), is deemed not objectionable since the overall visual impression will be largely formed by those threestraight sides bulge 20 resulting fromouter surface 110 andsurface 118 ofholster 100, andtop surface 28 ofhandgun 10. Handgun 10 needcontact holster 10 only atpin 112, althoughweb 122 may be L-shaped or otherwise configured to interfit in close cooperation withhandgun 10 when the latter is installed onpin 112. - Alternatively stated, and now considering the overall thickness of the combination of
holster 100 andhandgun 10,holster 100 is dimensioned and configured to complementhandgun 10 to define a three dimensional envelope withhandgun 10 installed onholster 100 withpin 112 penetratingbarrel 16 ofhandgun 10 with the trigger guard and handle 18 ofhandgun 10 received in close cooperation withholster 100. The envelope has straightfirst side 22, a parallel opposedsecond side 26, athird side 24 perpendicular to and betweenfirst side 22 andsecond side 26, and a generally uniform width. The generally uniform width is defined by and about equal towidth 120 ofbase 102, and of course,handgun 10.FIG. 4 provides a plan view of the three dimensional envelope. -
Bolster 114 has a maximum width about equal to awidth 30 ofhandgun 10. Therefore,base 102,bolster 114, andhandgun 10 all have about equal width. “About equal” signifies that bulge 20 (FIG. 4 ) generates a visual impression of a parallelepiped to casual observation, thereby concealing the nature ofhandgun 10. - Views intended to generate the visual impression of the parallelepiped are taken from an angle wherein
handgun 10 is viewed from the side, as shown inFIG. 1 . - Holster 100 further comprises a
recess 130 on an outer side (e.g., surface 118) ofbolster 114, for receiving a finger (not shown) of a user, to assist the user in maneuveringholster 100 into place in a pocket of apparel (not shown) worn by the user. - In an option shown in
FIGS. 1 and 3 ,holster 100 further comprises atrigger guard plate 132 and a clamp operable to clamptrigger guard plate 132 to handgun 10. The clamp may comprise a Chicago screw having amale portion 134A and afemale portion 134B. -
Trigger guard plate 132 is positioned to obstruct lateral finger access to the trigger ofhandgun 10. To provide versatility in positioningtrigger guard plate 132,trigger guard plate 132 includes anelongated slot 138 extending parallel to pin 112, to facilitate adjustment of position oftrigger guard plate 132 along an axis parallel to pin 112.Web 122 includes an elongated slot 136 (FIG. 2A ) extending perpendicularly toelongated slot 138 oftrigger guard plate 132, to facilitate adjustment of position oftrigger guard plate 132 along an axis (not shown) perpendicular to pin 112. - Referring again to
FIG. 1 , triggerguard plate 132 may include twoposts handgun 10. - The invention may be thought of as
holster 100, or alternatively, ashandgun 10 andholster 100 for holding and obscuring identity ofhandgun 10. -
Holster 100 may be fabricated from any rigid material such as a thermosetting plastic, metal, wood, or another synthetic material, or combinations of these.Trigger guard plate 132 may be fabricated from a stiff leather, polymeric material, wood, or other synthetic material. - In the preceding description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide an understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well known components or methods have not been described in detail but rather in a block diagram in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention. Thus, the specific details set forth are merely exemplary. The specific details may be varied from and still be contemplated to be within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
- It should be understood that the various examples of the apparatus(es) disclosed herein may include any of the components, features, and functionalities of any of the other examples of the apparatus(es) disclosed herein in any feasible combination, and all of such possibilities are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Many modifications of examples set forth herein will come to mind to one skilled in the art to which the present disclosure pertains having the benefit of the teachings presented in the foregoing descriptions and the associated drawings.
- Therefore, it is to be understood that the present disclosure is not to be limited to the specific examples presented and that modifications and other examples are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. Moreover, although the foregoing description and the associated drawings describe examples of the present disclosure in the context of certain illustrative combinations of elements and/or functions, it should be appreciated that different combinations of elements and/or functions may be provided by alternative implementations without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A holster for holding and obscuring identity of a handgun, comprising:
a base having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface between the proximal end and the distal end, and an outer surface between the proximal end and the distal end, the outer surface opposite the inner surface, the base including a pin projecting from the inner surface of the base proximate the proximal end, wherein the pin is dimensioned and configured to slidingly engage the inside of a barrel of the handgun; and
a bolster projecting from the inner surface of the base at the distal end of the base, wherein the bolster is longer than the pin.
2. The holster of claim 1 , wherein the base has a maximum width about equal to a width of the handgun, the holster further comprising a web projecting from the bolster towards the pin, the web extending about the full length of the bolster and having a thickness less than the width of the bolster.
3. The holster of claim 2 , wherein the holster complements the shape of the handgun to simulate at least three sides of a parallelepiped when the handgun and the holster are covered by a fabric when the handgun is installed on the holster with the pin penetrating the barrel of the handgun, and with the trigger guard and the handle of the handgun received in close cooperation with the web.
4. The holster of claim 2 , wherein the holster is dimensioned and configured to complement the handgun to define a three dimensional envelope with the handgun installed on the holster with the pin penetrating the barrel of the handgun with the trigger guard and the handle of the handgun received in close cooperation with the holster, wherein the envelope has a straight first side, a parallel opposed second side, a third side perpendicular to and between the first side and the second side, and a generally uniform width.
5. The holster of claim 1 , wherein the bolster has a maximum width about equal to a width of the handgun.
6. The holster of claim 1 , further comprising a recess on an outer side of the bolster, for receiving a finger of a user, to assist the user in maneuvering the holster into place in a pocket of apparel worn by the user.
7. The holster of claim 1 , further comprising a trigger guard plate and a clamp operable to clamp the trigger guard plate to the handgun.
8. The holster of claim 7 , wherein the clamp comprises a Chicago screw.
9. The holster of claim 7 , wherein the trigger guard plate includes an elongated slot extending parallel to the pin, to facilitate adjustment of position of the trigger guard plate along an axis parallel to the pin.
10. The holster of claim 7 , wherein the web includes an elongated slot extending perpendicularly to the elongated slot of the trigger guard plate, to facilitate adjustment of position of the trigger guard plate along an axis perpendicular to the pin.
11. A handgun and holster for holding and obscuring identity of the handgun, wherein:
the handgun has a maximum width; and
the holster comprises
a base having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner surface between the proximal end and the distal end, and an outer surface between the proximal end and the distal end, the outer surface opposite the inner surface, the base including a pin projecting from the inner surface of the base proximate the proximal end, wherein the pin is dimensioned and configured to slidingly engage the inside of a barrel of the handgun, and
a bolster projecting from the inner surface of the base at the distal end of the base, wherein the bolster is longer than the pin.
12. The holster of claim 11 , wherein the base has a maximum width about equal to the maximum width of the handgun, the holster further comprising a web projecting from the bolster towards the pin, the web extending about the full length of the bolster and having a thickness less than the width of the bolster.
13. The holster of claim 12 , wherein the holster complements the shape of the handgun to simulate a parallelepiped when the handgun and the holster are covered by a fabric when the handgun is installed on the holster with the pin penetrating the barrel of the handgun, and with the trigger guard and the handle of the handgun received in close cooperation with the web.
14. The holster of claim 12 , wherein the holster is dimensioned and configured to complement the handgun to define a three dimensional envelope with the handgun installed on the holster with the pin penetrating the barrel of the handgun with the trigger guard and the handle of the handgun received in close cooperation with the holster, wherein the envelope has a straight first side, a parallel opposed second side, a third side perpendicular to and between the first side and the second side, and a generally uniform width.
15. The holster of claim 11 , wherein the bolster has a maximum width about equal to a width of the handgun.
16. The holster of claim 11 , further comprising a recess on an outer side of the bolster, for receiving a finger of a user, to assist the user in maneuvering the holster into place in a pocket of apparel worn by the user.
17. The holster of claim 11 , further comprising a trigger guard plate and a clamp operable to clamp the trigger guard plate to the handgun.
18. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the clamp comprises a Chicago screw.
19. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the trigger guard plate includes an elongated slot extending parallel to the pin, to facilitate adjustment of position of the trigger guard plate along an axis parallel to the pin.
20. The holster of claim 17 , wherein the web includes an elongated slot extending perpendicularly to the elongated slot of the trigger guard plate, to facilitate adjustment of position of the trigger guard plate along an axis perpendicular to the pin.
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