US20090224014A1 - Holster for a handgun, for example, a pistol or a revolver - Google Patents

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US20090224014A1
US20090224014A1 US12/093,635 US9363506A US2009224014A1 US 20090224014 A1 US20090224014 A1 US 20090224014A1 US 9363506 A US9363506 A US 9363506A US 2009224014 A1 US2009224014 A1 US 2009224014A1
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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

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  • the present invention relates to a belt, thigh or shoulder holster for a hand weapon, such as, for example, a pistol or a revolver.
  • Holsters for hand weapons, and in particular belt holsters must comply with several requirements which are most often contradictory.
  • this type of holster must allow ease of use, that is to say, it must allow the weapon to be rapidly withdrawn from the holster and must have all safeguards, that is to say, must not allow the weapon to be withdrawn unintentionally, either by its own weight or by a third party who is seeking to take the weapon from the person carrying it.
  • Holsters are generally formed by a pocket which is intended for accommodating the weapon and which comprises, at the upper portion thereof, an opening for inserting the weapon.
  • This pocket is provided, at least at one of the sides thereof, with means for fixing to a receiving member carried by the user.
  • these fixing means are constituted by a loop which supports this pocket and, in the case of a shoulder holster, by a harness which is connected to the pocket.
  • the pocket is supported by a fixing system which is constituted by a plate and/or a strap.
  • the butt of the weapon is arranged outside the pocket and the weapon is retained by a security lug, one end of which is fixedly joined to the pocket and the other end of which is fixed to the pocket by means of a fastening member, such as, for example, a pressing member or a snap-fitting member.
  • This type of holster has disadvantages relating mainly to the fact that the security lug can open in an untimely manner when the carrier moves and this lug can also be opened under the action of a third party, which allows this person to remove the weapon from the holster.
  • this security lug inhibits the weapon from being replaced in the holster after it has intentionally been withdrawn.
  • Holsters are also known which comprise a pocket which is intended for accommodating the weapon and which is provided, at the upper portion thereof, with an opening for inserting the weapon and, at the rear portion thereof, with a balancing member for supporting this weapon which can be successively moved vertically between an upper position and a lower position and, by means of pivoting, between a position retracted inside the pocket in which the weapon is blocked in an upper position against a fixed clamp which is fixedly joined to this pocket and a deployed position outside the pocket in which the weapon is released from the clamp.
  • This type of holster is complex to implement and use and even if it prevents a third party from removing the weapon from the pocket, it does not have all the indispensable safeguards and in particular does not allow the weapon to be readily reinserted since the balancing member may return to a retracted position with a simple pushing action before the weapon is reinserted.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a holster for a hand weapon which is simple to implement and use and which has all the necessary safeguards.
  • the invention therefore relates to a holster for a hand weapon, such as, for example, a pistol or a revolver, of the type comprising a pocket which is intended for accommodating the weapon and comprising:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic, perspective view of a holster according to the invention, with a hand weapon blocked in the holster,
  • FIG. 2 is a partially broken-away schematic, perspective view of the holster, illustrating the means for blocking the weapon,
  • FIG. 3 is a partially broken-away schematic, perspective view of the holster, illustrating more specifically the locking member of the blocking means
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic, perspective view of an element for supporting the weapon in the holster
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of the locking member of the means for blocking the weapon in the holster
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the holster, with the weapon being removed
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a variant of the locking member.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a variant of the element for supporting the weapon in the holster.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a holster which is generally designated 10 for a hand weapon 1 , such as, for example, a pistol or a revolver.
  • the holster 10 can be used as a belt, thigh or shoulder holster and it comprises a pocket which is generally designated 11 and which forms a housing for the weapon 1 and which comprises, at the upper portion thereof, an opening 12 for introducing this weapon 1 .
  • the weapon comprises in particular a butt 1 a and a trigger guard 1 b ( FIGS. 1 to 3 ).
  • this weapon 1 is placed in the pocket 11 of the holster 10 and the butt 1 a is arranged outside the pocket.
  • the pocket 11 is provided with means for fixing to a receiving member which is carried by a user.
  • the holster is a belt holster and these fixing means are constituted by a loop 2 which supports the pocket 1 .
  • the pocket 11 is formed at two sides 11 a and 11 b , respectively, and comprises a front wall 11 c and a rear wall 11 d which connect the sides 11 a and 11 b .
  • the sides 11 a and 11 b and the front wall 11 c and rear wall 11 d respectively, determine a housing for receiving the weapon 1 .
  • the pocket 11 comprises, at the upper portion thereof, a tongue 15 , a first end 15 a of which is pivotably mounted on a shaft 16 which is fixed to the side 11 a of the pocket 11 and a second end 15 b of which is provided with a snap-fitting member, such as, for example, a push-button which is not illustrated, on a lug 18 which is fixed to the opposite side 11 b of the pocket 11 .
  • a snap-fitting member such as, for example, a push-button which is not illustrated
  • the tongue 15 can be moved, after the end 15 b of the tongue 15 is unlocked, between a first position located above the pocket 11 ( FIG. 1 ) in order to block the weapon 1 and a second position tilted towards the front of this pocket 11 ( FIG. 2 ).
  • a resilient member 17 such as, for example, a torsion spring, is mounted on the shaft 16 in order to return the tongue 15 to the second position tilted towards the front of the pocket 11 .
  • the pocket comprises means for blocking the weapon which comprise a support element which is generally designated 20 and which is illustrated in FIGS. 2 and 4 .
  • This support element 20 is formed by a body 21 to which the sides 11 a and 11 b of the pocket 11 are fixed.
  • the body 21 is provided, at the upper portion thereof, with two vertical and parallel lugs 22 a and 22 b which together provide a housing 23 which is intended to receive the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon 1 , as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • Each lug 22 a and 22 b comprises an opening 24 a and 24 b , respectively, for guiding a locking member which is generally designated 30 and which is illustrated in FIGS. 3 , 5 and 6 .
  • the locking member 30 can be moved in the openings 24 a and 24 b of the support element 20 transversely relative to the axis of the weapon 1 between an active position in which it protrudes into the housing 23 in order to immobilise the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon 1 and a retracted position which releases the trigger guard 1 b , thus allowing an operator to withdraw the weapon from the pocket 11 .
  • the movement of the locking member 30 is carried out by the user from the side 11 a of the pocket 11 opposite the side 11 b which carries the loop 2 , as will be seen below.
  • the locking member 30 is formed by a U-shaped component which comprises a central branch 31 and two vertical and parallel lateral branches 32 a and 32 b , respectively.
  • the locking member 30 is positioned in the support element 20 so that the central branch 31 rests in the base of the housing 23 and the lateral branches 32 a and 32 b , respectively, are positioned in the openings 24 a and 24 b of the lugs 22 a and 22 b of the support element 20 , respectively.
  • the outer lateral branch 32 a of the locking member 30 extends over the side 11 a of the pocket 11 and is accessible from the outer side of this pocket 11 .
  • the inner lateral branch 32 b of the locking member 30 that is to say, the branch opposite the lateral branch 32 a , comprises a stud 33 which is intended to co-operate with the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon 1 in the active position in which the locking member 30 protrudes into the housing 23 of the support element 20 .
  • the locking member 30 is returned to the active position thereof by means of a resilient element, such as, for example, a compression spring 35 ( FIG. 3 ) which is mounted on a shaft 36 and which is supported between a stop 37 which is provided in the base of the housing 23 of the support element 20 and a stop 38 which is arranged below the central branch 31 of the locking member 30 .
  • a resilient element such as, for example, a compression spring 35 ( FIG. 3 ) which is mounted on a shaft 36 and which is supported between a stop 37 which is provided in the base of the housing 23 of the support element 20 and a stop 38 which is arranged below the central branch 31 of the locking member 30 .
  • the side 11 a of the pocket 11 in which the outer lateral branch 32 a of the locking member 30 opens comprises a cover 40 which can be moved by means of sliding on a sliding rail 41 which is fixed to the side 11 a , between a position for covering the lateral branch 32 a ( FIG. 1 ) and a retracted position which allows access to this branch 32 a ( FIG. 2 ).
  • the support element 20 and the locking member 30 are ambidextrous components which can be used for a left-hand holster or a right-hand holster.
  • this weapon 1 When the weapon 1 is placed in the pocket 11 of the holster 10 , as illustrated in FIG. 1 , this weapon 1 is retained by the tongue 15 and the stud 34 of the locking member 30 which blocks the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon.
  • the cover 40 covers the outer lateral branch 32 a of the locking member 30 , thus preventing access to this branch 32 a.
  • these markings allow better gripping of the lateral branch 32 a and the cover 40 .
  • the operator releases the tongue 15 by pressing with the thumb on the lug 18 so that this tongue 15 pivots towards the front of the pocket 11 under the action of the resilient member 17 , as illustrated in FIG. 2 .
  • the operator presses on the lateral branch 32 a using his index finger, which has the effect of compressing the spring 35 and moving the lateral branch 32 b in order to retract the stud 34 in order to release the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon 1 .
  • the operator can thus withdraw the weapon from the pocket 11 of the holster 10 .
  • the trigger guard 1 b moves the locking member via the stud 34 and this stud 34 automatically engages in a snap-fitting manner with the trigger guard 1 b owing to the fact that the locking member 30 has been returned to the active position by the compression spring 35 .
  • the operator After reintroducing the weapon 1 , the operator repositions the tongue 15 and the cover 40 in order to prevent access to the lateral branch 32 a of the locking member 30 .
  • the holster 10 comprises means 50 and 55 for blocking the transverse movement of the locking member 30 after a vertical movement of the locking member 30 .
  • These means for blocking the transverse movement of the locking member 30 are formed by a cut-out 50 which is provided at the upper end of the outer lateral branch 32 b of this locking member ( FIG. 7 ). These blocking means are also formed by a recess 55 which is provided at the upper portion of the opening 24 b of the lug 22 b of the support element 20 , this opening 24 b guiding the lateral branch 32 b during the transverse movement of the locking member 30 .
  • the trigger guard 1 b of the weapon 10 lifts the outer lateral branch 32 b of the locking member 30 .
  • the cut-out 50 is positioned in the recess 55 which prevents any transverse movement of the locking member 30 . If a pushing action is applied to the lateral branch 32 a , the weapon 1 cannot therefore be withdrawn from the holster 10 .
  • the withdrawal of the weapon 1 by the operator can be carried out in an identical manner to the previous embodiment, the locking member 30 being able to slide freely in the openings 24 a and 24 b of the support element 20 if no vertical traction is applied to this weapon 1 .
  • the means 50 and 55 for blocking the transverse movement of the locking member after a vertical movement of the locking member provide additional security in the event of an attempt to withdraw the weapon by a third party owing to the blocking of this locking member in terms of translation.
  • the holster according to the invention has the advantage, owing to the different elements which it comprises, of providing reliable retention of the weapon, whilst allowing this weapon to be readily withdrawn by the operator.

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FR0511562A FR2893404B1 (fr) 2005-11-15 2005-11-15 Etui pour arme de poing, comme par exemple un pistolet ou un revolver
PCT/FR2006/002416 WO2007057529A1 (fr) 2005-11-15 2006-11-13 Etui pour arme de poing, comme par exemple un pistolet ou un revolver

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