Holster tensioner device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10317169-B2
Application number	US-201715832986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Priority date	Dec 14, 2016
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

A holster for a handgun includes a holster body having a chamber for receiving the handgun. An adjustable and resilient tensioner is mounted on the holster body in a position to be engaged by a handgun in the chamber, the tensioner being operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the handgun in the chamber.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A holster for a handgun, the holster including: a holster body having a chamber for receiving the handgun; and an adjustable and resilient tensioner mounted on the holster body in a position to be engaged by a handgun in the chamber, the tensioner being operable to apply a resilient biasing force to the handgun in the chamber; and wherein the tensioner includes a resilient handgun engagement portion extending between first and second tensioner end portions, one of the first and second tensioner end portions being mounted on the holster body for rotational movement on the holster body, whereby force exerted on the handgun engagement portion by the handgun results in sliding movement of the second tensioner end portion on the holster body.

2. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tensioner first end portion is mounted on the holster body for only rotational movement on the holster body, and the tensioner second end portion is mounted on the holster body for both sliding and rotational movement on the holster body.

3. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 2 wherein each one of the first and second end portions of the tensioner is formed as a closed loop that extends around a circular mounting boss on the holster body.

4. A Handgun holster as set forth in claim 3 wherein the tensioner second end portion is an oval shaped loop that extends around a circular mounting boss on the holster body.

5. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 1 wherein the tensioner first end portion is mounted on the holster body for only rotational movement on the holster body, and the tensioner second end portion is freely slidable along the holster body.

6. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 1 , including means for setting an initial position of the tensioner handgun engagement portion relative to the chamber, the tensioner handgun engagement portion being resiliently deformable under force exerted by the handgun after the initial position is set.

7. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 6 , wherein the means for setting is a set screw.

8. A handgun holster as set forth in claim 6 wherein:
the tensioner includes a resilient handgun engagement portion extending between first and second tensioner end portions, one of the first and second tensioner end portions being mounted on the holster body for rotational movement on the holster body,
whereby force exerted on the handgun engagement portion by the handgun results in sliding movement of the second tensioner end portion on the holster body.

Assignees

• Safariland Llc

Inventors

• Mckendrick Matthew

Classifications

• F41C33/0272

  having means for facilitating or accelerating the drawing of the small arm from the holster · CPC title

• F41C33/0263 Primary

  having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster (F41C33/0227 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F41C33/0236

  Half-holsters covering by encircling only a part of the small arm, e.g. ghost-holsters · CPC title

• F41C33/0209 Primary

  Pouch or pocket like containers for small arms covering all or most of the small arm · CPC title