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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096453 | Gun holster A security holster for use with a handgun. A locking device secures and engages various safety features of the handgun, and retains it in the holster until released by the user. The security holster provides for one handed insertion and withdrawal of a handgun, and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 7922050 | Handgun holster A handgun holster comprising a shaped holster body with a cavity for inserting and withdrawing the gun, which is furnished with a belt loop for attaching the holster to the belt, with a trigger guard and with a security system against removal of the gun from the hol... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7556181 | Holster for handguns A holster assembly for a handgun having various mechanisms for preventing unauthorized access to a handgun therein and wherein the handgun holster is constructed with injection molded, reinforced plastic inserts that are injection over-molded with a chemically compa... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7331872 | Baton scabbard belt plate A scabbard and method of using, for a baton used by security and police-personnel is provided. The scabbard includes a baton holding element and means to attach the scabbard to a user's belt. The attachment means permits the user to adjust the angle at which the bat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305718 | Firearm safety gloves and wristbands A firearm safety retaining glove or wristband includes an adjustable wristband or wristband portion releasably securable about a users wrist, a safety retaining strap attached at one end to the wristband or wristband portion, and extendable forwardly to and between ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7290366 | Body mounted weapons platform A body mounted weapons platform is disclosed that attaches to a user's forearm and allows the user to mount within it one or two firearms (depending on the user's preferred embodiment) and two cameras. Both embodiments of the body mounted weapons platform will help ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7204419 | Method and apparatus for reading firearm microstamping An indicia for marking on an object, such as a cartridge case, for representing selected information, such as identification indicia identifying the firearm that discharged the cartridge, and methods and apparatus for generating, imprinting and reading the identific... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7200965 | Securing mechanisms for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users, and safety housings for use therewith A securing mechanism for use in a holster, gun safe, base station, recharging/docking station, gun rack, or other safety housing for a firearm or other item, including one or more retaining members that engage the trigger guard, barrel, or other part of the firearm ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7168198 | Gun with user notification A gun is disclosed having conventional components and a holster. The gun has means for detecting removal of the gun from the holster, means for processing the output of the detection means, and means for authenticating the user of the gun. The gun has means for noti... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7152770 | Memo holder for automobile The memo holder for automobiles is installed in an automobile so that the outer surface of the memo holder coincides with the outer surface of an instrument panel, thus storing papers as well as cards made of a hard material. ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140523 | Gun holster A security holster for use with a handgun. A locking device secures and engages various safety features of the handgun, and retains it in the holster until released by the user. The security holster provides for one handed insertion and withdrawal of a handgun, and ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7036258 | Passive safety block Firearm safety block devices and methods of use increase the pressured needed to pull back on triggers to cause a firearm to discharge the first shot A block member can be mounted on the firearm at different locations such as above, inside the trigger and behind the... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6948644 | Movable welt holster A holster for carrying a handgun having a movable welt which reduces the likelihood that the handgun will be the subject of either an accidental or intentional dislodgment. The movable welt rotates about 10° to 15°, and as it rotates, the handgun is moved from a p... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6918519 | Securing mechanisms for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users, and safety housing for use therewith A securing mechanism for use in a holster, gun safe, base station, recharging/docking station, gun rack, or other safety housing for a firearm or other item, including one or more retaining members that engage the trigger guard, barrel, or other part of the firearm ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6854626 | Protective pistol holster with safety device A protective pistol holster with one-way safety device includes a protective holster main sandwich with several clamping devices, a pair of clamping and receiving members with triangular and trapezoidal configurations, two strip-shaped spring leaves, and a frame pro... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6799392 | Safety lock against an undesired pulling of a short firearm out of its scabbard A safety lock against an undesired pulling of a short firearm out from its scabbard consists of a flat element with components for its attachment to a side of the scabbard on the user's side, and an active element in the form of a double-arm lever, one end of which ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6769582 | Secondary vertical latching lever and secondary horizontal latching lever holsters A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard including a pouch having housing members secured to inside and outside faces of the pouch, the inside face being that closest to the wearer of the holster. A finger-operated, essentially vertical, lever including a bloc... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752300 | Holster for a handgun The invention provides a top-draw security holster for a handgun having a trigger guard of the type wherein the security holster is orientated for wearing by a user and comprises a holster body having an inner and an outer side wall, an open top, a back and an at le... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6732891 | Secure, quick-release handgun holster A safe, quick-drawing holster includes: (a) a frame support (23) with an open top, the frame support comprising a bottom end (22) and at least one side panel (15); (b) a retention assembly (30) including a retention bracket (31), a... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6641009 | Handgun holster A handgun holster has a body defining a handgun receiving pocket. The holster includes a retention device proximate to said pocket and capable of selectively resisting withdrawal of said handgun from said holster. The holster also includes a biometric dev... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6634527 | Carrying device of a pistol A carrying device of a pistol includes a main body, an unlock lever, a protective bracket locking ball, a movable member, a cover plate, and a connector. The trigger protective bracket of the pistol may be inserted into the protective bracket insertion re... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6616020 | Holster for handguns The invention relates to a holster for handguns in which the handguns are held by the barrel or slide and the trigger guard, with a recess (9) being provided for the trigger guard of the gun, into which a retention pin (10), gripping the trigger guard fro... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6588635 | Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users A safety holster for a firearm, including a pivotally mounted retaining member for engaging the trigger guard of the firearm and preventing withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The holster incl... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6547111 | Handgun holster with internal retention device A handgun holster has a body that includes inner and outer sides. A catch projects into a handgun receiving pocket toward the inner side. The catch extends within and engages the trigger guard of a handgun carried in the pocket, preventing the handgun fro... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6533149 | Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users A safety holster for a firearm, including two pivotally mounted retaining members that cooperate to engage the trigger guard of the firearm and prevent withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6320975 | Firearm holster lock with fingerprint identification means Disclosed is a retaining device for lockingly receiving a firearm wherein the firearm has a barrel, barrel sight, grip, hammer and trigger guard. The retaining device comprises a holster having a closed forward portion and an open rearward portion. A guid... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6276581 | Holster for a firearm Holster for a firearm, especially a handgun with a trigger guard, in which a safety catch is mounted in a housing to pivot around a pivot axis. The pivot axis has a locking tab which contacts the inside of the trigger guard.... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6230946 | Safety holster for preventing access to a firearm by unauthorized users A safety holster for a firearm, including a pivotally mounted retaining member for engaging the trigger guard of the firearm and preventing withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The holster incl... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6189751 | Holster with tilting forward unlocking mechanism A holster with tilting forward unlocking mechanism is disclosed wherein wearer must unfasten a strap first and then tilt holster forward in order to cause a locking element to retract into a trigger guard restraining device so as to permit a handgun to fr... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6085951 | Secondary latching device for holsters A handgun holster with an auxiliary or supplementary latching device is disclosed. The holster includes a body which defines a pouch for holding a handgun and includes a strap which extends over or around a portion of the handgun to hold it in place in th... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5961013 | Security Holster A top draw security holster as described herein is designed to prevent an assailant from drawing a handgun from the holster while allowing one wearing the holster to draw the handgun from the holster in a straight and upward motion after easily and quickl... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5927578 | Firearm with trigger lock guard The invention relates to a lock system for firearms whereby an inexpensive, reliable and easy to use locking system is provided as part of a firearm and involves the formation of an opening formed in a strategically located part of the trigger assembly. T... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5918784 | Quick-release handgun holster A quick-release handgun holster that has a latch device comprising a lever (20) with an engagement end (22) and a finger button end (24), the engagement end having a locking face (25) for retaining a handgun in the holster by engaging the trigger guard. A... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5855305 | Holster with trigger guard retention device A retention device or clip for retaining a handgun trigger guard in a holster has a first end wall for securing against a rear end wall of the holster, a pair of flexible side walls projecting forwardly from the first end wall and a flexible third wall pr... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5828301 | Electronically activated holster An electronically activated holster that releasably secures a weapon to the holster. A locking mechanism releases the weapon upon receiving an electrical signal generated when certain conditions are present. These predetermined conditions are selected by ... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5810221 | Handgun holster having a trigger guard retainer latch A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard is formed of material such as leather or the like which is folded upon itself to make a pocket with an opening at the top. A pair of openings are located on opposite sides of the pocket adjacent the position ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5810222 | Holster with handgun detent means A handgun holster has detent features, preferably confronting detent jaws mounted on inside surfaces of the holster adapted to be displaced by the trigger guard of a handgun upon insertion of the handgun, then to move into engagement with the trigger guar... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5611471 | Gun holster A gun holster comprising a main frame, two flattened C-shaped pieces or the like for mounting the holster to an object, a trigger guard support arm or the like to prevent lateral movement, and a gun support such as a barrel support arm, is provided. Also,... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5598958 | Competition holsters Competition holsters for use with autoloading pistol and revolver handguns. They include a protrusion with a trigger guard recess and a trigger guard retainer which is cantilevered from the outside of the body into the trigger guard at a compound angle to... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5573157 | Security means for a pistol holster A security system for use in a pistol holster for the selectable engagement and disengagement of the trigger guard of a pistol or gun. The system, more particularly, includes a segment of a resilient material having a free first end and a second end rigid... | 11/12/1996 |
