Patent ID: 9404710
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: F41C

Claim Text:
1. A holster for carrying a handgun inside a wearer's beltline, said holster comprising: (a) a body-interface-surface (BIS) having: (b) a rigid mold having a first side and a second side and defining a channel having an opening for receiving the handgun, the rigid mold interfaced with the gun contact surface of the GS, the rigid mold forming a twist and release gun-lock region; wherein the first side of the rigid mold further includes at least one retention bump and at least one depression and the at least one retention bump and at least one depression are adapted to correspond to a trigger guard on the handgun that is accommodated by the channel, such that a twisting motion allows the wearer to unlock the holstered handgun from the gun-lock region and withdraw the holstered handgun by placing a thumb between the holster and a grip and slightly twisting the grip, the rigid mold comprising a first outside surface plane having an upper surface of the rigid mold being located toward the opening and a bottom surface of the rigid mold being located toward a distal end of the rigid mold away from the upper surface, and (c) a clip interfaced with an outwardly projecting portion of the rigid mold, the clip interface located in a second plane spaced apart from a first plane of the outside surface of the rigid mold by a raised portion, the raised portion forming a bump contained near the bottom surface of the rigid mold and not extending to the upper surface, wherein the pivotally supported clip is pivotable about an axis that passes perpendicularly through the raised portion and is pivotable substantially parallel to the outside surface of the rigid mold and the gun contact surface at an angle alpha chosen from about 0 to about 30 degrees to alternately position the holster at varying positions between a straight drop and a cant.