Patent ID: 9599433
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: F41C

Claim:
1. A holster for carrying a handgun inside a wearer's beltline, the holster comprising: a body-interface surface having a height, a width and outer peripheral edges along the height of the holster, wherein the height of the holster is greater than the width, the body interface surface including: an elastic strap extending along the width of the body-interface surface to form a loop between the outer peripheral edges, the strap having an open top, a first tag end and a second tag end, wherein an exterior portion of the strap extends externally away from the first layer of the body-interface surface to form the loop and the first and second tag ends are secured inside the body-interface surface, a handgun compression cavity formed between the open top, an interior of the loop and the gun-side of the body-interface surface for securing the barrel of the handgun within the holster, wherein the holster is adapted to fit inside the wearer's garment at the beltline and the body-interface surface has a surface area larger than the side profile of the handgun when holstered in the compression cavity with the compression cavity extending to a height to cover a portion of the distal muzzle end of the holstered handgun while leaving a proximal hammer and a grip of the handgun exposed.