Patent ID: 8925773
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
1. A holster assembly for a revolver, the holster assembly comprising: a holster pocket for removably accommodating a revolver having a rotating cylinder, the holster pocket generally surrounding an insertion axis of the revolver, the holster pocket having a generally U-shaped body entirely therewithin; and a locking device disposed within the holster pocket for automatically engaging a rear surface of the rotating cylinder of the revolver upon insertion into the holster pocket and selectively operable from outside the pocket to allow subsequent withdrawal of the revolver, the locking device including an operating lever having a pivot portion entirely within the holster pocket and mounted to the U-shaped body entirely within the holster pocket and pivotable about an axis generally parallel with the insertion axis with an outer end portion accessible outwardly of the holster pocket, and a biasing element integral with the operating lever for biasing the operating lever into engagement with the rear surface of the cylinder of the revolver.