Patent ID: 8851344
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
1. A holster for receiving a firearm having a trigger guard with a front trigger guard portion protecting a trigger, the holster comprising: a body defining chamber configured to removably receive a portion of a firearm; the chamber including a trigger guard receiving portion configured to receive a trigger guard of the firearm; first and second retention latches connected to the body; each of the first and second retention latches being movable between a retention position in which the firearm resists extraction from the holster, and an extraction position in which the firearm is free to be extracted from the holster if both elements are in the extraction position; each of the first and second retention latches having a stop portion positioned adjacent a portion of the front trigger guard portion when the latch is in the retention position; wherein the first and second retention latches are operable independently of each other such that movement of only one of the latches to the released position does not move the other latch; and the stop portion being positioned laterally clear of the front trigger guard portion when the latch is in the extraction position.