Patent ID: 6547111
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: F41C,Y10S

Abstract:
A handgun holster for securely holding a handgun including a trigger and a trigger guard, the holster comprising:(a) a holster body including an outer side and an inner side each having a respective rear portion, a respective rear margin and a respective upper margin; (b) spacer means for spacing apart said rear portions and defining a trigger guard position above said spacer means and between said rear portions; (c) a catch located in a fixed position with respect to said outer side and having an end projecting toward said inner side, within said trigger guard position and proximate said spacer means; (d) a guide plate located opposite said catch and defining a trigger guard path between said catch and said rear portion of said inner side, said guide plate normally being located in a first position closer to said end of said catch and being movable to a second position spaced further from said end of said catch for preventing the trigger guard from moving past said end of said catch while said guide plate is located in said first position; and (e) resilient means for urging said guide plate toward said first position; and (f) said guide plate having a top surface adjacent said upper margin of said inner side so as to extend past the rear of the trigger of said handgun.