Patent ID: 7694860
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: F41A,F41C,Y10S

Abstract:
1. Handgun locking apparatus for securing a holsterable handgun in a holster having a rigidly molded body with front and rear portions and an interior cavity with a long axis extending from an open top to a bottom of said holster comprising a lever member having a forward portion and a rearward portion, means adjacent said rearward portion for movably mounting said lever member in said cavity of and to said holster, said lever member having a locking member within said cavity for positively engaging a portion of the handgun remote from said rearward portion of said lever and remote from a trigger guard of the handgun for locking the handgun in holstered position inside said holster to inhibit withdrawal of the handgun from said holster, said rearward portion of said lever member being movable by a user to pivot about a pivot axis located closely adjacent said rearward portion of said lever and perpendicularly with respect to said long axis of said holster and to move said locking member toward said front portion of said holster and away from the handgun for allowing the handgun to be withdrawn from said holster.