Patent ID: RE44428

Claim:
A handgun holster comprising: a body defining a tubular passage for receiving an elongated handgun portion including a barrel; the body defining a trigger guard space adjacent to the passage for receiving the trigger guard of the handgun; a trigger guard retention element connected to the body; the retention element being slidably operable movable with respect to the body between a retention position in which it projects into the trigger guard space and a retracted released position in which it is retracted from the trigger guard space, such that a the handgun received in the holster is retained against extraction forces when the latch retention element is in the retention position, and a the handgun received in the hoister holster is removable from the holster when the retention element is in the released position; a release actuator connected to the body; the release actuator being movable with respect to the body between an actuated position and a retracted position; the release actuator being mechanically engaged with the retention element and operable to move the retention element to the retracted released position when the release actuator is moved to the actuated position; the release actuator being operable to secure the retention element in the retention position when the release actuator is in the retracted position; and wherein the release actuator has a wedge portion received between an end that can mechanically engage a portion of the retention element and a surface portion of the body, such that moving the release actuator to the actuated position advances the wedge portion to drive the end portion of the release actuator away from the surface portion of the body engage the retention element, causing the retention element to move to the release position .