Patent ID: 7461765

Claim:
A holster for a service item comprising a cocked handgun including a hammer and a firing pin, the holster comprising: a holster body defining a cavity and an opening sized to admit at least a portion of a service item into the cavity; a hood supported for movement between a closed position wherein the hood extends over at least a portion of the opening to prevent the service item from being removed from the holster, and an open position wherein the hood is moved forwardly relative to the holster body to allow the service item to be removed from the holster; and a lever operably coupled to the hood for driving the hood from the closed position toward the open position in response to movement of the lever, the hood including a blocking section that is interposed between the hammer and the firing pin when the cocked handgun is holstered and the hood is in the closed position, to thereby prevent the hammer from accidentally falling against the firing pin.