Patent ID: 7584875

Claim:
A security holster for use with a semi-automatic handgun, wherein the holster comprises: a holster body that includes a substantially rigid holster inner and outer sidewalls formed to define an inner cavity and an open top portion and a bottom portion, said inner and outer sidewalls together with said top and bottom portions configured to define a handgun shaped interior space, said holster body having a long axis, with said long axis extending from said open top portion of said holster to said bottom portion of said holster; a generally U-shaped rod slidably mounted to said holster body, said U-shaped rod comprising an inner segment slidably attached to said inner sidewall and an outer segment slidably attached to said outer sidewall with one or more springs associated with said U-shaped rod which urge said U-shaped rod toward said open top portion of said holster body, wherein a bottom segment joins said inner and outer segments of said U-shaped rod and extends across said bottom portion of said holster body; a locking tab attached to said outer sidewall of said holster body at a point approximately midway between said open end and said bottom portion of said holster body configured to move from a release position to a locking position, said release position being lateral from said long axis of said holster relative to said locking position of said locking tab and said locking position of said locking tab being medial to said long axis of said holster relative to said release position of said locking tab; a release tab, attached to the holster body approximately midway between said top portion and said bottom portion of said holster, for moving said locking tab to said release position, with said release tab operationally connected to said locking tab, which when activated is configured to cause movement of said locking tab from said locking position to said release position.