Patent ID: 8720754

Claim:
A holster comprising: a) a locking block comprising a groove formed in the locking block wherein the groove is configured to receive at least a portion of a handgun trigger guard; b) a controller track attached to the locking block wherein the controller track is positioned at an acute angle relative to the groove; c) a sliding block slidably secured to the controller track such that the sliding block translates along the controller track, wherein said sliding block comprises at least one upper tooth configured to substantially cooperate with the trigger guard of said handgun when the trigger guard is placed in the groove of the locking block; and d) a bias assembly attached to the sliding block and configured to limit motion of said sliding block with frictional force such that when the handgun trigger guard is not present in the locking block, the sliding block remains positioned in an upper position and the upper tooth remains substantially retracted from the groove.