Patent ID: 8714423

Claim:
A holster, comprising: a first side wall and a second side wall defining a cavity for receiving a handgun and an attached accessory, wherein the cavity defines a longitudinal axis of the holster, wherein the cavity includes a frame/slide portion and a trigger guard portion, and wherein the trigger guard portion is offset in a longitudinal and latitudinal direction from the longitudinal axis of the holster; a one piece lever, wherein the lever includes a first side facing generally outward from the cavity and a second side facing generally toward the cavity, wherein the lever is pivotally connected, via a pivot pin, atop the first side wall, approximately between a finger button end and an engagement end, such that a surface of the second side of the engagement end of the lever is positioned over an exterior surface of the first side wall, a locking portion, wherein the locking portion extends from the surface of the second side of the lever, wherein the lever is pivotable between an engaged position and a disengaged position and wherein the lever is biased to the engaged position, and wherein, when the lever is in the engaged position, the locking portion protrudes through an opening in the first side wall, into the cavity, such that the locking portion extends into the cavity and inside an inner surface of the trigger guard of a handgun.