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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2022
Sentry Solutions Products Group Llc, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert A. Kincaid, Manhattan, MT (US);
Marcus Byrd, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Sentry Solutions Products Group LLC, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Abstract
A holster defining a holster cavity; a locking element extending from a rotation portion to a locking engagement portion, the rotation portion including a helical portion formed in or around at least a portion of the rotation portion, the locking engagement portion including a handgun locking portion, the locking element being rotatable between a locking element retention position and a locking element release position, in the locking element retention position at least a portion of handgun locking portion extends into at least a portion of the holster cavity; and a pushrod extending from a release lever, the pushrod being slidable between a release lever retention position and a release lever release position such that if the pushrod is urged to the release lever release position, interaction between the pushrod and the helical portion causes the locking element to rotate toward the locking element release position.