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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Albert W. Vor Keller, Marietta, GA (US);
David R. Fletcher, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Safety First Devices, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 3/302 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C 3/302 ;
Abstract
A safety holster for a firearm, including a pivotally mounted retaining member for engaging the trigger guard of the firearm and preventing withdrawal of the firearm from the holster by anyone other than an authorized user of the firearm. The holster includes a fingerprint sensor for scanning fingerprint information of a perspective user of the firearm, and a processor for comparing the scanned fingerprint information with stored fingerprint information of an authorized user and releasing the retaining member only if the scanned fingerprint information matches that of the authorized user.