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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2005
Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert A. Kincaid, Bozeman, MT (US);
Clifton L. Cook, Boise, ID (US);
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US);
Robert A. Kincaid, Bozeman, MT (US);
Clifton L. Cook, Boise, ID (US);
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US);
Blackhawk Industries Product Group Unlimited LLC, Norfolk, VA (US);
Abstract
A holster for a handgun, the holster having an axis that separates a frame/slide portion of the holster from a trigger guard portion of the holster and a lever having a finger button end and an engagement end, wherein the engagement end of the lever includes a locking portion protruding from a second side of the engagement end, wherein the lever is pivotally attached to a side wall of the holster, along the axis, approximately between the finger button end and the engagement end, such that the finger button end extends into the frame/slide portion of the holster and the engagement end extends into the trigger guard portion of the holster, wherein the lever is pivotable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, and wherein, when the lever is in the engaged position, the locking portion protrudes into a holster cavity, via an opening in the side wall.