Patent Application
20160341519
The present invention generally relates to holsters and more specifically relates to a concealment of trigger guard holsters for firearms such as handguns, pistols or rifles, which allows quick deployment of the firearm and provides added safety for the user and others having access to the firearm.
The safety and security of firearms have been a concern for years. Even though locking mechanisms are used on some firearms, additional safety devices on handguns, pistols and rifles provide added security to its user and anyone who may have access to the firearm. Handguns are the most widely used by firearm in the world. These are compact and carried in casings fastened to a belt or a buckle of a user or in some type of bag. These castings are popularly known as gun holsters. Conventional holsters cover a significant portion of the firearm and are designed to be fastened to the belt of the user. Such firearm holsters provide protection to the user from an accidental pull of the trigger, but quick accessibility of the firearm can be compromised since the user has a more timely process that must be completed to remove the casing and access the firearm for use.
Some gun users require a very quick deployment time of the firearm from the holster. The quicker a firearm can be drawn from its secured position inside the holster, the sooner its user will have access to the firearm. Further, the earlier a user can access the trigger within the trigger guard, the faster the gun will be available for use upon deployment. In addition, conventional holsters cover a substantial portion of the firearm by making them highly visible and harder to conceal. For gun users such as police authorities, the visibility and concealment of the firearm is of upmost importance. Discrete operations might be compromised if the firearm is noticeable. Therefore a minimalistic holster is needed to hold and carry the firearm in a concealed manner, which also facilitates quick deployment from the holster without delay in accessing the firearm for use.
Hence, there has been an unresolved need for a concealment holster that secures the trigger guard of a firearm carried by a user, whereby the user can quickly access and draw the firearm from the concealment holster.
The concealment holster is closed here in addresses the above stated need for securing the trigger guard of a firearm carried by a user, whereby the user can quickly access the trigger within the trigger guard. The concealment holster disclosed here in secures the trigger guard of a gun carried by the user. As used herein, the term “holster” refers to a device used to hold or restrict the undesired displacement of a firearm, most commonly in a location where the firearm can be easily deployed for immediate use. The concealment holster is comprised of a pliable casing and adjustable lanyard designed to secure the trigger guard of the firearm and provide desired placement on the user. One end of the lanyard is removably fastened to a portion of a clothing or accessory of the user and the other end is fixedly attached to the flexible casing that secures to the trigger guard.
The pliable casing is designed to snuggly secure the trigger guard of the firearm. The pliable casing automatically detaches from the trigger guard when the user deploys the firearm to a distance that is beyond the length of the cord member. In an embodiment, the pliable casing is made of a lightweight material. In in an embodiment, the length of the cord member is configured to be adjusted the suit the requirement of the user. In an embodiment, the body of the pliable casing exerts a pressure on the trigger guard to snuggly fit on to the trigger guard, therefore the pliable casing detaches from the trigger guard when the pressure exerted by the user to deploy the firearm exceeds the pressure exerted by the pliable casing on the trigger guard. In an embodiment, the firearm, after being secured by the concealment holster, is configured to be positioned inside the belt of the user, or between the waistband and body of the user to conceal the presence of the firearm.
In an embodiment, the pliable casing 102 is made of a lightweight polymer material, for example, plastic. In an example, the thickness of the material is used to make a pliable casing 102 is, for example, about 0.60 mm thick. The material is minimal in thickness and is not brittle, therefore withstanding breakage while flexing during attachment and deployment of the firearm 104. In an embodiment, the length of cord member 101 is designed to be adjusted to suit the requirement of the user. In an embodiment, the body of the pliable casing 102 exerts a pressure on the trigger guard 103 to snuggly fit onto the trigger guard 103, therefore the pliable casing 102 detaches from the trigger guard 103 when the pressure exerted by the user to deploy the firearm 104 exceeds the pressure exerted by the pliable casing 102 on the trigger guard 103 which causes the concealment holster to release.
The concealment holster 100 ensures that the trigger 105 show in
The foregoing examples have been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the present concept disclosed herein. While the concept has been described with reference to various embodiments, it is understood that the words, which have been used here in, are words of description and illustration, .rather than words of limitation. Further, although the concept has been described herein with reference to particular means, materials, and embodiments, the concept is not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; rather, the concept extends to all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, may affect numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the concept in its aspects.
