U.S. patent application number 11/559959 was filed with the patent office on 2008-05-15 for holster with internal guides.
Invention is credited to Dov Pikielny.
Application Number | 20080110947 11/559959 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 39368253 |
Filed Date | 2008-05-15 |
United States Patent
Application |
20080110947 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Pikielny; Dov |
May 15, 2008 |
HOLSTER WITH INTERNAL GUIDES
Abstract
A holster including a receptacle for housing therein a weapon,
the receptacle including at least one guide on an internal surface
thereof and also including a tactical volume adapted for receiving
therein a tactical accessory mounted on the weapon, the at least
one guide being adapted to guide the weapon along a predefined path
into the receptacle, such that when the weapon is in the
receptacle, the tactical accessory mounted on the weapon is
received in the tactical volume.
Inventors: |
Pikielny; Dov; (Herzliya,
IL) |
Correspondence
Address: |
David Klein;DEKEL PATENT LTD.
Beit HaRof'im, 18 Menuha VeNahala Street, Room 27
REHOVOT
omitted
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Family ID: |
39368253 |
Appl. No.: |
11/559959 |
Filed: |
November 15, 2006 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/243 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41C 33/0209 20130101;
F41C 33/0254 20130101; F41C 33/029 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
224/243 |
International
Class: |
F41C 33/02 20060101
F41C033/02 |
Claims
1. A holster comprising: a receptacle for housing therein a weapon,
said receptacle comprising at least one guide on an internal
surface thereof and also comprising a tactical volume adapted for
receiving therein a tactical accessory mounted on said weapon, said
at least one guide being adapted to guide the weapon along a
predefined path into said receptacle, such that when the weapon is
in said receptacle, the tactical accessory mounted on said weapon
is received in said tactical volume.
2. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide comprises a male guide that just out from an internal surface
of said holster.
3. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide comprises a female guide not flush with an internal surface
of said holster.
4. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide is positioned such that when the weapon is slid thereagainst,
said at least one guide contacts an upper portion of a slide of
said weapon.
5. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide is positioned such that when the weapon is slid thereagainst,
said at least one guide contacts a corresponding guide member
formed in a slide of said weapon.
6. The holster according to claim 1, further comprising a stopper
disposed in said holster and positioned such that when the weapon
is received in said receptacle, said stopper is received inside the
barrel of said weapon.
7. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide comprises one continuous guide.
8. The holster according to claim 1, wherein said at least one
guide comprises a plurality of discrete guides separated from one
another.
9. A holster and weapon assembly comprising: a weapon; and a
receptacle for housing therein said weapon, said receptacle
comprising at least one guide on an internal surface thereof and
also comprising a tactical volume adapted for receiving therein a
tactical accessory mounted on said weapon, said at least one guide
being adapted to guide the weapon along a predefined path into said
receptacle, such that when the weapon is in said receptacle, the
tactical accessory mounted on said weapon is received in said
tactical volume.
10. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide is positioned such that when the weapon is
slid thereagainst, said at least one guide contacts an upper
portion of a slide of said weapon.
11. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide comprises a male guide that just out from
an internal surface of said holster.
12. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide comprises a female guide not flush with an
internal surface of said holster.
13. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide is positioned such that when the weapon is
slid thereagainst, said at least one guide contacts a corresponding
guide member formed in a slide of said weapon.
14. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, further
comprising a stopper disposed in said holster and positioned such
that when the weapon is received in said receptacle, said stopper
is received inside the barrel of said weapon.
15. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide comprises one continuous guide.
16. The holster and weapon assembly according to claim 9, wherein
said at least one guide comprises a plurality of discrete guides
separated from one another.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to holsters for
weapons, and particularly to a holster with internal guides, such
as a male guide (e.g., rail) or female guide (e.g., channel or
groove).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] Many holsters are known for carrying weapons therein. In the
past, it was not possible to place a weapon in the holster with an
accessory attached to the weapon. For example, if the weapon were
provided with rails (such as Picatinny or Weaver rails) for
accepting a tactical light, the light had to have been removed
before holstering the weapon in the holster.
[0003] Recently, some manufacturers have developed various holsters
that permit holstering the weapon with the accessory still attached
to the weapon.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0004] The present invention seeks to provide an improved holster
that permits holstering the weapon with an accessory attached to
the weapon, as is described in detail further hereinbelow.
[0005] There is thus provided in accordance with an embodiment of
the present invention a holster including a receptacle for housing
therein a weapon, the receptacle including at least one guide on an
internal surface thereof and also including a tactical volume
adapted for receiving therein a tactical accessory mounted on the
weapon, the at least one guide being adapted to guide the weapon
along a predefined path into the receptacle, such that when the
weapon is in the receptacle, the tactical accessory mounted on the
weapon is received in the tactical volume. The guide may be a male
guide (e.g., rail) or female guide (e.g., channel or groove).
[0006] The holster can include one or more of the following
features. For example, the at least one guide may be positioned
such that when the weapon is slid thereagainst, the at least one
guide contacts an upper portion of a slide of the weapon. The at
least one guide may be positioned such that when the weapon is slid
thereagainst, the at least one guide contacts a corresponding guide
member formed in a slide of the weapon. For example, if the at
least one guide is a male guide (e.g., rail), then the
corresponding guide member formed in the slide may be a channel or
groove. Conversely, if the at least one guide is a female guide,
then the corresponding guide member formed in the slide may be a
rail.
[0007] A stopper may be disposed in the holster and positioned such
that when the weapon is received in the receptacle, the stopper is
received in an exit port of a barrel of the weapon.
[0008] There is also provided in accordance with an embodiment of
the present invention a holster and weapon assembly including a
weapon, and a receptacle for housing therein the weapon, the
receptacle including at least one guide on an internal surface
thereof and also including a tactical volume adapted for receiving
therein a tactical accessory mounted on the weapon, the at least
one guide being adapted to guide the weapon along a predefined path
into the receptacle, such that when the weapon is in the
receptacle, the tactical accessory mounted on the weapon is
received in the tactical volume.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0009] The present invention will be understood and appreciated
more fully from the following detailed description taken in
conjunction with the drawings in which:
[0010] FIG. 1 is a simplified illustration of a weapon (handgun)
with grooves (guide members) in accordance with an embodiment of
the present invention;
[0011] FIG. 2 is a simplified partially cutaway illustration of a
holster with an internal guide (rail) that corresponds to the
grooves of the weapon of FIG. 1, constructed and operative in
accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 3 is a simplified illustration of the weapon of FIG. 1
holstered in the holster of FIG. 2, in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0013] FIG. 4 is a simplified side-view illustration of the
internal guide of the holster mated with the corresponding guide
member of the weapon.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
[0014] Reference is now made to FIG. 1, which illustrates a weapon
(handgun) 10, constructed and operative in accordance with an
embodiment of the present invention.
[0015] Weapon 10 may be any conventional handgun, for example,
including a grip (magazine well) 12 for a magazine 14, a trigger
16, a receiver 17, a barrel 18 and a slide 20, with front and rear
sights 22 and 24. A tactical accessory 25, such as a tactical
light, may be mounted on the weapon 10, such as on a tactical rail
23 formed on receiver 17 underneath barrel 18 (such as a Picatinny
rail) or on a side of receiver 17 near barrel 18 (such as a Weaver
rail).
[0016] In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, one or
more guide members 26 may be formed on a portion of the weapon 10,
such as on the slide 20 from a muzzle end 27 extending to an
ejection port 28. The guide members 26 may be discrete, that is, a
plurality of individual guide members separated from one another.
Alternatively, the guide members 26 may be one continuous elongate
guide member. The guide members 26 may be female (e.g., grooves,
channels or furrows and the like) or male (e.g., dimples or rails)
formed on the weapon 10.
[0017] Reference is now made to FIG. 2, which illustrates a holster
30, constructed and operative in accordance with an embodiment of
the present invention. Holster 30 may be made of any suitable
holster material, such as plastic, polymer or leather. Holster 30
may include a receptacle 32 for housing therein weapon 10. The
receptacle 32 may include one or more guides 34 on an internal
surface 36 thereof. Guide 34 may be male (e.g., dimples or rails),
in which case the corresponding guide members 26 are female, or
female (e.g., grooves, channels or furrows and the like), in which
case the corresponding guide members 26 are male. Guide 34 may be a
plurality of discrete guides separated from one another, or one
long continuous guide, for example. Guide 34 may be molded as one
piece with the rest of holster 30 or may be attached thereto.
[0018] As another example, guide 34 may comprise one or more
spring-loaded ball bearings, and the corresponding guide members 26
may be grooves or channels. As the weapon 10 is slid in holster 30,
the ball bearings slide in guide members 26. Guide member 26 may be
one long continuous guide, wherein the guide 34 "clicks" into the
end of the guide member 26 when the weapon 10 is fully inserted in
holster 30. Alternatively, guide member 26 may be a series of
individual, discrete channels, and again the guide 34 may click
into them as the weapon 10 is inserted in holster 30.
[0019] The receptacle 32 may also include a tactical volume 38
adapted for receiving therein tactical accessory 25 mounted on
weapon 10. Guide 34 is adapted to guide the weapon 10 along a
predefined path (e.g., along the surface of guide 34) into the
receptacle 32, such that when the weapon 10 is in receptacle 34,
the tactical accessory 25 mounted on weapon 10 is received in
tactical volume 38, as shown in FIG. 3. In FIG. 3, it is seen that
the area of the trigger 16 may be protected externally by a trigger
guard 40 of holster 30.
[0020] Guide 34 may be positioned such that when weapon 10 is slid
thereagainst, guide member 26 slides in or over guide 34.
Alternatively, guide 34 may be positioned such that when the weapon
10 is slid thereagainst, guide 34 contacts an upper portion of
slide 20.
[0021] A stopper 42 may be disposed in holster 30, for example,
shaped like a bullet. The stopper 42 may be positioned such that
when weapon 10 is received in receptacle 32 (FIG. 3), stopper 42 is
received inside barrel 18 of weapon 10, thereby ensuring good
positioning of the weapon 10 in the holster 30.
[0022] Referring again to FIG. 2, as another option, electrical
(plus/minus) contacts 46 may be provided in holster 30. These may
be useful in establishing electrical contact with corresponding
electrical contacts in weapon 10 for the purpose of supplying
electrical power to batteries or other electrical accessories that
may be found in weapon 10. In such an embodiment, when weapon 10 is
received in holster 30, electrical connection may be established
via contacts 46 between a charger (not shown) and batteries or
other electrical accessories that may be found in weapon 10 for
recharging purposes, for example.
[0023] It is appreciated that various features of the invention
which are, for clarity, described in the contexts of separate
embodiments, may also be provided in combination in a single
embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention which
are, for brevity, described in the context of a single embodiment,
may also be provided separately or in any suitable
subcombination.
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