US 11,815,329 B2
Holster with pushrod ejection port locking element
Eric M. Yeates, Virginia Beach, VA (US); Thomas M. Gregory, Belgrade, MT (US); Robert A. Kincaid, Manhattan, MT (US); and Marcus Byrd, Los Gatos, CA (US)
Assigned to Sentry Solutions Products Group LLC, Virginia Beach, VA (US)
Filed by Sentry Solutions Products Group LLC, Virginia Beach, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/567,363.
Application 17/567,363 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/876,461, filed on May 18, 2020, granted, now 11,215,422.
Application 16/876,461 is a continuation of application No. 16/209,824, filed on Dec. 4, 2018, granted, now 10,655,931, issued on May 19, 2020.
Application 16/209,824 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/683,590, filed on Aug. 22, 2017, granted, now 10,145,649, issued on Dec. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/378,648, filed on Aug. 23, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0128332 A1, Apr. 28, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41C 33/02 (2006.01); F41C 33/04 (2006.01)
CPC F41C 33/0263 (2013.01) [F41C 33/0236 (2013.01); F41C 33/0272 (2013.01); F41C 33/0218 (2013.01); F41C 33/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A holster for receiving at least a portion of an inserted handgun, comprising:
a holster body defining an at least partial holster cavity;
a locking element, wherein said locking element extends from a rotation portion to a locking engagement portion, wherein said rotation portion includes a helical portion formed in or around at least a portion of said rotation portion, wherein said locking element includes a locking element pivot pin aperture formed through said rotation portion, wherein said locking engagement portion includes a handgun locking portion, wherein said locking element is pivotably attached or coupled to said holster body, via a locking element pivot pin positioned through at least a portion of said locking element pivot pin aperture and is repeatably rotatable between a locking element retention position and a locking element release position, wherein said locking element is biased to said locking element retention position, wherein in said locking element retention position at least a portion of handgun locking portion extends into said at least partial holster cavity to interact with a surface of an ejection port of inserted handgun, and wherein in said locking element release position said handgun locking portion is withdrawn from said at least partial holster cavity so as not to interact with a surface of said ejection port; and
a pushrod, wherein said pushrod extends from a first end to a second end, wherein a release lever is attached or coupled to said second end of said pushrod such that said pushrod extends from said release lever, wherein at least a portion of said pushrod is slidably positioned within at least a portion of said holster body such that said pushrod and said release lever are repeatably slidable between a release lever retention position and a release lever release position, wherein said release lever is biased to said release lever retention position, wherein in said release lever release position interaction between said first end of said pushrod and said helical portion causes said locking element to rotate, about said rotation pin, to said locking element release position, wherein in said release lever retention position said first end of said pushrod does not make sufficient contact with said helical portion to rotate said locking element from said locking element retention position.