Molded holster components

1. An apparatus, comprising:

an injection molded backer for an implement holster, the holster comprising the backer and a separate, removable cover;

one or more fastener sleeves molded into the backer at one or more fastener locations, each of the one or more fastener sleeves configured to receive a fastener and located to couple the cover to the backer for encasing at least a portion of a carried implement; and

one or more molded-in features integral to a surface of the backer, the one or more molded-in features including one or more textures having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer to the implement, based on the shape and an orientation of the one or more molded-in features with respect to the surface of the backer, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more bushings molded into the backer and arranged to space the cover from the backer to determine a retention of the holster.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more adjustable mounting fixtures releaseably coupled to the backer via molded-in fastener components, for mounting the backer to a user-worn article in multiple configurations.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional layers coupled to the injection molded backer to enhance utility, comfort, stiffness, retention and/or stability of the backer, the one or more additional layers including a plastic layer and/or a metal layer.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the backer comprises a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) material, and has flexibility and stability properties based on a TPE material selected and a thickness of the backer.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the backer comprises a moisture barrier and/or a corrosion barrier between a user and the implement.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fastener comprises a releasable fastener arranged to removeably couple one of a multiplicity of covers to the backer in a modular fashion, to carry one of a multiplicity of implements with the holster.

8. A firearm holster, comprising:

an injection molded thermoplastic backer, including a pocket portion and an attachment portion;

one or more fastener sleeves molded into the backer at one or more fastener locations, each of the one or more fastener sleeves configured to receive a fastener;

a separate, removable cover coupled to the backer using the one or more fastener sleeves and the fastener, the cover and the pocket portion arranged to encase at least a portion of a firearm; and

one or more molded-in features integral to and arranged on a surface of the backer and/or an inside surface of the cover, the one or more molded-in features including one or more textures having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer and/or the inside surface of the cover to the firearm, based on the shape and/or an orientation of the one or more molded-in features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.

9. The holster of claim 8 , further comprising one or more additional molded features on the backer and/or the cover, including a molded protrusion and/or flange at the entrance of the pocket portion for improved access to the pocket portion when holstering the firearm and/or a molded alignment guide within the pocket portion for guiding the firearm during holstering.

10. The holster of claim 8 , wherein the cover comprises a modular removable thermoplastic shell formed using an injection molding process to conform to a shape of at least a portion of a firearm.

11. The holster of claim 8 , wherein the holster comprises a conceal carry holster for a handgun.

12. The holster of claim 8 , wherein the one or more molded-in features are arranged on a surface of the pocket portion and/or on a surface of the cover facing the pocket portion, the one or more molded-in features determining a retention of the holster.

13. The holster of claim 8 , wherein the one or more molded-in features includes a first set of molded-in features arranged to form a first coefficient of friction on a surface of the backer and/or a surface of the cover based on a first shape and a first orientation of the first set of molded-in features, and one or more additional sets of molded-in features arranged to form other coefficients of friction on the surface of the backer and/or the surface of the cover based on other shapes and other orientations of the one or more additional sets of molded-in features.

14. The holster of claim 8 , wherein the one or more molded-in features are shaped and/or oriented to increase a friction of the surface of the backer and/or the surface of the cover to an object moving against the one or more molded-in features in a first direction and to decrease the friction of the surface of the backer and/or the surface of the cover to the object moving against the one or more molded-in features in a second direction.

15. A method, comprising:

forming a thermoplastic backer for an implement holster via injection molding;

injection molding one or more features onto a surface of the backer, the one or more features integral to a surface of the backer and having a preselected shape and orientation adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the surface of the backer to an implement, based on the shape and the orientation of the one or more features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to a cover of the implement holster;

coupling the cover to the backer to form the holster, and to encase at least a portion of an implement; and

determining a retention of the holster at least in part based on the shape and/or the orientation of the one or more features.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising tuning a flexibility, a rigidity, and a stability of the backer based on selecting a plastic material and a thickness of the backer.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising molding fasteners located to couple the cover to the backer and/or offset bushings arranged to space the cover from the backer into the backer and/or the cover.

18. The method of claim 15 , further comprising injection molding a shape of at least a portion of the implement into the cover and/or the backer to conform the holster to the implement.

19. The method of claim 15 , further comprising molding one or more other features onto a surface of the cover, the one or more other features having another preselected shape and orientation.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising increasing or decreasing a friction of the surface of the backer and/or the surface of the cover based on the shape and/or the orientation of the one or more features and the one or more other features.

21. The method of claim 19 , further comprising forming multiple sets of features on the backer and/or the cover, each set of features forming a different coefficient of friction to a surface of the backer and/or a surface of the cover based on a shape and an orientation of the set of features.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein the one or more features comprise one or more protrusions and/or cavities arranged at a preselected orientation and having a preselected shape.

23. An implement holster, comprising:

a backer, including a pocket portion;

an injection molded cover coupled to the backer, the cover and the pocket portion arranged to encase at least a portion of an implement; and

one or more injection molded-in features integral to and arranged on an inside surface of the cover and/or a surface of the backer, the one or more molded-in features having a shape adapted to increase or decrease a friction of the inside surface of the cover and/or the surface of the backer, based on the shape and/or an orientation of the one or more molded-in features, notwithstanding a tension of the backer to the cover.