Condition-sensing handgun holster
A condition-sensing handgun holster has been developed that both allows one-handed loading or unloading of a semi-automatic pistol using a slide mechanism, and that may sense the presence of a firearm in the holster as well as its load state, is described. The holster facilitates firearm loading and unloading through use of a gun slide-arresting mechanism that allows the gun carriage to move relative to the slide, introducing or ejecting a round into or from the chamber. Gun presence in the holster and load state are determined using in-holster sensors. The data may be transmitted to remote monitors.
1. A condition-sensing handgun holster, comprising:
a holster body configured to form an enclosure for a firearm;
a rigid arm comprising a structural member mounted within the holster body perpendicular to an orientation of a firearm placed within the holster body, and configured to operate at least a loading mechanism of a firearm placed within the holster body by obstructing the movement of at least a mechanical slide of the firearm while allowing movement of the firearm barrel along at least one axis; and
a plurality of sensors configured to detect and report the state of a chamber of a firearm placed within the holster body, wherein the sensors are configured to report at least whether the chamber contains a live round of ammunition.
2. The holster of claim 1 , further wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sensors is configured to report the presence of a firearm within the holster body.
3. The holster of claim 1 , further wherein at least a portion of the plurality of sensors is configured to report data to a user's mobile device via a wireless network.
4. The holster of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the holster body is constructed of a rigid, injection-molded polymer.
5. The holster of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the holster body is constructed of a metal.