Pocket holster
View Patent ↗A pocket holster assembly is used to support and to carry an implement in a user's pocket. The pocket holster assembly includes a hook catch arranged to catch on the user's pocket to prevent the pocket holster assembly from being removed from the pocket with the implement. A concealer hook camouflages the shape of the pocket holster and the implement while in the pocket.
1. A holster assembly for carrying an implement in a pocket of a user, comprising:
a planar base configured to engage a portion of an implement to mount the implement to the holster assembly;
a hook catch coupled to or integral to the base, having a planar portion extending from the base, and including a hooked or looped portion at an end of the planar portion, configured to catch on a pocket of a user when the implement is withdrawn from the holster assembly;
a concealer hook coupled to or integral to the hook catch, having a planar portion configured to form a predetermined shape on the pocket of the user while the holster assembly is within the pocket of the user to camouflage a shape of the holster assembly; and
a rigid thumb push coupled to or integral to the base, extending from the base, and including a rigid surface, whereby pushing against the rigid surface while pulling the implement disengages the implement from the base.
2. The holster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a holster portion including a cover coupled to the base and configured to enclose at least a portion of the implement while the base is engaged with the portion of the implement.
3. The holster assembly of claim 2 , wherein the cover is removably coupled to the base, and wherein the cover is interchangeable at the base with one or more other covers having a different size or shape from the cover, and wherein the base is configured to be coupled to any of a plurality of covers, including the cover and the one or more other covers.
4. The holster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a retention component protruding from a portion of the base and adapted to engage the portion of the implement while the implement is mounted to the holster assembly, to retain the implement to the holster assembly.
5. The holster assembly of claim 4 , wherein the retention component is configured to engage a trigger guard of a handgun when the handgun is mounted to the holster assembly, and to resist removal of the handgun from the holster assembly until a sufficient force is applied to overcome a tension of the retention component.
6. The holster assembly of claim 4 , wherein the retention component is adjustable in tension and/or protrusion length, to adjust a retention of the implement to the holster assembly.
7. The holster assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a retention adjuster, wherein moving the retention adjuster a first direction extends the retention component relative to the base and moving the retention adjuster a second direction retracts the retention component relative to the base.
8. The holster assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a rigid cradle coupled to or integral to the base, and extending from the base parallel to a plane of the base.
9. The holster assembly of claim 8 , wherein the cradle comprises a guide for the implement to align the implement to the base while mounting the implement to the holster assembly.
10. The holster assembly of claim 8 , wherein the cradle comprises a support for the implement while the implement is mounted to the holster assembly.
11. The holster assembly of claim 8 , wherein the cradle includes a curved or irregular profile to camouflage a shape of the holster assembly when the holster assembly is within the pocket of the user.
12. The holster assembly of claim 1 , wherein the concealer hook is shaped to form a rectangular imprint on the pocket of the user while the holster assembly is within the pocket of the user, to conceal a shape of the implement.
13. The holster assembly of claim 1 , wherein the thumb push includes ridges, patterns, raised portions, and/or recessed portions on the rigid surface of the thumb push.
14. A holster assembly for carrying an implement in a pocket of a user, comprising:
a planar base configured to interface with a portion of an implement to mount the implement to the holster assembly;
a retention component protruding from a surface of the base, normal to the surface of the base, and adapted to engage the portion of the implement to retain the implement to the holster assembly;
a hook catch coupled to or integral to the base, having a planar portion extending from the base, and including a hooked or looped portion at an end of the planar portion, configured to catch on a pocket of a user when the implement is withdrawn from the holster assembly;
a concealer hook coupled to or integral to the hook catch, having a planar portion configured to form a predetermined shape on the pocket of the user while the holster assembly is within the pocket of the user to camouflage a shape of the holster assembly;
a rigid cradle coupled to or integral to the base, and extending from the base parallel to a plane of the base and in a direction opposite to the hook catch; and
a rigid thumb push coupled to or integral to the cradle, and including a rigid surface, whereby pushing against the rigid surface while pulling the implement disengages the implement from the base.
15. The holster assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a holster portion including a cover removably coupled to the base and configured to enclose at least a portion of the implement while the base is engaged with the portion of the implement.
16. The holster assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a rigid cradle coupled to or integral to the base, the cradle comprising a guide for the implement to align the implement to the base while mounting the implement to the holster assembly.
17. The holster assembly of claim 14 , further comprising a retention device coupled to or integral to the base, the retention device moveably coupled to the retention component and including a retention adjuster, wherein moving the retention adjuster a first direction extends the retention component relative to the base and moving the retention adjuster a second direction retracts the retention component relative to the base.
18. A holster assembly for carrying an implement in a pocket of a user, comprising:
a planar base having a protrusion configured to engage a portion of an implement to mount the implement to the holster assembly;
a cover removably coupled to the base and configured to enclose at least a portion of the implement while the base is engaged with the portion of the implement;
a hook catch coupled to or integral to the base, having a planar portion extending from the base, and including a hooked or looped portion at an end of the planar portion, configured to catch on a pocket of a user when the implement is withdrawn from the holster assembly;
a concealer hook coupled to or integral to the hook catch, having a planar portion configured to form a predetermined shape on the pocket of the user while the holster assembly is within the pocket of the user to camouflage a shape of the holster assembly; and
a rigid thumb push coupled to or integral to the base, extending from the base, and including a rigid surface, whereby pushing against the rigid surface while pulling the implement disengages the implement from the base.
19. The holster assembly of claim 18 , further comprising a rigid cradle coupled to or integral to the base, the cradle extending substantially parallel to a plane of the cover.
20. The holster assembly of claim 18 , wherein the cradle and the cover comprise a guide for the implement to align the implement while mounting the implement to the holster assembly.