IP Library Granted Patent US 8,752,742
Granted Patent B2
US 8,752,742 · App. 11/455,412 · Granted Jun 17, 2014

Holster assembly and method using same

Inventors: William E. Clark (Vail, AZ); Victor Stevens (Sahuarita, AZ)
Assignee: SlideTEK LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,752,742
App. No.
11/455,412
Granted
Jun 17, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holster assembly, and method using same, are disclosed. The holster comprises a base, a barrel housing assembly fixedly attached to that base, a moveable trigger guard assembly slidably attached to the barrel housing assembly, and one or more springs disposed between the barrel housing assembly and the moveable trigger guard assembly, wherein the moveable trigger guard assembly can be slidingly moved bidirectionally between a first position and a second position.

Claims (26)

1. A method to carry and load a self-loading pistol, comprising the steps of:

providing a holster comprising a base; a barrel housing assembly fixedly attached to said base; and a moveable trigger guard assembly slidably attached to said barrel housing assembly, wherein said moveable trigger guard assembly can be slidingly moved bidirectionally between a first position and a second position, and wherein said moveable trigger guard assembly is disposed in said first position;

providing a self-loading pistol comprising a trigger, a barrel, a firing chamber, a moveable slide mechanism, a grip, and one or more rounds disposed in said grip, wherein said moveable slide mechanism can be slidingly moved between a first position and a second position, wherein said slide mechanism is disposed in said first position, and wherein one of said one or more rounds is loaded into said firing chamber when said moveable slide mechanism is moved to said second position;

removeably disposing said self-loading pistol in said holster such that said trigger is removeably inserted into said moveable trigger guard assembly, and such that said barrel is removeably inserted into said barrel housing assembly, wherein said self-loading pistol does not have a round in the firing chamber, wherein said self-loading pistol without a round in the firing chamber can be removed from said holster without moving said moveable trigger housing mechanism;

sliding said moveable trigger guard assembly from said first position to said second position thereby moving said moveable slide mechanism from said first position to said second position;

loading one of said one or more rounds into said firing chamber;

removing said self-loading pistol from said holster.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said providing a holster step further comprises the steps of:

providing a barrel housing assembly comprising a barrel housing attached to said base and a first slide rail disposed on said barrel housing, wherein said first slide rail is formed to include a first aperture;

providing a first spring;

disposing said first spring within said first aperture;

providing a moveable trigger guard assembly comprising a first slide block;

moveably disposing said first slide block within said first aperture.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said providing a holster step further comprises the steps of:

providing a barrel housing assembly comprising a second slide rail disposed on said barrel housing, wherein said second slide rail is formed to include a second aperture;

providing a second spring;

disposing said second spring within said second aperture;

providing a moveable trigger guard assembly comprising a second slide block;

moveably disposing said second slide block within said second aperture.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein said providing a holster step further comprises the steps of providing a holster comprising one or more springs disposed between said barrel housing assembly and said moveable trigger guard assembly.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising the steps of:

exerting a first force on said trigger guard assembly by said one or more springs thereby holding said trigger guard assembly in said first position;

wherein said sliding said moveable trigger guard assembly from said first position to said second position step further comprises exerting a second force on said moveable trigger guard assembly in a direction opposite to said first force, wherein said second force is greater than said first force.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein removing said self-loading pistol from said holster step further comprises the steps of:

releasing said second force;

pushing by said one or more springs said moveable trigger guard assembly back to said first position thereby assisting the removal of said self-loading pistol from said holster.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 7, 2014
From: STEVENS & CLARK, L.L.C.
To: SLIDETEK LLC
Reel/Frame 032845/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 27, 2008
From: STEVENS, VICTOR
To: STEVENS & CLARK, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 021447/0588 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2006
From: CLARK, WILLIAM E.
To: STEVENS AND CLARK, L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 018484/0320 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 11291631 · Nov 30, 2005
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