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Granted Patent B2
US 12,332,018 · App. 18/280,454 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Pistol holster

Inventor: Miroslav Benes (Hradec Kralove, CZ)
F41C33/0227F41C33/0254F41C33/0263
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Patent No.
US 12,332,018
App. No.
18/280,454
Granted
Jun 17, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pistol holster which is formed by a rigid hollow body which fully covers the entire firearm except for the grip and thus protects it from damage, containing a longitudinal inner cavity situated inside and, under the back of the holster in which cavity there is movably and flexibly seated firearm sight guide, engaged in the holes in the body of which guide are spring elements mounted and locked therein, which also fit against the flat locking plate in the cavity of the holster with the holster also containing a sight cover to secure the position of the sight guide with the locking plate and spring elements in the cavity.

Claims (11)

1. A pistol holster which is formed by a rigid hollow body which fully covers an firearm except for a grip and thus protects the firearm from damage, wherein the pistol holster contains a longitudinal inner cavity situated inside and under a back of the pistol holster, in which longitudinal inner cavity there is a movably and flexibly seated firearm sight guide, engaged in holes in the rigid hollow body of which firearm sight guide are spring elements mounted and locked therein, which also fit against a flat locking plate in the longitudinal inner cavity of the pistol holster, with the pistol holster also containing a sight cover to secure a position of the firearm sight guide with the flat locking plate and spring elements in the longitudinal inner cavity.

2. The pistol holster according to claim 1 , wherein a body of the firearm sight guide is provided with a centre channel along its entire length to guide sights, with two shorter face sides of the body of the firearm sight guide being chamfered to guide the firearm more easily when holstering or unholstering the firearm.

3. The pistol holster according to claim 1 , wherein the spring elements comprise at least one of coiled compression springs and profiled flat springs, that are seated in holes in an upper section of a sight guide body and slid over guide lugs of the flat locking plate that is located in the longitudinal innter cavity of the pistol holster above the body of the firearm sight guide.

4. The pistol holster according to claim 1 , wherein the rigid hollow body of the holster is equipped with side lugs for mounting of a belt attachment for the firearm.

5. The pistol holster according to claim 1 , wherein a lower side section of the pistol holster is equipped with an inner spacer to accommodate a tactical light.

6. The pistol holster according to claim 2 , wherein the spring elements comprise at least one of coiled compression springs and profiled flat springs, that are seated in holes in an upper section of a sight guide body and slid over guide lugs of the flat locking plate that is located in the longitudinal innter cavity of the pistol holster above the body of the firearm sight guide.

7. The pistol holster according to claim 2 , wherein the rigid hollow body of the holster is equipped with side lugs for mounting of a belt attachment for the firearm.

8. The pistol holster according to claim 3 , wherein the rigid hollow body of the holster is equipped with side lugs for mounting of a belt attachment for the firearm.

9. The pistol holster according to claim 2 , wherein a lower side section of the pistol holster is equipped with an inner spacer to accommodate a tactical light.

10. The pistol holster according to claim 3 , wherein a lower side section of the pistol holster is equipped with an inner spacer to accommodate a tactical light.

11. The pistol holster according to claim 4 , wherein a lower side section of the pistol holster is equipped with an inner spacer to accommodate a tactical light.

Priority Claims (1)
CZ CZ2021-462 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240302131A1 · Sep 12, 2024
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