Aug 5, 2025

US12379184 - Trigger guard stabilizer

A trigger guard stabilizer for a holster provides trigger guard side-to-side support. Because the trigger guard stabilizer is spring-loaded, and can be depressed into a receiving pocket, it automatically moves downward out of the way if a taller light passes over the stabilizer top during a holstering action. Once the light has passed over the stabilizer, the stabilizer springs back into a position with portions that extend on either side of the trigger guard. This helps to hold the trigger guard centered laterally in the holster, thus impeding unwanted access to the trigger.

Assignee: Safariland, LLC
Inventors: Matthew E. McKendrick, James H. Radney, Robert DeRenzo
Filing date: 2023-02-22

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The patent describes a trigger guard stabilizer designed for holsters, which provides lateral support to the trigger guard of a handgun while allowing for the passage of accessories like lights during holstering. The stabilizer is spring-loaded, automatically adjusting its position to maintain the trigger guard’s alignment and prevent unauthorized access.

Claim 1

A holster for a handgun having a trigger guard, said holster comprising: a holster body having a plurality of walls including a top wall and an opposite bottom wall, said plurality of walls together defining a chamber in said holster body for receiving a portion of the handgun; said holster body having an entranceway enabling insertion of the handgun into said holster chamber in an insertion direction and enabling removal of the handgun from said holster chamber in an opposite removal direction; said bottom wall having surfaces defining a pocket in said bottom wall, said surfaces including front, back, left, and right walls; a trigger guard stabilizer supported in said pocket in said bottom wall for movement relative to said bottom wall in a direction between said bottom wall and said top wall but blocked from movement in a lateral direction and also blocked from movement in a forward and rearward direction by said surfaces of said pocket; and a spring in said pocket, said spring acting between said stabilizer and said bottom wall of said holster, said spring biasing said stabilizer toward said top wall; wherein said stabilizer has side walls configured to extend on opposite sides of a handgun trigger guard when a handgun is in said holster thereby to resist lateral movement of the trigger guard within said holster chamber.

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