Sep 23, 2025

US12422218 - On-board and holster side firearm retention

A retention device for a firearm includes a latching lever mountable to a trigger guard of the firearm, and a latching receiver configured to receive and retain the firearm. The latching lever is pivotable about a first pivot point between a first engaging position and a second release position. The latching receiver is configured to receive and retain the firearm, and includes a latch pivotable about a second pivot point between a firearm engaging position and a firearm release position. The latch has a protrusion configured to engage and retain the firearm when the latching lever is in the first engaging position.

firearmretentiondevice

The patent describes a firearm retention device featuring a latching lever that attaches to the trigger guard and can pivot between engaging and release positions. Additionally, it includes a latching receiver with a pivotable latch designed to securely hold the firearm when the lever is engaged.

Claim 1

  1. A retention device for a firearm, comprising: a latching lever mountable to a trigger guard of the firearm, the latching lever pivotable about a first pivot point between a first engaging position and a second release position; and a latching receiver configured to receive and retain the firearm, the latching receiver comprising a latch pivotable about a second pivot point between a firearm engaging position and a firearm release position, the latch having a protrusion configured to engage and retain the firearm when the latching lever is in the first engaging position. a latching lever mountable to a trigger guard of the firearm, the latching lever pivotable about a first pivot point between a first engaging position and a second release position; and a latching receiver configured to receive and retain the firearm, the latching receiver comprising a latch pivotable about a second pivot point between a firearm engaging position and a firearm release position, the latch having a protrusion configured to engage and retain the firearm when the latching lever is in the first engaging position.

Google Patents

https://patents.google.com/patent/US12422218

USPTO PDF

https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/12422218

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