US12480741 - Toggle locking mechanism for a firearm holster

The patent describes a slide-locking mechanism for a firearm holster designed to securely retain a firearm by engaging the trigger guard. It features a plunger and spring system that allows for a locked and unlocked position, ensuring the firearm is held securely when needed and easily released when required.

Claim 1

1 . A slide-locking mechanism for a firearm holster, comprising: a holster dimensioned and configured for retaining a firearm, wherein the firearm defines a gun body having a trigger guard, and wherein the holster defines: a pocket sized and configured for retaining the trigger guard; a lock guide including a spaced-apart pair of slots; a cavity located between the slots; a passage communicating the cavity with the pocket; an inner ledge and an inner wall transverse to the ledge, wherein the inner ledge and wall define a niche located subjacent the cavity and between the slots; a plunger sized and configured for insertion within the cavity; a spring sized and configured for insertion within the niche, wherein the plunger defines a bottom surface and an extension dimensioned and configured for compressing the spring against the inner wall so that the lock plunger is biased in an unlocked position; and a slider defining a spaced-apart pair of slider extensions dimensioned and configured for slidingly engaging within the spaced-apart pair of slots, wherein the plunger defines a first inclined surface, wherein the slider defines a slider inclined surface for slidably engaging the first inclined surface of the plunger, and wherein the plunger is movable within the cavity between a locked position where the bottom surface of the plunger retains the trigger guard within the pocket and the unlocked position where the plunger is spaced from the trigger guard. a holster dimensioned and configured for retaining a firearm, wherein the firearm defines a gun body having a trigger guard, and wherein the holster defines: a pocket sized and configured for retaining the trigger guard; a lock guide including a spaced-apart pair of slots; a cavity located between the slots; a passage communicating the cavity with the pocket; an inner ledge and an inner wall transverse to the ledge, wherein the inner ledge and wall define a niche located subjacent the cavity and between the slots; a pocket sized and configured for retaining the trigger guard; a lock guide including a spaced-apart pair of slots; a cavity located between the slots; a passage communicating the cavity with the pocket; an inner ledge and an inner wall transverse to the ledge, wherein the inner ledge and wall define a niche located subjacent the cavity and between the slots; a plunger sized and configured for insertion within the cavity; a spring sized and configured for insertion within the niche, wherein the plunger defines a bottom surface and an extension dimensioned and configured for compressing the spring against the inner wall so that the lock plunger is biased in an unlocked position; and a slider defining a spaced-apart pair of slider extensions dimensioned and configured for slidingly engaging within the spaced-apart pair of slots, wherein the plunger defines a first inclined surface, wherein the slider defines a slider inclined surface for slidably engaging the first inclined surface of the plunger, and wherein the plunger is movable within the cavity between a locked position where the bottom surface of the plunger retains the trigger guard within the pocket and the unlocked position where the plunger is spaced from the trigger guard.

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