Title (en)

HOLSTER

Title (de)

HALFTER

Title (fr)

ÉTUI

Publication

EP 3271682 A4 20181024 (EN)

Application

EP 16769517 A 20160321

Priority

• US 201562135917 P 20150320
• US 2016023474 W 20160321

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2016154142A1] A holster for a weapon includes a unitary semi-rigid holster body defining a cavity adapted to hold the weapon, the holster body including a closed front, a closed rear, two closed sides extending between the front and rear, a bottom, and an open top adapted to receive the weapon into the cavity. The holster body has an attachment area for securing a holster clip to the holster body to secure the holster body to an article worn or carried by a user. The holster body is constructed of an injection-molded thermoplastic elastomer and is constructed to friction-grip the weapon within the cavity. When the weapon is absent from the cavity and a compressing force is applied against one or both of the closed sides of the holster body, the holster body is constructed to compress from side-to-side by 100% without fracturing, the open top being constructed to automatically return to an original uncompressed shape when the compressing force is removed such that the weapon can be received into the cavity for re-holstering.

IPC 8 full level

F41C 33/02 (2006.01); F41A 35/00 (2006.01); F41C 33/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F41C 33/0209 (2013.01 - US); F41C 33/0236 (2013.01 - EP US); F41C 33/041 (2013.01 - US); F41C 33/045 (2013.01 - EP US); F41C 33/048 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

• [Y] US 7258259 B1 20070821 - OWENS WILLIAM R [US]
• [Y] US 4905880 A 19900306 - CUPP CARL J [US]
• [A] US 2014027485 A1 20140130 - VAN HEUSEN JOSHUA [US]
• [A] US 2005127121 A1 20050616 - WELLS GEORGE [US]
• See references of WO 2016154142A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2016154142 A1 20160929; WO 2016154142 A4 20161117; AU 2016235327 A1 20171109; CA 2979848 A1 20160929; EP 3271682 A1 20180124; EP 3271682 A4 20181024; MX 2017011989 A 20180606; US 2019257617 A1 20190822

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016023474 W 20160321; AU 2016235327 A 20160321; CA 2979848 A 20160321; EP 16769517 A 20160321; MX 2017011989 A 20160321; US 201916404511 A 20190506