TODAY’S PATENT – HOLSTER

This Holster was invented by Carl J. Cupp (Hawaiian Gardens, CA). It was patented by the USPTO on March 6, 1990 bearing patent number US4905880A.

This invention relates to improved holsters to be attached to the belt of a wearer and adapted to receive and support a pistol. The invention’s holster can be made to precisely fit and hold a certain gun, and it will consistently hold its shape while being used for an extended amount of time. The holster efficiently withstands wear and tear from external abrasions as well as from repeatedly inserting and removing a gun from the holster. When needed, a gun can be readily removed from the holster while still being securely held in place.

The invention’s holster can have an integral one-piece body made of a suitable elastomeric material, most particularly a thermoplastic elastomer that is easily shaped with injection molding equipment. The body can be shaped initially to be open or flat, and then it can be folded back at an intermediate point, which is essentially halfway between two opposing edges, to bring those edges together and create a gun receiving recess that is defined by the space between an elastomeric material front panel and a rear panel.

A belt extends through a passageway in the back panel to support the device attached to the belt. The elastomeric body’s two connected edges should ideally have flanges that protrude toward one another, are connectable, and interfit to determine the flanges’ relative positions.Two upward-projecting flaps that link the front and back panels allow a gun to be held securely in the holster.