Handbag Holster Holder with Rigid Container and Flexible Top Edge
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional holsters for firearms are bulky and uncomfortable, especially for women, and there is a lack of effective solutions for securely carrying a firearm within a handbag, leading to potential dirtiness and accidental discharge due to improper positioning.
Innovation Solution
A holster holder designed for handbags, featuring a container with rigid or semi-rigid side and bottom walls, a reinforced top edge, and a recess for the holster's clip, allowing secure retention of the firearm within the handbag, along with a fastener for attachment to the handbag's bottom for stable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional holsters are used to secure a firearm to the user's body, then the firearm can be carried securely, but the holster becomes bulky and uncomfortable, especially for women
Solution Approach 1:
The invention separates the holster from traditional body-wearing holsters and integrates it into a handbag container system. The holster is secured within a dedicated container (12) that has specific dimensional relationships with both the holster and the handbag, dividing the carrying system into distinct functional components that work together.
Solution Approach 2:
The container (12) acts as an intermediary between the holster and the handbag. It provides a structured interface that secures the holster while integrating seamlessly into the handbag environment, eliminating the need for traditional body-wearing holsters and their associated discomfort.
2Ease of operation
If a firearm is carried loosely in a handbag without proper holster integration, then the handbag remains accessible, but the firearm becomes dirty, difficult to find, and may accidentally discharge
Solution Approach 1:
The invention creates a nested structure where the holster is contained within the container (12), which in turn is integrated into the handbag. This nested arrangement ensures the firearm remains secure and protected while maintaining handbag accessibility, as the container is designed to work within the handbag's interior space.
Solution Approach 2:
The container (12) is pre-configured with specific dimensional relationships and structural features (such as the recess and reinforced edge) that automatically position and secure the holster in the correct orientation before the firearm is even inserted. This preliminary configuration ensures safety and accessibility without requiring additional actions during use.
3Ease of operation
If the container top edge is made flexible for easy access, then insertion and removal of the firearm is easier, but the container cannot maintain the firearm in an upright secure position
Solution Approach 1:
The container (12) exhibits different structural properties in different locations: the top edge is made flexible to allow easy insertion and removal of the firearm, while the bottom and sides maintain rigidity to ensure the firearm stays in an upright secure position. This local differentiation of material properties resolves the contradiction between accessibility and stability.
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AI summary
A holster holder for carrying a firearm, such as a pistol, securely in a handbag. The holster holder is dimension to be retained within an interior compartment of a handbag. A clip of the holster is secured with a top edge of the holster holder. A recess or notch may retain a tang of the clip. The holster holder is removably secured to a bottom of the handbag so that a pistol carried therein is reliably positioned for a quick retrieval of the pistol