Universal Firearm Holster with Barrel Insert and Friction Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional holsters are bulky, costly, and time-consuming to manufacture due to their need for specific designs tailored to each firearm, making it difficult to acquire universal holsters that can securely hold multiple firearms in various orientations, and often fail to securely retain the firearm during changes in orientation or position.
Innovation Solution
A universal holster design that uses a member for insertion into the firearm's barrel and friction between the firearm and the holder to stabilize it, allowing for ambidextrous use and compatibility with multiple firearms of the same caliber, featuring adjustable and removable inserts to accommodate different barrel sizes, and incorporating flexible materials to enhance securement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional holsters are designed with specific tailoring for each firearm, then the firearm retention is secure, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The holster is designed with a universal insertable member that can accommodate multiple firearm types and calibers through a single standardized interface. The member can be inserted into the barrel of various firearms, allowing one holster design to serve multiple functions across different weapon platforms without requiring custom tailoring for each firearm type.
Solution Approach 2:
The holster is divided into separable components: a holder body and a removable insertable member. This segmentation allows the member to be independently designed for universal compatibility while the holder body provides the structural framework. The separable design simplifies manufacturing and enables standardized production across different firearm types.
2Reliability
If conventional holsters are customized for each firearm type, then the retention is reliable, but the manufacturing time and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The insertable member is designed as a universal component that can be used across multiple holster types and firearm calibers. This universality eliminates the need for custom manufacturing for each firearm type, allowing standardized mass production that significantly reduces manufacturing time and costs while maintaining reliable retention through the standardized interface design.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a universal holster is designed to hold multiple firearms in various orientations, then the adaptability increases, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The holster incorporates flexible materials in the holder body that can dynamically adapt to different firearm orientations and positions. The flexible material allows the holster to accommodate various angles and configurations without requiring complex mechanical adjustments or multiple specialized compartments, maintaining simplicity while achieving high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The holster utilizes changes in material flexibility and physical properties to accommodate different firearm configurations. By adjusting the flexibility parameters of the holder body material, the same structure can reliably hold firearms in various orientations without increasing structural complexity, as the material properties adapt rather than the geometry changes.
4Reliability
If friction is used to stabilize the firearm in the holder, then the retention is secure, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system compensates for manufacturing variations by utilizing friction-based retention where the flexible holder body material can adapt to slight dimensional variations. By changing from rigid precision-fit design to friction-based retention with flexible materials, the manufacturing precision requirements are reduced while maintaining reliable firearm stabilization through controlled friction contact.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a lightweight, compact, and cost-effective holster that securely holds firearms in various orientations, enabling easy use with multiple firearms without the need for custom designs, ensuring retention even during changes in orientation or position.
Implementation Method 1
friction between the firearm and the holder, or combinations thereof, to stabilize the firearm
Implementation Method 2
creating friction between the firearm and the holder
Data Source
AI summary
Holders usable to secure a firearm include a first plate, a second plate extending from the first plate at a first angle, and an insertable member extending from the second plate at a second angle. The insertable member is adapted for insertion into the barrel of the firearm to stabilize the firearm against lateral movement. Friction between the firearm and the first plate, a trigger guard engaged with the holder, or combinations thereof can stabilize the firearm against vertical movement. Such friction can be created using application of a lateral force against the interior of the firearm barrel using the insertable member, application of a lateral force against the exterior of the firearm using a trigger guard, use of a protruding, compressible, or frictional surface on the first plate, or combinations thereof.