Wallet Holster Trigger Guard Retention for Rapid Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wallet-style handgun holsters fail to fully conceal the butt end of the gun, leading to potential visibility issues and slower deployment times, while also often interfering with the drawing process and potentially violating regulations.
Innovation Solution
A foldable wallet-style holster with a molded plastic insert attached to the inside of the leather covering, which securely holds the pistol in place and allows for quick removal by flipping the gun out of the holster when opened, featuring a trigger guard retention region and magazine storage port, designed to fit within a back pocket without 'printing' the gun's shape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If the holster is designed to fully conceal the butt end of the gun, then concealment is improved, but deployment speed deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster is divided into distinct functional zones: a trigger guard retention portion that secures the trigger area, a forward block with protrusions that engage the trigger guard, and a magazine storage port. This segmentation allows the holster to fully enclose the weapon for concealment while providing predetermined paths for rapid deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The holster pre-positions the handgun in a ready state with the trigger guard retained and the magazine port aligned. When deployed, the user simply needs to perform a single motion to release the trigger guard retention, and the handgun is already oriented for immediate use, eliminating the need for additional manipulation.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the holster completely covers the weapon, then concealment is improved, but operation of the slide deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster design segments the coverage areas: the elongated panel and flaps provide complete external coverage for concealment, while the trigger guard retention portion and magazine storage port create controlled openings that permit slide operation without exposing the entire weapon.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If the holster uses a conventional holster within covering, then concealment is improved, but deployment time deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster merges the retention function and the covering into a single integrated structure. The elongated panel with attached flaps and molded retaining elements eliminates the need for separate holster and cover components, allowing the user to deploy the weapon directly through the integrated design without the two-step process of removing from holster then from covering.
4Ease of operation
If the holster is made to hold gun and holster together as one unit, then ease of operation is improved, but concealment deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The holster is segmented into the elongated panel, top flap portion, bottom flap portion, and molded retaining elements. This segmentation allows the structure to maintain a compact, wallet-like profile for concealment while providing the functional separation needed for secure retention and rapid deployment of the handgun.
Data Source
AI summary
A wallet style holster for holding and concealing a handgun includes an elongated panel including a top flap portion and a bottom flap portion having a handgun retaining element attached to the bottom flap portion where the handgun retaining element includes a trigger guard retention portion and a forward block. At least one protrusion is separated from the forward block by a channel, where the channel and the protrusion are formed to receive a handgun trigger and trigger guard which is held between the protrusion and the forward block. The top flap portion of the elongated panel may be folded over the bottom flap portion to form a wallet, sized so as to be adapted to cover a handgun and fit in a pocket.