ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,523,444, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Orpaz Defense Ltd. (Rosh HaAyin, Israel).
"Handgun holster with retention mechanism" was invented by Simon Ivgi (Herzliya, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holster includes a holster housing having an opening for inserting therethrough a weapon, a retention release lever including a shaft that has a pusher member and an inclined surface, and a holster retention tab pivotally coupled to the holster housing by a pivot element. The holster retention tab includes a catch, which lockingly engages an ejection port of the weapon when the weapon is inserted into the holster housing, and a force ...