ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,422,218, issued on Sept. 23.
"On-board and holster side firearm retention" was invented by Shane Allan Kretsinger (Grantsburg, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retention device for a firearm includes a latching lever mountable to a trigger guard of the firearm, and a latching receiver configured to receive and retain the firearm. The latching lever is pivotable about a first pivot point between a first engaging position and a second release position. The latching receiver is configured to receive and retain the firearm, and includes a latch pivotable about a second pivot point between a firearm engaging position and a firearm relea...