ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,405,082, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to Revelyst Operations LLC (Anoka, Minn.).
"Thumb-actuated locking holster" was invented by Paul N. Smith (Bozeman, Mont.), Troy E. Lance (Livingston, Mont.), Oscar C. Woods (Manhattan, Mont.), Daniel D. Sereday (Belgrade, Mont.), Christopher J. Michael (Belgrade, Mont.) and Robert J. Meinert (Andover, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A holster for receiving and withdrawing a handgun has a proximal wall portion with a handgun retention mechanism thereon. The mechanism having a first lever with a tab portion for actuation and release of a trigger guard, the lever having a snap fit into a lever ...