| CPC F41C 33/0209 (2013.01) [F41H 13/0012 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
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1. A holster (10) for a weapon that is made from a right piece (12) and a left piece (14) that abut along a joining line (16) to form the holster;
the assembled holster includes a right side wall (20), a left side wall (22), a top wall (24), a bottom wall (26), and an end wall (30), which together define a chamber (32) for receiving the weapon in a position in the chamber with its muzzle adjacent to the holster end wall (30);
the right and left side walls (20, 22) of the holster (10) are each formed as one piece on the right and left holster pieces (12, 14), respectively;
the holster top wall (24), the holster bottom wall (26), and the holster end wall (30) are each formed by adjoining and abutting portions of the right piece (12) and the left piece (14), respectively;
the holster end wall (30) includes a right end wall part (34) which is molded as part of the right piece (12) and a left end wall part (36) which is molded as part of the left piece (14), whereby when the right and left pieces (12, 14) are joined along the joining line (16), the right end wall part (34) and the left end wall part (36) together form the holster end wall (30);
wherein, when the holster (10) is assembled, a first thin wall area (42) of the left end wall part (36):
projects laterally past the joining line (16) in a direction toward the right piece (12), and
overlies a thin wall area (60) of the right end wall part (34) which extends laterally between the joining line (16) and the right side wall (20),
thereby forming a thick wall overlap area (70) that is located on both sides of the joining line (16) and defines a large part of the overall area of the end wall (30).
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