Retention member and holster with friction producing portion

Abstract

The invention provides a retention member with friction producing portion for mounting a hand gun or magazine holster on a user's pants and/or belt that increases the gripping power between the holster and the user's hip thereby permitting quick withdrawal of the gun or magazine from the holster while allowing the holster to remain securely against the user's hip. Also provided is a unitary inside the waistband rigid plastic hand gun or magazine holster.

1 . A retention member for mounting a holster on a user, the retention member comprising a friction producing portion. 
   
   
       2 . The retention member of  claim 1 , wherein the retention member is made of rigid plastic via injection molding. 
   
   
       3 . The retention member of  claim 1 , further comprising a lateral concave configuration complementary to the convex configuration of said user's hip. 
   
   
       4 . The retention member of  claim 3 , wherein the friction producing portion is integrated to the lateral concave configuration of the retention member. 
   
   
       5 . The retention member of  claim 1 , wherein the retention member and friction producing portion are a product of double injection molding. 
   
   
       6 . The retention member of  claim 1 , further comprising a lateral step configuration along the longitudinal axis thereof, whereby said step forms a ledge that can underride a belt. 
   
   
       7 . The retention member of  claim 6 , wherein the ledge of said step further comprises at least one flange substantially parallel to said retention member and substantially perpendicular to the ledge of said step. 
   
   
       8 . The retention member of  claim 1 , wherein the friction producing portion comprises a polymer. 
   
   
       9 . The retention member of  claim 8 , wherein the polymer is rubber, nylon, rayon or silicone. 
   
   
       10 . The retention member of  claim 8 , wherein the polymer is a synthetic polymer. 
   
   
       11 . The retention member of  claim 10 , wherein the synthetic polymer is a thermoplastic elastomer. 
   
   
       12 . The retention member of  claim 1 , wherein the friction producing portion is raised up above the retention member. 
   
   
       13 . A retention member for mounting a holster on a user, the retention member comprising an abrasive surface. 
   
   
       14 . The retention member of  claim 13 , wherein the abrasive surface is created by etching. 
   
   
       15 . The retention member of  claim 13 , wherein the abrasive surface comprises a friction producing portion. 
   
   
       16 . The retention member of  claim 15 , wherein the friction producing portion comprises a polymer. 
   
   
       17 . The retention member of  claim 16 , wherein the polymer is rubber, nylon, rayon or silicone. 
   
   
       18 . The retention member of  claim 16 , wherein the polymer is a synthetic polymer. 
   
   
       19 . The retention member of  claim 18 , wherein the synthetic polymer is a thermoplastic elastomer. 
   
   
       20 . The retention member of  claim 15 , wherein the friction producing portion is raised up above the retention member.