Concealed Carry Firearm Holster

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a concealed-carry firearm holster for wearing under the clothes of a user between the user's waist and a waistband of the user's pants. The holster generally includes a backing panel and a firearm receptacle connected to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably retain a firearm. The holster additionally includes pair of belt clips removably connected, via removable fasteners, to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably secure the holster to at least one of the waistband and belt threaded through belt loops of the user's pants to retain the holster in position under the user's clothes. Furthermore, the holster includes a pair of belt clip covers disposable over the belt clips, wherein the clip covers are structured and operable to resemble the belt loops of the user's pants.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A belt clip for a firearm holster designed to be worn under the clothes of a user between the user's waist and a waistband of the user's pants, said clip comprising:
 a wire frame that is structured and operable to extend upwardly from a fastener removably connecting the clip to a backing panel of the holster and out of the user's pants, then bend downwardly over the waistband of the pants, and then bend backwardly toward the waistband for removably securing the holster to at least one of the user's pants and a belt threaded through belt loops of the user's pants; and   a belt clip cover disposable over the wire frame and structured and operable to resemble the belt loops of the user's pants.   
     
     
         2 . The clip of  claim 1 , wherein proximal ends of opposing rails of the wire frame are bent in at least one of a hook and a loop that will wrap at least partially around the fastener to securely retain the clips on the backing panel when the fasteners are tightened to connect the clips to backing panel. 
     
     
         3 . The holster of  claim 1 , wherein the clip cover is structured and operable to be removably disposable over the wire frame such that the clip cover can be removed and replaced by another clip cover that is structured and operable to resemble belt loops of another pair of the user's pants. 
     
     
         4 . A firearm holster for wearing under the clothes of a user between the user's waist and a waistband of the user's pants, said holster comprising:
 a backing panel;   a firearm housing connected to the backing panel and structured and operable to provide a firearm receptacle to removably retain a firearm;   a pair of belt clips removably connected, via removable fasteners, to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably secure the holster to at least one of the waistband and a belt threaded through belt loops of the user's pants to retain the holster in position under the user's clothes; and   a pair of belt clip covers disposable over the belt clips and structured and operable to resemble the belt loops of the user's pants.   
     
     
         5 . The holster of  claim 4 , wherein the clips comprise a wire frame having two opposing side rails that are structured and operable to extend upwardly from the fasteners and out of the users pants, then bend downwardly over the users waistband and belt, and then bend upwardly to extend under the user's belt. 
     
     
         6 . The holster of  claim 5 , wherein proximal ends of the opposing rails are bent in at least one of a hook and a loop that will wrap at least partially around the fastener to securely retain the clips on the backing panel when the fasteners are tightened to connect the clips to backing panel. 
     
     
         7 . The holster of  claim 4 , wherein the backing panel comprises a plurality of mounting holes disposed along opposing edges of the backing panel, the mounting holes are structured and operable to receive the fasteners such that the clips can be connected to the backing panel in a variety of locations along the backing panel edges via the plurality of mounting holes. 
     
     
         8 . The holster of  claim 4 , wherein the clip covers are structured and operable to be removably disposable over the wire frames such that the clip covers can be removed and replaced by another pair of clip covers that and structured are operable to resemble belt loops of another pair of the user's pants. 
     
     
         9 . The holster of  claim 4  further comprising a pair of belt apertures disposed through the backing panel, the belt apertures structured and operable to receive the user's belt, such the holster can be converted from a concealed carry holster for wearing under the user's clothing, to an exterior holster to be worn on the outside of the user's clothing. 
     
     
         10 . A firearm holster for wearing under the clothes of a user between the user's waist and a waistband of the user's pants, said holster comprising:
 a backing panel;   a firearm housing connected to the backing panel and structured and operable to provide a firearm receptacle to movably retain a firearm;   a pair of belt clips removably connected, via removable fasteners, to the backing panel and structured and operable to removably secure the holster to at least one of the waistband and a belt threaded through belt loops of the user's pants to retain the holster in position under the user's clothes; and   a pair of belt clip covers disposable over the belt clips and structured and operable to resemble the belt loops of the user's pants, wherein the clip covers are further structured and operable to be removably disposable over the belt clips such that the clip covers can be removed and replaced by another pair of clip covers that are structured and operable to resemble belt loops of another pair of the user's pants.   
     
     
         11 . The holster of  claim 10 , wherein the clips comprise a wire frame having two opposing side rails that are structured and operable to extend upwardly from the fasteners and out of the users pants, then bend downwardly over the users waistband and belt, and then bend upwardly to extend under the user's belt. 
     
     
         12 . The holster of  claim 11 , wherein proximal ends of the opposing rails are bent in at least one of a hook and a loop that will wrap at least partially around the fastener to securely retain the clips on the backing panel when the fasteners are tightened to connect the clips to backing panel. 
     
     
         13 . The holster of  claim 10 , wherein the backing panel comprises a plurality of mounting holes disposed along opposing edges of the backing panel, the mounting holes are structured and operable to receive the fasteners such that the clips can be connected to the backing panel in a variety of locations along the backing panel edges via the plurality of mounting holes. 
     
     
         14 . The holster of  claim 10  further comprising a pair of belt apertures disposed through the backing panel, the belt apertures structured and operable to receive the user's belt, such the holster can be converted from a concealed carry holster for wearing under the user's clothing, to an exterior holster to be worn on the outside of the user's clothing.