摘要 |
A retaining mechanism for a holster includes a hood unit (20) mountable to a holster for rotation about a first axis between a retaining condition in which it overlies a service item in the holster to prevent its withdrawal and a retracted condition in which the service item can be withdrawn. A hand operable lever assembly (30) is mountable for rotation about a second axis offset from the first axis and operably engageable with the hood unit whereby rearward rotation of the lever assembly effects rotation of the hood unit to its retracted condition and vice versa. The lever assembly includes an element (32) outstanding at a location that in situ is behind and clear of the hood unit, and that is depressible against a restoring bias force (50) to be disengaged from a lock formation (65) that locks the lever assembly and thereby the hood unit against rotation. A housing (60) is securable to the holster and configured to provide the lock formation. |