Stand-alone weapons storage and locking rack with biometric input and processor driven release authorization, maintenance and inventory control
First Claim
1. A weapon access control system, comprising:
- a rack structure exhibiting a plurality of weapons in exposed and individually locked fashion;
a processor operatively actuating at least one of a plurality of individual weapon locking mechanisms incorporated into said rack structure; and
a biometric input communicating with said processor for determining at least one of user identification and weapon release authorization and prior to said processor actuating at least one locking mechanism.
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Abstract
A weapon access control system having a rack structure exhibiting a plurality of weapons in exposed and individually locked fashion. A processor operatively actuates each of the plurality of individual weapon locking mechanisms incorporated into the rack structure in response to successive biometric and weapon selection inputs communicating with the processor for determining at least one of user identification and weapon release authorization prior to the processor actuating the locking mechanism to release the weapon. An associated computer writeable medium operates with the processor and establishes a series of subroutines for establishing user identification, weapons rating, selective weapon release/reentry and associated maintenance and record keeping log reports.
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20 Claims
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1. A weapon access control system, comprising:
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a rack structure exhibiting a plurality of weapons in exposed and individually locked fashion;
a processor operatively actuating at least one of a plurality of individual weapon locking mechanisms incorporated into said rack structure; and
a biometric input communicating with said processor for determining at least one of user identification and weapon release authorization and prior to said processor actuating at least one locking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer writeable medium in use with an associated processor for operating at least one of selective release and reentry of at least one of a plurality of weapons maintained in individually locked fashion, said computer writeable medium further comprising:
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a first subroutine for establishing an identity of an individual through at least one biometric input parameter;
a second subroutine for selecting a specified weapon through a processor readable entry;
a third subroutine for determining an individual weapon access rating; and
a fourth subroutine for actuating a selected locking mechanism to an open position to release an authorized weapon to the individual. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A weapon access control system, comprising:
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at least one rack structure exhibiting a plurality of weapons in exposed and individually locked fashion, each of said rack structures further comprising a recessed and weapon stock seating base, a parallel spaced midsection supporting each of a plurality of individual weapon locking mechanism;
a processor operatively actuating said individual weapon locking mechanisms and incorporated into a cabinet secured to said rack structure, each of said locking mechanisms further comprising a solenoid operated latch assembly;
a biometric input reader exhibited upon a face of said cabinet and communicating with said processor for determining at least one of user identification and weapon release authorization; and
a weapon acquisition/return screen exhibited upon said cabinet and communicating with said processor to select an individual rated weapon as determined by said biometric input and prior to said processor actuating said at least one locking mechanism to release said weapon.
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