Firearm housing with heavy-duty locking mechanism
First Claim
1. A housing for securing a firearm, comprising:
- a) a door assembly that moves between a closed position preventing the firearm from being withdrawn from the housing and an open position permitting the firearm to be withdrawn from the housing;
b) a slide assembly that moves between a closed position and an open position, and that includes at least one slide-locking member;
c) at least one set of cooperating stop surfaces that engage to lock the door assembly in the closed position when the slide assembly is locked in the closed position and that disengage to release the door assembly from the closed position when the slide assembly is moved to the open position; and
d) at least one retainer that moves between a locked position engaging the slide-locking member to lock the slide assembly in the closed position and an unlocked position disengaged from the slide-locking member to release the slide assembly from the closed position.
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Abstract
A safety housing for a firearm includes a biometric or other access authentication device, an enclosure, a frame assembly, a slide assembly, and a door. The frame and the slide assemblies nest within the enclosure, the frame assembly affixes to the enclosure, and the slide assembly moves relative to the frame assembly. The door moves between an open position in which the firearm is removable through an access opening in the housing, and a closed position covering the access opening. The housing has cooperating internal components that operate to lock the door closed when the slide assembly is locked in place, to unlock the door when the slide assembly is released, to move the door open when the slide assembly is moved upwards, and to move the door closed when the slide assembly is moved downwards. Also, the frame assembly has adjustably positionable support elements for different firearms.
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20 Claims
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1. A housing for securing a firearm, comprising:
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a) a door assembly that moves between a closed position preventing the firearm from being withdrawn from the housing and an open position permitting the firearm to be withdrawn from the housing;
b) a slide assembly that moves between a closed position and an open position, and that includes at least one slide-locking member;
c) at least one set of cooperating stop surfaces that engage to lock the door assembly in the closed position when the slide assembly is locked in the closed position and that disengage to release the door assembly from the closed position when the slide assembly is moved to the open position; and
d) at least one retainer that moves between a locked position engaging the slide-locking member to lock the slide assembly in the closed position and an unlocked position disengaged from the slide-locking member to release the slide assembly from the closed position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A housing for securing a firearm, comprising:
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a) a door assembly that pivots between a closed position preventing the firearm from being withdrawn from the housing and an open position permitting the firearm to be withdrawn from the housing, wherein the door assembly includes at least one lever arm;
b) a frame assembly including at least one support element for supporting the firearm in the housing;
c) a slide assembly that slides relative to the frame assembly and between a closed position and an open position, and that includes at least one slide-locking member;
d) at least one set of cooperating stop surfaces defined by the lever arm of the door assembly and by the frame assembly, wherein the stop surfaces engage to lock the door assembly in the closed position when the slide assembly is locked in the closed position and disengage to release the door assembly from the closed position when the slide assembly is moved to the open position;
e) at least one set of cooperating drive surfaces that engage to move the door to the open position in response to the slide assembly moving to the open position. f) at least one retainer that moves between a locked position engaging the slide-locking member to lock the slide assembly in the closed position and an unlocked position disengaged from the slide-locking memberto release the slide assembly from the closed position; and
g) an access authentication device adapted to move the retainer from the locked position to the unlocked position upon authenticating an authorized user of the firearm. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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