SECURING SYSTEM AND METHOD
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Abstract
A securing system and method including an article holder portion having at least two separable portions; a mount portion adapted for carrying at least one of the separable portions of the holder portion; and optionally at least one sensor for monitoring the article and providing an output signal indicative of article tampering.
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Citations
30 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. An article securing device comprising:
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a lock device that includes a male portion with a projection and a female portion for receiving the male portion; a mount portion that is attached with mounting hardware to a support structure and includes a wall structure that mounts to the support structure and defines a cavity for receiving the male portion or the female portion of the lock device; a removable holder portion separable from the mount portion and being securingly engaged to the mount portion for assisting in holding an article, at least one of the removable holder portion or mount portion carrying the male or the female portion of the lock device for causing the securing engagement; and a sensor for monitoring the position of the removable holder portion with respect to the mount portion, and transmitting a signal if the removable holder portion and the mount portion become separated. a retainer member cover associated with at least one of the holder portion or the mount portion, and having an opening therethrough, the retainer member cover being configured for covering the cavity of the mount portion, and capturing the male portion or the female portion of the lock device that is received in the cavity beneath the retainer member cover; wherein the projection of the male portion of the lock device penetrates through the opening of the retainer member cover, and the male portion and the female portion of the lock device are disposed on opposite sides of the retainer member cover and the article when securing the article, and wherein male portion and the female portion of the lock device is removable from the mount portion and, upon removal, functions to lock the article. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method for securing a gun with a trigger, comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a gun lock device that includes a male portion and a female portion; b) locating the male portion of the gun lock device in a position on a gun for blocking depression of a trigger of the gun and c) lockingly engaging the male portion with the female portion; d) mounting a securing device, having a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the gun lock device, to a support structure with at least one fastener that penetrates a wall structure defining the cavity; e) locating at least one of the male portion or the female portion of the gun lock device within the cavity of the securing device; f) securing the gun lock device with the gun thereon to the securing device; g) monitoring the location of the gun lock device relative to the securing device with a sensor; and h) transmitting a signal if the gun lock device becomes separated from the securing device. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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Specification