GUN SAFE
First Claim
1. A gun safe comprising:
- a carriage configured to receive a barrel of a gun but not receive a handle of the gun;
a housing;
a lock configured to lock a trigger guard of the gun;
a fingerprint scanner mounted in the housing and positioned adjacent to the handle of the gun so that when a user grasped the gun while the gun is locked within the gun safe, a user'"'"'s finger of the hand grasping the gun handle contacts the fingerprint scanner directly,wherein upon receipt of a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger, a processor determines if the fingerprint matches a fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, andwherein in response to the processor determining the fingerprint matches the fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, the processor instructs the lock to release the trigger guard of the gun.
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Abstract
A gun safe comprising a carriage configured to receive only a portion weapon; a housing; a lock configured to lock a portion of the weapon; a biometric scanner positioned adjacent to a handle of the weapon so that when a user grasps the weapon while the weapon is locked within the gun safe, a user'"'"'s finger of the hand grasping the weapon handle contacts the scanner directly, wherein upon receipt of a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger, a processor determines if the fingerprint matches a fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, and wherein in response to the processor determining the fingerprint matches the fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, the processor instructs the lock to release the locked portion of the weapon.
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3 Claims
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1. A gun safe comprising:
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a carriage configured to receive a barrel of a gun but not receive a handle of the gun; a housing; a lock configured to lock a trigger guard of the gun; a fingerprint scanner mounted in the housing and positioned adjacent to the handle of the gun so that when a user grasped the gun while the gun is locked within the gun safe, a user'"'"'s finger of the hand grasping the gun handle contacts the fingerprint scanner directly, wherein upon receipt of a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger, a processor determines if the fingerprint matches a fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, and wherein in response to the processor determining the fingerprint matches the fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, the processor instructs the lock to release the trigger guard of the gun.
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2. A method for operating a gun safe comprising a carriage, a housing, a lock configured to lock a trigger guard of the gun, a fingerprint scanner mounted in the housing and positioned adjacent to the handle of the gun so that when a user grasped the gun while the gun is locked within the gun safe, a user'"'"'s finger of the hand grasping the gun handle contacts the fingerprint scanner directly, the method comprising:
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receiving a user'"'"'s fingerprint of a user'"'"'s finger; registering the user'"'"'s fingerprint into memory of the gun safe; in response to receiving a first fingerprint, determining if the fingerprint matches the fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, and in response to the processor determining the first fingerprint matches the user'"'"'s fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, the processor instructs the lock to release the trigger guard of the gun.
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3. A gun safe comprising:
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a carriage configured to receive only a portion weapon; a housing; a lock configured to lock a portion of the weapon; a biometric scanner positioned adjacent to a handle of the weapon so that when a user grasps the weapon while the weapon is locked within the gun safe, a user'"'"'s finger of the hand grasping the weapon handle contacts the scanner directly, wherein upon receipt of a fingerprint of the user'"'"'s finger, a processor determines if the fingerprint matches a fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, and wherein in response to the processor determining the fingerprint matches the fingerprint pre-registered with the gun safe, the processor instructs the lock to release the locked portion of the weapon.
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