Safe for loaded hand gun

• US 4,768,021 A
• Filed: 09/18/1987
• Issued: 08/30/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: JMF Products LLC
• Original Assignee: Michael P. Ferraro
• Inventors: Ferraro, Michael P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Swann, III, Glen R.
• Application Number:
  US07/099,334
• Time in Patent Office: 347 Days
• Field of Search: 340/665, 340/568, 340/540, 340/506, 340/543, 340/825.31, 340/825.34, 109/38, 109/53, 70/63, 70/159
• US Class Current: 340/568.1
• CPC Class Codes: E05G 1/005 Portable strong boxes, e.g. which may be fixed to a wall or the like E05G1/08, E05G1/14 take precedence; devices to prevent theft or loss of bags, trunks, baskets, or the like A45C13/18; coin boxes for coin freed apparatus G07F9/06
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 23/18 Rests for supporting smallarms in non-shooting position racks for storage A47B81/00; racks in vehicles B60R7/14
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/0069 actuated in a predetermined sequence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5031 Receptacle
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/5544 Pivoted

Abstract

A safe for a loaded hand gun has a box which includes a receptacle for containing the gun. The receptacle has a bottom providing a mounting surface. A lid is hingedly mounted on the box and is movable between a closed position covering the receptacle and an open position in which the gun is accessible. A locking device normally holds the lid in its closed position, and a touch pad mechanism is operable only by authorized personnel provides for releasing the locking device when access to the gun is desired, permitting the lid to move to its open position. The touch pad may be a numerical touch pad, an alphabetical touch pad or a fingerprint indentification touch pad. The mounting surface has a mounting hole for use in attaching the safe to another structure. A pressure sensitive pad is affixed to the mounting surface at the mounting hole and is positioned to be overlapped by the head of a mounting screw. An audible alarm system is actuatable by the pressure sensitive pad in the event of unauthorized attempted forcible removal of the safe from the structure on which the safe is mounted will cause the screw head to apply a squeezing pressure to the pad.

Claims

1. A safe for a loaded hand gun, said safe comprising a box including a receptacle for containing the gun, said receptacle having a bottom providing a mounting surface, a lid hingedly mounted on said box and movable between a closed position covering said receptacle and an open position in which the gun is accessible, a locking device for normally holding said lid in its said closed position, means for releasing said locking device when access to the gun is desired, said releasing means being operable without a key and solely by authorized personnel, said mounting surface having a mounting hole for use in attaching said safe to another structure, a pressure sensitive pad affixed to said mounting surface at said mounting hole and positioned to be overlapped by the head of a mounting screw, and an alarm system actuatable by said pad in the event of unauthorized attempted forcible removal of said safe from the other structure which will cause the head of the mounting screw to apply a squeezing pressure to said pad.

2. A safe according to claim 1 wherein said means for releasing said locking device includes a touch pad.

3. A safe according to claim 2 wherein said touch pad is a numerical touch pad.

4. A safe according to claim 2 wherein said touch pad is an alphabetical touch pad.

5. A safe according to claim 2 wherein said touch pad is a fingerprint identification touch pad.

6. A safe according to claim 1 said alarm system generates an audible signal when a squeezing pressure in excess of a predetermined critical pressure is applied to said pad.

8. A safe according to claim 3 wherein said means for releasing said locking device includes a touch pad.

9. A safe according to claim 8 wherein said touch pad is a numerical touch pad.

10. A safe according to claim 8 wherein said touch pad is an alphabetical touch pad.

11. A safe according to claim 8 wherein said touch pad is a fingerprint identification touch pad.

7. A safe for a loaded hand gun, said safe comprising a box including a receptacle for containing the gun, said receptacle having a bottom providing a mounting surface, a lid hingedly mounted on said box and movable between a closed position covering said receptacle and an open position in which the gun is accessible, a locking device for normally holding said lid in its said closed position, means for releasing said locking device when access to the gun is desired, said releasing means being operable without a key and solely by authorized personnel, and spring means for biasing said lid toward its open position.