Weaponry holder for a vehicle

• US 6,142,349 A
• Filed: 10/21/1998
• Issued: 11/07/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Melanie Roberson
• Original Assignee: Melanie Roberson
• Inventors: Roberson, Melanie
• Primary Examiner(s): Vidovich, Gregory M.
• Application Number:
  US09/176,641
• Time in Patent Office: 748 Days
• Field of Search: 224/401, 224/913, 224/916, 224/324, 224/558, 224/565, 224/568, 224/570, 224/571, 211/71.01, 248/146, 248/154
• US Class Current: 224/401
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 7/14 for supporting weapons

Abstract

A weaponry holder for an all terrain vehicle includes a planar, rectangular attachment plate having stabilizing bars perpendicularly extending from each comer thereof. The distal ends of each stabilizing bar are outwardly flared allowing a weaponry case to be wedged therebetween. Each of two opposing edges of the attachment plate include one or more loops with a loop on a first side having a strap permanently attached thereto. The opposing end of the strap is removably attachable to the opposing loop to further secure the weaponry case between the stabilizing bars. The plate further includes a securing means for further securing the plate to a cargo rack.

Claims

1. A weaponry holder for a vehicle comprising:

a base plate having an upper surface, a lower surface, two longitudinal and two lateral peripheral edges, each longitudinal edge having a loop thereon and a pair of apertures adjacent thereto;

a plurality of stabilizing bars extending upwardly from said plate adapted for surrounding and engaging a weaponry protective case, said retaining bars each having an outwardly flared upper end;

a strap having two opposing ends with a first end permanently attached to one of said loops with the opposing end removably attached to the other of said loops whereby said strap is wrappable about said weaponry case and secured to the other of said loops for tightly retaining said weaponry case against said plate;

a flexible pad on the upper surface of said plate having a pair of apertures therethrough in alignment with the apertures on said plate;

a second flexible pad on the lower surface of said plate having a pair of apertures therethrough in alignment with said plate apertures;

a substantially U-shaped bolt for surrounding a portion of a cargo rack, said bolt having a pair of terminal ends received within said aligned apertures;

a fastener means removably attached to each terminal end of said U-shaped bolt to secure said holder to a vehicle cargo rack.

2. A device according to claim 1 wherein the opposing end of said strap is attached to the other of said loop with a hook and loop fastener.

3. A device according to claim 1 wherein said fastener means is a wing nut.

4. A device according to claim 1 further comprising a border strip adjacent each peripheral edge of said plate for providing structural integrity thereto.