Electronic device security container

• US 7,826,220 B1
• Filed: 06/02/2008
• Issued: 11/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Alpha Guardian Co.
• Original Assignee: Gunvault Incorporated (Cannon Safe Incorporated)
• Inventors: Baker, Aaron M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gandhi; Jayprakash N
• Assistant Examiner(s): SMITH, COURTNEY L
• Application Number:
  US12/156,474
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.01, 361/679.33, 361/679.4, 361/679.41, 361/679.56, 361/824
• US Class Current: 361/679.57
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/06 Containers for carrying smallarms, e.g. safety boxes, gun cases F41C33/02 takes precedence

Abstract

An electronic device security container is taught which is used for storing valuable objects which consists of a console having electronic devices inside including a clock radio, a iPod® docking station, a fingerprint recognition biometric device and an electrical locking mechanism. A power supply provides electrical energy to the electronic devices housed within the console. An enclosure is attached to the console, which has a top opening lid, and a bottom storage container with a spring loaded hinge attached therebetween. An alternate embodiment is for a slide drawer opening security container differing only in the configuration of an enclosure which contains a sliding drawer under the console instead of the lid opening on the enclosure top.

Claims

1. An electronic device security container for storing valuable objects which comprises,

a console having a plurality of electronic devices disposed inside,

said electronic devices inside said console are defined as a clock radio, an iPod®

docking station, an electrical locking mechanism and a fingerprint recognition biometric device outside the console, for gaining access into the security container,

control means for manually regulating the electronic devices, said control means defined as;

at least time and date setting means for said clock,

at least on/off setting, AM/FM setting, station selection and audio volume for said clock radio,

at least on/off setting and audio volume control for said iPod®

docking station, and

at least on/off setting and LED indication of functional operation of said fingerprint recognition biometric device,

a power supply in electrical communication with the electronic devices within the console, and

an enclosure attached to the console, with the enclosure having a top opening lid, and a bottom storage container with at least one spring loaded hinge attached therebetween.

2. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 wherein said console further comprises a plurality of separate audio speakers facing an outside surface of the console such that sound may be emitted to the surrounding environment.

3. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 2 wherein said console further comprises a speaker acoustic covering disposed in front of the speakers with the covering selected from the group consisting of woven material, perforated metal, perforated thermoplastic resin, wire cloth, wire fabric, synthetic screening fiberglass cloth and flannel cloth.

4. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 wherein said electronic devices further comprises,

said clock radio having a digital clock time display and an AM/FM radio with a built in antenna,

said iPod®

docking station is self contained and includes a cradle, a USB port, a firewire port and a stereo jack,

said fingerprint recognition biometric device is configured to create a digital image of a fingerprint pattern with a biometric template which matches a users template stored therein, and

said electrical locking mechanism for gaining access into the security container is an electrical solenoid attached mechanically to a latch in the lid.

5. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 wherein said power supply is selected from the group consisting of a remote AC/DC power converter, an internal AC/DC power converter with a mains power cord and at least one storage battery.

6. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 wherein said enclosure further comprises a material selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum and reinforced polymer resin.

7. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 further comprising a resilient cushion disposed in a bottom surface of the enclosure selected from the group consisting of a egg crate convoluted foam, a closed cell sponge sheet, a polyurethane foam sheet, a polymide foam sheet, a urethane foam sheet and a felt sheet.

8. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 1 further comprising bypass entry means for bypassing the fingerprint recognition biometric device, said bypass entry means selected from the group consisting of a key lock electric bypass with the lock mounted within the console requiring a mating key to energize the electrical locking mechanism for gaining access into the security container and, a USB port with an programmable electronic system mounted within the console for sending a signal from a remote electronic device to energize the electrical locking mechanism to gain access into the security container.

9. An electronic device security container for storing valuable objects which comprises,

a console having a plurality of electronic devices disposed inside,

said electronic devices inside said console are defined as a clock radio, an iPod®

docking station, an electrical locking mechanism and a fingerprint recognition biometric device outside the console, for gaining access into the security container,

a power supply in electrical communication with the electronic devices within the console,

an enclosure having the console secured within an upper portion and said enclosure having a sliding drawer housed within a lower portion, and

control means for manually regulating electronic devices, said control means defined as;

at least time and date setting means for said clock,

at least on/off setting, AM/FM setting, station selection and audio volume for said clock radio,

at least on/off setting and audio volume control for said iPod®

docking station, and

at least on/off setting and LED indication of functional operation of said fingerprint recognition biometric device.

10. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 wherein said console further comprises a plurality of separate audio speakers facing an outside surface of the console such that sound may be emitted to the surrounding environment.

11. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 10 wherein said console further comprises a speaker acoustic covering disposed in front of the speakers with the covering selected from the group consisting of woven material, perforated metal, perforated thermoplastic resin, wire cloth, wire fabric, synthetic screening fiberglass cloth and flannel cloth.

12. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 wherein said electronic devices further comprises,

said clock radio having a digital clock time display and an AM/FM radio with a built in antenna,

said iPod®

docking station is self contained and includes a cradle, a USB port, a firewire port and a stereo jack,

said fingerprint recognition biometric device is configured to create a digital image of a fingerprint pattern with a biometric template which matches a users template stored therein, and

said electrical locking mechanism for gaining access into the security container is an electrical solenoid attached mechanically to a latch on the sliding drawer.

13. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 wherein said power supply is selected from the group consisting of a remote AC/DC power converter, an internal AC/DC power converter with a mains power cord and at least one storage battery.

14. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 wherein said enclosure and said sliding drawer further comprises a material selected from the group consisting of steel, aluminum and reinforced polymer resin.

15. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 further comprising a resilient cushion disposed in a bottom surface of the sliding drawer selected from the group consisting of a egg crate convoluted foam, a closed cell sponge sheet, a polyurethane foam sheet, a polymide foam sheet, a urethane foam sheet and a felt sheet.

16. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 wherein said console secured within an upper portion of said enclosure further comprises attachment means selected from the group consisting of U-shaped rails, threaded fasteners, rivets and sheet metal screws, and wherein said sliding drawer housed within said enclosure is attached to said enclosure with a plurality of spring loaded drawer slides permitting the drawer to slide outwardly under spring influence when the drawer has been released with said electrical locking mechanism for gaining access into the security container.

17. The electronic device security container as recited in claim 9 further comprising bypass entry means for bypassing the fingerprint recognition biometric device, said bypass entry means selected from the group consisting of a key lock electric bypass with the lock mounted within the console requiring a mating key to energize the electrical locking mechanism for gaining access into the security container and, a USB port with an electronic system mounted within the console for sending a signal from a remote programmable electronic device to energize the electrical locking mechanism to gain access into the security container.