Patent ID: 6082601
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60R,F41C,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A device for securely storing a gun in a vehicle, said device comprising:a rectangular base plate and fastening means for securely attaching said base plate to the floor or other surface of a vehicle, said base plate having an upper and a lower surface and comprising a substantially planar central portion and upwardly bent elongated edge portions joined to and surrounding said central portion, said base plate comprising a first aperture having a position adopted to be in vertical alignment with an aperture formed by a trigger guard of the gun stored in said device;a box-like cover comprising a rectangular top and sidewalls defining a storage chamber for the gun, said sidewalls enclosing a rectangular area corresponding substantially to the area of said rectangular base plate, whereby said cover forms a close fit around said base plate and overlaps said edge portion of said base plate; said cover further comprising a second aperture adapted to be in vertical alignment with an aperture formed by a trigger guard of the gun stored in said device and with said first aperture in said base plate;a rotatable pin sized for passing through an aperture formed by a trigger guard of the gun stored in said device , said pin having a plate end provided with a flat base of sufficient size to prevent its passing through said first aperture and a cover end provided with a transverse bore sized for accepting a shank of a portable lock;whereby passing said pin sequentially through said first aperture, the trigger guard of the gun within said chamber, and said second aperture, inserting the shank of a lock through said transverse bore, and locking said lock secures the gun within said device.