Patent ID: 7658028
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A firearm security device attachable to a surface for securing a firearm including a trigger guard, a receiver and a grip, the firearm security device comprising: a frame pivotably connected to a base assembly, the base assembly attachable to the surface; a first plate including a first grip pad, the first plate fixed to the frame; a trigger guard stud attached to the first plate, the trigger guard stud projecting from an inner surface of the first grip pad, the trigger guard stud adapted for insertion through the trigger guard of the firearm; a firearm support member projecting from the first grip pad, the firearm support member adapted for positioning below the receiver of the firearm; a second plate including a second grip pad, the second plate pivotably connected to the frame; and a clamping assembly including a lever pivotably connected between the frame and the second plate, the second plate pivotable by operation of the lever from an open position wherein the firearm is positionable against the inner face of the first plate with the trigger guard stud projecting through the trigger guard of the firearm, to a closed position wherein the second plate is pivoted to a position substantially parallel to and opposing the first plate, at least a portion of the receiver of the firearm held in a compressive grip between the first plate and the second plate, the second plate held in a closed position by an over-center clamping action of the clamping assembly.