Patent ID: 7200965
Filing Date: 2007-04-10
Classification: E05B,F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A securing mechanism for locking a firearm, comprising: at least one retaining member having at least one catch surface formed thereon, said retaining member being moveable between a first unlocked position wherein the firearm is not constrained by said catch surface and the firearm can be withdrawn from said retaining member and a second locked position wherein said catch surface engages and constrains a cooperating portion of the firearm or of a firearm housing to prevent withdrawal of the cooperating portion from said retaining member; at least one engagement surface configured so that, when the cooperating portion and said engagement surface are moved into engagement with each other while said retaining member is in said first unlocked position, the cooperating portion contacts said engagement surface and moves said retaining member to said second locked position; a lock mechanism operatively coupled to said retaining member and adapted to secure said retaining member in said second position, wherein said lock mechanism comprises an actuator that is operatively coupled to said retaining member and that is operable to move said retaining member to said first unlocked position, wherein said lock mechanism has a lock member that is engaged by said actuator, wherein said lock member has one or more lock arms that are adapted to engage and secure said retaining member in said second locked position, wherein said actuator comprises a rotary actuator that is adapted to impart a rotary motion to said lock member; and means for identifying an authorized user of the firearm and releasing said lock mechanism to permit withdrawal of the firearm from said retaining member.