Patent ID: 9010007
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. An article for providing controlled access to a shotgun, comprising: a non-portable article body structurally adapted to be mounted on a wall for holding a shotgun in a fixed position having a length which covers approximately just a receiver area of a shotgun, leaving the stock and most of the barrel of the shotgun outside of the article body when the shotgun is properly positioned in the article body, wherein the article body includes a base portion, a lid portion with at least one securing member extending therefrom, a hinge member moveably connecting the lid portion to the base portion, a side enclosure fixedly attached to the base portion, and a lock assembly, positioned within the side enclosure, wherein the lid portion with the at least one securing member is capable of being locked and released from the lock assembly, wherein the shotgun is securely held between the base portion and the lid portion and the lid portion is prevented from opening when the lid portion with the at least one securing member is locked to the lock assembly, wherein the article further includes first and second spaced containment blocks mounted so that the containment blocks are positioned parallel to the barrel of the shotgun, on opposing sides of and adjacent to a trigger guard portion of the shotgun, holding the shotgun in place in the article body.