Patent ID: 7857149
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A freestanding gun storage carousel for storing plural guns, said carousel being adapted to be disposed in a gun safe, said carousel comprising; a generally ring-shaped bearing member operable to be disposed on a support surface and coupled to and-extending from a bottom surface of a cylindrical disc base, the bearing supporting the carousel upright on a surface; the cylindrical disc base supported on and rotatable with respect to said bearing member, said base including an upward facing disc surface portion and plural slots formed spaced apart in said surface portion for receiving respective gun butts; an elongated vertically extending post secured at one end to said base, without being directly connected to the bearing member, for rotation with said base, the post not requiring bracing at any point between the end secured to said base and a top terminal end of the post opposite said base in order to maintain the post in a vertical orientation when placed on the base, the post being supported only by the bearing and the base; a vertically movable gun support assembly secured to said post spaced from and above said base and including plural, radially extending, circumferentially spaced apart arms, each of said arms including plural cutout portions vertically aligned with respective ones of said slots for receiving a portion of a gun in supportive relationship, and arranged along one side of the radially extending arm, said support assembly being secured to said post for rotation herewith, wherein the plural cutout portions each include an interior surface, against which a gun upper portion would rest and an innermost portion of the interior surface is offset, in a direction lateral to a radius extending along the arm, and a storage container unit comprising a cabinet including spaced apart top and bottom panels, plural side panels and plural hinged doors providing access to storage space substantially independent of a rotative position of said storage container unit and independent of the presence of one or more guns supported on said carousel, the bottom panel of the container unit being connected to the top terminal end of the post.