Patent ID: 8967741
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: A47B

Abstract:
1. A firearms security apparatus adapted to be mounted to the ceiling of an enclosure comprising: (a) a planar top panel having top and bottom surfaces in parallel spaced relation to each other, secured to the ceiling of the enclosure; (b) first and second planar side panels having interior and outer parallel surfaces and upper and lower edge margins, the upper edge of each of said first and second side panels being secured perpendicular to the bottom surface of the top panel, said side panels being in parallel spaced relation to one another; (c) a planar rear panel having interior and outer parallel surfaces and upper and lower edge margins, the upper edge margin being secured to the lower surface of the top panel perpendicular to said first and second side panels; (d) a planar lower panel having interior and outer surfaces and front and rear edge margins, the rear edge margin being pivotally coupled to the bottom edge margin of the rear panel and being adapted to be positioned adjacent the lower edge margins of said first and second side panels; (e) a planar front panel having interior and outer surfaces and top and bottom edge margins, the bottom edge margin being pivotally coupled to the front edge margin of said lower panel and being adapted to be positioned adjacent the top panel and said first and second side panels; (f) first and second locking means secured to the interior surface of the lower panel for detachably securing said lower panel to said first and second side panels, respectively; (g) securing means disposed through said front panel for detachably securing said front panel to said top panel; and (h) firearm retaining means for maintaining the position of firearms coupled to the interior surface of at least one of said rear panel, lower panel or front panel, said firearm retaining means comprising: