Patent Description:
There are many different solutions of arrangements for releasably securing weapons such as rifles in vehicles, e.g. military vehicles. A problem with certain known solutions is that they do not withstand high impact loads in multiple directions risking that the weapon releases and hits a passenger. Such impact loads may be due to a landmine attack or a side blast.

Arrangements for releasably securing weapons should further be easy to handle for the operator, which is not always the case with known solutions.

<CIT> discloses a gun holding device comprising a body portion, an arm slidably received by said body portion, spring means arranged in the body portion having bearing upon said arm for normally imparting an outward thrust to the same, and article embracing means swingably connected at one end to said body portion and cooperable with said arm, the remaining end of said article embracing means being adapted to have detachable connection with the body portion. <CIT>, <CIT> and <CIT> show further arrangements for releasably securing weapons.

There is however a need for providing an improved arrangement for releasably securing a weapon.

An object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement for releasably securing a weapon, which withstands impact loads in multiple directions.

Another object the present invention is to provide an arrangement for releasably securing a weapon, which is easy to handle for the operator.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle comprising such an arrangement for releasably securing a weapon.

These and other objects, apparent from the following description, are achieved by an arrangement and a vehicle, as set out in the appended independent claims. Preferred embodiments of the arrangement are defined in appended dependent claims.

According to the invention the objects are achieved by an arrangement for releasably securing a weapon as defined by the features of claim <NUM>. Said arrangement comprises a fixed support member and a locking member spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member such that when the weapon is pressed towards the locking member, the locking member is moved relative to the support member from a closed position to an open position so that said weapon is allowed to be introduced through an opening of the locking member into a holding position of the locking member, and such that, when the weapon is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member is returned to said closed position by means of a spring force. Said support member has a cover portion configured to cover the opening of the locking member in the closed position, wherein said support member has a claw shaped end portion having a first arm portion constituting said cover portion and second arm portion, said arm portions providing an opening there between for allowing said introduction of the weapon in the open position of the locking member in which the opening of the locking member is configured to essentially coincide with the opening of the support member.

Hereby an arrangement for releasably securing a weapon may be provided, which facilitates securing the weapon so that it withstands impact loads in different directions. For example a weapon may hereby be secured, in a vehicle having such an arrangement, in the holding position by introducing barrel of the weapon through the opening so that the weapon is secured even if the vehicle is subjected to impact loads in any direction such as impact loads caused by the vehicle being subject to a landmine or an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member such that when the weapon is pressed towards the locking member, the locking member including the opening of the locking member is moved relative to the support member from the closed position where the opening is blocked by the support member, to the open position, where the opening of the support member is not blocked by the support member so that said weapon is allowed to be introduced through the opening.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member such that, when the weapon is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member including the opening of the locking member is returned to said closed position by means of a spring force so that the opening is blocked by the support member.

According to an embodiment, the arrangement further comprises an actuator arranged for moving the locking member against a spring force into said open position for allowing said weapon to be released. Hereby easy handling of the weapon by the operator is facilitated in that the operator may release the weapon from the holding position by means of the actuator by only using one hand.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement said actuator is arranged onto said locking member. By thus arranging the actuator onto said locking member easy handling of the weapon by the operator is facilitated in that the operator may easily access the actuator and thereby release the weapon from the holding position by means of the actuator by only using one hand.

According to an embodiment the arrangement further comprises a spring member connected between said fixed support member and said locking member so as to provide said spring load of the arrangement. By thus providing a spring member efficient locking of the locking member is facilitated and by means of providing a suitable spring force, introduction of the weapon through the opening into the holding position may be easily obtained.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement the locking member is movably connected to the support member such that the movement of the locking member relative to the support member is a restricted rotational movement about a rotational centre. Hereby efficient securing of the weapon when the weapon is arranged in the holding position is obtained in that essentially a rotational impact force around the rotation centre of the locking member would be required in order to possibly affect the locking member in the locked position. Thus, hereby efficient securing of the weapon in the holding position when subjected to impact forces in different directions is obtained.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured such that, when the locking member is moved, it is rotated relative to the support member. According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured such that, when the locking member is moved, it is configured to rotate within a portion of the fixed support member. According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured such that, when the locking member is moved, it is configured to rotate within opening of the fixed support member. According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the locking member is configured such that, when the locking member is moved, it is configured to rotate about the rotational centre of the locking member within opening of the fixed support member. Hereby rotation between the closed position and the open position may be provided in a compact and easily controlled way.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the actuator is arranged to rotate the locking member relative to the support member. According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the actuator is arranged to rotate the locking member within a portion of the fixed support member. According to an embodiment of the arrangement, the actuator is arranged to rotate the locking member within an opening of the fixed support member.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement the locking member is configured such that when the weapon is in the holding position, the centre of the weapon is offset relative to the rotational centre of the locking member. Hereby even more efficient securing of the weapon when the weapon is arranged in the holding position is obtained due to the offset of the rotational centre of the locking member and the centre of the weapon, i.e. the centre of the barrel of the weapon. Thus, hereby efficient securing of the weapon in the holding position when subjected to impact forces in different directions is obtained.

According to an embodiment the arrangement further comprises a guiding arrangement comprising a guide member and an arc shaped groove, wherein the guide member is configured to run along said arc shaped groove for controlling the movement of the locking member in a restricted rotational movement. Hereby control of the movement of the spring loaded locking member between the closed position and the open position may be performed in an easy and efficient way. By thus providing a guiding arrangement with an arc shaped groove efficient securing of the weapon when the weapon is arranged in the holding position in that essentially a rotational impact fore around the rotation centre of the arc shaped groove would be required in order to possibly affect the locking member in the locked position. Thus, hereby efficient securing of the weapon in the holding position when subjected to impact forces in different directions is obtained.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement said arc shaped groove is arranged in said support member and wherein the guide member is attached to said locking member. Hereby control of the movement of the spring loaded locking member between the closed position and the open position may be performed in an easy and efficient way.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement the locking member has a horseshoe shaped portion providing said opening. Hereby the barrel of a weapon may be easily and efficiently introduced through the opening into the holding position of the locking member.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement the opening comprises an angled portion so as to allow the locking member to receive weapons of different sizes. Hereby an efficient way of facilitating releasably securing weapons of different size, e.g. weapons with barrels of different sizes.

As mentioned above, said support member has a cover portion configured to cover the opening of the locking member in the closed position. Hereby the weapon is efficiently secured in the holding position with the locking member is in the closed position.

As mentioned above, said support member has a claw shaped end portion having a first arm portion constituting said cover portion and second arm portion, said arm portions providing an opening there between for allowing the weapon in the open position of the locking member in which the opening of the locking member is configured to essentially coincide with the opening of the support member.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement the cover portion has an angled shape so as to allow the arrangement to receive weapons of different sizes. Hereby an efficient way of facilitating releasably securing weapons of different size, e.g. weapons with barrels of different sizes.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement said object has a cylindrical portion to be received by said arrangement.

According to an embodiment of the arrangement said object is a weapon having a barrel to be received by said arrangement.

According to the invention the objects are achieved by a vehicle comprising an arrangement as set out herein.

For a better understanding of the present invention reference is made to the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views, and in which:.

<FIG> schematically illustrates a vehicle V according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

The vehicle V is according to the disclosure in <FIG> a tracked vehicle. The vehicle V is according to the disclosure in <FIG> a military vehicle.

The vehicle V comprises an arrangement A for releasably securing a weapon having a barrel to be received by the arrangement A. The vehicle V may comprise one or more such arrangements A. The arrangement A for releasably securing a weapon is configured to be arranged on the inside of the vehicle V, according to an embodiment on internal walls of the vehicle V. For a weapon having a barrel, e.g. a rifle, the arrangement A may be arranged at a certain height for receiving the barrel, wherein a receiving device, e.g. a bowl or the like, may be provided at the bottom for receiving the holding portion of the weapon.

The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be any suitable vehicle for such an arrangement. The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a wheeled vehicle. The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be an aeroplane. The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a helicopter. The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a boat. The vehicle according to the present disclosure may be a train.

<FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG> schematically illustrates different perspective views from above of an arrangement A for releasably securing a weapon W according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; <FIG> a plan view of the arrangement A; and <FIG> schematically illustrates a perspective view of the arrangement A viewed from the underside. <FIG> schematically illustrates an exploded perspective view of the arrangement viewed from above and <FIG> an exploded perspective view of the arrangement A viewed from underneath.

The arrangement according to the present disclosure may releasably secure any suitable object, e.g. an object having a cylindrical portion to be received by said arrangement.

According to the embodiment of the arrangement A illustrated in <FIG>, <FIG>, <FIG> and <FIG> said weapon W is a weapon having a barrel B to be received by said arrangement A.

Said arrangement A comprises a fixed support member <NUM>. Said arrangement A further comprises a locking member <NUM>.

The locking member <NUM> is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that when the weapon W is pressed towards the locking member <NUM>, the locking member <NUM> is moved relative to the support member <NUM> from a closed position to an open position, see <FIG>, so that said weapon W is allowed to be introduced through an opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> into a holding position of the locking member <NUM>.

The closed position refers to a position where said opening O2 of the locking member is closed. The locking member <NUM> is hereby configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that when the weapon W is pressed towards the locking member <NUM>, the locking member <NUM> including the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> is moved relative to the support member <NUM> from the closed position where the opening is blocked by the support member <NUM>, to the open position, where the opening O2 of the support member <NUM> is not blocked by the support member <NUM> so that said weapon is allowed to be introduced through the opening O2. The opening O2 of the support member <NUM> may, in the open position, be configured to essentially coincide with an opening O1 of the support member <NUM>, see e.g. <FIG>, for allowing introduction of said weapon through the opening O2.

The locking member <NUM> is further configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that, when the weapon W is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member <NUM> is returned to said closed position by means of a spring force. <FIG> and <FIG> illustrate the weapon W, i.e. the barrel B of the weapon W, in positioned in the holding position with the spring loaded locking member <NUM> returned to the closed position. The locking member <NUM> is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that, when the weapon W is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member <NUM> including the opening of the locking member <NUM> is returned to said closed position by means of a spring force so that the opening O2 is blocked by the support member. The opening O2 of the support member <NUM> is configured to be essentially blocked by the support member <NUM> in the holding position so as to prevent release of said weapon being in the holding position.

The closed position, when referring to the spring loaded locking member <NUM> being returned to the closed position and holding the weapon W, may essentially correspond to the same closed position as when there is no weapon being positioned in the holding position, i.e. prior to any pressure against the locking member <NUM>.

The locking member <NUM> is configured to provide locking of the weapon in the holding position closed position provides locking of the. When the weapon is pressed towards the locking member when being in the holding position, the restricted rotational movement prevents the locking member from moving to the open position.

The locking member <NUM> is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that when the weapon W is pressed towards the locking member <NUM>, prior to being introduced into the opening O2 and into the holding position and thus being pressed from the outside of the locking member <NUM>, the locking member <NUM> is configured to be moved relative to the support member <NUM> from a closed position to an open position. The locking member <NUM> is configured to be spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member <NUM> such that when the weapon has been introduced into the opening O2 and into the holding position, and being pressed from the inside towards the outside of the locking member <NUM>, the locking member <NUM> and the support member <NUM> are configured and arranged such that movement of the locking member <NUM>, from the locked position, relative to the support member <NUM> is essentially prevented.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the locking member <NUM> is movably connected to the support member <NUM> such that the movement of the locking member <NUM> relative to the support member <NUM> is a restricted rotational movement about a rotational centre C1 of the locking member <NUM>, see <FIG>. The rotational centre C1 may essentially correspond to the holding position of the weapon. Thus, in the holding position of the weapon W, the locking member <NUM> is, together with a cover portion 12a of the support member <NUM>, configured to essentially surround the weapon W, see e.g. <FIG> and <FIG>. In the holding position of the weapon W, the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> is configured to face the cover portion 12a of the support member <NUM>.

The locking member <NUM> is configured to be movable about the weapon W in the holding position. The locking member <NUM> is configured to be movable about the weapon W in the holding position from a locked position in which the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> is facing the cover portion 12a of the support member <NUM> to an open position in which the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> essentially coincides with the opening O1 of the support member <NUM>, allowing removal of the weapon W from the holding position. The locking member <NUM> is movable by means of an outwardly relative to the holding position accessible actuator <NUM> connected to/being a portion of the locking member <NUM>. The actuator <NUM> is described in more detail below.

The locking member <NUM> may be configured such that, when the locking member <NUM> is moved, it is rotated relative to the support member <NUM>. The locking member <NUM> may be configured such that, when the locking member <NUM> is moved, it is configured to rotate within a portion of the fixed support member <NUM>. The locking member <NUM> may be configured such that, when the locking member <NUM> is moved, it is configured to rotate within opening of the fixed support member <NUM>. The locking member <NUM> may be configured such that, when the locking member <NUM> is moved, it is configured to rotate about the rotational centre C1 of the locking member <NUM> within opening of the fixed support member <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the locking member <NUM> is configured such that when the weapon is in the holding position, the centre C2 of the weapon is offset relative to the rotational centre C1 of the locking member <NUM>, see <FIG>. This is to further secure the weapon W in the holding position. In <FIG> only the centre C2 of the barrel B of the weapon W is shown. The centre C2 is thus here the centre C2 of the barrel having a circular cross section, i.e. the centre C2 of the circular cross section of the barrel B.

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure the arrangement A further comprises a spring member <NUM>, see <FIG>, configured to be connected between said fixed support member10 and said locking member <NUM> so as to provide said spring load of the arrangement A. The spring member <NUM> may be any suitable spring member for providing said spring load of the arrangement A. The spring member <NUM> is according to the embodiment illustrated in <FIG> a helical spring.

The support member <NUM> has an upper side 10a and an opposite underside 10b.

The support member <NUM> is according to an aspect of the present disclosure configured to be attached to or comprise a wall mounting member <NUM>, see <FIG>, configured to be attached to a wall, e.g. an inner wall of a vehicle. The support member <NUM> is according to an aspect of the present disclosure configured to project from the wall mounting member <NUM> as illustrated in <FIG>. The support member <NUM> has according to this embodiment an elongated shape.

The support member <NUM> has according to an aspect of the present disclosure a claw shaped end portion <NUM>. The claw shaped end portion <NUM> has a first arm portion 12a and a second arm portion 12b. Said arm portions 12a, 12b form an opening O1 there between as shown in <FIG>. The claw shaped end portion <NUM> has an inner arced shaped surface portion 12c, see <FIG>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the support member <NUM> comprises an arc shaped groove <NUM> arranged in said support member <NUM>, see <FIG>. The arc shaped groove <NUM> is arranged on the upper side 10a of the support member <NUM>. The arc shaped groove <NUM> is arranged on the end portion <NUM> of the support member <NUM>. The arc shaped groove <NUM> runs in the end portion <NUM> from a portion of the first arm portion 12a to a portion of the second arm portion 12b. The arc shaped groove <NUM> thus has a first end in connection to the first arm portion 12a and a second end in connection to the second arm portion 12b.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure a connection member P1 for connecting the spring member <NUM> to the support member <NUM> is arranged in the groove <NUM> in connection to the second end of the groove <NUM>. The connection member P1 is according to an aspect of the present disclosure a pin projecting from the bottom of the groove <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the locking member <NUM> comprises a horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> providing said opening O2 through which the weapon W is intended to be introduced. The horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> has a first end portion 22a and a second end portion 22b. The first end portion 22a has an inner wall portion 22a-<NUM> and the second end portion 22b has an inner wall portion 22b-<NUM>, see <FIG>. The first end portion 22a and second end portion 22b are configured as arm portions. The horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> has an inner end 22c. The inner end 22c of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> may be provided further away from the outer end of the opening O2 in order to thus move the centre C2 of the barrel of the weapon so as to provide/increase the offset relative to the rotational centre C1 of the locking member <NUM>, see <FIG>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the opening O2 of the horseshoe shaped locking member <NUM> comprises an angled portion so as to allow the locking member <NUM> to receive weapons of different sizes. Thus, the opening O2 of horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> has according to an aspect of the present disclosure an angled portion. The angled opening O2 of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> may thus have a slight tampering from the outer end of the opening O2 towards the inner end 22c of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM>. Thus, the first inner wall portion 22a-<NUM> and second inner wall portion 22b may have a certain angle relative to each other such that the opening O2 has a slight tampering from the outer end of the opening O2 towards the inner end of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM>. This is illustrated in <FIG> with dotted lines.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the locking member <NUM> comprises a move portion <NUM> for facilitating moving the locking member <NUM> when a force is applied to the moving member <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the move portion <NUM> has an arm portion 24a. The arm portion 24a is according to an aspect arranged in connection to the first end portion 22a of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the move portion <NUM> has a weapon receiving portion 24b against which the weapon W is configured to be pressed in order to move the locking member <NUM> from the closed position to the open position. The weapon receiving portion 24b is according to an aspect arranged in connection to the second end portion 22b of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure a portion of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> is configured to protrude upwardly from the move portion <NUM>.

The move portion <NUM> is configured to run and project outwardly from the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM>. The move portion <NUM> has according to an aspect an essentially flat configuration with an upper side 24c and an opposite underside 24d.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the locking member <NUM> comprises an arc shaped portion <NUM> protruding from the underside 24d of the move portion.

The arc shaped portion <NUM> has an outer arc shaped surface portion 26a corresponding to the inner arc shaped surface portion 12c of the claw shaped end portion <NUM> of the support member <NUM>. The outer arc shaped portion 26a of the arc shaped portion <NUM> is shaped so as to fit against and be movable relative to the inner arc shaped surface portion 12c of the claw shaped end portion <NUM>.

The arc shaped portion <NUM> has an inner arc shaped surface portion 26b opposite to the outer arc shaped surface portion 26a. The inner arc shaped surface portion 26b transfers into the inner surface of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> of the locking member <NUM>.

The arc shaped portion <NUM> is, together with the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> configured to provide said opening O2 of the locking member <NUM>, through which the weapon W is allowed to be introduced and released when the locking member <NUM> is in the open position.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the arrangement A comprises a guide member P2 arranged in connection to the locking member <NUM>. The guide member P2 is attached to said locking member <NUM>. The guide member P2 may according to a variant be an integrated part of the locking member <NUM>. The guide member P2 may according to a variant be a separate part configured to be connected to the locking member <NUM>.

The guide member P2 is configured to project downwardly from the underside 24d of the move portion <NUM> of the locking member <NUM>. The guide member P2 is according to an aspect a pin projecting from the underside 24d.

The guide member P2 is configured to is configured to run along said arc shaped groove <NUM> for controlling the movement of the locking member <NUM> in a restricted rotational movement.

The guide member P2 and the arc shaped groove <NUM> provides a guiding arrangement. Thus, the guiding arrangement comprises the guide member P2 and the arc shaped groove, wherein the guide member P2 is configured to run along said arc shaped groove <NUM> for controlling the movement of the locking member <NUM> in a restricted rotational movement.

The spring member <NUM> is configured to be connected between said fixed support member <NUM> and said locking member <NUM> by connecting the spring member <NUM> to said connection member P1 of the support member <NUM> and the guide member P2 of the locking member <NUM> so as to provide said spring load of the arrangement A. The spring member <NUM> is according to an aspect of the disclosure configured to be arranged in said arc shaped groove <NUM> of the support member <NUM>.

Said arrangement A further comprises an actuator <NUM> arranged for moving the locking member <NUM> against a spring force into said open position for allowing said weapon W to be released. The actuator <NUM> is configured such that the operator, by applying a force exceeding the force provided by the spring load of the spring member <NUM>, may move the locking member into said open position for allowing said weapon W to be released, which is facilitated with the same hand that operated the actuator <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure said actuator <NUM> is arranged onto said locking member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure said actuator <NUM> is arranged onto said locking member <NUM> by being an integrated portion of the locking member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure said actuator <NUM> is an integrated portion of the locking member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure said actuator <NUM> is arranged onto said locking member <NUM> in connection to the arm portion 24a.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure the actuator <NUM> is arranged to rotate the locking member <NUM> relative to the support member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure the actuator <NUM> is configured to rotate the locking member within a portion of the fixed support member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure the actuator <NUM> is configured to rotate the locking member <NUM> within the opening O1 of the fixed support member <NUM>. According to an aspect of the present disclosure the actuator <NUM> is configured to rotate the locking member about the rotational centre C1 of the locking member <NUM> within the opening O1 of the fixed support member <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure said support member <NUM> has a cover portion 12a configured to cover the opening O2 of the locking member in the closed position of the locking member <NUM>. The cover portion 12a is constituted by the arm portion 12a. Thus, the locking member <NUM> is configured to be positioned in the closed position by means of the spring force provided by the spring member <NUM> so that the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> is directed towards the arm portion 12a. The arm portion 12a is thus configured to prevent the weapon W from being released from the holding position in case of an impact against the arrangement A.

The cover portion 12a is, in the closed position of the locking member <NUM>, configured to provide a space which together with the locking member <NUM>, i.e. together with the arc shaped portion <NUM> of the locking member <NUM>, surrounds the barrel B of the weapon W when the weapon is in the holding position.

According to an aspect of the arrangement A the cover portion 12a, i.e. the arm portion 12a, has an angled shape so as to allow the arrangement to receive weapons of different sizes.

The arm portion 12a has an inner wall portion 12a-<NUM>, see <FIG> and <FIG>. The inner wall portion 12a-<NUM> is configured to face the barrel B of the weapon W when the weapon is in the holding position. The inner wall portion 12a-<NUM> may have an angled shape so that weapons of different size, i.e. barrels of different diameter may be introduced and fit within the thus provided space in the locked position of the locking member <NUM>, see <FIG>. In <FIG> the inner wall portion 12a-<NUM> is also illustrated with a dotted line with greater angle. By having such a greater angle, the end 22c of the horseshoe shaped portion <NUM> may need to be arranged further away from the outer end of the opening O2.

When a weapon W is pressed towards the receiving portion 24b of the move portion <NUM> of the locking member <NUM>, the locking member <NUM> is moved relative to the support member <NUM> from the closed position to an open position so that the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> essentially coincides with the opening O1 of the claw shaped end portion <NUM> of the support member <NUM> so that said weapon W is allowed to be introduced through the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> into the holding position of the locking member <NUM>.

When a weapon W is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member <NUM> is returned to said closed position by means of the spring force provided by the spring member <NUM> so that the arm portion 12a covers the opening O2.

When a weapon W is positioned in said holding position the locking member <NUM> is moved relative to the support member <NUM> from the closed position to an open position when the actuator is operated, which may be obtained by one hand, by applying a force exceeding the spring force provided by the spring member <NUM>, so that the opening O2 of the locking member <NUM> essentially coincides with the opening O1 of the claw shaped end portion <NUM> of the support member <NUM> so that said weapon W is allowed to be released from the holding position of the locking member <NUM>.

According to an aspect of the present disclosure said arrangement A comprises an upper cover portion <NUM> configured to be attached to the upper side 10a of the support member <NUM>. The upper cover portion <NUM> upper side 60a. The upper cover portion <NUM> is according to an aspect configured to be attached to the support member <NUM> by means of joint members J1a, J2a, J3a, see e.g. <FIG> and <FIG>. The joint members J1a, J2a, J3a are according to an aspect provided by screw joint members.

Claim 1:
An arrangement (A) for releasably securing a weapon (W), said arrangement comprising a fixed support member (<NUM>) and a locking member (<NUM>) spring loadedly and movably connected to the fixed support member (<NUM>) such that when the weapon (W) is pressed towards the locking member (<NUM>), the locking member (<NUM>) is moved relative to the support member (<NUM>) from a closed position to an open position so that said weapon (W) is allowed to be introduced through an opening (O2) of the locking member (<NUM>) into a holding position of the locking member (<NUM>), and such that, when the weapon (W) is positioned in said holding position, the spring loaded locking member (<NUM>) is returned to said closed position by means of a spring force, characterized in that said support member (<NUM>) has a cover portion (12a) configured to cover the opening (O2) of the locking member (<NUM>) in the closed position, wherein said support member (<NUM>) has a claw shaped end portion (<NUM>) having a first arm portion (12a) constituting said cover portion (12a) and second arm portion (12b), said arm portions providing an opening (O1) there between for allowing said introduction of the weapon (W) in the open position of the locking member (<NUM>) in which the opening (O2) of the locking member (<NUM>) is configured to essentially coincide with the opening (O1) of the support member (<NUM>).