Patent ID: 8678206

Claim:
A system for securing a weapon for storage or transport, comprising: a) an upper saddle having an about forwardly facing inset configured to receive a first portion of said weapon; b) an elastic lanyard, said upper saddle comprising at least one cleat having at least one outwardly extending tang, said cleat configured to receive said elastic lanyard wrapped around said cleat and captured by said at least one tang, said elastic lanyard configured to wrap around said weapon and to secure said weapon to said upper saddle; c) a lower saddle configured to receive a second portion of said weapon; d) said upper saddle configured to engage a bracket formed in a back wall of a storage container; and e) said lower saddle configured to be received by a shelf formed in the storage container such that when said weapon is secured to said upper saddle and is received by said lower saddle said weapon is disposed in an about vertical position.