Patent ID: 6845640

Claim:
A long gun case, comprising: a) a housing including a base defining an inner chamber and a closeable lid; b) said chamber having a compartment shaped in general conformance with an outer configuration of a breech and trigger guard of a long gun; c) said housing having two opposed aligned openings, one of said openings adapted to receive therethrough a stock of a long gun and another of said openings adapted to receive therethrough a barrel of a long gun; d) a latching mechanism locking said lid in a closed position, said latching mechanism having a pivotable latch with a latching tang, said latch further including a further tang opposite said latching tang to weight balance said latch about a pivot point thereof to preclude unauthorized pivoting of said latch; and e) an actuator associated with said latching mechanism for selectively releasing said latching mechanism to permit opening of said lid and access to said compartment.