Patent ID: 8376152

Claim:
A handgun storage stack for holding at least two handguns in a single column vertical stacking arrangement, wherein each handgun comprises a grip, a trigger guard and a barrel, wherein said handgun stack comprises: a pair of opposing vertical side walls defining a space between them; and at least two divider elements, each divider element extending from a first opposing vertical side wall to the other of the pair and displaced vertically one from another between said pair of opposing vertical side walls, said at least two divider elements forming at least two slots arranged vertically one on top of the other and disposed between the pair of side walls and having sides defined by the pair of opposing vertical side walls, wherein each slot has a top surface and a bottom surface extending at a downward angle from a front access opening through the slot to a rear exit opening, wherein each top surface is formed by one of said divider elements and each bottom surface is formed by another of said divider elements, wherein each slot is separately accessible through a front access opening, wherein each slot is separately configured and adapted to receive a handgun through the front access opening; wherein the handgun storage stack is configured for receiving a handgun such that the handgun is capable of resting on the bottom surface of each slot in an upright position, wherein upon placing the handgun in the slot through the front access opening, the barrel of the handgun is angled downward and away from the front access opening and extends toward or through a rear exit opening and the grip of the handgun is angled upward and extends out of the front access portion of each slot.