CA2272529A1 - Lockable wall-mount firearm rack - Google Patents
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- CA2272529A1 CA2272529A1 CA 2272529 CA2272529A CA2272529A1 CA 2272529 A1 CA2272529 A1 CA 2272529A1 CA 2272529 CA2272529 CA 2272529 CA 2272529 A CA2272529 A CA 2272529A CA 2272529 A1 CA2272529 A1 CA 2272529A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
- A47B—TABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
- A47B81/00—Cabinets or racks specially adapted for other particular purposes, e.g. for storing guns or skis
- A47B81/005—Devices for storing or displaying rifles, guns, pistols or elongated objects such as fishing rods storing fishing rods
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A23/00—Gun mountings, e.g. on vehicles; Disposition of guns on vehicles
- F41A23/02—Mountings without wheels
- F41A23/18—Rests for supporting smallarms in non-shooting position
Abstract
A firearm having a barrel with a muzzle and a stock or grip is held on a rack that has an upper support adapted to be fixed to a wall, a pin dimensioned to fit into the muzzle of the barrel, and an upper pivot body mounting the pin on the upper support for pivoting about a horizontal axis. The rack further has a lower support adapted to be fixed to the wall below the upper support, a U-shaped structure adapted to fit snugly around the stock or grip and having a removable part, a lower pivot body mounting the U-shaped structure on the lower support for pivoting about a horizontal axis, and a key cylinder on the structure operable for removal of the part and separation of the grip or stock from the structure so that when the part is in place the stock or grip is locked to the lower support. The U-shaped structure includes a pair of parallel arms between which the stock or grip is fittable.
Description
L0~1CA,B~LB TidgLIr-I~IOUPT FIR8AR1~! R~C1C
FIBLD OF T88 I~lVE~i'rIO~t The present invention relates to a lockable firearm holder or rack. More particularly this invention concerns a wall-mount rack to which a firearm can be locked.
BACKGROUND OF THB II~1VENTION
A standard wall-mount firearm rack includes an upper part having a seat that engages the barrel of the gun and a lower 14 part that engages and supports the grip or stock. Such a rack is typically built into a lockable gun cabinet so that the weapons can be displayed but kept safe. As a rule such cabinets are used for storage of ammunition and other shooting supplies and tools and it is common for the key to be left in t_he lock most of the time. Thus the system offers little security.
When the rack is mounted on the wall, not in a cabinet, the weapons may be rendered safe by providing them with individ-ual trigger Locks. This does not, however, prevent the individ-ual guns from being taken from the rack. It is also known to run 2o a simple chain through all of the trigger guards of a group of racked weapons and to lock the ends of the chain so that a gun can only be removed by someone who has the appropriate key. This system is very unwieldy and requires complex threading of the chain whenever one of the weapons is needed.
OBJECZ'8 OF TH$ I~TVE~1TION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved wall-mount gun holder or rack.
Another object is the provision of such an improved wall-mount gvn holder or rack which overcomes the above-given disadvantages, that is which is easy to use, which solidly disables and retains the weapons, and that can be used both for long arms and hand guns.
SY OF THE =LION
A firearm having a barrel with a muzzle and a stock or grip is held on a rack that has according to the invention an upper support adapted to be fixed to a wail, a pin dimensioned to fit into the muzzle of the barrel, and an upper pivot body mounting the pin on the upper support for pivoting about a horizontal axis. the rack further has a lower support adapted to be fixed to the wall below the upper suppot-t) a U-shaped struc-tore adapted to fit snugly around the stock or grip and having a removable part, a lower pivot body mounting the U-shaped struc-ture on the Iower support for pivoting about a horizontal axis, arid a key cylinder on the structure operable for removal of the part and separation of the grip or stock from the structure so that when the part is in place the stock or grip is locked to the lower support.
This system is extremely easy to adapt to all sorts of firearms, from short hand guns to long powder weapons. One such rack can be provided for mounting a single gun on a wall of a room, of a gun cabinet, or even of a motor vehicle, or a plural-ity of such racks can be provided in a row for individual locking Io of several different weapons. To put a gun in the rack its muzzle is fitted to the upper pin, which has been pivoted out, and then the gun is pivoted back about the upper axis to fit its stock or grip to the lower assembly which is locked around it.
The U-shaped structure includes a pair of parallel arms between which the stock or grip is fittable. These arms can be fixed in the pivot relative to each other and the part in this case is a removable crosspiece carrying the key cylinder.
Alternately the removable part includes a U-shaped rod forming the arms and the removable part. The key cylinder in this case is on the lower pivot body. Either way the arms are formed with savtooth notches and the rack further has bolts fittable with the notches and connected to the key cylinder and at least one spring urging the bolts into engagement n the notches_ To accommodate different weapons, for instance those equipped with a telescopic sight, the fireara rack according to ~ 3 -the invention has a cushion between the arms and braced between the stock or grip and the lower pivot body.
BjtIBF DESC~tIPTIOg OF T88 DRI~rWI~TG
__ The above and other objects, features, and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of the wall-mount gun holder according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow IZ of to F2G. 1 of the upper holder subassembly;
PIG. 3 is a partly sectional view taken in the direc-tion of arrow III of FIG. 1 of the lower holder subassembly;
FIG. 4 is a side view of an alternative Lower subassem-bly; and FIG. S is a top view partly in horizontal section through the structure of FIG. 4.
SPEC~B=C DEsCRZPTIOg As seen in FIGS. l and 2 a rifle 6 is held in place by an upper assembly coxaprising a pin 1 engaged in the muzzle of the barrel 7 and carried on a pivot body 2 for sniveling about a horizontal axis A. The pivot body 2 in turn is carried on a support 3 slidable hori2ontally in a dovetail guide slot 4 whose ends are closed and which is formed in a bracket or mount 5 secured to a wall shown schematically at W. The pin 1 can be formed by a metallic core rod some 5 mm in diameter covered by a 1o plastic spacer tube whose inner diameter corresponds to the outside diameter of the core rod and whose outer diameter corre-sponds to the bore of the barrel 7.
At its lower end a stock or grip 11 of the weapon 6 is held between two parallel arms 10 extending from a pivot body 9 pivotal about a lower horizontal axis A' on a second bracket or mount 8 secured below the mount 5 to the wall W. A crosspiece or holder block 12 fits over the two arms 10 and has bolts 13 urged outwardly by springs 24 into sawtooth notches 23 formed on the confronting sides of the arms 10. A key-operated lock cylinder 14 in the block I2 has eccentric cranks that can retract the bolts 13 to alloy the block 12 to slide on the aruts I0. A
cushion or spacer 15 can be provided between the rear edge of the stock 11 and the support 9 to protect the stock 11 and) if necessary, provide sufficient spacing between the weapon 6 and the wall W to accommodate a telescopic sight. If desired the _ g _ arms 10 can be wrung up into the position shown in dashed lines, something particularly useful when the rack of this invention it used to hold a hand gun.
FIGS. 4 and 5 shoe an alternate arrangement where a S fork or bow 18 with parallel arms formed like the arms 10 is fitted to a support block 17 pivoted on the bracket 8 and pro-vided with spring-loaded bolts is operated by a key cylinder 20 having eccentric cranks 21. A key 22 operates the cylinder 20 from the side.
with both of these arrangements the weapon 6 is set in the rack by first poking the rod 1 into the muzzle of the barrel 6, then pivoting the weapon down to fit the grip or stock 11 to the lower holder assembly, and finally fitting on the crosspiece 12 or retaining fork 18. Several guns can he held adjacent one another on respective such racks, or only a single such rack can be provided, even in a vehicle, according to need. The lockable rack can even be provided inside a lockable gun cabinet for double security, and the racks can be set for weapons of any size or type, from short hand guns to long powder rifles.
FIBLD OF T88 I~lVE~i'rIO~t The present invention relates to a lockable firearm holder or rack. More particularly this invention concerns a wall-mount rack to which a firearm can be locked.
BACKGROUND OF THB II~1VENTION
A standard wall-mount firearm rack includes an upper part having a seat that engages the barrel of the gun and a lower 14 part that engages and supports the grip or stock. Such a rack is typically built into a lockable gun cabinet so that the weapons can be displayed but kept safe. As a rule such cabinets are used for storage of ammunition and other shooting supplies and tools and it is common for the key to be left in t_he lock most of the time. Thus the system offers little security.
When the rack is mounted on the wall, not in a cabinet, the weapons may be rendered safe by providing them with individ-ual trigger Locks. This does not, however, prevent the individ-ual guns from being taken from the rack. It is also known to run 2o a simple chain through all of the trigger guards of a group of racked weapons and to lock the ends of the chain so that a gun can only be removed by someone who has the appropriate key. This system is very unwieldy and requires complex threading of the chain whenever one of the weapons is needed.
OBJECZ'8 OF TH$ I~TVE~1TION
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an improved wall-mount gun holder or rack.
Another object is the provision of such an improved wall-mount gvn holder or rack which overcomes the above-given disadvantages, that is which is easy to use, which solidly disables and retains the weapons, and that can be used both for long arms and hand guns.
SY OF THE =LION
A firearm having a barrel with a muzzle and a stock or grip is held on a rack that has according to the invention an upper support adapted to be fixed to a wail, a pin dimensioned to fit into the muzzle of the barrel, and an upper pivot body mounting the pin on the upper support for pivoting about a horizontal axis. the rack further has a lower support adapted to be fixed to the wall below the upper suppot-t) a U-shaped struc-tore adapted to fit snugly around the stock or grip and having a removable part, a lower pivot body mounting the U-shaped struc-ture on the Iower support for pivoting about a horizontal axis, arid a key cylinder on the structure operable for removal of the part and separation of the grip or stock from the structure so that when the part is in place the stock or grip is locked to the lower support.
This system is extremely easy to adapt to all sorts of firearms, from short hand guns to long powder weapons. One such rack can be provided for mounting a single gun on a wall of a room, of a gun cabinet, or even of a motor vehicle, or a plural-ity of such racks can be provided in a row for individual locking Io of several different weapons. To put a gun in the rack its muzzle is fitted to the upper pin, which has been pivoted out, and then the gun is pivoted back about the upper axis to fit its stock or grip to the lower assembly which is locked around it.
The U-shaped structure includes a pair of parallel arms between which the stock or grip is fittable. These arms can be fixed in the pivot relative to each other and the part in this case is a removable crosspiece carrying the key cylinder.
Alternately the removable part includes a U-shaped rod forming the arms and the removable part. The key cylinder in this case is on the lower pivot body. Either way the arms are formed with savtooth notches and the rack further has bolts fittable with the notches and connected to the key cylinder and at least one spring urging the bolts into engagement n the notches_ To accommodate different weapons, for instance those equipped with a telescopic sight, the fireara rack according to ~ 3 -the invention has a cushion between the arms and braced between the stock or grip and the lower pivot body.
BjtIBF DESC~tIPTIOg OF T88 DRI~rWI~TG
__ The above and other objects, features, and advantages will become more readily apparent from the following description, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which:
FIG. 1 is a side view of the wall-mount gun holder according to the invention;
FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow IZ of to F2G. 1 of the upper holder subassembly;
PIG. 3 is a partly sectional view taken in the direc-tion of arrow III of FIG. 1 of the lower holder subassembly;
FIG. 4 is a side view of an alternative Lower subassem-bly; and FIG. S is a top view partly in horizontal section through the structure of FIG. 4.
SPEC~B=C DEsCRZPTIOg As seen in FIGS. l and 2 a rifle 6 is held in place by an upper assembly coxaprising a pin 1 engaged in the muzzle of the barrel 7 and carried on a pivot body 2 for sniveling about a horizontal axis A. The pivot body 2 in turn is carried on a support 3 slidable hori2ontally in a dovetail guide slot 4 whose ends are closed and which is formed in a bracket or mount 5 secured to a wall shown schematically at W. The pin 1 can be formed by a metallic core rod some 5 mm in diameter covered by a 1o plastic spacer tube whose inner diameter corresponds to the outside diameter of the core rod and whose outer diameter corre-sponds to the bore of the barrel 7.
At its lower end a stock or grip 11 of the weapon 6 is held between two parallel arms 10 extending from a pivot body 9 pivotal about a lower horizontal axis A' on a second bracket or mount 8 secured below the mount 5 to the wall W. A crosspiece or holder block 12 fits over the two arms 10 and has bolts 13 urged outwardly by springs 24 into sawtooth notches 23 formed on the confronting sides of the arms 10. A key-operated lock cylinder 14 in the block I2 has eccentric cranks that can retract the bolts 13 to alloy the block 12 to slide on the aruts I0. A
cushion or spacer 15 can be provided between the rear edge of the stock 11 and the support 9 to protect the stock 11 and) if necessary, provide sufficient spacing between the weapon 6 and the wall W to accommodate a telescopic sight. If desired the _ g _ arms 10 can be wrung up into the position shown in dashed lines, something particularly useful when the rack of this invention it used to hold a hand gun.
FIGS. 4 and 5 shoe an alternate arrangement where a S fork or bow 18 with parallel arms formed like the arms 10 is fitted to a support block 17 pivoted on the bracket 8 and pro-vided with spring-loaded bolts is operated by a key cylinder 20 having eccentric cranks 21. A key 22 operates the cylinder 20 from the side.
with both of these arrangements the weapon 6 is set in the rack by first poking the rod 1 into the muzzle of the barrel 6, then pivoting the weapon down to fit the grip or stock 11 to the lower holder assembly, and finally fitting on the crosspiece 12 or retaining fork 18. Several guns can he held adjacent one another on respective such racks, or only a single such rack can be provided, even in a vehicle, according to need. The lockable rack can even be provided inside a lockable gun cabinet for double security, and the racks can be set for weapons of any size or type, from short hand guns to long powder rifles.
Claims (6)
1. In combination with a firearm having a barrel with a muzzle and a stock or grip, a rack comprising:
an upper support adapted to be fixed to a wall;
a pin dimensioned to fit into the muzzle of the barrel;
an upper pivot body mounting the pin on the upper support for pivoting about a horizontal axis;
a lower support adapted to be fixed to the wall below the upper support;
a U-shaped structure adapted to fit snugly around the stock or grip and having a removable part;
a lower pivot body mounting the V-shaped structure on the lower support for pivoting about a horizontal axis; and means including a key cylinder on the structure operable for removal of the part and separation of the grip or stock from the structure, whereby when the part is in place the stock or grip is locked to the lover support.
an upper support adapted to be fixed to a wall;
a pin dimensioned to fit into the muzzle of the barrel;
an upper pivot body mounting the pin on the upper support for pivoting about a horizontal axis;
a lower support adapted to be fixed to the wall below the upper support;
a U-shaped structure adapted to fit snugly around the stock or grip and having a removable part;
a lower pivot body mounting the V-shaped structure on the lower support for pivoting about a horizontal axis; and means including a key cylinder on the structure operable for removal of the part and separation of the grip or stock from the structure, whereby when the part is in place the stock or grip is locked to the lover support.
2. The firearm rack defined in claim 1 wherein the U-shaped structure includes a pair of parallel arms between which the stock or grip is fittable.
3. The firearm rack defined in claim 2 wherein the arms are fixed in the pivot relative to each other and the part is a removable crosspiece carrying the key cylinder.
4. The firearm rack defined in claim 2 wherein the removable part includes a U-shaped rod forming the arms and the removable part, the key cylinder being on the lower pivot body.
5. The firearm rack defined in claim 2 wherein the arms are formed with sawtooth notches, the rack further comprising bolts fittable with the notches and connected to the key cylinder; and at least one spring urging the bolts into engagement n the notches.
6. The firearm rack defined in claim 2, further comprising a cushion between the arms and braced between the stock or grip and the lower pivot body.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| AT33498U AT3146U1 (en) | 1998-05-20 | 1998-05-20 | LOCKABLE HOLDER FOR FIREARMS |
| ATGM334/98 | 1998-05-20 |
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| CA2272529A1 true CA2272529A1 (en) | 1999-11-20 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA 2272529 Abandoned CA2272529A1 (en) | 1998-05-20 | 1999-05-19 | Lockable wall-mount firearm rack |
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| EP (1) | EP0959318A3 (en) |
| AT (1) | AT3146U1 (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2272529A1 (en) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9347729B2 (en) * | 2014-10-07 | 2016-05-24 | Precision Accuracy Solutions, Inc. | At the ready weapon holder |
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| DE102006011266B4 (en) * | 2006-03-10 | 2009-06-25 | Armatix Gmbh | Device and security unit for storing a firearm |
| DE102019108863A1 (en) * | 2019-04-04 | 2020-10-08 | Krauss-Maffei Wegmann Gmbh & Co. Kg | Holding device |
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| DE2614250A1 (en) * | 1976-04-02 | 1977-10-06 | Sport & Jagd Handelsgesellscha | High security gun holder - has T:strip with recesses for gun barrel and retaining block detachably connected to strip and adjoining barrel side |
| EP0036478B1 (en) * | 1980-03-18 | 1984-04-11 | Walter Dräbing | Rifle rack for hunting car |
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- 1999-02-15 EP EP99890054A patent/EP0959318A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1999-05-19 CA CA 2272529 patent/CA2272529A1/en not_active Abandoned
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US9347729B2 (en) * | 2014-10-07 | 2016-05-24 | Precision Accuracy Solutions, Inc. | At the ready weapon holder |
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| EP0959318A3 (en) | 2000-10-11 |
| AT3146U1 (en) | 1999-10-25 |
| EP0959318A2 (en) | 1999-11-24 |
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