WO2024118361A1 - Coffre-fort d'appuie-tête de véhicule - Google Patents

Coffre-fort d'appuie-tête de véhicule Download PDF

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WO2024118361A1
WO2024118361A1 PCT/US2023/080281 US2023080281W WO2024118361A1 WO 2024118361 A1 WO2024118361 A1 WO 2024118361A1 US 2023080281 W US2023080281 W US 2023080281W WO 2024118361 A1 WO2024118361 A1 WO 2024118361A1
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Irving Meisler
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The Headrest Safe Ip Company , Llc
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R7/00—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
    • B60R7/08—Disposition of racks, clips, holders, containers or the like for supporting specific articles
    • B60R7/14—Disposition of racks, clips, holders, containers or the like for supporting specific articles for supporting weapons
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R7/00—Stowing or holding appliances inside vehicle primarily intended for personal property smaller than suit-cases, e.g. travelling articles, or maps
    • B60R7/08—Disposition of racks, clips, holders, containers or the like for supporting specific articles
    • B60R7/087—Disposition of racks, clips, holders, containers or the like for supporting specific articles for stowing money or valuables, e.g. using safes
    • 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
    • F41A23/26—Mountings for transport only; Loading or unloading arrangements for guns for use with carrier vehicles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/06—Containers for carrying smallarms, e.g. safety boxes, gun cases
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60N—SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60N2/00—Seats specially adapted for vehicles; Arrangement or mounting of seats in vehicles
    • B60N2/80—Head-rests
    • B60N2/879—Head-rests with additional features not related to head-rest positioning, e.g. heating or cooling devices or loudspeakers

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  • the present disclosure relates to safes, and more particularly, the disclosure relates to a gun safe which is found in an automobile or other type of vehicle.
  • Safes have been used for decades to allow for the storage of items, such as guns while preventing the unauthorized access to the guns therein.
  • Many safes use a metal enclosure having a lock.
  • the lock may be in the form of a combination lock, key lock, or a more modem biometric lock which is access through a person’s fingerprint or the like.
  • Guns are oftentimes transported or stowed inside cars for the protection of the occupant. While guns may be stowed within a console or glove box of a car, these are not considered to be a gun safe as they do not have the necessary lock and tamper resistance capabilities.
  • a car storage compartment has also been designed to be included into the headrest of a seat, as shown in Korean Patent Application KR19980001253. However, here again, the headrest storage compartment does not include a lock or the tamper resistant capabilities to prevent access to a gun therein. Furthermore, the access to the interior area of the storage compartment is difficult for a driver.
  • Some gun safes have been adapted to be used within automobiles or cars. These gun safes may be in the form of a metal box which is simply secured to the car, such as that shown in U.S. Patent No. 5,996,865. Gun safes have also been designed to be incorporated into the glove box or console of a car, as shown in U.S. Patent Application No. 20190102963. A gun safe has also been designed to be incorporated into the structure of a car’s sun visor, as shown in U.S. Patent No. 10,232,790. While these gun safes provide a secure structure for the safe storage of a gun, they require the use of multiple hands to operate and do not provide the most direct access to the gun within the safe. Also, as they are stored in a stationary position, the person must reach into the gun safe in order to extract the gun therein.
  • a safe adapted to be mounted to a vehicle seat comprises an exterior housing contoured to resemble a car headrest.
  • the exterior housing has a front surface oriented relative to the front surface of the vehicle seat, a rear surface oppositely disposed from the front surface, two oppositely disposed side surfaces extending between the front surface and the rear surface, a top surface extending between the front surface and the rear surface, and a bottom surface extending between the front surface and the rear surface.
  • One the side surfaces has a pivotal door portion for reciprocal movement between a closed position and an open position.
  • the safe also includes a container mounted within the exterior housing.
  • the container has a main portion and a container door pivotally mounted to the main portion for reciprocal movement between a locked position and an unlocked position.
  • a lock is coupled to the container door to prevent the opening of the container door when in a locked position and to allow the opening of the container door when in an unlocked position.
  • the safe also has a movable fun tray coupled to the container door for reciprocal movement between a retracted position confined within the container and an extended position at least partially extending outward from the container. The container door being movable along with the reciprocal movement of the movable gun tray.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle headrest safe embodying principles of the invention in a preferred form.
  • Figs. 2-4 are a sequence of perspective views showing the opening of the vehicle headrest safe of Fig. 1, shown with a gun positioned therein.
  • Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the vehicle headrest safe of Fig. 1, shown with select portions removed or shown in phantom lines and shown with a gun positioned therein.
  • Fig. 6 is an end view of the vehicle headrest safe of Fig. 1, shown with a gun positioned therein.
  • Figs. 7-9 are a sequence of perspective views of a vehicle headrest safe embodying principles of the invention in another preferred form showing the opening of the vehicle headrest safe with a gun positioned therein.
  • an automobile headrest safe 10 in a preferred form of the present invention, although it may be coupled to any type of vehicle’s seat.
  • the headrest safe 10 is used in conjunction with the seat S of the automobile, and preferably is aesthetically designed to be substituted for the standard seat headrest of the automobile to provide a uniform appearance to the automobile’s interior.
  • the headrest safe 10 is coupled to the standard seat through a link or member 11 which is configured similarly to the standard mounting member of the standard headrest.
  • the headrest safe 10 includes an exterior housing 12 which is made of a soft material and is shaped to conform to or resemble the standard, stock headrest of that particular automobile.
  • the exterior housing 12 includes a front surface 16 which faces forward with respect to the automobile, a rear surface 18 facing rearwardly, a left side surface 20, a right side surface 22, a top surface 24 and a bottom surface 26.
  • the left and right side surfaces 20 and 22 face laterally with respect to the automobile so that one side surface faces either the driver when mounted to the passenger seat or faces the passenger when mounted to the driver’s seat.
  • the exterior housing 12 has a pivotal exterior side door, door portion, or cover 28 and may include a soft cushion or filler material 30 underlying an outer covering 29.
  • a hollow metal interior enclosure, housing, box, or container 34 is positioned within the interior of the exterior housing 12.
  • the container 34 includes a tubular main or body portion 36 having an open end or opening 37 and a pivotal, reciprocating side door 38 having a spring 40 which biases the side door 38 from a closed position closing the body portion opening 37, shown in Fig. 2, to an open position allowing access to the interior of the container 34 through opening 37, shown in Fig. 3.
  • the main portion 36 has a bottom wall 44, top wall 46, two side walls 48, and an end wall 50 oppositely disposed from the container side door 38.
  • the pivotal side door 38 includes a lock or locking device 56 which prevents the unauthorized opening of the side door 38.
  • the lock 56 is preferably a biometric lock having a fingerprint reader 58.
  • the lock 56 includes a latch 60 which engages a catch 62 mounted to the container 34.
  • the lock 56 maintains the side door 38 in its closed or locked position.
  • the lock 56 may also include an optional key cylinder lock 63 which may override the biometric lock for select access.
  • a reciprocating gun slide, holder, or tray 70 is mounted within the interior of the container 34 for reciprocal movement between a retracted or stowed position, shown in Fig. 3, and an extended position, shown in Fig. 4.
  • the tray 70 includes a floor 72, an end lip or finger flange 74, and two sidewalls 76 forming a gun channel 78 therebetween.
  • the tray 70 is sized and shaped to house a pistol or gun G upon the tray 70 and within the gun channel 78.
  • the side edges 80 of the tray of configured to be received within grooves 82 extending into the container 34 to form a tongue and groove type arrangement to allow reciprocal sliding of the tray 70.
  • a resilient cushion or compressible layer 86 may be mounted to the inboard or interior surface of the side walls 76 to provide a soft yet snug cradling or holding of the gun G within the gun channel 78, to prevent unwanted movement of the gun G when stowed, but maintain the upright positioning of the gun G for easy extraction from the tray 70.
  • the side walls 76 may include or be in the form of a plurality of flexible fingers 80 mounted within the cushion 86, as shown in Fig. 5.
  • the exterior side door 28 is configured to overlay the container side door 38.
  • the exterior side door 28 and underlying door 38 are preferably located on the left side surface 20 of a passenger seat so that the side door portion 66 is facing the driver of the automobile, assuming a left side driver’s seat position.
  • the exterior side door 28 and underlying container side door 38 should be positioned on the right side surface 22 facing the passenger positioned on the passenger seat.
  • the exterior side door 28 moves independently of the container side door 38 between a closed or locked position and an open position.
  • the exterior side door 28 may be maintained in a closed position through any conventionally know latch or catch, such as hook and loop type fasteners, magnetic fasteners, mating snaps, press fitting of the exterior side door 28 into the surrounding headrest 12, straps, or the like.
  • the headrest safe 10 may be coupled to the automobile seat through any conventionally known mounting means, and preferably couples to the seat through the same means as the original manufactured car seat headrest.
  • the headrest 10 may be coupled to the seat through a single mounting post, double mounting posts, or the like.
  • the mounting means should be robust enough to prevent the theft of the headrest safe by its forcible removal from the seat.
  • the headrest safe 10 is coupled to the seat S of an automobile in the same position as the originally manufacturer’s headrest.
  • the headrest safe is primarily configured to be accessible to the automobile driver
  • the headrest safe 10 is shown mounted to the passenger seat of the automobile of a left side driver position automobile.
  • the headrest exterior side door 28 and underlying container side door 38 are on the left side of the headrest facing the driver, although the opposite configuration may be made should the headrest safe 10 be mounted to the driver’s seat for use and access by a passenger, again assuming a left drive automobile.
  • a person may place a pistol or gun G within the headrest safe 10 by opening the exterior side door 28 and container side door 38 through the unlocking activation of the lock 56, by placing a recognized, preprogrammed finger upon the fingerprint reader 58.
  • the authorization or recognition of the fingerprint upon the fingerprint reader 58 activates the lock 56 so that the latch 60 releases the catch 62, which allows the biasing force of the spring 40 to move the side door 38 from its closed position to its open position.
  • the sliding tray 70 may be moved to its extended position, shown in Fig. 4, so that the gun is placed upon the tray 70 and within the gun channel 78.
  • the tray 70 is then slid back to its stowed position.
  • the side door 38 may then be moved to the closed or locked position to secure the gun G within the headrest safe 10.
  • the exterior side door 28 is then moved to its closed position.
  • the side walls 76 may be constructed to have internally mounted flexible, inwardly biasing members 77 which provide a spring biasing aspect to the side walls 76 in a direction towards each other to provide a releasable cradling or holding of the gun G mounted therebetween.
  • the driver need only reach over, open the exterior side door 28 and place a finger upon the fingerprint reader 58 of the container side door 38.
  • the reading of the driver’s fingerprint activates the lock 56, which releases the catch 62 from the lock latch 60 causing the automatic opening of the side door 38 through the biasing force of the spring 40.
  • the driver may reach into the container 34 through opening 37 and pull out the tray 70 by pulling upon the finger flange 74, thereby exposing the gun G.
  • the upright positioning of the gun G through the fit of the side walls 76 and gun channel 78 provides immediate access to the gun G in a natural position wherein a person’s finger may be placed immediately adjacent the gun’s trigger.
  • the spring loading of the side door 38 is an option, but provides for a quick and reliable opening of the side door with minimal effort. Again, this allows for the quick access of the interior of the headrest container and the gun therein.
  • an automobile headrest safe 10 in a preferred form of the present invention, although it may be coupled to any type of vehicle’s seat and is not limited to automobile seats.
  • the headrest safe 10 is used in conjunction with the seat S, and preferably is aesthetically designed to be substituted for the standard seat headrest of the automobile to provide a uniform appearance to the automobile’s interior.
  • the headrest safe 10 is coupled to the standard seat through a link or member 11 which is configured similarly to the standard mounting member of the standard headrest.
  • the headrest safe 10 includes an exterior housing 12 which is made of a soft material and is shaped to conform to or resemble the standard, stock headrest of that particular automobile.
  • the exterior housing 12 includes a front surface 16 which faces forward with respect to the automobile, a rear surface 18 facing rearwardly, a left side surface 20, a right side surface 22, a top surface 24 and a bottom surface 26.
  • the left and right side surfaces 20 and 22 face laterally with respect to the automobile so that one side surface faces either the driver when mounted to the passenger seat or faces the passenger when mounted to the driver’s seat.
  • the exterior housing 12 has a pivotal exterior side door, door portion, or cover 28 and may include a soft cushion or filler material 30 underlying an outer covering 29.
  • a hollow metal interior enclosure, housing, box, or container 34 is positioned within the interior of the exterior housing 12.
  • the container 34 includes a tubular main or body portion 36 having an open end or opening 37 and a pivotal, reciprocating side door 38.
  • the main portion 36 has a bottom wall 44, top wall 46, two side walls 48, and an unshown end wall oppositely disposed from the container side door 38.
  • the pivotal side door 38 includes a lock or locking device 56 which prevents the unauthorized opening of the side door 38.
  • the lock 56 is preferably a biometric lock having a fingerprint reader 58.
  • the lock 56 includes a latch 60 which engages a catch mounted to the container 34.
  • the lock 56 maintains the side door 38 in its closed or locked position.
  • the lock 56 may also include an optional key or cylinder lock 63 which may override the biometric lock for select access.
  • a reciprocating gun slide, holder, or tray 70 is mounted within the interior of the container 34 for reciprocal movement between a retracted or stowed position, shown in Fig. 8, and an extended position, shown in Fig. 9.
  • the tray 70 includes a floor 72 and two sidewalls 76 forming a gun channel 78 therebetween.
  • the tray 70 is sized and shaped to house a pistol or gun G upon the tray 70 and within the gun channel 78.
  • the gun tray 70 includes a two piece sliding rail system 80 to allow reciprocal sliding movement of the tray 70.
  • a resilient cushion or compressible layer 86 may be mounted to the inboard or interior surface of the side walls 76 to provide a soft yet snug cradling or holding of the gun G within the gun channel 78, to prevent unwanted movement of the gun G when stowed, but maintain the upright positioning of the gun G for easy extraction from the tray 70.
  • the outboard end of the gun tray 70 is coupled directly to the container side door 38 through a hinge 90.
  • the hinge 90 allows the container side door 38 generally to be longitudinally aligned with the gun tray 70 when the container side door 38 is in a fully opened position. This positioning allows the gun tray to be manually pulled from the retracted position to the extended position through the manual pulling of the container side door 38. As such, the gun tray 70 moves laterally along with the lateral movement of the container side door 38.
  • the exterior side door 28 is configured to overlay the container side door 38.
  • the exterior side door 28 and underlying door 38 are preferably located on the left side surface 20 of a passenger seat so that the side door portion 66 is facing the driver of the automobile, assuming a left side driver’s seat position.
  • the exterior side door 28 and underlying container side door 38 should be positioned on the right side surface 22 facing the passenger positioned on the passenger seat.
  • the exterior side door 28 moves independently of the container side door 38 between a closed or locked position and an open position.
  • the exterior side door 28 may be maintained in a closed position through any conventionally know latch or catch, such as hook and loop type fasteners, magnetic fasteners, mating snaps, press fitting of the exterior side door 28 into the surrounding headrest 12, straps, or the like.
  • the headrest safe 10 may be coupled to the automobile seat through any conventionally known mounting means, and preferably couples to the seat through the same means as the original manufactured car seat headrest.
  • the headrest 10 may be coupled to the seat through a single mounting post, double mounting posts, or the like.
  • the mounting means should be robust enough to prevent the theft of the headrest safe by its forcible removal from the seat.
  • the headrest safe 10 is coupled to the seat S of an automobile in the same position as the originally manufacturer’s headrest.
  • the headrest safe is primarily configured to be accessible to the automobile driver
  • the headrest safe 10 is shown mounted to the passenger seat of the automobile of a left side driver position automobile.
  • the headrest exterior side door 28 and underlying container side door 38 are on the left side of the headrest facing the driver, although the opposite configuration may be made should the headrest safe 10 be mounted to the driver’s seat for use and access by a passenger, again assuming a left drive automobile.
  • a person may place a pistol or gun G within the headrest safe 10 by opening the exterior side door 28 and container side door 38 through the unlocking activation of the lock 56, by placing a recognized, preprogrammed finger upon the fingerprint reader 58 or actuating the manual locking mechanism.
  • the authorization or recognition of the fingerprint upon the fingerprint reader 58 activates the lock 56 so that the latch 60 releases the catch 62 so as to move the side door 38 from its closed position to its open position.
  • the sliding tray 70 may be moved to its extended position, shown in Fig. 9, so that the gun is placed upon the tray 70 and within the gun channel 78.
  • the tray 70 is then slid back to its stowed position.
  • the side door 38 may then be pivoted to the closed or locked position to secure the gun G within the headrest safe 10.
  • the exterior side door 28 is then moved to its closed position.
  • the side walls 76 may be constructed to have internally mounted flexible, inwardly biasing members 77 which provide a spring biasing aspect to the side walls 76 in a direction towards each other to provide a releasable cradling or holding of the gun G mounted therebetween.
  • the driver need only reach over, open the exterior side door 28 and place a finger upon the fingerprint reader 58 of the container side door 38.
  • the reading of the driver’s fingerprint activates the lock 56, which releases the catch 62 from the lock latch 60 causing the opening of the side door 38.
  • the driver may grasp the opened side door 38 and pull the gen tray 70 outwardly to its extended position, thereby exposing the gun G.
  • the upright positioning of the gun G through the fit of the side walls 76 and gun channel 78 provides immediate access to the gun G in a natural position wherein a person’s finger may be placed immediately adjacent the gun’s trigger.
  • a spring loading of the side door 38 is an option, as previously described. Again, this may allow for the quick access of the interior of the headrest container and the gun therein.

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L'invention concerne un coffre-fort de véhicule qui est utilisé conjointement avec le siège de l'automobile. Le coffre-fort comprend un boîtier extérieur avec une surface avant, une surface arrière, une surface latérale gauche, une surface latérale droite, une surface supérieure et une surface inférieure. Le boîtier extérieur comprend une porte pivotante. L'appui-tête comprend également un contenant métallique creux positionné à l'intérieur du boîtier extérieur. Le contenant comporte une partie principale et une porte de contenant. Le contenant comporte également un plateau porte-pistolet à mouvement de va-et-vient accouplé directement à la porte de contenant. La porte de boîtier extérieure a un verrou biométrique.
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