Non-applicable.
The present invention relates generally to a firearm display rack and more specifically to a firearm display rack having ready access to the firearm.
Responsible owners of firearms such as rifles, shotguns, handguns, and the like typically keep their weapons locked and out of sight at all times, perhaps in a gun safe or locked cabinet. However, many households do not have the available storage space for a large gun safe. If they do, such safes are typically located in bedrooms. garages, basements, or other areas which are not readily accessible when quick access to a firearm is required.
Finally, many gun owners, especially owners of expensive or rare guns prefer to treat their guns as pieces of art, and are likely to want to display them, but such action allows the firearm to be readily accessed via anyone including children, criminals, and other unauthorized individuals. Accordingly, there exists a need for a means by which all types of firearms can be displayed in a readily accessible location for authorized users but remain unusable for unauthorized users. The development of the firearm ready access display rack fulfills this need.
To achieve the above and other objectives, the present invention provides for a firearm ready access display rack that has, a rear mounting plate fastened to a structurally substantial vertical surface by a plurality of fasteners, a main shelf, an auxiliary shelf supported underneath the main shelf by a pair of shelf supports, a pair of magazine holders disposed on the underside of the main shelf opposite of the auxiliary shelf, a barrel support disposed on a first side of the main shelf with a butt support on the second side of the main shelf, a magnetic locking system disposed on the barrel support and the butt support, a graphical display area disposed on an upper portion of the rear mounting plate, and a plurality of neodymium magnets coupling the metal plate in place.
The fasteners may be a plurality of bolts. The fasteners may be a plurality of screws. A plurality of magazines may be suspended by the magazine holders. The tamperproof fasteners may be a plurality of screws. The barrel support and the butt support may be set flush with the pair of top plates and may be held in place with adhesive. The graphical display area may be used to display a plurality of visual material. The visual material may include a plurality of names, a plurality of titles, a plurality of descriptions, a plurality of manufacturer logos, or a plurality of pictures. The neodymium magnets may couple the metal plate in place with a force of 95 pounds per square inch. The firearm ready access display rack may further have a magnetic key placed atop the neodymium magnets, thus reversing, or cancelling a magnetic effect of the neodymium magnets and allowing the metal plate and thus the at least one weapon to be removed.
The firearm ready access display rack may include a secure, lockable, display rack for at least one weapon and a plurality of associated accessories. At least one weapon may be a rifle. The butt of the rifle may be secured within the butt support, while the barrel is secured within the barrel support. At least one weapon may be one or more handguns. The one or more handguns may be positioned such that the grip rests upon the main shelf, while the barrel may be supported by a center stand with a holding slots for each barrel of each of the one or more handguns. The firearm ready access display rack may be made of material selected from the group consisting of wooden materials, plywood, or a metal. The firearm ready access display rack may further have a horizontal brace for holding the one or more weapons. The one or more weapons may include one or more hand-based melee weapons. The horizontal brace may be fastened to the rear mounting plate, while the center stand may be fastened to the main shelf.
The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following more detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which:
The best mode for carrying out the invention is presented in terms of its preferred embodiment, herein depicted within
The terms “a” and “an” herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one (1) of the referenced items.
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An auxiliary shelf 30 is supported underneath the main shelf 20 by two (2) shelf supports 35. The auxiliary shelf 30 is used to store ammunition, accessories, optics, cleaning supplies, and other material or tools commonly utilized during the usage and/or care of a firearm. Multiple magazine holders 40 are provide on the underside of the main shelf 20 opposite of the auxiliary shelf 30. Additional detail on the magazine holders 40 will be provided herein below. A barrel support 45 is located on the left side of the main shelf 20 along with a butt support 50 on the right side of the main shelf 20. Both the barrel support 45 and the butt support 50 are provided with a magnetic locking system 55 which will be described in greater detail herein below. The barrel support 45 and the butt support 50 are attached to the main shelf 20 via a series of adjustable index holes 60 and locking pins 65 (shown only on the barrel support 45 for purposes of illustration) that are secured via tamperproof fasteners 70 such as screws. The adjustable nature of the index holes 60 allow for the display of virtually any size of firearm. Finally, a graphical display area 75 is provided on the upper portion of the rear mounting plate 15. The graphical display area 75 can be used to display various visual material including but not limited to names, titles, descriptions, manufacturer logos, pictures, or the like. The display of any particular item via the graphical display area 75 is not intended to be a limiting factor of the present invention. It is envisioned that the overall size of the firearm rack 10 is approximately thirty inches (30 in.) in width and twenty-five inches (25 in.) in height. The firearm rack 10 would be manufactured from wooden materials such as plywood, although other materials such as metals may also be utilized. The exact composition of materials used, as well as any specific sizes are not intended to be a limiting factor of the present invention.
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The preferred embodiment of the present invention can be utilized by the common user in a simple and effortless manner with little or no training. It is envisioned that the firearm ready access display rack 10 would be constructed in general accordance with
After procurement and prior to utilization, the firearm ready access display rack 10 would be prepared in the following manner: the rear mounting plate 15 of the firearm rack 10 would be attached to a vertical surface via use of the fasteners 25; the rifle 80 would be secured in the barrel support 45 and the butt support 50 using the metal plate 140 atop the neodymium magnets 130; the handguns 100 would be placed in the holding slots 115 of the center stand 110; and any weapons 125 would be placed in the horizontal brace 120. The user would also be able to store magazines in the magazine holders 40, and other accessories, supplies, and/or tools on the auxiliary shelf 30. At this point in time, the firearm rack 10 is ready for utilization.
During utilization of the firearm rack 10, the following procedure would be initiated: should access be required to the rifle 80, the magnetic key 145 is placed atop the neodymium magnets 130, thus reversing or cancelling the magnetic effect of the neodymium magnets 130 and allowing the metal plate 140 and thus the rifle 80 to be removed. In the instance of the handguns 100 and/or the weapons 125, they are simply lifted free of the center stand 110 and/or the horizontal brace 120 respectively.
After use of the firearm rack 10, the rifle 80, the handguns 100, and/or the weapons 125 is simply replaced following the above-described process, thus keeping said items protected and secured, but ready for rapid use at any time.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated.
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