Patent Application
20220205757
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The disclosure relates to firearm storage devices and more particularly pertains to a new firearm storage device for securing and hiding a firearm. The present invention discloses a clothes hanger having an integral holster for stowing a firearm, and over which an article of clothing can be positioned for concealing the firearm.
The prior art relates to firearm storage devices, which may comprise pipes engageable to barrels of firearms and having hooks for hanging, clothes hangers having means for engaging trigger assemblies of firearms, and hanging containers in which firearms can be stowed. What is lacking in the prior art is a clothes hanger having an integral holster for stowing a firearm, and over which an article of clothing can be positioned for concealing the firearm.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a clothes hanger and a holster. The clothes hanger comprises a hook and a panel. The hook is engaged to and extends from an upper edge of the panel equally distant from opposed sides thereof. The hook is configured to engage a clothes rod to hang the clothes hanger. The holster is engaged to a respective opposed face of the panel and is configured for insertion of a firearm so that the firearm is engaged to the panel. The clothes hanger is configured to have an article of clothing, such as a coat or a jacket, hung thereupon to conceal the firearm.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
As best illustrated in
The holster 14 is engaged to a respective opposed face 24 of the panel 18 and is configured for insertion of a firearm so that the firearm is engaged to the panel 18. The clothes hanger 12 is configured to have an article of clothing, such as a coat or a jacket, hung thereupon to conceal the firearm. The holster 14 may be one of a pair of holsters 14 positioned singly on the opposed faces 24 of the panel 18, as shown in
The holster 14 is configured for insertion of a pistol, as shown in
A first fastener 28 is engaged to an outer face 30 of the holster 14. A strap 32 is engaged to the panel 18 between the holster 14 and the hook 16 and extends therefrom. A second fastener 34 is engaged to the strap 32 distal from the panel 18. The second fastener 34 is complementary to the first fastener 28 so that the second fastener 34 is positioned to selectively engage the first fastener 28 to fasten the strap 32 over an opening 36 of the holster 14 to secure the firearm therein. The strap 32 may comprise a pair of straps 32, as shown in
The second fastener 34 and the first fastener 28 comprise a child safety lock 38. For example, the first fastener 28 comprises a ring 40 and a set of first tabs 42, with the set of first tabs 42 being engaged to an outer circumference 44 of the ring 40 and extending circumferentially therearound, as shown in
The second fastener 34 comprises a cap 52 and a set of second tabs 54, with the set of second tabs 54 being engaged to an inner perimeter 56 of the cap 52 and extending circumferentially therearound. The second tabs 54 engage the first tabs 42 when the cap 52 is pressed onto the ring 40 to lock the cap 52 to the ring 40. The cap 52 is configured to be pushed toward the panel 18 so that the set of second tabs 54 is positioned in the channel 50. The cap 52 thus is configured to be turned to disengage the cap 52 from the ring 40 to access the firearm in the holster 14. The present invention also anticipates other locking means for securing the strap 32 over the opening 36, such as, but not limited to, keyed locks, magnetic locks, biometric locks, and the like.
In use, a firearm is inserted into the holster 14 and secured therein by positioning the strap 32 over the opening 36 of the holster 14 and pressing the cap 52 onto the ring 40. A coat or jacket then is positioned on the clothes hanger 12 to conceal the firearm. The clothes hanger 12 is hung on the clothes rod using the hook 16. The child safety lock 38 deters access to the firearm by a child, while the inconspicuous positioning of the firearm in a closet conceals it from casual viewing and may deter theft. Access to the firearm is gained by pressing on and turning of the cap 52.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
