Patent Application
20250120505
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The present invention generally relates to display and storage apparatus and, more specifically, relates to a handgun organizer stand with custom lockable post, custom magazine retention wells, and further including modular interchangeable variations of multiple stands, wells and drawers, as well as, a related system.
Within the framework of gun display and safety, numerous locking mechanisms have been utilized to prevent the accidental or unauthorized firing of a weapon. Some of the most widely-used locking mechanisms are simple padlocks with a manual implementation. These solutions are not conducive to the aesthetic display of the firearm. On the other hand, gun display solutions known in the art are limited, at best, and do not present the unloaded firearm to be displayed in a safe, unloaded, manner. None of the solutions known in the art provide a gun display solution that enables a gun owner to display their gun in a way that is ready to be quickly implemented, as well as, in proximity to loaded ammunition clips or magazines.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a secure and durable firearm display apparatus that is secure, yet easy to access without the need to find a key or to fumble with a combination code.
There is also a need in the art for a gun display solution that can display the unloaded firearm in a way that is easy for the gun owner to disengage the firearm from the stand.
There is a further need in the art for a gun storage and display solution that also provides storage solutions for magazines, ammunition, or other accessories.
We disclose and discuss here a secure and durable firearm display apparatus, as well as, a system having the firearm display apparatus as a key component. Embodiments of the present invention disclose an apparatus for organizing and displaying guns in an upright orientation, providing secure storage and easy access.
The handgun upright organizer stand described herein provides a convenient and secure solution for storing and displaying handguns.
The apparatus includes a base unit with a custom mast, or magazine-type post, that is designed to engage with a specific handgun model. The post securely holds the handgun in an upright position, preventing accidental displacement or damage. The custom design ensures compatibility with different handguns by adapting the post geometry to interface with the specific gun's magazine locking or retention mechanism according to the firearm's specifications.
Briefly, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, we describe a gun display apparatus. The gun display apparatus includes, at least: a custom mast rigidly attached and protruding distally from a base, the custom mast in the form of a magazine-shaped post that is configured to securely lock in inserted relation with a gun's magazine well locking mechanism, and a one or more well located in the base of the gun display apparatus, each well adapted to receive in inserted relation a magazine. Each well may additionally include a mechanical retention feature, such as, but not limited to, a detent, in order to secure the magazine within the well while permitting easy removal of the magazine by a user. The post angle relative to the base is configured to present a desired display angle of a firearm when mounted onto the apparatus.
Other embodiments of the present invention include a gun display apparatus having a plurality of custom masts protruding above a base, and the base having a plurality of wells or accessories.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, a system for securely displaying a gun includes a one or more gun display apparatus having a custom mast in the form of a magazine-shaped post that is configured to securely lock in inserted relation with a gun, and a one or more well adapted to receive in inserted relation a magazine. The system further includes a gun mounted in inserted relation with the gun display apparatus such that the custom mast is locked into the gun's magazine well.
An object of the present invention is to provide a gun stand that is tailored to a specific gun design such that the mast inserts and locks correctly with the gun's magazine well locking mechanism and is at an angle relative to the base such that a desired display orientation is achieved.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a gun stand that includes a one or more well adapted to receive the gun's magazine(s).
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a gun stand that is further configured to accept additional one or more accessory such as, but not limited to, additional magazine wells, drawers, or storage containers.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a gun stand apparatus that is adapted to be manufactured using a variety of materials and methods, thereby allowing for customization in terms of colors, patterns, durability, and ornamental features.
In the accompanying figures, like reference numerals refer to identical or functionally similar elements throughout the separate views. The accompanying figures, together with the detailed description below are incorporated in and form part of the specification and serve to further illustrate various embodiments and to explain various principles and advantages all in accordance with the present invention, in which:
la is an isometric view of an apparatus, according to an embodiment;
While the invention as claimed can be modified into alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the present invention.
Before describing in detail embodiments that are in accordance with the present invention, though an embodiment may be disclosed as including several features, other embodiments of the invention may include fewer than all such features. Thus, for example, a claim may be directed to less than the entire set of features in a disclosed embodiment, and such claim would not include features beyond those features that the claim expressly recites.
The present disclosure is not a literal description of all embodiments of the invention(s). Also, the present disclosure is not a listing of features of the invention(s) which must be present in all embodiments.
The title of the present application and headings of sections provided in the present application are for convenience only, and are not to be taken as limiting the disclosure in any way.
The following non-limiting definitions are provided as a guide to interpreting the present invention:
The term “product” or “apparatus” means any machine, manufacture, and/or composition of matter, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The term “invention” and the like mean “the one or more inventions disclosed in this application”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The terms “an embodiment”, “embodiment”, “embodiments”, “the embodiment”, “the embodiments”, “one or more embodiments”, “some embodiments”, “certain embodiments”, “one embodiment”, “another embodiment” and the like mean “one or more (but not all) embodiments of the disclosed invention(s)”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The term “variation” of an invention means an embodiment of the invention, unless expressly specified otherwise.
A reference to “another embodiment” in describing an embodiment does not imply that the referenced embodiment is mutually exclusive with another embodiment (e.g., an embodiment described before the referenced embodiment), unless expressly specified otherwise.
The terms “including”, “comprising” and variations thereof mean “including but not limited to”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The terms “a”, “an” and “the” mean “one or more”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The term “plurality” means “two or more”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The term “herein” means “in the present application, including anything which may be incorporated by reference”, unless expressly specified otherwise.
The phrase “at least one of”, when such phrase modifies a plurality of things (such as an enumerated list of things) means any combination of one or more of those things, unless expressly specified otherwise. For example, the phrase “at least one of a widget, a car and a wheel” means either (i) a widget, (ii) a car, (iii) a wheel, (iv) a widget and a car, (v) a widget and a wheel, (vi) a car and a wheel, or (vii) a widget, a car and a wheel. The phrase “at least one of”, when such phrase modifies a plurality of things does not mean “one of each of” the plurality of things.
Numerical terms such as “one”, “two”, etc. . . . when used as cardinal numbers to indicate quantity of something (e.g., one widget, two widgets), mean the quantity indicated by that numerical term, but do not mean at least the quantity indicated by that numerical term. For example, the phrase “one widget” does not mean “at least one widget”, and therefore the phrase “one widget” does not cover, e.g., two widgets.
The phrase “based on” does not mean “based only on”, unless expressly specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase “based on” describes both “based only on” and “based at least on”. The phrase “based at least on” is equivalent to the phrase “based at least in part on”.
The term “represent” and like terms are not exclusive, unless expressly specified otherwise. For example, the term “represents” does not mean “represents only”, unless expressly specified otherwise. In other words, the phrase “the data represents a credit card number” describes both “the data represents only a credit card number” and “the data represents a credit card number and the data also represents something else”.
The term “e.g.” and like terms mean “for example”, and thus does not limit the term or phrase it explains. For example, in the sentence “the computer sends data (e.g., instructions, a data structure) over the Internet”, the term “e.g.” explains that “instructions” are an example of “data” that the computer may send over the Internet, and also explains that “a data structure” is an example of “data” that the computer may send over the Internet. However, both “instructions” and “a data structure” are merely examples of “data”, and other things besides “instructions” and “a data structure” can be “data”.
The term “respective” and like terms mean “taken individually”. Thus if two or more things have “respective” characteristics, then each such thing has its own characteristic, and these characteristics can be different from each other but need not be. For example, the phrase “each of two machines has a respective function” means that the first such machine has a function and the second such machine has a function as well. The function of the first machine may or may not be the same as the function of the second machine.
The term “i.e.” and like terms mean “that is”, and thus limits the term or phrase it explains. For example, in the sentence “the computer sends data (i.e., instructions) over the Internet”, the term “i.e.” explains that “instructions” are the “data” that the computer sends over the Internet.
Any given numerical range shall include whole and fractions of numbers within the range. For example, the range “1 to 10” shall be interpreted to specifically include whole numbers between 1 and 10 (e.g., 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . 9) and non-whole numbers (e.g., 1.1, 1.2, . . . 1.9).
Where two or more terms or phrases are synonymous (e.g., because of an explicit statement that the terms or phrases are synonymous), instances of one such term/phrase does not mean instances of another such term/phrase must have a different meaning. For example, where a statement renders the meaning of “including” to be synonymous with “including but not limited to”, the mere usage of the phrase “including but not limited to” does not mean that the term “including” means something other than “including but not limited to”.
Referring now to the figures, in general, and
Since an object of the present invention is to provide a gun stand apparatus that is particularly configured to hold and display a particular gun model, embodiments of the invention include features that are adapted or configured to be particular for the gun model desired to be displayed. For example, the size and weight of the base 120 is configured such that the gun stand apparatus 100 remains stable and does not fall over when the gun is mounted thereon.
It is contemplated to be within the scope of the present invention that the base 120 may take other forms other than substantially rectangular or wedge-shaped as shown in the exemplary figures. By way of example and not limitation, the base 120 may be circular, oblong, polygonal, or figurative in shape.
In a similar fashion, it is an object of the present invention that the locking post 110 is configured to interface in inserted relation and lock, or otherwise be retained, into the magazine well of the particular gun model to be mounted and displayed. It is to be understood, therefore, by this disclosure and the exemplary embodiments, that the locking post 110 includes surfaces and features that are configured to engage with the locking or retention mechanism of the magazine well particular to the gun model to be displayed. Since the invention disclosed is intended to cover all types of magazine well locking or retention mechanisms, and in the interest of compact disclosure, it is to be understood that the locking post 110 depicted in the various figures and embodiments is not intended to limit the geometry of the post to a particular model or configuration, but rather serve as a geometrical representation of any chosen locking post geometry.
Likewise, the angle 101 of the locking post 110 relative to the top 121 is configured in relation to the particular gun model to be mounted and displayed.
The gun stand apparatus 100 may, in embodiments, be manufactured as one component. In other embodiments, the gun stand apparatus 100, may be manufactured as separate components and assembled together as is shown, by way of example and not limitation, in
As discussed, above, the base 120 provides stable footing for the gun stand apparatus 100 to display, in an upright orientation, a gun that has been mounted thereon by positioning the gun onto the locking post 110 in inserted relation with the gun's magazine well.
Embodiments of the present invention contemplate and disclose variations of the base 120. For example,
Other variations include a base that has been configured to include one or more accessory features. By way of example, and not limitation, accessories include:
Combinations of base style, numbers of locking posts, and accessories can be combined into one apparatus as illustrated in the exemplary embodiment shown in
In system embodiments, a plurality of gun stand apparatus are combined to provide a customized gun stand and storage solution.
A system for securely displaying a gun includes a one or more gun display apparatus, as discussed above, and a system base. An exemplary system 1400 is illustrated in
Maintaining the modularity and customizable nature of the invention, the system base is also adapted, in embodiments, to include accessories as is shown in
As disclosed herein, the invention may be practiced in multiple configurations, combinations, and variations in order to accommodate different types of guns, magazines, or accessories. Indeed, multiple configurations of the same invention disclosed herein may be utilized in an assembly, while still remaining within the scope of the invention disclosed herein.
This variant of the invention includes a hand gun stand with a post that securely locks the handgun in place. The stand also features wells integrated into the base to hold hand gun magazines. The post ensures that the handgun remains attached to the stand, even when picked up or moved. This variant is designed to accommodate specific types of handguns and magazines. See
In this variant, the hand gun stand retains the locking post mechanism to secure the handgun in place but does not include magazine wells in the base. This version is more streamlined and suitable for users who may not require magazine storage within the stand. See
This third variant 1800 consists of a primary hand gun stand 1810 with an additional base 1820 that can be stacked underneath the primary stand. This secondary base can be used for storage purposes or as an extra component to extend the primary stand's functionality. See
In this variant, multiple hand gun stands are configured to be arranged side by side, offering a modular and expandable setup. Each stand retains the locking post and magazine wells, drawer features, or other accessories, providing a convenient and space-efficient way to store multiple handguns and their accessories. See
This variant replaces the magazine wells in the base with a drawer, providing an alternative storage solution for handgun-related items. The drawer can be designed as a single drawer, multiple drawers, or a wide single drawer, depending on the specific design and user preferences. See
In light of the foregoing description, it should be recognized that embodiments in accordance with the present invention can be realized in numerous configurations contemplated to be within the scope and spirit of the claims. Additionally, the description above is intended by way of example only and is not intended to limit the present invention in any way, except as set forth in the claims.
