Restroom stall firearm receptacle
OwnerNed Forrest Christianseninventor
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Abstract
An example firearm receptacle includes a mounting structure, a firearm holder, and a door stopper. The mounting structure is configured to be fixably mounted to one of a wall or a door. The door stopper is configured to transition between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the example embodiment, the door stopper is configured to impede the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the deployed position and to allow the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the stowed position. The door stopper is additionally configured to prevent the door stopper from transitioning to the stowed position when a firearm is disposed in the firearm holder.
Claims21
A firearm receptacle comprising:
- a mounting structure configured to be fixably mounted to one of a wall or a door;
- a firearm holder;
- and
- a door stopper coupled to said mounting structure and configured to transition between a deployed position and a stowed position;
- and wherein
- said firearm holder is disposed in a space between said door stopper and said mounting structure when said door stopper is in said stowed position;
- and
- said space between said door stopper and said mounting structure is sufficiently small to prevent said door stopper from transitioning to said stowed position when a BROWNING HI-POWER™ pistol is disposed in said firearm holder.
A method for manufacturing a firearm receptacle, said method comprising:
- providing a mounting structure configured to be fixably mounted to one of a wall or a door;
- providing a firearm holder;
- providing a door stopper configured to transition between a deployed position and a stowed position;
- coupling said door stopper to said mounting structure;
- and
- mounting said firearm holder in a space between said door stopper and said mounting structure such that said door stopper cannot transition to said stowed position when a BROWNING HI-POWER™ pistol is disposed in said firearm holder.
A walk-in enclosure for use by a person carrying a firearm, said enclosure comprising:
- one or more walls;
- a door coupled to at least one of said walls;
- a firearm receptacle fixed to said door or one of said walls, said firearm receptacle being transitionable between a stowed position and a deployed position, said firearm receptacle including a firearm holder transitionable between a collapsed state and an expanded state;
- and wherein
- said firearm receptacle is configured to prevent transition from said deployed position to said stowed position while a BROWNING HI-POWER™ pistol is disposed in said firearm holder;
- said firearm receptacle is free to transition into said stowed position while no firearm is disposed in said firearm holder;
- said firearm receptacle impedes the opening of said door when said firearm receptacle is in said deployed position;
- and
- said firearm receptacle does not impede the opening of said door when said firearm receptacle is in said stowed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.