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US 4,788,838 AGranted
Guardian lockbox for pistols
OwnerDaniel M. Cisloinventor
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Abstract
A means to lock a handgun within a compartment while the compartment is readily lockable to a standard bedframe without interfering with the position of a box spring or mattress. The compartment is only accessible by selecting a particular code which unlocks a latch to open the compartment. The latch can be lighted to allow the selecting of the proper code at night.
Claims11
A handgun lockbox to prohibit unauthorized access to a handgun contained therein, the lockbox comprising:
- first hinge means;
- complementary housings having complementary sides joined together by said first hinge means, wherein said housing form a chamber therebetween sufficient to hold the handgun within when said housings are in a closed position to prevent the hand gun's removal;
- first latch means for locking adjacent sides of said complementary housings to lock said complementing housings together preventing access to said chamber therebetween, wherein said first latch means is adapted to prevent unauthorized access to said chamber;
- second latch means for releasably securing said housing to a stationary object adapted to prevent unauthorized removal of said housings from said object, and wherein said second latch means retains one of said complementary housings in an upright position to readily expose the handgun within said housings when said housings are in an open position.
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A gun lockbox or the like comprising the combination:
- a first and second housing member hingedly secured and defining therebetween a chamber sufficient in size and configuration to contain a gun or the like;
- a latching means for securing to one of said first and second housing members to releasably secure said members to a stationary object, wherein said latching means holds said members in an upright position to readily expose the gun within said chamber when said members are in an open position;
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- locking means operatively associated with said first and second housing members and adapted to prevent unauthorized access to said chamber, wherein the gun or the like is securely retained within said chamber.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.