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US 9,316,039 B2Granted
Alarm-triggered gun safe
AssigneeRockwell Protection, LLC
InventorRyan A. Stevenson
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Abstract
An electronically-operated gun safe or other lockable container is communicatively connected to an alarm system or one or more alarm system elements. When the alarm or the alarm system elements is/are triggered, a signal is received by the gun safe, which then unlocks the door to the gun safe to allow access to the contents of the gun safe, or takes other action to facilitate easier access to the contents of the gun safe.
Claims20
A method for causing a lockable container to respond to an alarm event, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a user, a setting that identifies a first response mode;
- monitoring, with a monitoring device, a plurality of alarm system elements for an alarm-triggering event, the alarm system elements being physically separate from the monitoring device and the lockable container, the lockable container having a first access state, wherein the first access state is a locked state that prevents access to contents of the lockable container unless an access code is provided;
- receiving, at the monitoring device, a first alert from at least one of the plurality of alarm system elements indicating the alarm-triggering event, and in response to receiving the first alert;
- identifying the first response mode setting;
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- based on identifying the first response mode setting, maintaining the lockable container in the first access state that prevents the user from accessing the contents of the lockable container unless an access code is provided;
- receiving, from the user, a setting that indicates a second response mode, wherein the second response mode replaces the first response mode;
- receiving, at the monitoring device, a second alert from at least one of the plurality of alarm system elements indicating the alarm-triggering event, and in response to receiving the second alert;
- identifying the second response mode setting;
- based on identifying the second response mode setting, sending an alarm signal corresponding to the alarm-triggering event from the monitoring device to the lockable container;
- and
- wherein the alarm signal corresponding to the detected alarm-triggering event causes an operational response to the lockable container that changes the first access state to a second access state that allows the user to access the contents of the lockable container without having to provide an access code.
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A lockable container that selectively responds to an alarm event, comprising:
- a housing defining an interior region;
- an openable element selectively positionable to alternatively permit and prevent access to the interior region;
- a locking element configured to selectively lock the openable element in a first position preventing access to the interior region;
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- a control element controllingly coupled to the locking element, and communicatively coupled to a plurality of alarm system elements that are physically separate from the lockable container and the control element, wherein each of the plurality of alarm system elements comprise a sensor to detect an alarm-triggering event,
- the control element further being associated with a setting received from a user that identifies either a first response mode or a second response mode, and in response to a receipt of an alarm alert from at least one of the plurality of alarm system elements, the control element:
- identifies whether the setting associated with the control element identifies the first response mode or the second response mode;
- when the setting identifies the first response mode, the control element causes the locking element to maintain the openable element in the first position that prevents the user from access to the interior region unless the user provides an access code;
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- when the setting identifies the second response mode, the control element sends an alarm signal to the locking element;
- wherein, the alarm signal causes an operational response to the locking element to allow the openable element to move to a second position that permits the user to access to the interior region of the lockable container without having to provide an access code.
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A gun safe comprising:
- a housing defining an interior region;
- a door selectively positionable to close the housing to prevent access to any contents therein;
- a door actuator which locks and unlocks the door;
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- a controller communicatively coupled to a plurality of alarm system elements that are physically separate from the gun safe and the controller, wherein each of the plurality of alarm system elements comprise a sensor to detect an alarm-triggering event associated with an unauthorized entry of a premises,
- the controller further being associated with a setting received from a user that identifies either a first response mode or a second response mode, and upon receipt of an alert signal from at least one of the one or more alarm system elements indicative of an alarm-triggered event, the controller:
- identifies whether the setting associated with the controller identifies the first response mode or the second response mode;
- when the setting identifies the first response mode, the controller causes the door actuator to maintain the door in a locked unless the user provides an access code;
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- when the setting identifies the second response mode, the controller sends an alarm signal to the door actuator;
- wherein, the alarm signal causes an operational response to the door actuator that places the door in an unlocked state that permits the user to access the interior region of the gun safe without having to provide an access code.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.