Abstract: A safe (e.g., a gun safe) according to various embodiments comprises: (A) a housing defining an interior portion and an opening; (B) a door disposed adjacent the opening, the door being mounted to move between: (1) a closed position, in which the door prevents access to the interior portion; and (2) an open position, in which the door does not prevent access to the interior portion; and (C) a locking mechanism for maintaining the door in the closed position. In particular embodiments, the locking mechanism comprises a lock bar defining at least one elongated (e.g., substantially planar) tab, the lock bar being mounted to slide between: (1) a locked position, in which at least a particular portion of the elongated tab is disposed in an opening defined by the housing; and (2) an unlocked position, in which the particular portion of the elongated tab is not disposed in the opening.

Abstract: A gun safe, according to various embodiments, comprises: (1) a secure housing defining an interior and an opening; (2) a door; and (3) a vertical array of shelves within the interior of the secure housing immediately adjacent a lateral portion of the opening. In various embodiments, each of the shelves defines a handgun support portion that comprises a cutout that is dimensioned to allow a portion of a handgun to extend through the cutout as the handgun is supported on opposite sides of the handgun by the shelf. In particular embodiments, the gun safe further comprises at least one shelf disposed within the interior of the secure housing that is configured to rotate about a central axis and defines one or more handgun support portions.

Abstract: Gun safes according to various embodiments of the invention include a secure housing and a rotatable gun support assembly that is disposed at least partially within an interior portion of the secure housing, and that is adapted to support rifles in a substantially upright position adjacent a perimeter of a portion of the gun support assembly. In various embodiments, the gun support assembly includes: (A) a gun support portion that is disposed within the secure housing; and (B) an upper shelf that is disposed: (1) outside of the interior of said secure housing; and (2) adjacent an upper surface of the secure housing. In particular embodiments, this upper shelf is mounted to rotate in tandem with one or more portions of the gun support portion. In various embodiments, the gun safe includes a motor for rotating the gun support assembly at least substantially without manual assistance from a user.

Abstract: Gun safes according to various embodiments include a secure housing and a rotatable gun support assembly that is disposed at least partially within an interior portion of the secure housing, and that is adapted to support rifles in a substantially upright position adjacent a perimeter of a portion of the gun support assembly.