WEAPONS STORAGE SYSTEM AND KIT
In a weapons storage system or kit for constructing a weapons storage system, sidewalls, and a top wall are provided which, when assembled, form a cabinet. At least one weapons back panel section has a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being mountable in or at a rear of said cabinet. A plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion are receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section for construction of the weapons storage system.
Weapons storage cabinets and/or racks are known for storing weapons such as rifles, semi-automatic weapons, and hand guns. Some of such prior art cabinets or racks can be expensive to manufacture and some may have limited flexibility and adaptability for different types of weapons and arrangements of the weapons. Furthermore, some may have durability issues and/or security issues.
Four-post storage shelving units are known in the prior art such as shown at 10 in
The storage shelving unit 10 of
FIG. 1BC is a fragmentary cross-sectional top view showing how the backwall 18 is attached by use of bent portions 18A and 18B. Bent portion 18B is sandwiched between the shelf support 13 and the inside surface of the corner post 11B.
As shown in
If two or more shelving units 10 as shown in
It is also known in the prior art as shown in
The rotatable unit 20 has two sidewalls 20A, 20B and a central dividing wall 20C shown in
In each compartment 26 and 27 a plurality of the shelves 28 are arranged.
Attached to rotatable unit sidewalls 20A, 20B are first and second channels 4, 5 at the inside thereof having respective louvers 31A, 31B receiving respective tabs 28A, 28B of the shelves 28 as illustrated in prior art
In prior art
It is an object to provide an improved weapon storage system and kit which has improved flexibility for accommodating a variety of different weapons configurations, is strong and durable, is adapted for providing improved security, and has reduced manufacturing cost.
In a weapons storage system or kit for constructing a weapons storage system, sidewalls and a top wall are provided which, when assembled, form a cabinet. At least one weapons back panel section has a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being mountable in or at a rear of said cabinet. A plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion are receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section for construction of the weapons storage system.
FIG. 1BC is a fragmentary cross-sectional top view showing how a backwall is attached in the shelving unit shown in
For the purposes of promoting an understanding of the principles of the invention, reference will now be made to preferred embodiments illustrated in the drawings and specific language will be used to describe the same. It will nevertheless be understood that no limitation of the scope of the invention is thereby intended, and such alterations and further modifications in the illustrated system and method and such further applications of the principles of the invention as illustrated as would normally occur to one skilled in the art to which the invention relates are included.
A first preferred embodiment of the improved weapons storage system and kit of parts for assembly of said system will now be described with respect to
For the kit to assemble the system, the backwall of the prior art cabinet
As shown in
The cabinet 37 is formed of the existing sidewalls 14, 15, backwall 18, and top 16 from the prior art cabinet
Components relative to weapons storage may now be added to the cabinet 37. These additional components may be added in various orders, although preferably one may start with installation of a sloped bottom shelf 40 illustrated in
Slots 43A, 43B, 43C are provided in the sloped top surface 40A of the bottom shelf 40 as shown in
Instead of, or in addition to, a sloped bottom shelf 40, one or more individual weapon stock sloped supporting shelves each of which can accommodate and support one or more individual weapon stocks as shown at 46 in
Next, for example, a stock saddle 48 shown in
Thereafter, a barrel saddle 51 shown in
As also shown in
Next, for example, as also shown in
Of course it is not necessary to have a handgun holder if only assault rifles or other types of rifles, for example, are being stored.
The handgun holder 54 has a back support wall 54D with at least two or more protrusions 56 to be inserted in respective keyhole shaped apertures 39 of one of the central back panel sections 36. Thus it may be appreciated that this handgun bracket may be mounted at different lateral locations or even different vertical locations either above or alongside the rifles.
A shelf 12 may be installed which may, for example, be the shelf 12 shown in
For other configurations, additional parts such as shown in
For example as shown in
As shown at 60 in
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A second embodiment of the improved weapons storage system and kit for assembly of the system is shown at 68 in
Similarly, for a second compartment 74 on the other side of the dividing wall 20C, a second back panel 71 is installed formed of the plurality of back panel sections 72.
Thereafter, additional components may be added, but not necessarily in any particular order. However, typically first a sloped bottom shelf 75 is installed as shown in
A bottom shelf stop 76 shown in
Thereafter, additional parts similar to the first embodiment, such as the alternate sloped stock shelf 77 shown in
Shelves 28 shown in
Of course as maybe appreciated, the various components may be added in either the first compartment and/or the second compartment so that when the inner rotation unit 69 rotates, either the first compartment may be exposed or the second compartment may be exposed. Of course, alternately sidewalls at 82 or 83 of the inner rotation unit 69 may be exposed at the front for added security. The inner rotation unit 69 may be locked in place so that access to the weapons in the first compartment or the second compartment is prevented.
Additional components may be employed as previously described for the first embodiment in connection with
With the present system and kit of the preferred embodiments for improved weapons storage, many parts of an existing four post storage cabinet or an existing rotatable unit storage cabinet may be used for the improved weapons storage system without the production of many new components. However the improved system and kit provides a very flexible weapons storage system and kit which can accommodate a wide variety of arrangements of weapons without additional substantial manufacturing expense. Also many of the components for the first embodiment and the second embodiment may be common to both embodiments as previously shown and described in the drawing figures, thus reducing expense. Thus a very flexible and adaptable weapons storage system and kit is provided while minimizing manufacturing cost.
Of course it is not required for the preferred embodiments that pre-existing parts must be used since the kit and system are also unique without use of pre-existing parts.
Although preferred exemplary embodiments are shown and described in detail in the drawings and in the preceding specification, they should be viewed as purely exemplary and not as limiting the invention. It is noted that only preferred exemplary embodiments are shown and described, and all variations and modifications that are presently or in the future lie within the protective scope of the invention should be protected.
Claims
1. A weapons storage system, comprising:
- a cabinet formed of four corner posts, parallel vertical sidewalls, and a top, and each of the four corner posts having keyhole shaped apertures;
- at least one weapons back panel section having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being connected to two of the corner posts at a rear of the cabinet; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion received in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section.
2. The system of claim 1 including providing a shelf and front and rear shelf supports for the shelf, the front shelf support engageable with said corner posts at a front of the cabinet and the rear shelf support engageable with said weapons back panel section, said shelf front and rear shelf supports having mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures in said corner posts or said weapons back panel section respectively, said rear shelf support being shorter than said front shelf support.
3. The system of claim 1 including a bottom shelf for vertically supporting a bottom of at least one of the weapons to be stored in the cabinet.
4. The system of claim 3 wherein the bottom shelf has a sloped floor sloping downwardly towards a rear of the cabinet.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein a stop whose position is adjustable is provided on said sloped floor for butting against the lateral edge of a stock of a weapon being stored.
6. The system of claim 1 wherein said weapons support members comprise a stock saddle having at least one slot for receiving and laterally supporting a stock of a weapon to be stored and a barrel saddle comprising at least one slot for receiving and laterally supporting a barrel of the weapon to be stored.
7. The system of claim 1 wherein said weapons support members comprise a weapon stock supporting shelf above a bottom of the cabinet for vertically supporting a butt end of the stock of at least one of the weapons to be stored.
8. The system of claim 1 wherein a plurality of said back panel sections are employed to form an overall weapons back panel of the cabinet.
9. The system of claim 1 wherein each of said four corner posts comprise an L-shape defined by first and second flanges at right angles to one another, each of said first and second flanges comprising two parallel walls, a cabinet back panel attached to a back of one of the flanges of each rear corner post and said weapons back panel section being attached to a front of said flange of each of the rear corner posts, the sidewalls being welded between the parallel walls of the first flange, and the keyhole-shaped apertures in the corner posts being located in and inside one of said double walls of said second flange.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of weapons support members comprise a support member for rifles and a support member for handguns, and wherein a shelf for carrying ammunition for the weapons is provided above the support member for the handguns.
11. A weapons storage system, comprising:
- a cabinet formed of parallel vertical sidewalls, a top wall, a base, and two vertical front panels between which is defined a front opening of the cabinet, and two vertical back panels between which is defined a back opening of the cabinet;
- an inner rotation unit within the cabinet and mounted to the base for rotation relative to the cabinet, said rotation unit having two opposite sidewalls, a top wall, a floor, and a central vertical dividing wall defining first and second compartments at opposite sides of the dividing wall within the rotation unit;
- at least one weapons back panel section mounted parallel to and spaced from each opposite side of the dividing wall, the two back panel sections each having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the respective back panel section; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion received in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of at least one of the back panel sections.
12. The system of claim 11 including a shelf for carrying items related to the weapons and having tabs at each end thereof, and louvers in the inner rotation unit sidewalls mateable with the tabs.
13. The system of claim 11 including a bottom shelf above said floor of said rotation unit for supporting a bottom of the weapons to be stored in the cabinet.
14. The system of claim 13 wherein said bottom shelf comprises a floor sloped downwardly towards said back panel section.
15. The system of claim 14 wherein an adjustable stop is provided on said sloped floor for butting against the lateral edge of a stock of a weapon being stored.
16. The system of claim 11 wherein said weapons support members comprise a stock saddle having at least one slot for receiving and laterally supporting a stock of a weapon to be stored, and a barrel saddle comprising at least one slot for receiving and laterally supporting a barrel of the weapon to be stored.
17. The system of claim 11 wherein said weapons support members comprise a weapons stock supporting shelf above said floor for vertically supporting a butt end of the stock of at least one of the weapons to be stored.
18. The system of claim 11 wherein a plurality of said back panel sections are employed at each opposite side of the dividing wall to form an overall weapons back panel at each opposite side of the dividing wall.
19. The system of claim 11 wherein said plurality of weapons support members comprise a support member for rifles and a support member for handguns, and wherein a shelf for storing items related to the weapons is provided above the support member for the handguns.
20. A weapons storage system, comprising:
- a cabinet formed of parallel vertical sidewalls and a top wall;
- at least one weapons back panel section having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being positioned within or at a rear of the cabinet; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion received in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section.
21. A kit for constructing a weapons storage system, comprising:
- four corner posts each having keyhole shaped apertures, sidewalls, and a top wall and which, when assembled, will form a cabinet;
- at least one weapons back panel section having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being connectable to two of the corner posts used at a rear of the cabinet to be assembled; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section for construction of the weapons storage system.
22. A kit for constructing a weapons storage system, comprising:
- sidewalls, a top wall, a base, and two front panels and two back panels which, when assembled, will form a cabinet having a front opening defined between said two front panels, and a back opening defined between said two rear panels;
- two sidewalls, a top wall, a floor, and a central vertical dividing wall which, when assembled, will form an inner rotation unit to be located within said cabinet, first and second compartments being provided at opposite sides of the dividing wall within the rotation unit when the rotation unit is assembled;
- at least first and second weapons back panel sections configured to be mounted parallel to and spaced from each opposite side of the dividing wall when said inner rotation unit is assembled, the two back panel sections each having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the respective back panel section; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of at least one of the back panel sections for construction of the weapons storage system.
23. A kit for constructing a weapons storage system, comprising:
- side walls, and a top wall which, when assembled, will form a cabinet;
- at least one weapons back panel section having a plurality of keyhole shaped apertures in rows and columns substantially throughout the back panel section, the at least one back panel section being mountable in or at a rear of said cabinet; and
- a plurality of weapons support members each having a plurality of outwardly extending mounting protrusions each comprising an enlarged head and narrower neck portion receivable in corresponding keyhole shaped apertures of the at least one back panel section for construction of the weapons storage system.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 30, 2011
Publication Date: Jan 3, 2013
Inventors: Reginald A. Lodge (Wheaton, IL), Mike Dvoracek (Downers Grove, IL)
Application Number: 13/173,131
International Classification: A47B 81/00 (20060101);