Manually operated vehicle mounted gun lock

Claim 2

For use on a relatively stationary support surface of a motor vehicle, a manually usable mechanical holder for at least one readily applicable gun comprising: an adapter unit capable of being rigidly and accessibly mounted on a given area of said support surface, a bracket mounted on said adapter unit and provided with at least one stirrup for reception and Retention of the stock of a gun, a shackle having a journal at one end pivotally mounted in bearings provided therefor on said adapter unit and a latching hook at the other end retentively but releasably coacting with said stirrup in a manner to seat and safely retain said stock within the confines of said stirrup, a key controlled lock mounted on said adapter unit, and securing and releasing means cooperatively associated with said lock and journal, respectively, for controlling the pivotal movement of said journal, said adapter unit comprising a hollow sleeve, the hollow portion of said sleeve providing a housing, said key controlled lock embodying an encased barrel projecting into the confines of said housing, a portion of said journal being enclosed and having a keeper notch, a slide having a lug fixed thereon in alignment with and selectively seatable in said keeper seat in a manner to either permit or prevent pivotal movement of said journal, and an operating connection between said lock barrel and lug.

Claim 3

The gun holder defined in claim 1, and wherein said slide comprises a plate confined and shiftably mounted in said housing, said lug being fixed on a face of said plate and projecting laterally therefrom and being adapted to fittingly seat itself in said keeper seat and release itself from the keeper seat in keeping with the selected positions of said plate, said lug being provided with a fixture, and said operating connection comprising toggle embodying links having adjacent ends pivotally connected, one link being fixedly connected with said lock barrel, the other link being pivotally operatively connected with said fixture.

Claim 4

The gun holder defined in and according to claim 2, and wherein the latching hook at the aforementioned other end of said shackle has a terminal bill portion engaging a coacting exterior surface portion of said sleeve to ensure that the latching hook effectually encompasses and prevents unauthorized access to the stirrup.

Claim 5

For use on a relatively stationary support surface of a motor vehicle, a manually usable wholly mechanical holder for at least one readily applicable gun comprising: an elongated hollow sleeve, said sleeve constituting an adapter and being adapted to be fixedly mounted on a predetermined portion of said vehicle, the hollow portion of said sleeve constituting a housing, said sleeve embodying a rear wall, an opposed front wall, and interconnecting companion side walls, said side walls having aligned holes constituting bearings, a bracket equal in length with and rigidly mounted on an exterior surface of the front wall of said sleeve, said bracket being provided with at least one upwardly opening stirrup for reception and retention of the stock of an insertable and removable gun, a rigid manually actuatable shackle having a journal at one end pivotally mounted in the bearing holes provided in said sleeve, that portion of the journal within the confines of the hollow portion of the sleeve having a notch therein providing a keeper seat, the major portion of said shackle being of hook-like construction and having one portion releasably and cooperatively engageable with an end portion of said stirrup and having a bill portion terminating beyond the front wall and engaging a coacting side wall of said sleeve to prevent unauthorized access to said stirrup, a key controlled lock having an encased barrel mounted within the confines of the hollow portion of said sleeve in a position below the plane of said journal, and wholly mechanical securing and releasing means cooperatively associated with the lock and notched journal, respectively, for controlling the pivotal movement of said journal.

Claim 6

For use on a relatively stationary support surface of a motor vehicle, a manually usable wholly mechanical holder for at least one readily applicable gun comprising: an elongated hollow sleeve, said sleeve constituting an adapter and being adapted to be fixedly mounted on a predetermined portion of said vehicle, the hollow portion of said sleeve constituting a housing, said sleeve embodying a rear wall, an opposed front wall, and interconnecting companion side walls, said side walls having aligned holes constituting bearings, a bracket equal in length with and rigidly mounted on an exterior surface of the front wall of said sleeve, said bracket being provided with at least one upwardly opening stirrup for reception and retention of the stock of an insertable and removable gun, a rigid manually actuatable shackle having a journal at one end pivotally mounted in the bearing holes provided in said sleeve, that portion of the journal within the confines of the hollow portion of the sleeve having a notch therein providing a keeper seat, the major portion of said shackle being of hook-like construction and having one portion releasably and cooperatively engageable with an end portion of said stirrup and having a bill portion terminating beyond the front wall and engaging a coacting side wall of said sleeve to prevent unauthorized access to said stirrup, a key controlled lock having an encased barrel mounted within the confines of the hollow portion of said sleeve in a position below the plane of said journal, and wholly mechanical securing and releasing means cooperatively associated with the lock and notched journal, respectively, for controlling the pivotal movement of said journal.

Claim 7

The gun holder defined in and according to claim 4, and wherein said securing and releasing means comprises a plate slidingly keyed within the hollow confines of said sleeve, said plate being shiftably slidable on an interior surface of the back wall of said sleeve, said plate having a laterally projecting lug, said lug beinG selectively registrable with and seatable in said keeper seat, and an operating connection between said lock barrel and lug.

Claim 8

The gun holder defined in and according to claim 4, and wherein said securing and releasing means comprises a plate slidingly keyed within the hollow confines of said sleeve, said plate being shiftably slidable on an interior surface of the back wall of said sleeve, said plate having a laterally projecting lug, said lug being selectively registrable with and seatable in said keeper seat, and an operating connection between said lock barrel and lug, said operating connection comprising a flanged fixture fixed to and depending from said lug, and toggle means comprising a first link having one end affixed to said lock barrel, a second link pivotally connected to a coacting part of said fixture, adjacent ends of said links being overlapped and pivotally connected together.