Gun rack

Claim 1

A gun rack for holding a weapon having a trigger, a trigger guard, a forearm, a magazine cap on the forearm, and a muzzle spaced forwardly of the magazine cap, the gun rack comprising an elongated base having a longitudinal axis and being made of an elongated metal plate including a generally planar front portion adapted to support the muzzle of the weapon, a generally planar rear portion adapted to support the trigger guard of the weapon, said rear portion being generally coplanar with said front portion, and a recessed portion integrally connecting said front portion and said rear portion, said recessed portion being adapted to house at least a portion of the forearm of the weapon and including a removal restricting surface extending transversely to said planar front portion and facing said rear portion, a muzzle guard spaced forwardly of said restricting surface and fixedly attached to said front portion, said muzzle guard forming an opening adapted to receive and house the muzzle of the weapon, a pair of trigger guard plates extending upwardly from said rear portion and being spaced apart in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of said base, and means for selectively securing the weapon to said base, said securing means being selectively operable between open and closed positions such that, with said securing means in said open position, the weapon is insertable into said gun rack with the muzzle being housed in said muzzle guard, with the forearm being housed in said recessed portion with the magazine cap closely adjacent said restricting surface, and with the trigger between the trigger plates, and such that, with said securing means in said closed position, said restricting surface prevents removal of the magazine cap and disassembly of the weapon, said securing means prevents longitudinal movement of the weapon, said muzzle guard and said securing means prevent movement of the weapon away from said base, and said trigger guard plates prevent access to the trigger.