Gun containment device

Claim 2

A hand gun container, comprising: a. a container having an interior cavity; b. a hand gun support secured within the interior cavity of the container, the support having an opening whereby a hand gun is inserted into the hand gun support; c. a locking bar positioned within the hand gun container, the locking bar being movable between a first position across the opening in the support thereby preventing the hand gun from being withdrawn from the support, and a second position spaced from the opening thereby permitting the hand gun to be withdrawn from the support; and d. locking means disposed in the container for maintaining the locking bar in the first position, the locking means having a release switch, the release switch being positioned within the interior cavity of the container in proximity to the hand gun support such that when a hand gun is positioned in the hand gun support the release switch is shielded by the hand gun and a person must reach around the hand gun to activate the release switch.

Claim 3

The gun container as defined in claim 1, the release switch being positioned adjacent to a trigger of a hand gun in the support and shielded by the relative positioning of the gun support and the hand gun, such that a person activating the release switch must reach around the trigger in order to press the release switch.

Claim 4

The gun container as defined in claim 1, the release switch being activated by finger pressure such that the release switch must be kept depressed in order to draw the hand gun past the locking bar, the pressure for the release switch being set at a pressure level in excess of 10 pounds.

Claim 5

The gun container as defined in claim 1, in the first position the locking bar lying across the hammer of a hand gun positioned in the hand gun support, thereby preventing the hand gun from being fired while in the gun container.

Claim 6

A hand gun container, comprising: a. a container having an interior cavity; b. a hand gun support secured within the interior cavity of the container, the support having an opening whereby a hand gun is inserted into the hand gun support; c. a locking bar positioned within the hand gun container, the locking bar being movable between a first position across the opening in the support thereby preventing the hand gun from being withdrawn from the support, and a second position spaced from the opening thereby permitting the hand gun to be withdrawn from the support, in the first position the locking bar lying across a hammer of a hand gun positioned in the hand gun support, thereby preventing the hand gun from being fired while in the gun container; and d. locking means disposed in the container for maintaining the locking bar in the first position, the locking means having a release switch activated by finger pressure such that the release switch must be kept depressed in order to draw the hand gun past the locking bar, the release switch being positioned within the interior cavity of the container in proximity to the hand gun support such that when a hand gun is positioned in the hand gun support the release switch is shielded by the hand gun and a person must reach around the hand gun in order to press the release switch.

Claim 7

A hand gun container, comprising: a. a container having an interior cavity; b. a hand gun support secured within the interior cavity of the container, the support having an opening whereby a hand gun is inserted into the hand gun support; c. a locking bar positioned within the hand gun container, the locking bar being movable between a first position across the opening in the support thereby preventing the hand gun from being withdrawn from the support, and a second position spaced from the opening thereby permitting the hand gun to be withdrawn from the support, in the first position the locking bar lying across a hammer of a hand gun positioned in the hand gun support, thereby preventing the hand gun from being fired while in the gun container; and d. locking means disposed in the container for maintaining the locking bar in the first position, the locking means having a release switch activated by finger pressure such that the release switch must be kept depressed in order to draw the hand gun past the locking bar, the release switch being positioned within the interior cavity of the container in proximity to the hand gun support such that when a hand gun is positioned in the hand gun support the release switch is shielded by the hand gun and a person must reach around the hand gun in order to press the release switch.

Claim 8

A hand gun container, comprising: a. a container having an interior cavity; b. a hand gun support secured within the interior cavity of the container, the support having an opening whereby a hand gun is inserted into the hand gun support; c. a locking bar positioned within the hand gun container, the locking bar being movable between a first position across the opening in the support thereby preventing the hand gun from being withdrawn from the support, and a second position spaced from the opening thereby permitting the hand gun to be withdrawn from the support, in the first position the locking bar lying across a hammer of a hand gun positioned in the hand gun support, thereby preventing the hand gun from being fired while in the gun container; and d. locking means disposed in the container for maintaining the locking bar in the first position, the locking means having a release switch activated by finger pressure such that the release switch must be kept depressed in order to draw the hand gun past the locking bar, the release switch being positioned within the interior cavity of the container in proximity to the hand gun support such that when a hand gun is positioned in the hand gun support the release switch is shielded by the hand gun and a person must reach around a trigger of the hand gun in order to press the release switch, the pressure of the release switch being set at a pressure level in excess of 10 pounds.

Claim 9

A hand gun container, comprising: a. a container having an interior cavity; b. a hand gun support secured within the interior cavity of the container, the support having an opening whereby a hand gun is inserted into the hand gun support; c. a locking bar positioned within the hand gun container, the locking bar being movable between a first position across the opening in the support thereby preventing the hand gun from being withdrawn from the support, and a second position spaced from the opening thereby permitting the hand gun to be withdrawn from the support, in the first position the locking bar lying across a hammer of a hand gun positioned in the hand gun support, thereby preventing the hand gun from being fired while in the gun container; and d. locking means disposed in the container for maintaining the locking bar in the first position, the locking means having a release switch activated by finger pressure such that the release switch must be kept depressed in order to draw the hand gun past the locking bar, the release switch being positioned within the interior cavity of the container in proximity to the hand gun support such that when a hand gun is positioned in the hand gun support the release switch is shielded by the hand gun and a person must reach around a trigger of the hand gun in order to press the release switch, the pressure of the release switch being set at a pressure level in excess of 10 pounds.