IP Library Granted Patent US 12,266,257
Granted Patent B2
US 12,266,257 · App. 17/655,941 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Security Enclosure

Inventors: Brett Eckelkamp (Fulton, MO); Kyle Martin (Columbia, MO); Michael Cottrell (Ashland, MO); Brian Steere (Columbia, MO); James Tayon (Moberly, MO); Fernando Coviello (Columbia, MO); Tony Galbreath (Columbia, MO); Curtis Smith (Columbia, MO); Timothy S. Kinney (Warrenton, MO); Matthew Kinamore (Columbia, MO); Anthony Vesich (Columbia, MO); Mark Dalton (Columbia, MO); Justin Burke (Columbia, MO); Dennis W. Cauley, Jr. (Fayette, MO); Seth Wheeler (Columbia, MO); Michael Lindsay (Columbia, MO); Ryan Varnum (Columbia, MO)
Assignee: AOB Products Company
G08B25/008G08B25/10H04N7/181H04N23/661
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Patent No.
US 12,266,257
App. No.
17/655,941
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A security enclosure, components thereof, and associated methods. In one embodiment, the security enclosure is sized and shaped to hold a firearm, and the security enclosure can be used with a monitor and an associated magnet. The security enclosure system includes first and second enclosure portions movable with respect to one another to open and close the system. The first enclosure portion includes a first holder, the second enclosure portion includes a second holder, and at least one of the first or second holders holds the security monitor in an interior when the enclosure is closed. The other of the at least one of the first or second holders holds the magnet in the interior when the enclosure is closed. The first and second holders are adjacent to each other when the enclosure is closed and are spaced apart from each other when the enclosure is open.

Claims (31)

1. A security system for holding an item and for use with an associated magnet, the security system comprising:

a security monitor; and

a security enclosure system comprising an enclosure including a first enclosure portion and a second enclosure portion movable with respect to the first enclosure portion to change the enclosure between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the enclosure when in the closed configuration defining an interior between the first and second enclosure portions, the first enclosure portion including a support surface configured to be located in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, the support surface configured to support the item in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, the first enclosure portion including a first holder, the second enclosure portion comprising a second holder, at least one of the first holder or the second holder being configured to hold the security monitor in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, the other of the at least one of the first holder or the second holder being configured to hold the magnet in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, and the first and second holders being configured to be adjacent to each other when the enclosure is in the closed configuration and to be spaced apart from each other when the enclosure is in the open configuration;

the security monitor configured to monitor security data associated with the enclosure, the security monitor held by said at least one of the first holder or the second holder, the security monitor including a plurality of security data sensors, the plurality of security data sensors including at least a motion sensor and a position sensor, the motion sensor configured to sense motion of the monitor and thus motion of the enclosure, the position sensor configured to sense a position of the monitor relative to a reference, the monitor including a wireless communication port for connecting the monitor to a wireless network, the monitor including a security monitor controller and a security monitor tangible storage medium, the security monitor tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the security monitor controller that, when executed by the security monitor controller, process security sensor data from at least one of the security data sensors to determine a security event and transmit a security event signal.

2. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the first enclosure portion comprises a first housing portion and a first insert supported by the first housing portion.

3. The security system of claim 2 , wherein the first housing portion at least partially defines the first holder.

4. The security system of claim 3 , wherein the first holder is at least partially defined by the first insert.

5. The security system of claim 2 , wherein the first holder comprises a first opening in the first insert.

6. The security system of claim 5 , wherein the first insert comprises a first insert body defining the support surface, the first insert further comprising a removable portion configured to be removable with respect to the first housing portion to define the first opening.

7. The security system of claim 5 , wherein the first holder is configured to hold the security monitor.

8. The security system of claim 5 , wherein the item is a handgun, the support surface being sized and shaped to support the handgun, and wherein the first opening is located outboard of the support surface to be spaced from the handgun when the handgun is supported on the support surface.

9. The security system of claim 2 , wherein first insert comprises a resiliently deformable foam material.

10. The security system of claim 9 , wherein the first housing portion comprises a ferromagnetic material.

11. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the second enclosure portion comprises a second housing portion and a second insert supported by the second housing portion.

12. The security system of claim 11 , wherein the second housing portion at least partially defines the second holder.

13. The security system of claim 11 , wherein the second holder is at least partially defined by the second insert.

14. The security system of claim 11 , wherein the second holder comprises an opening in the second insert.

15. The security system of claim 11 , wherein the second holder is configured to hold the magnet.

16. The security system of claim 11 , wherein the item is a handgun, the support surface sized and shaped to support the handgun, and wherein the second holder is located to be outboard of the support surface to be spaced from the handgun when the handgun is supported on the support surface and the enclosure is in the closed configuration.

17. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the first holder has a peripheral edge and the second holder has a peripheral edge, the peripheral edge of the first holder and the peripheral edge of the second holder being configured to be located adjacent each other when the enclosure is in the closed configuration.

18. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the first enclosure portion and the second enclosure portion are sized and shaped to sandwich the item therebetween when the enclosure is in the closed configuration.

19. The security system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second enclosure portions are connected by a hinge connection.

20. The security system of claim 1 , further comprising a lock configured to lock the first and second enclosure portions in the closed configuration.

21. The security system of claim 1 , in combination with the item.

22. A security system for holding an item, the security system comprising:

a security monitor; and

a security system comprising an enclosure including a first enclosure portion and a second enclosure portion movable with respect to the first enclosure portion to change the enclosure between a closed configuration and an open configuration, the enclosure when in the closed configuration defining an interior between the first and second enclosure portions, the first enclosure portion including a bed configured to be located in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, the bed being configured to support the item in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration, and the first enclosure portion including a holder configured to hold the security monitor in the interior when the enclosure is in the closed configuration;

the security monitor configured to monitor security data associated with the enclosure, the security monitor held by said holder, the security monitor including a plurality of security data sensors, the plurality of security data sensors including at least a motion sensor and a position sensor, the motion sensor configured to sense motion of the monitor and thus motion of the enclosure, the position sensor configured to sense a position of the monitor relative to a reference, the monitor including a wireless communication port for connecting the monitor to a wireless network, the monitor including a security monitor controller and a security monitor tangible storage medium, the security monitor tangible storage medium storing instructions executable by the security monitor controller that, when executed by the security monitor controller, process security sensor data from at least one of the security data sensors to determine a security event and transmit a security event signal.

23. The security system of claim 22 , wherein the holder includes at least two side walls arranged to hold the security monitor in position in the interior.

24. The security system of claim 22 , wherein the holder comprises an opening in the first enclosure portion.

25. The security system of claim 24 , wherein the first enclosure portion includes a first housing portion and a first insert, the opening being in the first insert.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: STEERE, BRIAN; CAULEY, DENNIS W, JR.; WHEELER, SETH; LINDSAY, MIKE; MARTIN, KYLE; VARNUM, RYAN; TAYON, JAMES; GALBREATH, TONY; SMITH, CURTIS; VESICH, ANTHONY; KINNEY, TIMOTHY S; KINAMORE, MATTHEW; DALTON, MARK; COTTRELL, MICHAEL; BURKE, JUSTIN
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059344/0531 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: STEERE, BRIAN; CAULEY, DENNIS W, JR.; WHEELER, SETH; LINDSAY, MICHAEL; MARTIN, KYLE; VARNUM, RYAN; TAYON, JAMES; GALBREATH, TONY; SMITH, CURTIS; VESICH, ANTHONY; KINNEY, TIMOTHY S; KINAMORE, MATTHEW; DALTON, MARK; COTTRELL, MICHAEL; BURKE, JUSTIN
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059344/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: COVIELLO, FERNANDO
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059344/0702 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2022
From: ECKELKAMP, BRETT; MARTIN, KYLE; COTTRELL, MICHAEL; STEERE, BRIAN; TAYON, JAMES
To: AOB PRODUCTS COMPANY
Reel/Frame 059344/0764 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation In Part 17104462 · Nov 25, 2020
Provisional Application 63164030 · Mar 22, 2021
Provisional Application 63060277 · Aug 3, 2020
Provisional Application 62941298 · Nov 27, 2019
Related Publication 20220215740A1 · Jul 7, 2022
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