IP Library Granted Patent US 12,256,839
Granted Patent B1
US 12,256,839 · App. 18/148,012 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Locking gun display assembly

Inventors: Nicholas Novak (Mitchell, SD); Michael Honermann (Mitchell, SD)
Assignee: Quality Wood Designs Inc.
A47B81/005F41A17/02F41A23/18
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,256,839
App. No.
18/148,012
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

An assembly is configured for use with a firearm having a trigger guard. The assembly includes a firearm holder comprising a body and a trigger peg. The body includes an internal channel, a plunger lock, and a lock plate comprising a first interlock surface. The trigger peg includes a stem and a trigger flange. The stem is configured for insertion through the trigger guard and into the internal channel, the stem including a second interlock surface configured to mate with the first interlock surface. The trigger flange is sized to not pass through the trigger guard. A method of securing a firearm having a trigger guard is described. The method includes positioning the trigger guard at a body of a firearm holder, inserting a stem of a trigger peg through the trigger guard and into the body of the firearm holder, and locking the trigger peg to the body.

Claims (53)

1. An assembly configured for use with a firearm having a trigger guard, the assembly comprising:

a rail; and

a firearm holder comprising:

a body comprising:

an internal channel;

a plunger lock;

a lock plate comprising a first interlock surface; and

a first aperture configured for slidable mounting on the rail; and

a trigger peg comprising:

a stem configured for insertion through the trigger guard and into the internal channel, the stem comprising a second interlock surface configured to mate with the first interlock surface; and

a trigger flange sized to not pass through the trigger guard.

2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the lock plate is pivotally connected to the body.

3. The assembly of claim 1 comprising a support wire configured for insertion through the body.

4. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the body comprises a reinforcement cylinder surrounding the plunger lock.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the firearm holder comprises a rail positioning flange.

6. The assembly of claim 5 wherein the rail positioning flange comprises a lip configured to retain a label.

7. The assembly of claim 1 comprising a plurality of said firearm holders disposed on the rail.

8. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rail is mounted to a vertical support.

9. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rail is mounted in a cabinet.

10. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the firearm has a shell ejection slot, the assembly comprising:

a bracket configured for partial insertion into the shell ejection slot, the bracket comprising a bracket aperture; and

a cable comprising a cord, a large end and a small end, wherein the small end is configured to pass through the bracket aperture.

11. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the firearm holder comprises a holder aperture dimensioned to permit passage of the small end of the cable but prevent passage of the large end of the cable.

12. The assembly of claim 10 wherein:

the body comprises a first notch; and

the lock plate comprises a second notch;

wherein the first notch and the second notch are configured to overlap to form a plate aperture that surrounds the cord and prevents passage of the small end of the cable.

13. The assembly of claim 10 , wherein the bracket comprises a front plate and a tail, wherein:

the tail is disposed at an acute angle relative to the front plate; and

the bracket aperture is disposed on the tail.

14. An assembly configured for use with a firearm having a trigger guard, the assembly comprising:

a firearm holder comprising:

a body comprising:

an internal channel;

a plunger lock; and

a lock plate comprising a first interlock surface; and

a trigger peg comprising:

a stem configured for insertion through the trigger guard and into the internal channel, the stem comprising a second interlock surface configured to mate with the first interlock surface, wherein each of the first and second interlock surfaces comprises a serrated edge; and

a trigger flange sized to not pass through the trigger guard.

15. The assembly of claim 14 , wherein the lock plate is pivotally connected to the body.

16. The assembly of claim 14 comprising a support wire configured for insertion through the body.

17. An assembly configured for use with a firearm having a trigger guard, the assembly comprising:

a firearm holder comprising:

a body comprising:

an internal channel;

a plunger lock; and

a lock plate comprising a first interlock surface, wherein the lock plate comprises a pin aperture for receipt of a plunger pin of the plunger lock; and

a trigger peg comprising:

a stem configured for insertion through the trigger guard and into the internal channel, the stem comprising a second interlock surface configured to mate with the first interlock surface; and

a trigger flan e sized to not pass through the trigger guard.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the lock plate is pivotally connected to the body.

19. The assembly of claim 17 comprising a support wire configured for insertion through the body.

20. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the body comprises a reinforcement cylinder surrounding the plunger lock.

Assignments (2)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE SHOULD BE QUALITY WOOD DESIGNS INC. AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED SECRETARY OF STATE LISTING PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 062236 FRAME: 0738. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Feb 13, 2023
From: HONERMANN, MICHAEL; NOVAK, NICHOLAS
To: QUALITY WOOD DESIGNS INC.
Reel/Frame 063842/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 29, 2022
From: NOVAK, NICHOLAS; HONERMANN, MICHAEL
To: QUALITY WOOD DESIGNS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062236/0738 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63336029 · Apr 28, 2022
Provisional Application 63299235 · Jan 13, 2022
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