Gun safe door storage system

Abstract

A gun safe door storage system is permanently affixed to an interior surface of a gun safe door. The door storage system comprises a plurality of integrated pouches or pockets and a rack arranged such that the pouches or pockets are accessible even when the rack is holding rifles or rifle parts, such as barrels. Substantially all of the available space on the interior surface of the door is filled with pockets or pouches. The pouches or pockets are affixed to a backing material having strength and weight sufficient to prevent sagging. The backing material is permanently affixed to the interior surface of the gun safe door. The rack comprises a barrel support and a stock support mounted permanently on the interior surface of the gun safe door over the pouches or pockets.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a continuation-in-part of commonly-owned and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 971,584, filed Oct. 22, 2004 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,877,920, which claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60 / 513,967 filed on Oct. 24, 2003, the disclosures of which are incorporated in their entireties by reference herein.FIELD OF INVENTION[0002]This invention generally relates to an apparatus for holding firearms and other items on the door of a gun safe. More specifically, the invention relates to a gun safe door storage system for rifles, guns, and firearm supplies and accessories.BACKGROUND OF INVENTION[0003]The use of gun safes for storing and preventing unauthorized access to firearms and firearm supplies (such as ammunition) and accessories is well known. An example of a prior art gun safe is shown in FIG. 1. The interior of such prior art gun safes generally includes several shelves 2 and a rack 4 for storing rifles in a vertical ...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention is a gun safe door storage system that is permanently affixed to the interior surface of a gun safe door. The system includes a plurality of integrated pouches or pockets and a rifle rack that can hold rifles. The pouches or pockets are filled with strength and weight to prevent sagging and are permanently affixed to the interior surface of the gun safe door. The rifle rack is mounted on the interior surface of the gun safe door and includes a barrel support and a stock support. The stock support has one or more butt recesses or slings for receiving and securing the butt end of a rifle stock, while the barrel support has one or more barrel holes or other means for receiving and securing a rifle barrel. The technical effect of this invention is to provide a convenient and efficient storage system for guns and accessories in a gun safe.

Problems solved by technology

However, none of the prior art provides a means for storing rifles on the door of a gun safe to provide easier access and to reduce the risk of damage (e.g., nicks and scratches) to the rifles.

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