US 12,232,613 B1
Long gun storage
Kevin G. Kinsella, Cooksville, IL (US)
Filed by Kevin G. Kinsella, Cooksville, IL (US)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/935,030.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/597,745, filed on Nov. 10, 2023.
Int. Cl. A47B 81/00 (2006.01); B65D 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 81/005 (2013.01) [B65D 25/106 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for the upright storage of a long gun in a cabinet having a floor and an overhanging surface, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a rod having a top and a bottom, a thickness of about one-tenth to one-half inch, and a length of about two to twenty-four inches;
(b) a cap having a width of about one-half to two inches attached to the top of the rod; and
(c) a magnet or a hook-and-loop fabric attached to the cap;
(d) a first ring on the rod in a fixed position at the bottom of the rod; and
(e) a second ring on the rod in a movable position on the rod between the top and the bottom of the rod;
such that when the rod of the apparatus is inserted into a barrel of a long gun and the long gun is then placed in an upright position on a floor of a cabinet with an overhanging surface located above the barrel a distance of about one to twenty-two inches and being made of a ferromagnetic material and/or covered with a hook-and-loop fabric, the apparatus is adapted to be raised to attach the cap to the overhanging surface while a portion of the rod remains in the barrel and thereby secure the long gun in a stable and vertical storage position.
 
8. An apparatus for the upright storage of a long gun having a length and a barrel with an inside diameter in a cabinet having a floor and an overhanging surface at a height greater than the length of the long gun, the apparatus comprising:
(a) a rod having a top, a bottom, a thickness less than the inside diameter of the gun barrel, and a length greater than the difference between the height of the surface and the length of the gun, the rod being adapted for insertion into the gun barrel;
(b) a cap attached to one end of the rod, the cap having a width greater than the inside diameter of the gun barrel, the cap being adapted for limiting the insertion of the rod into the gun barrel;
(c) a means for removably attaching the cap to the underside of the overhanging surface;
(d) a first ring in a fixed position at the bottom of the rod; and
(e) a second ring in a movable position on the rod between the top and the bottom of the rod.
 
15. A method for storing a long gun in a cabinet, the method comprising:
(a) providing a long gun having a length and a barrel with an inside diameter;
(b) providing a cabinet having a floor and a roof or shelf forming an overhanging surface at a height above the floor that is greater than the length of the long gun;
(c) providing a long gun storage apparatus comprising: (i) a rod having a top, a bottom, a thickness less than the inside diameter of the gun barrel, and a length greater than the difference between the height of the surface and the length of the gun, the rod being adapted for insertion into the gun barrel; (ii) a cap attached at the top of the rod, the cap having a width greater than the inside diameter of the gun barrel, the cap being adapted for limiting the insertion of the rod into the gun barrel; (iii) a means for removably attaching the cap to the underside of the overhanging surface; (iv) a first ring in a fixed position at the bottom of the rod; and (v) a second ring in a movable position between the top of the rod and the bottom of the rod;
(b) inserting the rod of the long gun storage apparatus into the barrel of the long gun;
(c) placing the long gun in an upright position on the floor of the cabinet with the overhanging surface directly above; and
(d) raising the cap of the apparatus to removably attach it to the overhanging surface.