US 12,239,222 B2
Weapon lock
Mark Schofield, Grand Blanc, MI (US); and Brad Grabow, Novi, MI (US)
Assigned to Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Law Enforcement Intelligent Devices, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Oct. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/485,689.
Application 18/485,689 is a division of application No. 16/949,725, filed on Nov. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,819,126.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/934,134, filed on Nov. 12, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0041204 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. A47B 81/00 (2006.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 73/00 (2006.01)
CPC A47B 81/005 (2013.01) [E05B 47/00 (2013.01); E05B 73/00 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electromechanical weapon lock, comprising:
a housing, including
a rear wall,
upper and lower walls extending in a forward direction away from the rear wall, wherein the upper and lower walls include front portions having scallops to partially establish a weapon pocket and projections on either side of the scallops, and
sidewalls extending in a forward direction away from the rear wall and between the upper and lower walls; and
a latch pivotably coupled to the housing about a latch pivot axis, and including
a base arm extending along a base arm axis,
a receiver arm extending transversely away from the base arm and configured to cooperate with the base arm to receive a gun barrel when advanced against the weapon lock,
a retainer arm extending transversely away from the base arm to partially establish the weapon pocket and configured to retain the gun barrel against withdrawal when the latch is in a locked position, and
a pivot limit extension extending longitudinally away from the base arm to limit pivoting of the latch beyond a desired gun barrel receiving position of the latch.