Weapon rack

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing weapon cabinets face issues such as difficulty in rearranging weapon layouts, susceptibility to tampering and damage, cumbersome locks, and complex/costly designs.

Innovation Solution

A weapon rack with a mounting backplane featuring upper and lower arrays of mounting apertures, coupled with gun stock boots and electromechanical weapon locks, allowing for adjustable and modular weapon mounting with high storage density.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If traditional weapon cabinets use fixed mounting structures, then weapons are securely held, but the cabinet cannot be easily rearranged for different weapon layouts

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproverearrangeabilityVSAvoidmounting structure complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mounting backplane is segmented into multiple discrete mounting positions with individual apertures, allowing selective assembly and disassembly of weapon mounting components at different locations without affecting the entire structure

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting backplane serves multiple functions: it provides structural support, defines mounting positions for various weapon types, and enables reconfiguration through its array of apertures that can accommodate different stock boots and lock positions

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Reliability

If traditional weapon cabinets use complex locking mechanisms, then security is improved, but the locks become cumbersome and frustrate users

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovesecurityVSAvoidlock operation ease

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The locking function is extracted from complex mechanical mechanisms and integrated into a simplified electromechanical lock that combines electronic control with a single-latch design, removing unnecessary mechanical complexity while maintaining security

Inventive Principle:

Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

Traditional complex mechanical locking systems are replaced with electromechanical locks that use electronic actuators to control a single latch mechanism, reducing mechanical complexity while maintaining or improving security through electronic control

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Adaptability or versatility

If traditional weapon cabinets use fixed layouts, then manufacturing is simplified, but adaptability to different weapon types is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveweapon layout flexibilityVSAvoidmanufacturing simplicity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The weapon rack is divided into modular components including stock boots, mounting apertures, and locks that can be independently manufactured and then assembled in different configurations to accommodate various weapon types

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The mounting system transitions from a fixed static layout to a dynamic reconfigurable system where components can be moved and repositioned along the mounting backplane to adapt to different weapon storage requirements

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS20250176711A1Weapon rack

Publication Date: 2025.06.05 LEID PRODUCTS LLC

AI summary

A weapon rack includes a mounting backplane including an upper plate including an upper array of mounting apertures, and a lower plate including a lower array of mounting apertures. A hinge may pivotably couple the upper and lower plates to one another. A plurality gun stock boots may be configured to be coupled to the lower array, and a plurality of electromechanical weapon locks may be configured to be coupled to the upper array. A weapon cabinet includes the weapon rack.