US12669306 - Equipment case firearm frame assembly
The patent describes an equipment case designed for securely carrying firearms, featuring a movable lid and a base that defines an interior volume. It includes a frame assembly with a rear frame for magazine wells and a front frame for forestocks, along with a locking bar that enhances security when the case is closed.
Claim 1
1 . An equipment case for carrying firearms, the equipment case comprising: a lid connected with a base to define an interior volume, the lid movable between a closed position, at which a peripheral surface of the lid engages a peripheral surface of the base, and an open position; wherein the peripheral surface of the base lies on a first plane; at least one frame assembly disposed in the interior volume and coupled with the base, the at least one frame assembly comprising: a rear frame, the rear frame comprising a plurality of projections each dimensioned to receive a respective magazine well of a firearm and each defining a respective first projection axis, wherein each respective first projection axis lies on a second plane that extends at a nonzero angle to the first plane; and a front frame, the front frame comprising a plurality of seats dimensioned to receive a forestock of each respective firearm coupled with the rear frame; wherein the rear frame comprises a pair of sidewalls disposed laterally of the plurality of projections, each sidewall defining a distal portion, and wherein the rear frame further comprises a locking bar, the locking bar movable between a locked position wherein each end of the locking bar is coupled with one of the distal portions, and an unlocked position wherein the locking bar is spaced apart from the distal portions; and wherein the locking bar defines a plurality of notches that are in facing opposition with the plurality of seats when the locking bar is in the locked position. a lid connected with a base to define an interior volume, the lid movable between a closed position, at which a peripheral surface of the lid engages a peripheral surface of the base, and an open position; wherein the peripheral surface of the base lies on a first plane; at least one frame assembly disposed in the interior volume and coupled with the base, the at least one frame assembly comprising: a rear frame, the rear frame comprising a plurality of projections each dimensioned to receive a respective magazine well of a firearm and each defining a respective first projection axis, wherein each respective first projection axis lies on a second plane that extends at a nonzero angle to the first plane; and a front frame, the front frame comprising a plurality of seats dimensioned to receive a forestock of each respective firearm coupled with the rear frame; a rear frame, the rear frame comprising a plurality of projections each dimensioned to receive a respective magazine well of a firearm and each defining a respective first projection axis, wherein each respective first projection axis lies on a second plane that extends at a nonzero angle to the first plane; and a front frame, the front frame comprising a plurality of seats dimensioned to receive a forestock of each respective firearm coupled with the rear frame; wherein the rear frame comprises a pair of sidewalls disposed laterally of the plurality of projections, each sidewall defining a distal portion, and wherein the rear frame further comprises a locking bar, the locking bar movable between a locked position wherein each end of the locking bar is coupled with one of the distal portions, and an unlocked position wherein the locking bar is spaced apart from the distal portions; and wherein the locking bar defines a plurality of notches that are in facing opposition with the plurality of seats when the locking bar is in the locked position.
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