US2008053850A1PendingUtilityA1

Fold down hard case door

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Aug 31, 2006Filed: Aug 29, 2007Published: Mar 6, 2008
Est. expiryAug 31, 2026(~0.1 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Stanley J. Daniel
F41C 33/06
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Abstract

Fold Down Hard Case Door is a rifle case that can be mounted to an ATV or other vehicle having a hinged butt door to allow a hunter to easily retrieve his rifle without getting out of an ATV or other vehicle. The preferred embodiment of the invention consists of a rifle case with a handle and a butt door with a locking pin on the top and a hinge on the bottom. To use the preferred embodiment of the invention, a hunter would first mount the rifle case with the butt door attached to an ATV or other vehicle. The rifle case is attached to the ATV or other vehicle on the front rack near the hunter's hand and handgrip. Ideally, the rifle case will be mounted to allow the tip and barrel of the rifle to face down and to the front of the rifle case. The hunter's rifle could then be inserted into the rifle case with the butt end of the rifle nearest the hunter. To insert the rifle, the hunter removes the locking pin and utilizes the hinge to allow the butt door to swing down to create an opening for the rifle. The butt door could then be closed again and the locking pin could be inserted to secure the rifle in the rifle case. During a trip between locations, a hunter could continue to look for appropriate hunting prey. If prey is sighted, the hunter could stop the ATV or other vehicle and again remove the locking pin to access the rifle within the rifle case.

Claims

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1 . A hunting device comprising:
 (a) a rifle case; and   (b) a butt door attached via a mounting mechanism to the rear of the rifle case.   
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the rifle case is tapered with the front end having the narrowest dimensions and the rear end and the butt door having the widest dimensions. 
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the rifle case is made of plastic. 
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising
 a handle on the rifle case   
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 4  wherein the handle is located on the top and approximately in the rear of the rifle case and extends lengthwise on the rifle case. 
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the mounting mechanism is a hinge. 
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 6  wherein the hinge is connected to the bottom of the rifle case by a first attaching bracket with a first hole and a second attaching bracket with a second hole and has a mounting bracket with a plurality of holes that can be attached to the butt door. 
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 6  further comprising
 a locking pin that protrudes through a first opening on the butt door and a corresponding second opening on the top of the rifle case.   
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 8  wherein the hinge and the locking pin are made of metal. 
   
   
       10 . The device of  claim 8  further comprising
 a strap attached to the locking pin and the rifle case.   
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10  wherein the strap is made of nylon. 
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 1  wherein the exterior perimeter of the rifle case is designed to be slightly smaller than the interior perimeter of the butt door. 
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 1  further comprising
 a set of grooves on the bottom and rear of the butt door.   
   
   
       14 . A hunting device comprising:
 (a) a rifle case that is tapered with the front end having the narrowest dimensions and the rear end having the widest dimensions;   (b) a butt door attached to the bottom of the rifle case via a hinge having a first attaching bracket with a first hole and a second attaching bracket with a second hole connected to the bottom of the rifle case and a mounting bracket with a plurality of holes attached to the butt door.   (c) a handle located on the top and approximately in the rear of the rifle case and extending lengthwise on the rifle case;   (d) a locking pin that protrudes through a first opening on the butt door and a corresponding second opening on the top of the rifle case;   (e) a strap attached to the locking pin and the rifle case; and   (f) a set of grooves on the bottom and rear of the butt door.   
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 14  wherein the exterior perimeter of the rifle case is designed to be slightly smaller than the interior perimeter of the butt door. 
   
   
       16 . A hunting device comprising:
 (a) a rifle case; and   (b) a butt door dimensioned to attach to the rear of the rifle case and removable from the rifle case.

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