Device for mounting and securing a handgun

Abstract

A mounting and securing device for a handgun having a grip, a trigger, and a trigger guard. The device can include a mounting base including a means for affixing the base to a structure, a lock post extending from the mounting base having an annular groove proximate the distal end; and a trigger-blocking member including a trigger-blocking post attached to the mounting base and configured to extend behind the trigger of the handgun when mounted on the device, and a lock member comprising a body that includes a front face and a rear face, and having a bore through the rear face and into the body that is configured to accept the lock post for positioning the lock member onto the lock post, and including push-buttons for locking or unlocking the lock member to the lock post to secure the handgun.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A mounting and securing device for a handgun having a grip, a trigger, and a trigger guard, comprising:
 a) a mounting base including a means for affixing the base to a structure;   b) a lock post extending from the mounting base having an annular groove proximate the distal end;   c) a lock member comprising a body that includes a front face and a rear face, and having a bore through the rear face and into the body that is configured to accept the lock post for positioning the lock member onto the lock post, and including a means associated with the annular groove of the lock post for locking the lock member to the lock post;   d) a trigger-blocking member including a trigger-blocking post attached to the mounting base and configured to extend between the trigger and the trigger guard of the handgun when mounted on the device.   
     
     
         2 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the trigger-blocking member attaches repositionably to the mounting base along a slot through the mounting base. 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the trigger-blocking member includes a proximal base having an axis, and the proximal base is repositionably pivotably around the axis relative the mounting base. 
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 2 , wherein the trigger-blocking post is positioned on the proximal base away from the axis for circumferential movement when the trigger-blocking member pivots around the axis. 
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting base includes a means for attaching the mounting base to a structure. 
     
     
         6 . The device according to  claim 1 , further including a pedestal extending from the mounting base and positioned proximate the lock post, and configured for positioning of the trigger guard of the handgun between the lock post and the pedestal. 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein body of the lock member is a cylinder having a radius that extends over the trigger-blocking member when the lock member is positioned onto the lock post. 
     
     
         8 . The device according to  claim 1 , further including a wall member extending from the periphery of the mounting base, configured to inhibit access to the handgun trigger when mounted on the device. 
     
     
         9 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein the mounting base includes a mounting assembly that includes the pedestal post and the lock post, and a cover assembly having at least two apertures that register with the pedestal post and the lock post, respectively, to block access to the affixing means. 
     
     
         10 . A method for mounting and securing a handgun having a grip, a trigger, and a trigger guard, to a comprising the steps of:
 a) providing the mounting and security device of  claim 9 ;   b) mounting the handgun onto the device by positioning the front of the trigger guard of the handgun against the lock post and positioning the trigger in front of the trigger-blocking member; and   c) optionally repositioning the trigger-blocking member along the slot and pivotably around the axis to a position that prevents movement of the trigger that would discharge the handgun.