Gun mounting and display system and methods of performing the same

Abstract

A weapon mounting unit including a rigid structure having a front surface, rear surface and an opening extending from the front surface to the rear surface, a grommet in the opening in the rigid structure, a retraction unit secured to the rear surface of the rigid structure, a tethering unit retractably secured to the retraction unit on a first end and to a weapon on a second end, and a weapon mounting unit secured to the front surface of the rigid structure that is configured to mount the weapon on the front surface of the rigid structure.

1 . A weapon mounting unit including:
 a rigid structure having a front surface, rear surface and an opening extending from the front surface to the rear surface;   a grommet in the opening in the rigid structure;   a refraction unit secured to the rear surface of the rigid structure;   a tethering unit retractably secured to the retraction unit on a first end and to a weapon on a second end,   a weapon mounting unit secured to the front surface of the rigid structure that is configured to mount the weapon on the front surface of the rigid structure.   
     
     
         2 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 1  wherein the tethering unit is affixed to the trigger guard of a gun. 
     
     
         3 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 1  wherein the weapon is a handgun. 
     
     
         4 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 1  wherein the rigid structure is a table. 
     
     
         5 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 1  wherein mounting unit includes a rigid plate. 
     
     
         6 . The weapon mounting of  claim 5 , wherein the mounting unit includes a front mounting unit that engages a front portion of the weapon. 
     
     
         7 . The weapon mounting of  claim 6 , wherein the mounting unit includes a rear mounting unit that engages a rear portion of the weapon. 
     
     
         8 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 6 , wherein the front mounting unit is U shaped. 
     
     
         9 . The weapon mounting unit of  claim 7 , where the rear mounting unit is a bar. 
     
     
         10 . A method of displaying a weapon including the steps of:
 affixing a mounting unit on a rigid structure having a front surface, rear surface and an opening extending from the front surface to the rear surface.   installing a grommet in the opening in the rigid structure;   affixing a retraction unit to the rear surface of the rigid structure;   retractably securing a tethering unit to the retraction unit on a first end and to a weapon on a second end,   securing a weapon mounting unit to the front surface of the rigid structure that is configured to mount the weapon on the front surface of the rigid structure.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the tethering unit is affixed to the trigger guard of a gun. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the weapon is a handgun. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the rigid structure is a table. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1  wherein mounting unit includes a rigid plate. 
     
     
         15 . The method  claim 5 , wherein the mounting unit includes a front mounting unit that engages a front portion of the weapon. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the mounting unit includes a rear mounting unit that engages a rear portion of the weapon. 
     
     
         17 . The method unit of  claim 6 , wherein the front mounting unit is U shaped. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 7 , where the rear mounting unit is a bar.