Multipurpose firearm securing systems, kits and methodologies

Abstract

Consistent with various embodiments, a firearm securing kit includes a barrel securing unit configured and arranged to secure a barrel of a firearm and including a securing mechanism configured and arranged to generate a holding force between the apparatus and a surface in response to an applied pressure. The kit can also include a butt plate securing unit configured and arranged to secure the butt plate of a firearm and including a securing mechanism configured and arranged to generate a holding force between the apparatus and a surface in response to an applied pressure.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a first securing mechanism including
 a first device interface configured and arranged to secure a first portion of a securable device relative to the first securing mechanism, the first device interface having
 a rigid protrusion, and 
 a flexible structure coupled to the rigid protrusion and configured and arranged to flexibly secure the first portion of the securable device to the first securing mechanism, and 
 
 a first surface interface connected to the first device interface and configured and arranged with the first device interface to mitigate movement of the first securing mechanism and the first portion of the securable device relative to a surface, by interfacing with the surface; and 
   a second securing mechanism, separated at a distance from the first securing mechanism, and including
 a second device interface configured and arranged to secure a second portion of the securable device relative to the second securing mechanism, and 
 a second surface interface connected to the second device interface and configured and arranged to mitigate movement of the second securing mechanism and the second portion of the securable device, relative to the surface, by interfacing with the surface, 
 the second securing mechanism being configured and arranged with the first securing mechanism to hold the securable device in position relative to the surface in response to force upon the securable device in a direction away from the surface. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first surface interface includes a planar component configured and arranged to generate a holding force between the first securing mechanism and the surface with the planar component engaged with a planar region of the surface. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the second securing mechanism includes respective sidewalls configured and arranged to surround the securable device on at least three sides, with the second surface interface including one of the sidewalls and being configured and arranged to generate a holding force between the second securing mechanism and the surface with the one of the sidewalls having a planar component engaged with a planar region of the surface. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second securing mechanism includes respective sidewalls configured and arranged to surround the securable device on at least three sides, with the second surface interface including one of the respective sidewalls and being configured and arranged to generate a holding force between the second securing mechanism and the surface with the one of the respective sidewalls having a planar component engaged with a planar region of the surface. 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein respective sidewalls of the second securing mechanism are configured and arranged with the first securing mechanism to secure the securable device to the apparatus while the securable device is positioned such that gravity applies a force to the securable device in a direction away from the apparatus. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the first and second securing mechanisms are physically unattached and separated from one another, and are configured and arranged to utilize the securable device as a structural member that connects and affixes the first and second securing mechanisms at a fixed position relative to one another. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the first securing mechanism is configured and arranged to secure a firearm barrel, and the second securing mechanism is configured and arranged to secure a firearm butt plate. 
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the second securing mechanism includes:
 sidewalls configured and arranged to surround a portion of the securable device, and   a fastener configured and arranged with the sidewalls to extend around a portion of the securable device and apply a force that drives the securable device against at least one of the sidewalls, therein securing the portion of the securable device and the at least one of the sidewalls to one another.   
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first securing mechanism and the second securing mechanism includes one half of a reclosable fastener system configured and arranged to interface with another half of the reclosable fastener system on the surface. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one of the first securing mechanism and the second securing mechanism includes a planar surface region and a recessed channel in the surface, the one half of the reclosable fastener being within the recessed channel, and the recessed channel being configured and arranged to lock the first securing mechanism to the surface with the planar surface region flush to the surface and the respective halves of the reclosable fastener system being engaged within the recessed channel. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including one or more elastically deformable pieces configured and arranged to snap into a structural feature of the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms that holds the one or more deformable pieces in place, and configured and arranged with the structural feature to accept a portion of the securable device within confines of the deformable pieces by deforming from a first state to a second state and, after accepting the portion of the securable device, returning to the first state in which a portion of the one or more deformable pieces applies a force that presses the securable device to another portion of the one or more deformable pieces. 
     
     
         12 . The apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more deformable pieces have an elasticity of sufficient pliability to allow removal of the securable device via deformation of the one or more deformable pieces to the second state in response to a pulling force in a direction away from the surface, without breaking a holding force that secures the first portion of the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms to the surface. 
     
     
         13 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , further including a lever integrated with at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms and configured and arranged to, upon application of a force to the lever while the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms is secured to the surface, provide an increased force via the lever that facilitates prying the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms from the surface. 
     
     
         14 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms includes
 a first platform having a first surface configured and arranged to interface with the surface;   a second platform configured and arranged to couple to the securable device; and   a support piece extending between the first and second platforms along a direction that is about perpendicular to the first surface, the support piece being configured and arranged to provide space between the first and second platforms along said direction, the space being sufficient to accommodate a person's fingers to permit holding the support piece and to allow for coupling and decoupling of the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms from the surface.   
     
     
         15 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms includes:
 a first sidewall having a planar region configured and arranged to secure to the surface;   second and third sidewalls connected to the first sidewall and extending away from the planar region in a direction that is about perpendicular thereto, the second and third sidewalls having inner surfaces that face one another, the first sidewall having an inner surface that faces a region between the inner surfaces of the second and third sidewalls and that adjoins the inner surfaces of the second and third sidewalls; and   a fourth sidewall connected to the sidewalls and extending away from the planar region in a direction that is about perpendicular thereto, the fourth sidewall having an inner surface that faces a space bound by the inner surfaces of the first, second and third sidewalls, the inner surface of the fourth sidewall adjoining the inner surfaces of the first, second and third sidewalls and being configured and arranged with the inner surfaces of the first, second and third sidewalls to surround and support the securable device on four sides.   
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 15 ,
 further including a recessed channel in the planar region,   a reclosable fastener within the recessed channel and having stems extending away from a surface of the recessed channel and configured and arranged to engage with corresponding stems of another reclosable fastener that is located on the surface, while the first sidewall is secured to the surface with said surfaces being pressed against one another, and   the recessed channel and the reclosable fastener being configured and arranged to provide the reclosable fastener in a manner that is recessed into the channel and that facilitates securing the at least one of the first and second securing mechanisms to the surface.   
     
     
         17 . The apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein the sidewalls are configured and arranged to:
 support the securable device extending in a vertical orientation in which a preponderance of weight of the securable device is supported by the fourth sidewall is supported by the fourth sidewall, with the fourth sidewall being mechanically coupled to the surface via the first, second and third sidewalls, and   support the securable device extending in a non-vertical orientation in which the securable device extends in a non-vertical direction, in which the sidewalls are configured and arranged with one another to apply a second vertical force to the securable device via engagement with the inner surface of one of the first, second and third sidewalls and mechanical coupling thereof to the surface via the first, second and third sidewalls, the vertical force supporting a preponderance of weight of the securable device.   
     
     
         18 . A method comprising:
 securing a first portion of a securable device relative to a first securing mechanism including a first device interface having a rigid protrusion, a flexible structure coupled to the rigid protrusion and a first surface interface connected to the first device interface, by
 utilizing the flexible structure to flexibly secure the first portion of the securable device to the first securing mechanism, and 
 mitigating movement of the first securing mechanism and the first portion of the securable device relative to a surface, by interfacing the first surface interface with the surface; and 
   securing a second portion of the securable device relative to a second securing mechanism having a second device interface and a second surface interface, the second securing mechanism being separated at a distance from the first securing mechanism, and utilizing the second securing mechanism with the first securing mechanism to hold the securable device in position relative to the surface in response to force upon the securable device in a direction away from the surface, by
 securing the second portion of the securable device to the second device interface, and 
 mitigating movement of the second securing mechanism and the second portion of the securable device, relative to the surface, by interfacing the second surface interface with the surface. 
   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein utilizing the second securing mechanism with the first securing mechanism to hold the securable device in position includes utilizing the securable device as a support member to fix the first securing mechanism relative to the second securing mechanism, and therein fixing the securable device in place relative to the surface.