Handgun hanger apparatus

Abstract

A handgun hanger apparatus features a mounting plate and one or more barrel rods configured to swivel in relation to the mounting plate. The mounting plate may be sized to accommodate a different amount of handguns and spaces. The handgun hanger apparatus may be hung from a rear of a shelf, may be clipped into a shelf track system of a safe, or may be directly secured to a wall or other surface. The handgun hanger apparatus is capable of hanging handguns of different calibers and is configured to swivel each handgun so as to reduce the amount of space required or to otherwise display each handgun, as desired by a user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A handgun hanger apparatus, comprising:
 a mounting plate;   at least one barrel rod, the barrel rod extending to form a vertical post, the vertical post configured to pass through a portion of the mounting plate;   a spring coupled to the vertical post; and   a swivel mechanism configured to allow a user to selectively swivel the at least one barrel rod.   
     
     
         2 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the swivel mechanism comprises a pivot block. 
     
     
         3 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the swivel mechanism comprises a detent mechanism. 
     
     
         4 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the detent mechanism comprises a fixed detent member and a dynamic detent member. 
     
     
         5 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein the detent mechanism is positioned on a first portion of the mounting plate and the spring is positioned on an opposite side of the first portion within an aperture formed by the mounting plate. 
     
     
         6 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the fixed detent member comprises one or more securing protrusions for passing through receiving apertures in the first portion of the mounting plate. 
     
     
         7 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein the fixed detent member comprises a plurality of protrusions configured to selectively mate with one or more apertures on the dynamic detent member. 
     
     
         8 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a safe track clip bracket configured to couple to the mounting plate. 
     
     
         9 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein the mounting plate couples to the safe track clip bracket via a metal hem on the safe track clip bracket. 
     
     
         10 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a shelf hanging bracket. 
     
     
         11 . A handgun hanger apparatus, comprising:
 a mounting plate;   at least one barrel rod, the barrel rod extending to form a vertical post, the vertical post configured to pass through a portion of the mounting plate; and   a detent mechanism coupled to the vertical post, the detent mechanism configured to allow a user to selectively swivel the one or more barrel rod.   
     
     
         12 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein the detent mechanism comprises a fixed detent member and a dynamic detent member. 
     
     
         13 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the detent mechanism is positioned on a first portion of the mounting plate and a spring is positioned on an opposite side of the first portion within an aperture formed by the mounting plate. 
     
     
         14 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein the fixed detent member comprises one or more securing protrusions for passing through one or more receiving apertures, respectively, in the first portion of the mounting plate. 
     
     
         15 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein the fixed detent member comprises a plurality of protrusions configured to selectively mate with one or more apertures on the dynamic detent member. 
     
     
         16 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a safe track clip bracket configured to couple to the mounting plate. 
     
     
         17 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein the mounting plate couples to the safe track clip bracket via a metal hem on the safe track clip bracket. 
     
     
         18 . The handgun hanger apparatus of  claim 11 , further comprising a shelf hanging bracket. 
     
     
         19 . A method of using a handgun hanger apparatus, comprising:
 mounting the handgun hanger to a wall directly or via a safe track clip bracket;   sliding a barrel of a handgun over a barrel rod so that the handgun is supported by the barrel on the barrel rod; and   swiveling the handgun to the desired position.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the method comprises sliding a plurality of handguns over a plurality of barrel rods, respectively, so that each handgun is supported via a respective barrel rod, and swiveling the plurality of handguns to the desired position.