System including firearm locking device and mount therefor

Abstract

Locking systems including locking devices and mounts for firearms. In an example, the locking device includes a biometric sensor housing and a lock housing. The mount includes a base, a mount body sized to receive at least a portion of the locking device, and a tab having a tab hole extending therethrough. A fastening member is sized for retaining the locking device in the mount and can move between an unlocked and a locked configuration. In a locked configuration, the tab abuts an opening area on at least one of a surface of biometric sensor housing and lock housing. The locking device may also include a modular cover housing movable in a direction between a first position providing fastening member access to the tab hole, lock housing hole, and biometric sensor housing hole, and a second position where the cover housing blocks access to the fastening member.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A locking system for a firearm, comprising:
 a locking device including:
 a biometric sensor housing having a biometric sensor housing surface and a biometric sensor housing hole extending through at least a portion of the biometric sensor housing; 
 a lock housing having a lock housing surface and a lock housing hole extending through at least a portion of the lock housing; and 
 an opening area on at least one of the biometric sensor housing surface and the lock housing surface; 
   a mount including:
 a base; 
 a mount body sized to receive at least a portion of the locking device; and 
 a tab extending from the base, the tab including a tab hole extending therethrough; and 
   a fastening member sized to extend through the tab hole, the lock housing hole, and the biometric sensor housing hole, and movable between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration;   wherein in the locked configuration, the tab abuts the opening area, and the fastening member extends through the tab hole, the lock housing hole, and the biometric sensor housing hole to retain the at least the portion of the locking device in the mount.   
     
     
         2 . The locking system of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover housing releasably coupled to the lock housing, the cover housing movable in a direction between a first position that provides the fastening member access to the tab hole, the lock housing hole, and the biometric sensor housing hole in the unlocked configuration, and a second position wherein the cover housing blocks access to the fastening member in the locked configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The locking system of  claim 2 , wherein in the first position, the cover housing is remote from the lock housing, and in the second position, the cover housing is releasably coupled to the lock housing. 
     
     
         4 . The locking system of  claim 2 , wherein the cover housing includes a key interface unit, and the cover housing is configured to move between the first position and the second position in response to a key interacting with the key interface unit. 
     
     
         5 . The locking system of  claim 4 , wherein the key is one of a mechanical key and an electronic key. 
     
     
         6 . The locking system of  claim 1 , wherein the tab comprises a metal tab. 
     
     
         7 . The locking system of  claim 6 , wherein the metal tab is made of steel. 
     
     
         8 . The locking system of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening member is one of a screw, a plunger, a pin, and a bolt. 
     
     
         9 . The locking system of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening member includes a plunger, and the locking device further includes an electronic solenoid configured to actuate the plunger to move between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The locking system of  claim 9 , wherein the electronic solenoid is configured to actuate the plunger to move between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration, in response to an authentication. 
     
     
         11 . The locking system of  claim 10 , wherein the authentication comprises one or more of a user authentication signal, a biometric authentication signal, a fingerprint authentication signal, a radio frequency authentication signal, a Bluetooth authentication signal, an electronic key, and a mechanical key. 
     
     
         12 . The locking system of  claim 1 , wherein the biometric sensor housing further comprises a biometric sensor operably coupled to an electronic processor. 
     
     
         13 . The locking system of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic processor is positioned inside the locking device. 
     
     
         14 . The locking system of  claim 12 , wherein the electronic processor is positioned remotely from the locking device. 
     
     
         15 . A mount for a firearm locking device, the firearm locking device including a biometric sensor housing and a lock housing, the mount comprising:
 a base;   a mount body sized to receive at least a portion of the locking device;   a tab extending from the base, the tab including a tab hole extending therethrough; and   a fastening member sized to extend through the tab hole, a lock housing hole of the lock housing, and a biometric sensor housing hole of the biometric sensor housing, the fastening member movable between an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration;   wherein in the locked configuration, the tab abuts an opening area on at least one of a surface of the biometric sensor housing and a surface of the lock housing, and the fastening member extends through the tab hole, the lock housing hole, and the biometric sensor housing hole to retain the at least the portion of the locking device in the mount.   
     
     
         16 . The mount of  claim 15 , wherein the tab comprises a metal tab. 
     
     
         17 . The mount of  claim 16 , wherein the metal tab is made of steel. 
     
     
         18 . The mount of  claim 15 , wherein the fastening member is one of a screw, a plunger, a pin, and a bolt.