Device and method for preventing immediate access to an object

US11161684B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• United States Government as represented by the Department of Veterans Affairs · US
• University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education · US

Inventors

• Sabah Ocasio · Syracuse, US
• Heather Caron · Syracuse, US
• Garrett G. Grindle · Pittsburgh, US
• Rory A. Cooper · Pittsburgh, US
• Benjamin Todd Gebrosky · Gibsonia, US
• Katherine E. Gaines · Versailles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2020
• Grant date: Nov 2, 2021
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06K19/0723
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for preventing immediate access to an object such as a key to a gun safety lock includes a platform adapted to receive the object. A container receives the platform and object. The container is filled with a fusible liquid such as water, the water is frozen and forms a body around the object. The container may include indicia such as photographs, quick response codes and telephone numbers for suicide prevention hotlines.