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I have finally gotten into the home stretch with my RFID Locked, Unloaded, Concealed Carry (LUCC) holster. I thought some of you might find it of interest, so I'll post up some videos.
I'd like to invite discussions regarding the legalities of this particular design. I tried to cross post in the legal forum ,but it appears to have vanished. Originally here: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...34#post4375134
There are a number of interesting ways to LUCC. Some folks lock the zippers on a back pack, some carry in a locked briefcase, and others use the GunVault MicroVault carried in a bag. These all work, but generally it takes awhile to get your firearm out of the container. Further, the MicroVault is bloody heavy. My inner Geek told me there was a much better way, and this is what I came up with.
The case itself is Acrylic plastic. I chose this material because it's easy to work with, and it's really cheap if you take the bits from the scraps bin at Tap Plastic.
The RFID reader is a serial reader from Parallax Company. It's all controlled using an Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller. The unlock signal is sent to a Southco electronic latch via a solid state relay and a resistor.
Here's a video that shows the holster partly disassembled on the table, with a demo of how it basically works. Please forgive my shoddy camera work, and I know the screen shots of the computer are illegible and irrelevant. I was winging it. I should mention that the lap top computer is only used to program the microcontroller, and is not needed for the holster to function, as the second video will show.
This next video shows the case in nearly completed form. I still have to put some cloth inside the case to protect the pistol.
I plan to make a cloth bag in which to carry the holster. I will use a shoulder strap to carry the whole thing, thus opening myself up to "man purse" ridicule. This cloth bag will provide the concealment that is obviously important with this design. I should also mention that the cloth bag will have a flap that will cover the holster opening, over the elastic straps. This will further enclose the pistol and provide a bit more tamper resistance than the two strips of elastic presently offer.
I can post up the drawings I made in Google Sketchup if anyone is interested, along with a parts list and the microcontroller code. This was a fun project that taught me a fair bit about working with plastic and microcontrollers.
The concept of LUCC will hopefully become legally archaic in about 18 months. That aside, I like the (nearly) finished product. It's very satisfying to see something that's been bouncing around my brain for the last several months finally take form.
I'd like to invite discussions regarding the legalities of this particular design. I tried to cross post in the legal forum ,but it appears to have vanished. Originally here: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...34#post4375134
There are a number of interesting ways to LUCC. Some folks lock the zippers on a back pack, some carry in a locked briefcase, and others use the GunVault MicroVault carried in a bag. These all work, but generally it takes awhile to get your firearm out of the container. Further, the MicroVault is bloody heavy. My inner Geek told me there was a much better way, and this is what I came up with.
The case itself is Acrylic plastic. I chose this material because it's easy to work with, and it's really cheap if you take the bits from the scraps bin at Tap Plastic.
The RFID reader is a serial reader from Parallax Company. It's all controlled using an Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller. The unlock signal is sent to a Southco electronic latch via a solid state relay and a resistor.
Here's a video that shows the holster partly disassembled on the table, with a demo of how it basically works. Please forgive my shoddy camera work, and I know the screen shots of the computer are illegible and irrelevant. I was winging it. I should mention that the lap top computer is only used to program the microcontroller, and is not needed for the holster to function, as the second video will show.
This next video shows the case in nearly completed form. I still have to put some cloth inside the case to protect the pistol.
I plan to make a cloth bag in which to carry the holster. I will use a shoulder strap to carry the whole thing, thus opening myself up to "man purse" ridicule. This cloth bag will provide the concealment that is obviously important with this design. I should also mention that the cloth bag will have a flap that will cover the holster opening, over the elastic straps. This will further enclose the pistol and provide a bit more tamper resistance than the two strips of elastic presently offer.
I can post up the drawings I made in Google Sketchup if anyone is interested, along with a parts list and the microcontroller code. This was a fun project that taught me a fair bit about working with plastic and microcontrollers.
The concept of LUCC will hopefully become legally archaic in about 18 months. That aside, I like the (nearly) finished product. It's very satisfying to see something that's been bouncing around my brain for the last several months finally take form.
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