# US 11,906,258 B1 · Firearm locking system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,906,258 B1 - Document ID: US11906258B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 18/510,225 - Filed: 2023-11-15 - Granted: 2024-02-20 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-15 - Applicants: Claude L. Woodard - Inventors: Claude L. Woodard - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906258B1 ## CPC - F41A 17/44: Safety plugs, e.g. for plugging-up cartridge chambers {, barrels, magazine spaces} - F41A 17/38: {Magazine mountings, e.g. for} locking the magazine in the gun - F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE ## Abstract A firearm locking system includes a magazine plug assembly and a locking bracket. The magazine plug assembly has an outer body configured to fit within a magazine well of a firearm and includes a locking plate and a locking mechanism both partially contained within the outer body. The locking mechanism includes a locking bar configured to partially extend into a barrel of the firearm when an actuatable end of the locking bar is pressed upon by a base panel of the locking bracket. This action occurs when the locking bracket is secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly by inserting an external portion of the locking plate into a cooperatively sized slot within the locking bracket and then inserting a padlock shackle into an opening within the external portion of the locking plate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A firearm locking system, comprising: a magazine plug assembly that includes: an outer body configured to fit within a magazine well of a firearm; a locking plate partially contained within the outer body, wherein an external portion of the locking plate extends from a base of the magazine plug assembly and includes an opening configured to receive a padlock shackle; and a locking mechanism partially contained within the outer body, wherein the locking mechanism includes a locking bar configured to partially extend into a barrel of the firearm when an actuatable end of the locking bar is advanced into the base of the magazine plug assembly; and a locking bracket that includes a base panel configured to press upon and thereby advance the actuatable end of the locking bar into the base of the magazine plug assembly when the base panel is secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly, wherein the base panel includes a slot configured to receive the external portion of the locking plate so that the base panel can be secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly by inserting the padlock shackle into the opening in the external portion of the locking plate after the external portion of the locking plate is inserted into the slot of the base panel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the outer body of the magazine plug assembly comprises a cutoff portion of a magazine for the firearm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the outer body of the magazine plug assembly comprises a 3D printed, injection molded, or metal cast shell with a shape that conforms to the magazine well of the firearm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the base of the magazine plug assembly is substantially flush with an outer rim of the magazine well of the firearm when the magazine plug assembly is plugged into the magazine well of the firearm. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking plate includes one or more keepers that hold an internal portion of the locking plate within a cavity defined by the outer body of the magazine plug assembly. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the actuatable end of the locking bar includes an angled surface configured to be pressed upon by the base panel of the locking bracket. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking bar includes a hook-shaped end opposite the actuatable end, wherein the hook-shaped end is configured to be partially extended into the barrel of the firearm when the actuatable end of the locking bar is advanced into the base of the magazine plug assembly. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a pivot pin that holds an internal portion of the locking bar within a cavity defined by the outer body of the magazine plug assembly. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a biasing spring that retains the locking bar in an unlatched configuration when the actuatable end of the locking bar is not pressed upon by the base panel of the locking bracket. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The firearm locking system of claim 1, wherein the locking bracket further includes an anti-tampering panel that extends from the base panel and is configured to block a magazine release button, rear takedown pin, and front pivot pin of the firearm when the base panel is secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The firearm locking system of claim 10, wherein the anti-tampering panel is further configured to receive a plurality of fasteners for mounting the locking bracket to a wall structure so that the firearm is mounted to the wall structure when the base panel is secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The firearm locking system of claim 10, wherein the locking bracket further includes an edge guard that extends from the base panel and is configured to shield the external portion of the locking plate when the base panel is secured to the base of the magazine plug assembly, wherein the edge guard is opposite the anti-tampering panel. ### Claim 13 A magazine plug assembly, comprising: an outer body configured to fit within a magazine well of a firearm; a locking plate partially contained within the outer body, wherein an external portion of the locking plate extends from a base of the outer body and includes an opening configured to receive a padlock shackle; and a locking mechanism partially contained within the outer body, wherein the locking mechanism includes a locking bar configured to partially extend into a barrel of the firearm when an actuatable end of the locking bar is advanced into the base of the outer body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the outer body comprises a cutoff portion of a magazine for the firearm. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the outer body comprises a 3D printed, injection molded, or metal cast shell with a shape that conforms to the magazine well of the firearm. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the base of the outer body is substantially flush with an outer rim of the magazine well of the firearm when the magazine plug assembly is plugged into the magazine well of the firearm. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the locking plate includes one or more keepers that hold an internal portion of the locking plate within a cavity defined by the outer body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the locking bar includes a hook-shaped end opposite the actuatable end, wherein the hook-shaped end is configured to be partially extended into the barrel of the firearm when the actuatable end of the locking bar is advanced into the base of the outer body. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a pivot pin that holds an internal portion of the locking bar within a cavity defined by the outer body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 13) The magazine plug assembly of claim 13, wherein the locking mechanism further includes a biasing spring that retains the locking bar in an unlatched configuration when the actuatable end of the locking bar is not being advanced into the base of the outer body by an external force.