Systems and methods to make safe a firearm
AssigneeBombach Solutions LLC
InventorsKeith D. Bombaugh, Jr., Benjamin R. Pauza
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for the making safe of a firearm. A safety system includes a lock mechanism coupled to an engagement member and a user interface. The engagement member is movably coupled to the firearm and rotatable between an unlock position and a lock position. A contact face of the engagement member is in contact with an outer surface of a distal portion of a breechblock in the lock position and precludes a distal movement of the breechblock. The engagement member is configured to transition between the lock position and the unlock position while remaining movably coupled to the handgun. Movement of the engagement member from the lock position is restricted by the lock mechanism until disengaged via the user interface.
Claims14
A safety system for a firearm having a longitudinal axis, the firearm having a breechblock movably coupled to a frame, the safety system comprising:
- an engagement member movably coupled to the frame, the engagement member being rotatable between an unlock position and a lock position while remaining movably coupled to the frame, the engagement member having a contact face that is in contact with an outer surface of a distal portion of the breechblock in the lock position, a distal end of a primer actuator of the firearm being maintained spaced apart from a primer activation plane of the firearm by a separation distance in response to the engagement member being in the lock position;
- a lock mechanism operably coupled to the engagement member and positioned to restrict a movement of the engagement member from the lock position while the lock mechanism is in an engaged state;
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- a user interface operably coupled to the lock mechanism and configured to transition the lock mechanism between the engaged state and a disengaged state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.