Gun lock
OwnerKenneth M. Lane, Woodrow W. Laneinventors
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Abstract
A safety lock for a firearm. The safety lock has an engagement member moveable between a locked and an unlocked position. The lock is secured within a gun by inserting the lock in the barrel of the gun, and then moving the engagement member from the unlocked position to the locked position. In the locked position, the engagement member engages structure in the firing chamber of the gun, thereby securing the safety device within the firearm.
Claims20
A safety device for a firearm having a firing chamber and a bore, the safety device comprising:
- a lock including an elongated body sized to be inserted within the bore, the lock also including an engagement member operatively connected to the elongated body, the engagement member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the engagement member being adapted to engage the firing chamber when in the locked position to prevent the lock from being removed from the firearm, the lock being removable from the gun when the engagement member is in the unlocked position, and the lock being sized such that substantially the entire lock is positioned within the bore of the gun when the engagement member is in the locked position within the firing chamber.
The safety device of claim 13, wherein the firearm includes a barrel defining the bore, wherein the barrel has an end, wherein the elongated body includes an end flange that abuts against an end of the barrel when the lock is locked within the firearm, and wherein the flange includes an anti-rotation structure for preventing the elongated body from rotating in concert with the rotatable portion.
The safety device of claim 14, further comprising a key including a first portion for rotating the rotatable portion of the lock, and a second portion that interlocks with the anti-rotation structure of the elongated body, the second portion including a grip for allowing a user to hold the second portion in place as the first portion is rotated relative to the second portion.
The safety device of claim 15, wherein the anti-rotation structure includes one or more notches defined by the flange of the elongated body.
A safety device for a firearm having a firing chamber and a bore, the safety device comprising:
- a lock including an elongated body sized to be inserted within the bore, the lock also including an engagement member operatively connected to the elongated body, the engagement member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the engagement member being adapted to engage the firing chamber when in the locked position to prevent the lock from being removed from the firearm, and the lock being removable from the gun when the engagement member is in the unlocked position;
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- a key for moving the engagement member between the locked and unlocked positions, the key being removable from the lock only when the engagement member is in the locked position.
A safety device for a firearm having a firing chamber and a bore, the safety device comprising:
- a lock including an elongated body sized to be inserted within the bore, the lock also including an engagement member operatively connected to the elongated body, the engagement member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the engagement member being adapted to engage the firing chamber when in the locked position to prevent the lock from being removed from the firearm, and the lock being removable from the gun when the engagement member is in the unlocked position;
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- a biasing structure for biasing the engagement member toward the locked position such that the engagement member is normally in the locked position.
A gun assembly comprising:
- a gun having a firing chamber and a bore;
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- a lock including an elongated body inserted within the bore, the lock also including an engagement member operatively connected to the elongated body, the engagement member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the engagement member engaging the firing chamber when in the locked position to prevent the lock from being removed from the firearm, the lock being removable from the gun when the engagement member is in the unlocked position, and the lock being sized such that substantially the entire lock is positioned within the bore of the gun when the engagement member is in the locked position within the firing chamber.
A gun assembly comprising:
- a gun having a firing chamber and a barrel defining a bore;
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- a lock including an elongated body inserted within the bore, the lock also including an engagement member operatively connected to the elongated body, the engagement member movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, the engagement member engaging the firing chamber when in the locked position to prevent the lock from being removed from the firearm, the lock being removable from the gun when the engagement member is in the unlocked position, the lock including a keyway for receiving a key that is used to move the engagement member between the locked and unlocked positions, a majority of the keyway being protected within the barrel when the lock is locked within the gun.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.