Firearm safety device and method
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Abstract
The firearm safety device and method for locking of a firearm is useful for breech load and revolver type weapons. The case hardened shackle lock has a shackle for insertion through an open breech including a magazine well thereof or a revolver space to engage a top strap thereof. The shackle is then slidably inserted into a lock body to be retained by a lock mechanism. The legs of the shackle have a plurality of notches to engage the lock mechanism to accommodate a variety of forms and types of firearms. The insertion of the shackle in the firearm in this manner prevents the insertion of a magazine, inhibits the insertion of a cartridge in the chamber, prevents the closing of the breech bolt or the revolver cylinder, and prevents contact of the firing pin on the cartridge.
Claims15
A device for securing a firearm comprising:
- a lock having a shackle for slidable engagement with a lock body;
- the shackle having a bridge and a plurality of legs attached thereto;
- and
- the legs having a plurality of notches formed therein positioned to engage a locking mechanism in the lock body when the legs are slidably inserted in the lock body.
A device for securing a firearm comprising:
- a lock having a shackle for slidable engagement with a lock body;
- the shackle of generally U shape having a bridge and a pair of legs attached thereto;
- and
- each leg having a notch formed therein positioned to engage a combination type locking mechanism in the lock body when the legs are slidably inserted in the lock body.
A device for securing a firearm comprising:
- a lock having a shackle for slidable engagement with a lock body;
- the shackle having a bridge with a strap notch formed therein and a pair of legs attached thereto;
- and
- the legs having a plurality of notches formed therein positioned to engage a locking mechanism in the lock body when the legs are slidably inserted in the lock body.
A method for securing a firearm, comprising the steps of:
- inserting a shackle through the breech and magazine well of the firearm;
- slidably inserting a pair of legs of the shackle into a lock body;
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- locking the legs with a locking mechanism in the lock body.
A method for securing a firearm comprising the steps of:
- inserting a shackle through the cylinder space of a revolver firearm such that the shackle is around a top strap thereof;
- slidably inserting a pair of legs of the shackle into a lock body;
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- locking the legs with a locking mechanism in the lock body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.