# US 2019/0170482 A1 · Smart safety contraption and methods related thereto for use with a firearm > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0170482 A1 - Document ID: US20190170482A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/209,438 - Filed: 2018-12-04 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2017-12-05 - Inventors: Tal ENGELSTEIN; Amir BILU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190170482A1 ## CPC - F41G 3/2605: {using a view recording device cosighted with the gun (F41G3/2616 takes precedence)} - F41A 21/10: Insert barrels, i.e. barrels for firing reduced calibre ammunition and being mounted within the normal barrels - F41A 33/00: Adaptations for training (adaptations of barrels for recoil reinforcement F41A21/26); Gun simulators (teaching or practice apparatus for gun-aiming or gun-laying F41G3/26 {; shooting games A63F9/02; military simulation G09B9/003}) - F41A 33/02: Light- or radiation-emitting guns {; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser} - F41J 5/10: Cinematographic hit-indicating systems (cinematographic targets F41J9/14) - F41A 17/44: Safety plugs, e.g. for plugging-up cartridge chambers {, barrels, magazine spaces} - F41G: WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING (optical aspects thereof G02B) - F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE - F41J: TARGETS; TARGET RANGES; BULLET CATCHERS {(targets for shooting or hurling games A63F9/0204)} ## Abstract A smart safety contraption for use with a firearm. The smart safety contraption includes of a tubular body adapted to fit into a barrel of the firearm. The tubular body having a front end having a first diameter and a back end having a second diameter. The first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. At least part of the front end is positioned within the barrel directed to a muzzle of the firearm. The smart safety contraption further comprises an image capturing device installed within the front end and directed to objects located in front of the barrel. The smart safety contraption further includes a control unit adapted to cause an image to be captured by the image capturing device upon receiving an indication corresponding to, e.g. a motion of the trigger. The image may include a graphic element designed to indicate a virtual point of impact. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A smart safety contraption for use with a firearm comprises: a tubular body adapted to fit into a barrel of the firearm, the tubular body having a front end having a first diameter and a back end having a second diameter, wherein the first diameter is small than the second diameter, and wherein at least part of the front end is positioned within the barrel directed to a muzzle of the firearm; and, an image capturing device installed within the front end such that the image capturing device is positioned outside the barrel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The smart safety contraption of claim 1, further comprises: a power source. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The smart safety contraption of claim 2, further comprises: a controller embedded within the smart safety contraption and powered by the power source. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The smart safety contraption of claim 1, further comprises: a communication circuit configured to interface over a communication channel with at least one end-point device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The smart safety contraption of claim 4, wherein the communication circuit is configured to receive a command from at least one external component for capturing at least one image using the image capture device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The smart safety contraption of claim 1, further comprises: at least one sensor for collecting data related to the at least the operation of the firearm. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The smart safety contraption of claim 6, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect a motion of a trigger break of the firearm. ### Claim 8 (depends on 3) The smart safety contraption of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the image capturing device to capture images when the motion of the trigger break is detected. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The smart safety contraption of claim 8, wherein each image includes a graphic element designed to indicate a virtual point of impact. ### Claim 10 A method for use with a smart safety contraption, the method comprising: receiving indication associated with a trigger break of a firearm in which the safety contraption is installed; capturing, using an image capturing device, to capture an image correlated to a time pointer at which the trigger break occurred, wherein the image includes a graphic element designed to indicate a virtual point of impact; and sending the image the smart safety contraption to an end-point device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the indication is received from the at least one sensor installed within the safety contraption.