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US 2022/0178637 A1Published application
Gun Lock
OwnerRob Hamiltoninventor
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Abstract
A gun lock system for securing a portion of a firearm for safety and theft-deterence. wherein: the gun lock system comprises a tongue, a lock shell, and a release assembly. The lock shell comprises a width, a height, a depth, a front side, a back side, a top side, a first side, a second side and a bottom end. The lock shell further comprises a tongue slot configured to selectively receive a portion of the tongue. The tongue comprises a tongue width and a tongue depth. The tongue slot comprises a slot width and a slot depth. The tongue comprises a first end and a second end.
Claims20
A gun lock system for securing a portion of a firearm for safety and theft-deterence. wherein:
- said gun lock system comprises a tongue, a lock shell, and a release assembly;
- said lock shell comprises a width, a height, a depth, a front side, a back side, a top side, a first side, a second side and a bottom end;
- said lock shell further comprises a tongue slot configured to selectively receive a portion of said tongue;
- said tongue comprises a tongue width and a tongue depth;
- said tongue slot comprises a slot width and a slot depth;
- said tongue comprises a first end and a second end;
- said first end of said tongue is configured to selectively mate with a buckle receiver;
- said bottom end of said lock shell comprises a bottom opening exposing a cavity within said lock shell;
- said buckle receiver comprises a tongue receiver slot, a release button and a head portion;
- said lock shell is configured to receive a portion of said head portion of said buckle receiver;
- with a portion of said head portion inside of said lock shell, said tongue slot of said lock shell is aligned with a portion of said tongue receiver slot of said buckle receiver;
- said slot width and said slot depth are larger than said tongue width and said tongue depth to allow a portion of said first end to pass into a portion of said lock shell;
- said release assembly is configured to selectively release said tongue from said buckle receiver within said lock shell;
- said lock shell is configured to prevent release of said tongue from said buckle receiver without use of said release assembly;
- said second end of said tongue is configured to attach to said firearm;
- Said lock shell 100 comprises a top surface comprising said tongue slot;
- said tongue slot comprises a slot guard which comprises a raised portion of said top surface having said slot width, said slot depth, and a slot height;
- said second end of said tongue is attached to said firearm with a buttstock anchor;
- said gun lock system comprises said buttstock anchor;
- said buttstock anchor comprises a horizontal anchor shaft;
- wherein, said horizontal anchor shaft is configured to inserted through a shaft through a portion of a buttstock end, and said tongue is held within a portion of said buttstock end by said horizontal anchor shaft;
- said second end of said tongue is inserted through a lower aperture in said buttstock end, extend up to said horizontal anchor shaft, and a portion of said buttstock anchor is inserted through a portion of said second end of said tongue;
- said gun lock system further comprises a buttstock wrap assembly;
- said second end of said tongue is attached to said firearm with said buttstock wrap assembly;
- said buttstock wrap assembly comprises lower cradle, strap having a first end and a second end, a first end bracket, and a second end bracket;
- said buttstock wrap assembly is configured to
- wrap around said buttstock end,
- securely extend said first end toward said second end of said buttstock wrap assembly,
- hold a lower portion of said buttstock end in said lower cradle,
- attach said first end bracket to said second end bracket, and
- hold said tongue to said buttstock end;
- said second end bracket comprises a receiver slot, and said first end bracket comprises a receiver extension;
- said receiver extension is configured to attach to said second end bracket by
- sliding said receiver slot into said receiver extension and
- applying pressure along the length of said strap to pull said receiver slot and said receiver extension away from one another.
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A gun lock system for securing a portion of a firearm for safety and theft-deterence. wherein:
- said gun lock system comprises a tongue, a lock shell, and a release assembly;
- said lock shell comprises a width, a height, a depth, a front side, a back side, a top side, a first side, a second side and a bottom end;
- said lock shell further comprises a tongue slot configured to selectively receive a portion of said tongue;
- said tongue comprises a tongue width and a tongue depth;
- said tongue slot comprises a slot width and a slot depth;
- said tongue comprises a first end and a second end;
- said first end of said tongue is configured to selectively mate with a buckle receiver;
- said bottom end of said lock shell comprises a bottom opening exposing a cavity within said lock shell;
- said buckle receiver comprises a tongue receiver slot, a release button and a head portion;
- said lock shell is configured to receive a portion of said head portion of said buckle receiver;
- with a portion of said head portion inside of said lock shell, said tongue slot of said lock shell is aligned with a portion of said tongue receiver slot of said buckle receiver;
- said slot width and said slot depth are larger than said tongue width and said tongue depth to allow a portion of said first end to pass into a portion of said lock shell;
- said first end of said tongue is configured to substantially fills said tongue slot when inserted into said lock shell;
- said release assembly is configured to selectively release said tongue from said buckle receiver within said lock shell;
- said lock shell is configured to prevent release of said tongue from said buckle receiver without use of said release assembly;
- and
- said second end of said tongue is configured to attach to said firearm.
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A gun lock system for securing a portion of a firearm for safety and theft-deterence. wherein:
- said gun lock system comprises a tongue, a lock shell, and a release assembly;
- said lock shell comprises a width, a height, a depth, a front side, a back side, a top side, a first side, a second side and a bottom end;
- said lock shell further comprises a tongue slot configured to selectively receive a portion of said tongue;
- said tongue comprises a tongue width and a tongue depth;
- said tongue slot comprises a slot width and a slot depth;
- said tongue comprises a first end and a second end;
- said first end of said tongue is configured to selectively mate with a buckle receiver;
- said bottom end of said lock shell comprises a bottom opening exposing a cavity within said lock shell;
- said buckle receiver comprises a tongue receiver slot, a release button and a head portion;
- said lock shell is configured to receive a portion of said head portion of said buckle receiver;
- with a portion of said head portion inside of said lock shell, said tongue slot of said lock shell is aligned with a portion of said tongue receiver slot of said buckle receiver;
- said slot width and said slot depth are larger than said tongue width and said tongue depth to allow a portion of said first end to pass into a portion of said lock shell;
- said release assembly is configured to selectively release said tongue from said buckle receiver within said lock shell;
- said lock shell is configured to prevent release of said tongue from said buckle receiver without use of said release assembly;
- said second end of said tongue is configured to attach to said firearm;
- said lock shell comprises a top surface comprising said tongue slot;
- said tongue slot comprises a slot guard which comprises a raised portion of said top surface having said slot width, said slot depth, and a slot height;
- said release assembly comprises a lock, a button pressing extension and an unlocking mechanism;
- said lock is configured to selectively activate or deactivated said unlocking mechanism;
- said unlocking mechanism is configured to engage or disengage said button pressing extension;
- and
- said button pressing extension is configured to selectively activate said release button of said buckle receiver between unlocking position and locking position.
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