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US 2022/0178640 A1Published application
Firearm frame with trigger lock device, system, or method
OwnerRustin B. Penlandinventor
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Abstract
A firearm frame includes a blocking member disposed adjacent to the trigger guard and configured to block the trigger from firing, an electromechanical actuator configured to actuate the blocking member, a power source configured to power the actuator, and electronics configured to receive remote signals and control the actuator. A system for providing firearm security to a premise includes the firearm frame.
Claims20
A firearm frame comprising:
- a blocking member disposed adjacent to a trigger guard and configured to extend or rotate to block the trigger from moving to fire a firearm;
- an electromechanical actuator configured to actuate the blocking member;
- a power source configured to power the actuator, and
- electronics configured to receive remote signals and control the actuator.
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A system for providing firearm security to a premises, comprising:
- a lockable firearm cabinet located on the premises, the cabinet having a locking mechanism and configured to receive a firearm;
- a firearm configured to lock into the cabinet and having an electronic trigger lock configured to receive remote signals to disable the firearm;
- monitoring equipment configured to detect and transmit an indication of the status of the premises;
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- a remote monitoring station configured to receive the indication of the status of the premises,
- wherein the remote monitoring station is further configured to transmit the remote signals to disable the firearm by actuating a blocking member to block trigger movement.
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A device for locking the trigger of a firearm, comprising:
- a housing configured to mount to a firearm;
- a plunger in the housing configured to extend out of the housing or a rotating member that rotates to block operation of the trigger;
- an actuator in the housing configured to actuate the plunger;
- a power source in the housing configured to power the actuator, and
- electronics in the housing configured to receive remote signals and control the actuator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.